hawkeye | 23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4

General

Target

23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe
Size

920KB
MD5

753505f665835e0f8542f83252d8251c
SHA1

880a37b15bec07ce4ff748fb2e8d138754c8b636
SHA256

23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4
SHA512

91d69bcd0b6dd9e096a31db9c3778432088c69e6d329c12bba7e1803bf0dd7325338d42c76d0b6cb6a8e954a0e931754a3c7cc2f07b7c8b21700ac9b6ad9137c
SSDEEP

24576:iD54MROxnFt34cirrcI0AilFEvxHPf8oom:iSMijgrrcI0AilFEvxHP

Score

10^/10

hawkeye orcus 777 keylogger rat spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

orcus

Botnet

777

C2

10.86.6.129:3333

Mutex

bc671c436af448dd952335335bfcb715

Attributes

autostart_method
TaskScheduler
enable_keylogger
true
install_path
%programfiles%\Orcus\Orcus.exe
reconnect_delay
10000
registry_keyname
Orcus
taskscheduler_taskname
Windows Start
watchdog_path
AppData\WindowsUpdate.exe

Signatures

HawkEye
HawkEye is a malware kit that has seen continuous development since at least 2013.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware hawkeye
Orcus
Orcus is a Remote Access Trojan that is being sold on underground forums.
rat spyware stealer orcus

Orcus main payload 4 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	family_orcus
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	family_orcus
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	family_orcus
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	family_orcus

Orcurs Rat Executable 6 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1680-0-0x0000000000FA0000-0x000000000108C000-memory.dmp	orcus
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	orcus
behavioral2/memory/1640-53-0x0000000004AC0000-0x0000000004AD0000-memory.dmp	orcus
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	orcus
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	orcus
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	orcus

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

Orcus.exeWindowsUpdate.exe23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Orcus.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WindowsUpdate.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

Processes:

WindowsInput.exeWindowsInput.exeOrcus.exeOrcus.exeWindowsUpdate.exeWindowsUpdate.exe

pid process

3684 WindowsInput.exe
4980 WindowsInput.exe
1640 Orcus.exe
1928 Orcus.exe
3848 WindowsUpdate.exe
3548 WindowsUpdate.exe

pid	process
3684	WindowsInput.exe
4980	WindowsInput.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1928	Orcus.exe
3848	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exeWindowsInput.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe.config	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.InstallState	WindowsInput.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe.config	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

WindowsUpdate.exeOrcus.exe

pid	process
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe
3548	WindowsUpdate.exe
1640	Orcus.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

Processes:

Orcus.exeWindowsUpdate.exeWindowsUpdate.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1640 Orcus.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3848 WindowsUpdate.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3548 WindowsUpdate.exe
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

Orcus.exe

pid process

1640 Orcus.exe
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs

Processes:

Orcus.exe

pid process

1640 Orcus.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

Orcus.exe

pid process

1640 Orcus.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1640	Orcus.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3848	WindowsUpdate.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3548	WindowsUpdate.exe

pid	process
1640	Orcus.exe

pid	process
1640	Orcus.exe

pid	process
1640	Orcus.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes:

23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exeOrcus.exeWindowsUpdate.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3684	1680	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe	WindowsInput.exe
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3684	1680	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe	WindowsInput.exe
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 1640	1680	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe	Orcus.exe
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 1640	1680	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe	Orcus.exe
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 1640	1680	23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe	Orcus.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 3848	1640	Orcus.exe	WindowsUpdate.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 3848	1640	Orcus.exe	WindowsUpdate.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 3848	1640	Orcus.exe	WindowsUpdate.exe
PID 3848 wrote to memory of 3548	3848	WindowsUpdate.exe	WindowsUpdate.exe
PID 3848 wrote to memory of 3548	3848	WindowsUpdate.exe	WindowsUpdate.exe
PID 3848 wrote to memory of 3548	3848	WindowsUpdate.exe	WindowsUpdate.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23e97c543db02964647d9adf354be9fc4506be3fb6a600fc4d77f69480659bc4.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1680

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe" --install
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
PID:3684

C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe"
2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1640

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsUpdate.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsUpdate.exe" /launchSelfAndExit "C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe" 1640 /protectFile
3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3848

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4980

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsUpdate.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsUpdate.exe" /watchProcess "C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe" 1640 "/protectFile"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3548

C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1928

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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Downloads

C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe
Filesize
652KB

MD5
d170cb41663519b7d62ceb9b46f3dc60

SHA1
0b63124a8f4830368b213544e12efd6820fc0fa8

SHA256
5ad765a0620b83f3ea41eaeef318842b5081fff6b5dcb903b629500ff45691da

SHA512
671ce83ddd246a4d8f941670ebe49820e4cf22a670fe992acf47ec18a5d5b12d5739ff2a95d6fa28c8d529067a68d4b3ec3505cbe88726dcada273b1a1baf84b

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe
Filesize
516KB

MD5
05a85feb6a64e7bea76a5e62d4bac280

SHA1
6d5091f8e14ef66adfbcefb64f6c295511903baa

SHA256
4029b12013ced488cabaee9b0eff5813d9d181850f598963ca0513ed90947c74

SHA512
78d21644521a22a47a701053ca195bde9c22e5c1924ecd83afb1ad0a4038886ac1b3bd2405c13890ba289a29fd8cb42e346785f7700f41989339edf5f2fe4b0d

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe
Filesize
38KB

MD5
95fb8dcde6ed1c23d7368fca327afa4f

SHA1
065be48aa51bed8cec9a84eff21365638c200a1f

SHA256
167d11bc988abc6eeb16500179edde5160189dc1467c1a500e0222bd744d7d2d

SHA512
5d7cdbe779b0f73a1d5897168bbb844c1f522e84029206305a9ee56269931746874beed62a145a7f716835d1cc6ba62d8fca4093a52ebfffc2f0ac7e344cabdd

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe
Filesize
347KB

MD5
bd9ec5d01bd0c80eb06890e2235305f2

SHA1
b58944e77853b3d285d66c13057618c9d69ebcda

SHA256
20aaa34b68eba4f2edca3539926a270507e0dbfaf8958ba85198bee1f5c24ac7

SHA512
18e0b5f78c959e00836aeb4f082b8fc8f81506746c529fdbfef1c2dd97e75ace8e38e08221d150d685552b6a4a23e3aa139af12a72630ea77d5f830ec041f348

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\WindowsUpdate.exe.log
Filesize
425B

MD5
4eaca4566b22b01cd3bc115b9b0b2196

SHA1
e743e0792c19f71740416e7b3c061d9f1336bf94

SHA256
34ba0ab8d1850e7825763f413142a333ccbc05fa2b5499a28a7d27b8a1c5b4bb

SHA512
bc2b1bf45203e3bb3009a7d37617b8f0f7ffa613680b32de2b963e39d2cf1650614d7035a0cf78f35a4f5cb17a2a439e2e07deaefd2a4275a62efd0a5c0184a1

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsUpdate.exe
Filesize
9KB

MD5
913967b216326e36a08010fb70f9dba3

SHA1
7b6f8c2eb5b443e03c212b85c2f0edb9c76ad2bf

SHA256
8d880758549220154d2ff4ee578f2b49527c5fb76a07d55237b61e30bcc09e3a

SHA512
c6fcb98d9fd509e9834fc3fba143bd36d41869cc104fbce5354951f0a6756156e34a30796baaa130dd45de3ed96e039ec14716716f6da4569915c7ef2d2b6c33

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe
Filesize
21KB

MD5
e6fcf516d8ed8d0d4427f86e08d0d435

SHA1
c7691731583ab7890086635cb7f3e4c22ca5e409

SHA256
8dbe814359391ed6b0b5b182039008cf1d00964da9fbc4747f46242a95c24337

SHA512
c496cf8e2e222fe1e19051b291e6860f31aae39f54369c1c5e8c9758c4b56e8af904e3e536e743a0a6fdbbf8478afba4baee92e13fc1b3073376ac6bf4a7948e

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe.config
Filesize
357B

MD5
a2b76cea3a59fa9af5ea21ff68139c98

SHA1
35d76475e6a54c168f536e30206578babff58274

SHA256
f99ef5bf79a7c43701877f0bb0b890591885bb0a3d605762647cc8ffbf10c839

SHA512
b52608b45153c489419228864ecbcb92be24c644d470818dfe15f8c7e661a7bcd034ea13ef401f2b84ad5c29a41c9b4c7d161cc33ae3ef71659bc2bca1a8c4ad

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memory/1640-55-0x0000000005810000-0x0000000005828000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/1640-53-0x0000000004AC0000-0x0000000004AD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1640-60-0x0000000005BB0000-0x0000000005BC0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1640-54-0x00000000050D0000-0x000000000511E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1640-51-0x0000000074ED0000-0x0000000075680000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1640-62-0x00000000060B0000-0x00000000060BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1640-88-0x0000000004AC0000-0x0000000004AD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1640-87-0x0000000074ED0000-0x0000000075680000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1640-57-0x00000000059E0000-0x00000000059F8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/1640-58-0x0000000005D90000-0x0000000005F52000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/1680-52-0x0000000074ED0000-0x0000000075680000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1680-8-0x0000000005B90000-0x0000000005B98000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/1680-1-0x0000000074ED0000-0x0000000075680000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1680-2-0x0000000005A60000-0x0000000005A70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1680-0-0x0000000000FA0000-0x000000000108C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
944KB

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memory/1680-9-0x0000000006000000-0x0000000006022000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1680-3-0x0000000003390000-0x000000000339E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1680-4-0x0000000005A70000-0x0000000005ACC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
368KB

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memory/1680-7-0x0000000005B80000-0x0000000005B92000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/1680-6-0x0000000005BA0000-0x0000000005C32000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/1680-5-0x0000000006080000-0x0000000006624000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/1928-84-0x0000000074ED0000-0x0000000075680000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1928-59-0x0000000074ED0000-0x0000000075680000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1928-61-0x00000000058D0000-0x00000000058E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3548-89-0x0000000074ED0000-0x0000000075680000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3548-82-0x0000000074ED0000-0x0000000075680000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3684-23-0x0000000000450000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/3684-24-0x0000000002600000-0x0000000002612000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/3684-26-0x000000001C120000-0x000000001C15C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
240KB

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memory/3684-25-0x00007FFCA03F0000-0x00007FFCA0EB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3684-31-0x00007FFCA03F0000-0x00007FFCA0EB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3684-27-0x000000001B020000-0x000000001B030000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3848-81-0x0000000074ED0000-0x0000000075680000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3848-76-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000000C28000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/3848-77-0x0000000074ED0000-0x0000000075680000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/4980-33-0x00007FFCA03F0000-0x00007FFCA0EB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4980-86-0x000000001A230000-0x000000001A240000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4980-85-0x00007FFCA03F0000-0x00007FFCA0EB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4980-34-0x000000001A230000-0x000000001A240000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4980-35-0x000000001A650000-0x000000001A75A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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