Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows7_x64 -
resource
win7-20220812-en -
resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
09-09-2022 20:13
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
c9ad9506bcccfaa987ff9fc11b91698d.zip
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
c9ad9506bcccfaa987ff9fc11b91698d.zip
Resource
win10v2004-20220901-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
44e65a641fb970031c5efed324676b5018803e0a768608d3e186152102615795.xlsx
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
44e65a641fb970031c5efed324676b5018803e0a768608d3e186152102615795.xlsx
Resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral5
Sample
decrypted.xlsx
Resource
win7-20220812-en
Behavioral task
behavioral6
Sample
decrypted.xlsx
Resource
win10v2004-20220901-en
General
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Target
44e65a641fb970031c5efed324676b5018803e0a768608d3e186152102615795.xlsx
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Size
2.1MB
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MD5
c9ad9506bcccfaa987ff9fc11b91698d
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SHA1
e788183a2a021f74a21f609e514bb63c4ef2fe49
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SHA256
44e65a641fb970031c5efed324676b5018803e0a768608d3e186152102615795
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SHA512
509c7c387810399b4a35371b1ae77733184299ee631f13b70e1582a9bed32c8eebaea79beb8ce7bf07ac8d3fcd7d09fd460a461266e073d6d2e6acc5e3bc68b2
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SSDEEP
49152:hEK5fuBxYw1iHM+eP4yFIIFd52Mp21N5xb/CVBqCwj7IjLQc1U4l:SK5f6xYSl+VMy8G5ZC6CCIQc1/l
Malware Config
Signatures
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Blocklisted process makes network request 2 IoCs
Processes:
EQNEDT32.EXEflow pid process 4 1780 EQNEDT32.EXE 6 1780 EQNEDT32.EXE -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Processes:
EXCEL.EXEdescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor EXCEL.EXE -
Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.
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Processes:
EXCEL.EXEdescription ioc process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell EXCEL.EXE Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-999675638-2867687379-27515722-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" EXCEL.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command EXCEL.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-999675638-2867687379-27515722-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\ONBttnIE.dll/105" EXCEL.EXE Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-999675638-2867687379-27515722-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" EXCEL.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit" EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-999675638-2867687379-27515722-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit EXCEL.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-999675638-2867687379-27515722-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-999675638-2867687379-27515722-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE/3000" EXCEL.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell EXCEL.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit EXCEL.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 EXCEL.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-999675638-2867687379-27515722-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-999675638-2867687379-27515722-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor\shell EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\ = "&Edit" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-999675638-2867687379-27515722-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit EXCEL.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\COMMAND EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" EXCEL.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default MHTML Editor\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 EXCEL.EXE -
Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
Processes:
EXCEL.EXEdescription ioc process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\InprocServer32 EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\command EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohtmed.exe\" %1" EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" EXCEL.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0045005800430045004c00460069006c00650073003e00560069006a00710042006f006600280059003800270077002100460049006400310067004c00510020002f0064006400650000000000 EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597} EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohtmed.exe\" %1" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\InprocServer32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohevi.dll" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit EXCEL.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\command EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" EXCEL.EXE Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\command = 7800620027004200560035002100210021002100210021002100210021004d004b004b0053006b0057004f0052004400460069006c00650073003e00620069002400540021005600210030005a003d007b0050006b00300076006d007e0041005a00750020002f006e002000220025003100220000000000 EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ = "&Open" EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\ShellEx EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic\ = "system" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\ = "[open(\"%1\")]" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}\Old Icon EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\ = "[open(\"%1\")]" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Edit EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shellex\IconHandler EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print\ = "&Print" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\DefaultIcon EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\application EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\MSPUB.EXE\" %1" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Print\command EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\command EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\topic EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell EXCEL.EXE Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Edit EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\msohtmed.exe\" /p %1" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Publisher\shell\edit\command EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shellex\IconHandler EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mhtmlfile\shell\Print EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\WinWord.exe\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\application EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\application\ = "Excel" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\MSPub.exe\shell\edit\command EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\ = "[open(\"%1\")]" EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\ddeexec\application\ = "Excel" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithList\Microsoft Word\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\WINWORD.EXE\" /n \"%1\"" EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Microsoft Excel\shell\edit\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" /dde" EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ = "&Open" EXCEL.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mht\OpenWithList\Excel.exe\shell\edit\ddeexec\ = "[open(\"%1\")]" EXCEL.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
Processes:
EXCEL.EXEpid process 1712 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
Processes:
EXCEL.EXEpid process 1712 EXCEL.EXE 1712 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
Processes:
EXCEL.EXEpid process 1712 EXCEL.EXE 1712 EXCEL.EXE 1712 EXCEL.EXE
Processes
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44e65a641fb970031c5efed324676b5018803e0a768608d3e186152102615795.xlsx1⤵
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding1⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- Launches Equation Editor
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6
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Downloads
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memory/1712-54-0x000000002F301000-0x000000002F304000-memory.dmpFilesize
12KB
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memory/1712-55-0x0000000071A01000-0x0000000071A03000-memory.dmpFilesize
8KB
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memory/1712-56-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmpFilesize
64KB
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memory/1712-57-0x00000000729ED000-0x00000000729F8000-memory.dmpFilesize
44KB
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memory/1712-58-0x00000000762B1000-0x00000000762B3000-memory.dmpFilesize
8KB
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memory/1712-60-0x00000000729ED000-0x00000000729F8000-memory.dmpFilesize
44KB