Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
10-02-2024 18:22
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
cerber.exe
Resource
win7-20231215-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
cerber.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20231215-en
General
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Target
cerber.exe
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Size
604KB
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MD5
8b6bc16fd137c09a08b02bbe1bb7d670
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SHA1
c69a0f6c6f809c01db92ca658fcf1b643391a2b7
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SHA256
e67834d1e8b38ec5864cfa101b140aeaba8f1900a6e269e6a94c90fcbfe56678
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SHA512
b53d2cc0fe5fa52262ace9f6e6ea3f5ce84935009822a3394bfe49c4d15dfeaa96bfe10ce77ffa93dbf81e5428122aa739a94bc709f203bc346597004fd75a24
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SSDEEP
6144:yYghlI5/u8f1mr+4RJ99MpDa52RX5wRDhOOU0qsR:yYKlYmDXEpDHRXP01
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___X6BGVKNQ_.txt
cerber
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/DA22-FB72-8B1E-0446-9076
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.12hygy.top/DA22-FB72-8B1E-0446-9076
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14ewqv.top/DA22-FB72-8B1E-0446-9076
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14vvrc.top/DA22-FB72-8B1E-0446-9076
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.129p1t.top/DA22-FB72-8B1E-0446-9076
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1apgrn.top/DA22-FB72-8B1E-0446-9076
Signatures
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Cerber
Cerber is a widely used ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), first seen in 2017.
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Blocklisted process makes network request 5 IoCs
Processes:
mshta.exeflow pid process 2181 1812 mshta.exe 2184 1812 mshta.exe 2186 1812 mshta.exe 2188 1812 mshta.exe 2190 1812 mshta.exe -
Contacts a large (1094) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
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Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processes:
netsh.exenetsh.exepid process 2400 netsh.exe 2744 netsh.exe -
Deletes itself 1 IoCs
Processes:
cmd.exepid process 1440 cmd.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.exedescription ioc process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\steam cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\thunderbird cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\documents cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\desktop cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\steam cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\thunderbird cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\bitcoin cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\bitcoin cerber.exe -
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.exedescription ioc process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-928733405-3780110381-2966456290-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp7197.bmp" cerber.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 20 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.exedescription ioc process File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\ cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\bitcoin cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\steam cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files\ cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\thunderbird cerber.exe -
Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.exedescription ioc process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\steam cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\desktop cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\steam cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\documents cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\ cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\documents cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\bitcoin cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\thunderbird cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\bitcoin cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\steam cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\thunderbird cerber.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
Processes:
taskkill.exepid process 1320 taskkill.exe -
Processes:
mshta.exedescription ioc process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-928733405-3780110381-2966456290-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main mshta.exe -
Processes:
mshta.exedescription ioc process Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D4DE20D05E66FC53FE1A50882C78DB2852CAE474\Blob = 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 mshta.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D4DE20D05E66FC53FE1A50882C78DB2852CAE474 mshta.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D4DE20D05E66FC53FE1A50882C78DB2852CAE474\Blob = 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 mshta.exe -
Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
Processes:
NOTEPAD.EXEpid process 2480 NOTEPAD.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.exetaskkill.exedescription pid process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2956 cerber.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1320 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.exepid process 2956 cerber.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.execmd.exedescription pid process target process PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2400 2956 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2400 2956 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2400 2956 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2400 2956 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2744 2956 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2744 2956 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2744 2956 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2744 2956 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1812 2956 cerber.exe mshta.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1812 2956 cerber.exe mshta.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1812 2956 cerber.exe mshta.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1812 2956 cerber.exe mshta.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2480 2956 cerber.exe NOTEPAD.EXE PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2480 2956 cerber.exe NOTEPAD.EXE PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2480 2956 cerber.exe NOTEPAD.EXE PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2480 2956 cerber.exe NOTEPAD.EXE PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1440 2956 cerber.exe cmd.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1440 2956 cerber.exe cmd.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1440 2956 cerber.exe cmd.exe PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1440 2956 cerber.exe cmd.exe PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1320 1440 cmd.exe taskkill.exe PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1320 1440 cmd.exe taskkill.exe PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1320 1440 cmd.exe taskkill.exe PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1320 1440 cmd.exe taskkill.exe PID 1440 wrote to memory of 2876 1440 cmd.exe PING.EXE PID 1440 wrote to memory of 2876 1440 cmd.exe PING.EXE PID 1440 wrote to memory of 2876 1440 cmd.exe PING.EXE PID 1440 wrote to memory of 2876 1440 cmd.exe PING.EXE
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cerber.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cerber.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exeC:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall set allprofiles state on2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exeC:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall reset2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___AIC8BT8_.hta"2⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Modifies system certificate store
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___X6BGVKNQ_.txt2⤵
- Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"2⤵
- Deletes itself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im "cerber.exe"3⤵
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 1 127.0.0.13⤵
- Runs ping.exe
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13
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Downloads
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab985B.tmpFilesize
65KB
MD5ac05d27423a85adc1622c714f2cb6184
SHA1b0fe2b1abddb97837ea0195be70ab2ff14d43198
SHA256c6456e12e5e53287a547af4103e0397cb9697e466cf75844312dc296d43d144d
SHA5126d0ef9050e41fbae680e0e59dd0f90b6ac7fea5579ef5708b69d5da33a0ece7e8b16574b58b17b64a34cc34a4ffc22b4a62c1ece61f36c4a11a0665e0536b90d
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar988D.tmpFilesize
171KB
MD59c0c641c06238516f27941aa1166d427
SHA164cd549fb8cf014fcd9312aa7a5b023847b6c977
SHA2564276af3669a141a59388bc56a87f6614d9a9bdddf560636c264219a7eb11256f
SHA512936ed0c0b0a7ff8e606b1cc4175a1f9b3699748ccbba1c3aff96203033d2e9edabf090e5148370df42fbfc4e31d7229493706ff24f19ff42ff7bef74a6baad06
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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___AIC8BT8_.htaFilesize
75KB
MD5a1b36875cd88867c12ae5581c53734a1
SHA1c5bc11cf2f954de22e1d9482c36efa73b3eb6792
SHA25618733a249203e57df36322c02d6d29ef21ab1e3b089c12938381d103bdfd8b0a
SHA512501270decf393055dc8213644bea2e20424d1bd42e32aa2a3561e6fd6822d61a59b4f957a62c5e6c0a131927164023a43dc76999abddf037278f3531c8cd41f8
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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___X6BGVKNQ_.txtFilesize
1KB
MD5cb657301b908c01227cded8e97f232f7
SHA1be51ec7f9eb9edd2311183390255b07fa0417afc
SHA25607296696ce2136ce08b3db71e939e6f3ba33d59dcdef5cbb67db49f278981308
SHA512e568130b055cd8ef4083ef2a97e76207eaa046c45f74be964ba9b0b3ccd6e423550f85714ac88bf57094873b4ac9a83cc3a768580d8be4d1cdb6f756c5ad0eb1
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memory/2956-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2956-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2956-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2956-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2956-0-0x0000000001BC0000-0x0000000001BF1000-memory.dmpFilesize
196KB
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memory/2956-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2956-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2956-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2956-100-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2956-101-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmpFilesize
68KB
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memory/2956-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2956-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB