Is Shell (Nilesoft) 1.9.18-portable.zip safe?
Safe file assessment
0 of 76 antivirus engines flagged the file.
8aa0b9c90e88ccce92…cf2b7dda43e246Recommended next actions
Before opening or extracting
Open or extract it only when its sender or download source has been independently verified.
If you already opened or extracted it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
No saved analyst narrative
This report keeps the verified scan facts available below without inventing an analysis that was not saved with the scan.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 76 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial1 runtime contact was observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete2 signature or behavior rules matched.
External intel
Not runNo independent reference checks are recorded.
No timestamp recorded
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 10MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 7spawned processes
- 1network contacts
- 15filesystem & mutex artifacts
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
Shell (Nilesoft) 1.9.18-portable.zip
8aa0b9c90e88ccce927a88d7126416b9e3d21d91c7748ea5c1cf2b7dda43e246
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\shell.dll",#1
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\shell.exe"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
i5gwwaom.25n
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\i5gwwaom.25n
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
LICENSE
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\i5gwwaom.25n\LICENSE
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
173.194.195.94
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis
6 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- 173.194.195.94
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\i5gwwaom.25n
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\i5gwwaom.25n\LICENSE
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\i5gwwaom.25n\imports
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\i5gwwaom.25n\imports\develop.nss
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\i5gwwaom.25n\imports\file-manage.nss
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- cda839657acef7ee6381…d02e25Never scannednever seen before
- b1fe8e12eca260077dd5…4613b2Never scannednever seen before
- 548fb2007054b9cf5e90…3fa7a6Never scannednever seen before
- 6aef50956245b6ca8bc5…2c6c2dNever scannednever seen before
- 10f8ecc6ec94c09dbb7c…fac5fbNever scannednever seen before
- 49002ee99142bd8859e1…6a1a43Never scannednever seen before
- 915e178329803bf5805c…a38d74Never scannednever seen before
- a8ff9e371107a443bc10…a6b651Never scannednever seen before
- db3f4b59e677d1adf910…50a3c3Never scannednever seen before
- 4eabac27d4a5323d4fcb…b461b8Never scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 2rule hits recorded
- 0 / 76engines flagged
- 413sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 76 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has a long, established submission history across 413 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 03
One or more independent reference checks were incomplete or unavailable.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceExternal-intelligence coverageObserved at - 04
Scanned file: Shell (Nilesoft) 1.9.18-portable.zip — 8aa0b9c90e88ccce927a88d7126416b9e3d21d91c7748ea5c1cf2b7dda43e246
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\shell.dll",#1
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\shell.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: i5gwwaom.25n — C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\i5gwwaom.25n
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: LICENSE — C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\i5gwwaom.25n\LICENSE
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 173.194.195.94 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
This legacy report does not record whether the independent reference checks completed.
Signatures and behavior heuristics
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
MITRE T1055 (Process Injection) observed — CreateRemoteThread / APC / reflective-DLL injection. The payload is being smuggled into a legitimate process to bypass AV hooks.
Evidence"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\shell.dll",#1The sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidence173.194.195.94
0 of 76 engines flagged this file
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PE structure
Not applicablePE structure analysis applies to Windows executable formats, not this file type.
How widely this file has been seen
Widely seen in the wild for a long time. High prior this is legitimate; isolated detections on common-old files are usually false positives.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- Shell (Nilesoft) 1.9.18-portable.zip
- Format
- ZIP
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 999.8 KB
- Last analyzed
- Apr 24, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC
8aa0b9c90e88ccce927a88d7126416b9e3d21d91c7748ea5c1cf2b7dda43e246Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Open or extract it only when its sender or download source has been independently verified.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
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