nitro | 166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
139s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
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11/10/2026, 17:29

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General

Target
166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
Size 61KB
Sample261011-v21a1ax18l
SHA256 166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3
MD5 e06246e30ae66a2dd4de85270947dbb7
SHA1 02e99b245f2734020334f80504710db43a141fea
SHA512 03b426b28eb2f3f6c800d70ae19fbd0e897d4f1c4537659a2eb9f31ffc5789062b3576f18059f3f2e51f064edce1865c39572aacdd133b9486b71837efab8790
SSDEEP 768:oKsMqCXfVcWGpuuM9ZkiANIUI2YLDwUzc80gmq3oP/oDE:oKseG1M9ZkiAPQr/0O8/oQ
TLSH
T1D753542852738A2DC47C82B815FB2F7C27B0AF565460C75D4A78D2AC3F277B68D10B56
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery nitro persistence ransomware spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: Nitro
A ransomware that demands Discord nitro gift codes to decrypt files.
ransomware nitro
Renames multiple (89) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
ransomware
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-895009113-1202185046-1686627690-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NR = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe\""	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe

Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
34	discord.com
11	discord.com
12	discord.com
14	discord.com
15	discord.com
16	discord.com

Drops desktop.ini file(s) 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\desktop.ini	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\desktop.ini	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Documents\desktop.ini	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\Camera Roll\desktop.ini	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\Saved Pictures\desktop.ini	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
6	api.ipify.org
5	api.ipify.org

Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

ransomware

Defacement

T1491

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-895009113-1202185046-1686627690-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\wallpaper.png"	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe

Queries system WMI classes for hardware identifiers 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Uses WMI to read hardware serial numbers or the system UUID, commonly used to fingerprint the victim machine.

discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

Windows Management Instrumentation

T1047

pid	Process
1568	WMIC.exe

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	WMIC.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	WMIC.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WMIC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1736	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
1736	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 43 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1736	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	1568	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	1568	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 4380	1736	166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe	90
PID 4380 wrote to memory of 1568	4380	cmd.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1736
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "cmd.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4380
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
    wmic csproduct get uuid
    3⤵
    - Queries system WMI classes for hardware identifiers
    - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1568

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\166f41385bf95bc7de1dedecd9d2288c7d185dfce0fa1848595c53a5339c95f3.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5064