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250731-sv8mpawthx10Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
135s - max time network
138s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
26/10/2026, 22:59
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
NitroRansomware.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
NitroRansomware.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target NitroRansomware.exe
- Size 243KB
- Sample261026-2yjbmsg16s
- SHA256 3b35d3ff4960720eaf6af9cd674c776e9ef442b3bb448fd6c880837d8f987e86
- MD5 6dfbefc035ec5153faa532c550f61926
- SHA1 2eda3761c2cb389da21863cedd70695e31408361
- SHA512 2dcd4f4e05445a87a349046e531c0b8808f340a365b79ce3af4bf41ec336432a7dd7fff2ffb92eab2a81b2fc17544b571ee077d40fbd5a6216bcb108a86ba169
- SSDEEP 6144:czXmcTglTud8+5V5Zt7mf+SULp+KTrzWpAR6xMlPf:crmcU1u++5xtaf+NjTGARUM9
- TLSH T1EB34E040339AC61ECDFD4AB808736F3847B5BE4BD044E70AC95362CD5E5FB0A09D5A99
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: Nitro
A ransomware that demands Discord nitro gift codes to decrypt files.
- Renames multiple (88) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NR = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\NitroRansomware.exe\"" NitroRansomware.exe - Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
flow ioc 13 discord.com 17 discord.com 7 discord.com 14 discord.com 29 discord.com 41 discord.com 42 discord.com 43 discord.com 8 discord.com - Drops desktop.ini file(s) 5 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\desktop.ini NitroRansomware.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\desktop.ini NitroRansomware.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Documents\desktop.ini NitroRansomware.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\Camera Roll\desktop.ini NitroRansomware.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\Saved Pictures\desktop.ini NitroRansomware.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.
flow ioc 5 api.ipify.org 6 api.ipify.org - Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\wallpaper.png" NitroRansomware.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.
pid Process 4716 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.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain NitroRansomware.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname NitroRansomware.exe 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 - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language NitroRansomware.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 NitroRansomware.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 4328 NitroRansomware.exe 4328 NitroRansomware.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 43 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4328 NitroRansomware.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: 33 4716 WMIC.exe Token: 34 4716 WMIC.exe Token: 35 4716 WMIC.exe Token: 36 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4716 WMIC.exe Token: 33 4716 WMIC.exe Token: 34 4716 WMIC.exe Token: 35 4716 WMIC.exe Token: 36 4716 WMIC.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4328 wrote to memory of 916 4328 NitroRansomware.exe 84 PID 916 wrote to memory of 4716 916 cmd.exe 86
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NitroRansomware.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NitroRansomware.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:4328 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"cmd.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:916 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exewmic csproduct get uuid3⤵
- 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:4716
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NitroRansomware.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NitroRansomware.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3752
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
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