Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    52s
  • max time network
    53s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/04/2026, 10:46

General

  • Target
    SimpleM.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample260429-mt58aaaw91
  • SHA256 701f93cab6eb406ec3ac0313356bbbef5401b35083cc31a08b1d873eea49a52b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SimpleM.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SimpleM.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:4452
    • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4456
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SplitRegister.dll"
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5560
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5940
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=40E5DE8472FE208CA2FDFE5D912AD0E9 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1752 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:5484
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=D43FAE6F2ECB420DFF13AF2E09C70C86 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=D43FAE6F2ECB420DFF13AF2E09C70C86 --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1764 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2012
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=4BECF55E501056C0CB959A7353978976 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2332 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:5232
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=B3B9C92E5BEB1B38CABA6D602F1D33A8 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1972 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1740
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=20DA081B3B8A50BE1EF9C1C0A96BCEAC --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2344 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3704
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\FormatCheckpoint.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3844
    • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:5184
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
        1⤵
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4704
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=140.0.7339.81 --initial-client-data=0x118,0x11c,0x120,0xf4,0x124,0x7ffd8b0fc728,0x7ffd8b0fc734,0x7ffd8b0fc740
          2⤵
            PID:1320
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2160,i,9288061028909225118,9798313876331252762,524288 --field-trial-handle=2020,i,9123636664465023513,11511547040252390712,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-090048.396000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2180 /prefetch:3
            2⤵
            • System Time Discovery
            PID:1876
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAQAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --metrics-shmem-handle=1692,i,13969830223587691911,10257425007248964012,262144 --field-trial-handle=2020,i,9123636664465023513,11511547040252390712,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-090048.396000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2016 /prefetch:2
            2⤵
              PID:2488
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2416,i,1974980838513374044,17702540295527987065,524288 --field-trial-handle=2020,i,9123636664465023513,11511547040252390712,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-090048.396000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2428 /prefetch:8
              2⤵
                PID:1868
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --metrics-shmem-handle=3236,i,5470242148850303449,18297067894622553719,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2020,i,9123636664465023513,11511547040252390712,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-090048.396000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3244 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:2756
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --metrics-shmem-handle=3240,i,17551549881675091184,8234239243440314465,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2020,i,9123636664465023513,11511547040252390712,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-090048.396000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3312 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:1304
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4492,i,7847991004752579078,4338851026720575643,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2020,i,9123636664465023513,11511547040252390712,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-090048.396000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4452 /prefetch:2
                    2⤵
                      PID:5384
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --metrics-shmem-handle=4652,i,16422790421980857826,1263369024668371005,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2020,i,9123636664465023513,11511547040252390712,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-090048.396000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4744 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:2348
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.ProcessorMetrics --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=5520,i,16020797896081353231,18290607277660837101,524288 --field-trial-handle=2020,i,9123636664465023513,11511547040252390712,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-090048.396000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5408 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:4552
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
                        1⤵
                          PID:5024
                        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                          1⤵
                            PID:3748

                          Network

                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                Downloads

                                586f852e-ad15-480a-b1d5-ccbe49d12cb9.tmp

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\586f852e-ad15-480a-b1d5-ccbe49d12cb9.tmp
                                • Size 197KB
                                • SHA256 dab200b35380b83a4605a72cce71bb6dff9f4bf8dae4aab65d5f5ae7b201883e
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering
                                • Size 6B
                                • SHA256 4489f9e3e454748b3521eb214e0a5694d562cff3d9ff511cb456953c8f534c00
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                BrowsingTopicsState

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BrowsingTopicsState
                                • Size 414B
                                • SHA256 0b6eec6b9783c1191ab4ca426e16dc15455e5478d757f2ba3e60b6d94ae2592b
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                                • Size 2B
                                • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                Preferences

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                • Size 12KB
                                • SHA256 3c6e283cd32a7fab31828f98ba3f3f9da9cbd47594ba8bb964fab4e27b5a874a
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                Secure Preferences

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                • Size 17KB
                                • SHA256 e3e85507733b74e650902d1645f4c8e2a47131f5f4d003efbf580d80d51d1e18
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                Local State

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                • Size 89KB
                                • SHA256 3070c313e4e2fee5dde7c745797d5f3fd8e65a1d31e10dc1984cf042e0966668
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                memory/3748-88-0x0000026452B30000-0x0000026452BDC000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4456-0-0x0000023A170C0000-0x0000023A1716C000-memory.dmp