Analysis
- max time kernel
137s - max time network
132s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
01/06/2026, 00:38
General
- Target SimpleTTSReader-2.0.4-setup.exe
- Size 22.9MB
- Sample260601-ay45kacy2m
- SHA256 c3e8136abb1cb79cda5fcdda8fe60be161db4148f936fbb8c84f20cbe055ec39
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 7 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies registry class 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 11 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SimpleTTSReader-2.0.4-setup.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SimpleTTSReader-2.0.4-setup.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files\Simple TTS Reader\VC_redist.x64.exe"C:\Program Files\Simple TTS Reader\VC_redist.x64.exe" /quiet2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\Temp\{E151FAE6-D928-4B88-9B1E-15C73A9D0812}\.cr\VC_redist.x64.exe"C:\Windows\Temp\{E151FAE6-D928-4B88-9B1E-15C73A9D0812}\.cr\VC_redist.x64.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Program Files\Simple TTS Reader\VC_redist.x64.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=696 -burn.filehandle.self=556 /quiet3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\Temp\{130F4C55-FC09-49C7-8109-3275DBCB4E55}\.be\VC_redist.x64.exe"C:\Windows\Temp\{130F4C55-FC09-49C7-8109-3275DBCB4E55}\.be\VC_redist.x64.exe" -q -burn.elevated BurnPipe.{D3DB6B90-F951-4091-AB42-65134962643C} {01DC7B2C-35A2-48C0-8868-1F6D606AA759} 15924⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exeC:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:21⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
VC_redist.x64.exe
simplettsreader.exe
System.dll
modern-wizard.bmp
nsDialogs.dll
logo.png
wixstdba.dll
VC_redist.x64.exe