Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows7_x64 -
resource
win7-20231129-en -
resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231129-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
07-05-2024 11:26
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
cerber.exe
Resource
win7-20231129-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___35GPHBC_.txt
cerber
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/55A8-1BAF-733A-0446-95EF
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.12hygy.top/55A8-1BAF-733A-0446-95EF
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14ewqv.top/55A8-1BAF-733A-0446-95EF
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14vvrc.top/55A8-1BAF-733A-0446-95EF
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.129p1t.top/55A8-1BAF-733A-0446-95EF
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1apgrn.top/55A8-1BAF-733A-0446-95EF
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 7 IoCs
Processes:
mshta.exeflow pid process 2181 2916 mshta.exe 2184 2916 mshta.exe 2186 2916 mshta.exe 2189 2916 mshta.exe 2191 2916 mshta.exe 2193 2916 mshta.exe 2195 2916 mshta.exe -
Contacts a large (1096) 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 2380 netsh.exe 3012 netsh.exe -
Deletes itself 1 IoCs
Processes:
cmd.exepid process 484 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 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\local\microsoft\onenote 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\steam 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\local\excel 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\local\powerpoint 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\local\microsoft\office 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\outlook 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\thunderbird 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\local\microsoft sql server 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\roaming\microsoft\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\local\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\bitcoin 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\desktop 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\word cerber.exe 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\local\microsoft\word 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\roaming\outlook 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\steam 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\roaming\microsoft\outlook 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\roaming\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\documents cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server cerber.exe -
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.exedescription ioc process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp2194.bmp" cerber.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 20 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.exedescription ioc process File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\steam cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\ cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\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\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\bitcoin cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\thunderbird cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files\ cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\word cerber.exe -
Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.exedescription ioc process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\steam 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\microsoft\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\excel 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\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 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\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\word 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\local\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\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 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\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\steam cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 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\powerpoint cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\ 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\steam cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\thunderbird cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\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\powerpoint 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\roaming\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\desktop 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\steam cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\outlook 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\local\word cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\bitcoin 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\local\microsoft\outlook cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\documents cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\desktop 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\excel cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\onenote cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 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\roaming\microsoft sql server cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 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 1292 taskkill.exe -
Processes:
mshta.exedescription ioc process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main mshta.exe -
Processes:
mshta.exedescription ioc process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\B1BC968BD4F49D622AA89A81F2150152A41D829C mshta.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\B1BC968BD4F49D622AA89A81F2150152A41D829C\Blob = 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 mshta.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\B1BC968BD4F49D622AA89A81F2150152A41D829C\Blob = 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 mshta.exe -
Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
Processes:
NOTEPAD.EXEpid process 948 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 2896 cerber.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1292 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.exepid process 2896 cerber.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs
Processes:
cerber.execmd.exedescription pid process target process PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2380 2896 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2380 2896 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2380 2896 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2380 2896 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3012 2896 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3012 2896 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3012 2896 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3012 2896 cerber.exe netsh.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2916 2896 cerber.exe mshta.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2916 2896 cerber.exe mshta.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2916 2896 cerber.exe mshta.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2916 2896 cerber.exe mshta.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 948 2896 cerber.exe NOTEPAD.EXE PID 2896 wrote to memory of 948 2896 cerber.exe NOTEPAD.EXE PID 2896 wrote to memory of 948 2896 cerber.exe NOTEPAD.EXE PID 2896 wrote to memory of 948 2896 cerber.exe NOTEPAD.EXE PID 2896 wrote to memory of 484 2896 cerber.exe cmd.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 484 2896 cerber.exe cmd.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 484 2896 cerber.exe cmd.exe PID 2896 wrote to memory of 484 2896 cerber.exe cmd.exe PID 484 wrote to memory of 1292 484 cmd.exe taskkill.exe PID 484 wrote to memory of 1292 484 cmd.exe taskkill.exe PID 484 wrote to memory of 1292 484 cmd.exe taskkill.exe PID 484 wrote to memory of 1292 484 cmd.exe taskkill.exe PID 484 wrote to memory of 1916 484 cmd.exe PING.EXE PID 484 wrote to memory of 1916 484 cmd.exe PING.EXE PID 484 wrote to memory of 1916 484 cmd.exe PING.EXE PID 484 wrote to memory of 1916 484 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___TDSQ2B7_.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___35GPHBC_.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\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015Filesize
68KB
MD529f65ba8e88c063813cc50a4ea544e93
SHA105a7040d5c127e68c25d81cc51271ffb8bef3568
SHA2561ed81fa8dfb6999a9fedc6e779138ffd99568992e22d300acd181a6d2c8de184
SHA512e29b2e92c496245bed3372578074407e8ef8882906ce10c35b3c8deebfefe01b5fd7f3030acaa693e175f4b7aca6cd7d8d10ae1c731b09c5fa19035e005de3aa
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\F0ACCF77CDCBFF39F6191887F6D2D357Filesize
1KB
MD5a266bb7dcc38a562631361bbf61dd11b
SHA13b1efd3a66ea28b16697394703a72ca340a05bd5
SHA256df545bf919a2439c36983b54cdfc903dfa4f37d3996d8d84b4c31eec6f3c163e
SHA5120da8ef4f8f6ed3d16d2bc8eb816b9e6e1345dfe2d91160196c47e6149a1d6aedaafadcefd66acdea7f72dcf0832770192ceac15b0c559c4ccc2c0e5581d5aefc
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\F0ACCF77CDCBFF39F6191887F6D2D357Filesize
242B
MD5ffbb284e827cbdb2040903253950850c
SHA1d7c24ae4509825a422fb9359a108742264a8e150
SHA256734409f14267ac899bd748272a7e56f9cf11990b0bfd6049620f42572935b312
SHA512c0d64d9ac637b1c9d87f86e08a52f79bfeb44395ff2dbff7beae535b958c1e1289d879055e4804ecdb9620340a6b91747daba9e5c647b3a3f2cdef01cad26b45
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar4272.tmpFilesize
177KB
MD5435a9ac180383f9fa094131b173a2f7b
SHA176944ea657a9db94f9a4bef38f88c46ed4166983
SHA25667dc37ed50b8e63272b49a254a6039ee225974f1d767bb83eb1fd80e759a7c34
SHA5121a6b277611959720a9c71114957620517ad94541302f164eb872bd322292a952409bafb8bc2ac793b16ad5f25d83f8594ccff2b7834e3c2b2b941e6fc84c009a
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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___35GPHBC_.txtFilesize
1KB
MD52480e5e828ea3abd15a4a943ef3ba678
SHA1b11fd1f50d31a1439c5f2eab0d6dfad115a13689
SHA256141b3fc80a5ec50adbf78f9a07c8b3e49ecae9cf00d0bdbb37aeeafaf061ae56
SHA512237db4f7b9bad395375fc10bb057433284cc67580b3ed4c78ea871c4f9e81b1a9584d8245299f85f1cc59110a19931b7f184beef8df251f0d41a140a9e4ebca5
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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___TDSQ2B7_.htaFilesize
75KB
MD501e1004e2b15e23f1082b9696308e6d7
SHA130a337d024d60caca287237927aa48a48f07c10a
SHA2568c09c8c1d11db58049afa62c41b7e2944b23511033cd3a9af6a94909396988ca
SHA512e41bc1b40285d159b532eaad84a26307ab4f694320f27e25a0c3fad72258ccf7881a500f8719253b61cbb0e090a9fa557dbd032c58407b48aa297745a0343e97
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memory/2896-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2896-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmpFilesize
196KB
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memory/2896-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2896-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2896-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB
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memory/2896-120-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmpFilesize
212KB