quasar | d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e

Analysis

max time kernel
43s
max time network
70s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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29-01-2023 17:31

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General

Target

d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e.exe
Size

1.0MB
MD5

d7ddd317f0382a2200832312449a20cd
SHA1

bd3710cff6322c6a372db549b637c32e383f05cc
SHA256

d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e
SHA512

c3936a1943575b0bb9dfdf8fef0d9705fc08c275260ce8199b7ff13213b72173565e7c1a4dfd47bd4a5a592ce10749ff1dafe73ba0053c9bd8f7a8cee495407d
SSDEEP

24576:WcvkT1s+3Z3aGWqKg0Ogj1OLHd+JwbMFdt6ATCRcaahwKHGaTKBupdl:hvkTq+3Z3ZWGsSHd+J+MFTsRcXnHGmKm

Score

10^/10

quasar venomrat office04 evasion rat rootkit spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

2.1.0.0

Botnet

Office04

127.0.0.1:4782

rat94522.ddnsking.com:4000

Mutex

VNM_MUTEX_c2q7y2ayYutZ2XaYe7

Attributes

encryption_key
WIwQFd2V7FhUXFH7QX71
install_name
Client.exe
log_directory
Logs
reconnect_delay
3000
startup_key
Venom Client Startup
subdirectory
SubDir

Signatures

Contains code to disable Windows Defender 5 IoCs

A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file1.exe	disable_win_def
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file1.exe	disable_win_def
behavioral2/memory/4156-148-0x00000000001F0000-0x000000000027C000-memory.dmp	disable_win_def
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe	disable_win_def
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe	disable_win_def

Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

evasion trojan

Modify Registry

T1112

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Processes:

file1.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection	file1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1"	file1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1"	file1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1"	file1.exe

Quasar RAT
Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.
trojan spyware quasar

Quasar payload 5 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file1.exe	family_quasar
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file1.exe	family_quasar
behavioral2/memory/4156-148-0x00000000001F0000-0x000000000027C000-memory.dmp	family_quasar
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe	family_quasar
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe	family_quasar

VenomRAT
VenomRAT is a modified version of QuasarRAT with some added features, such as rootkit and stealer capabilites.
rat rootkit stealer venomrat
Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

Crypted.exefile1.exeClient.exe

pid process

664 Crypted.exe
4156 file1.exe
4040 Client.exe

pid	process
664	Crypted.exe
4156	file1.exe
4040	Client.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e.exeClient.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2629973501-4017243118-3254762364-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2629973501-4017243118-3254762364-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Client.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

file1.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features	file1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0"	file1.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

9 ip-api.com
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

Processes:

WerFault.exe

pid pid_target process target process

3196 4040 WerFault.exe Client.exe
Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
evasion

Processes:

timeout.exe

pid process

2420 timeout.exe
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

4564 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exe

pid process

1556 powershell.exe
1556 powershell.exe

flow	ioc
9	ip-api.com

pid	pid_target	process	target process
3196	4040	WerFault.exe	Client.exe

pid	process
2420	timeout.exe

pid	process
4564	PING.EXE

pid	process
1556	powershell.exe
1556	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes:

file1.exepowershell.exeClient.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4156	file1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1556	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	Client.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	Client.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

Client.exe

pid process

4040 Client.exe

pid	process
4040	Client.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes:

d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e.execmd.exeCrypted.exefile1.exeClient.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4972 wrote to memory of 2100	4972	d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4972 wrote to memory of 2100	4972	d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2420	2100	cmd.exe	timeout.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2420	2100	cmd.exe	timeout.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 664	2100	cmd.exe	Crypted.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 664	2100	cmd.exe	Crypted.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 664	2100	cmd.exe	Crypted.exe
PID 664 wrote to memory of 4156	664	Crypted.exe	file1.exe
PID 664 wrote to memory of 4156	664	Crypted.exe	file1.exe
PID 664 wrote to memory of 4156	664	Crypted.exe	file1.exe
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 4040	4156	file1.exe	Client.exe
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 4040	4156	file1.exe	Client.exe
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 4040	4156	file1.exe	Client.exe
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1556	4156	file1.exe	powershell.exe
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1556	4156	file1.exe	powershell.exe
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1556	4156	file1.exe	powershell.exe
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3108	4040	Client.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3108	4040	Client.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3108	4040	Client.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 3840	3108	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 3840	3108	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 3840	3108	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4564	3108	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4564	3108	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4564	3108	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4972
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\sysnative\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8264.tmp\8265.tmp\8266.bat C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d5f6dbe3d6f5644a77d7a3971d9dd17caec494ced43ffc535473b285b0f1507e.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2100
- - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
    timeout 2
    3⤵
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:2420
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Crypted.exe
    Crypted.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:664
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file1.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\file1.exe
      4⤵
      Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
      Executes dropped EXE
      Windows security modification
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4156
    - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Checks computer location settings
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:4040
      - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DjdyMgjbg41Z.bat" "
        6⤵
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3108
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
        
        chcp 65001
        7⤵
        
        PID:3840
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        
        ping -n 10 localhost
        7⤵
        Runs ping.exe
        
        PID:4564
      - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4040 -s 1968
        6⤵
        Program crash
        
        PID:3196
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        
        "powershell" Get-MpPreference -verbose
        5⤵
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:1556

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4040 -ip 4040
1⤵
PID:4488

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8264.tmp\8265.tmp\8266.bat

Filesize
72B

MD5
532fe973c7846cd45dd713eab9ccf5a2

SHA1
5c7ffe8a5f2ae88c6edc261e96dcdabbf9c357c6

SHA256
704862a14c3b03e464cde36c6dfff69bd6f835638a57ddcda697ccae2eaf620e

SHA512
fe3d666e611ab797fee9df860bf1719775d90e32d94b3b7d658c82e7e973790e360fb4294c76c169c4d26603b59347d9387bf0a16e143e69e9a34b7cfd6dfd27

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Crypted.exe

Filesize
1.3MB

MD5
bba9951ac1b09e948d1241d17ce26089

SHA1
9024729607388d44dff5c71892455d19a30dde49

SHA256
1d6a15c938c9fd1e0444ccf1d51b3de52ce59413b09d0c9fec77fb9b955a661d

SHA512
43c286f777832c3ce87d77393bc2a3f278cf9c788ccdae1b8794e583fd7360cad7bd1a720c3901af7ea953f8806cd6f59543850903719aea30cd711c8d55e492

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Crypted.exe

Filesize
1.3MB

MD5
bba9951ac1b09e948d1241d17ce26089

SHA1
9024729607388d44dff5c71892455d19a30dde49

SHA256
1d6a15c938c9fd1e0444ccf1d51b3de52ce59413b09d0c9fec77fb9b955a661d

SHA512
43c286f777832c3ce87d77393bc2a3f278cf9c788ccdae1b8794e583fd7360cad7bd1a720c3901af7ea953f8806cd6f59543850903719aea30cd711c8d55e492

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DjdyMgjbg41Z.bat

Filesize
207B

MD5
9840d14d6005d5c59b4818f2949be16d

SHA1
a1c46d798e47fe8df828904fda8a9448fec421a4

SHA256
ce49018a180bcf96162d3f690ab18cc066fe70112f9b84358275b135388d0587

SHA512
ba4c6d341e06041e75ddae5384176eba0321ee041c1c964bdc0ecbb122b08edce2b0c5b3933f6056428f96f9c51e3aef44ba95493fa06a6ac94394240781c3bc

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file1.exe

Filesize
534KB

MD5
c3e9d09f741548288dae2d21cdd8d05a

SHA1
79245cec78e2793ba75cbadc88b30aebd13cf9d9

SHA256
0fe098471d1c513f29fbcd3a7c10deb467bb62aa35da59cca1b88b16f6c88db5

SHA512
cea14fa657f3779008fde0acdcf94880b26662a49009e2ac5fcdd85a6fc36d736df3d5e67af6ae6b20a76c6734dbc3a849433b002be9c803a62abd4d2ce3dbca

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file1.exe

Filesize
534KB

MD5
c3e9d09f741548288dae2d21cdd8d05a

SHA1
79245cec78e2793ba75cbadc88b30aebd13cf9d9

SHA256
0fe098471d1c513f29fbcd3a7c10deb467bb62aa35da59cca1b88b16f6c88db5

SHA512
cea14fa657f3779008fde0acdcf94880b26662a49009e2ac5fcdd85a6fc36d736df3d5e67af6ae6b20a76c6734dbc3a849433b002be9c803a62abd4d2ce3dbca

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\version.html

Filesize
19B

MD5
0aced8c91d43523ad097145bfbe021a1

SHA1
9d391623826590b6fa22b4257fcb5d760009faec

SHA256
03f309831b047eaace14ccb7d2ba00bf6279a2dbb0794f81f8d80c9df48ccbeb

SHA512
e06d01a8e19a1ac6e9e92967329ec8722af0d9f38d04585b87da905a473fe785aa4bb509416b39afa63b3d4ef35148f05a07dd5fb382b01e4a586e1a581a46a1

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe

Filesize
534KB

MD5
c3e9d09f741548288dae2d21cdd8d05a

SHA1
79245cec78e2793ba75cbadc88b30aebd13cf9d9

SHA256
0fe098471d1c513f29fbcd3a7c10deb467bb62aa35da59cca1b88b16f6c88db5

SHA512
cea14fa657f3779008fde0acdcf94880b26662a49009e2ac5fcdd85a6fc36d736df3d5e67af6ae6b20a76c6734dbc3a849433b002be9c803a62abd4d2ce3dbca

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe

Filesize
534KB

MD5
c3e9d09f741548288dae2d21cdd8d05a

SHA1
79245cec78e2793ba75cbadc88b30aebd13cf9d9

SHA256
0fe098471d1c513f29fbcd3a7c10deb467bb62aa35da59cca1b88b16f6c88db5

SHA512
cea14fa657f3779008fde0acdcf94880b26662a49009e2ac5fcdd85a6fc36d736df3d5e67af6ae6b20a76c6734dbc3a849433b002be9c803a62abd4d2ce3dbca

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memory/664-139-0x0000000005540000-0x00000000055DC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/664-140-0x0000000005BD0000-0x0000000006174000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/664-141-0x00000000056C0000-0x0000000005752000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/664-142-0x0000000005630000-0x000000000563A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/664-143-0x0000000005760000-0x00000000057B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
344KB

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memory/664-138-0x0000000000B90000-0x0000000000BEE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
376KB

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memory/664-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1556-162-0x0000000070C00000-0x0000000070C4C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/1556-161-0x0000000006AB0000-0x0000000006AE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/1556-174-0x0000000007B10000-0x0000000007B18000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/1556-173-0x0000000007B30000-0x0000000007B4A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1556-172-0x0000000007A20000-0x0000000007A2E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1556-167-0x0000000007A70000-0x0000000007B06000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/1556-166-0x0000000007860000-0x000000000786A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1556-155-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1556-156-0x0000000004F30000-0x0000000004F66000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/1556-157-0x00000000055A0000-0x0000000005BC8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/1556-158-0x0000000005510000-0x0000000005532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1556-159-0x0000000005D80000-0x0000000005DE6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/1556-160-0x00000000064E0000-0x00000000064FE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1556-165-0x0000000006910000-0x000000000692A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1556-164-0x0000000007E30000-0x00000000084AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/1556-163-0x0000000006A80000-0x0000000006A9E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2100-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2420-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3108-168-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3840-170-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4040-152-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4156-149-0x0000000004B40000-0x0000000004BA6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/4156-145-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4156-148-0x00000000001F0000-0x000000000027C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
560KB

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memory/4156-151-0x0000000005F40000-0x0000000005F7C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
240KB

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memory/4156-150-0x0000000005B10000-0x0000000005B22000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/4564-171-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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