gh0strat | 39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6

General

Target

39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe
Size

1.8MB
MD5

87919ebacea9637066993702ef5a6f3e
SHA1

b2c951370953b765d387921748d3b6d00f6fbe37
SHA256

39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6
SHA512

c64b9ea3ff7be3888ce4ec41d0805cc334d2d13bc27a4cd0826f4cd5585a68ba4767a3786ca9dece12bab00a3efb389dd026d4e71b7675ee128c54263d9a7358
SSDEEP

24576:MQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVMg9:MQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+Whohg9

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 10 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4972-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4972-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4972-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3156-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3156-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4348-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3156-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4348-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4348-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4348-67-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4972-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4972-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4972-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3156-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3156-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3156-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240644375.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4348-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3156-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4348-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4348-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4348-67-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat
PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
rootkit trojan purplefox
Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys TXPlatforn.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatforn.exe

Sets DLL path for service in the registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

svchos.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240644375.txt"	svchos.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatforn.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exeTXPlatforn.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid process

4972 svchost.exe
3156 TXPlatforn.exe
544 svchos.exe
4348 TXPlatforn.exe
4300 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchos.exesvchost.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid process

544 svchos.exe
3424 svchost.exe
4300 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
4972	svchost.exe
3156	TXPlatforn.exe
544	svchos.exe
4348	TXPlatforn.exe
4300	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
544	svchos.exe
3424	svchost.exe
4300	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4972-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4972-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4972-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4972-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3156-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3156-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3156-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3156-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4348-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3156-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4348-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4348-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4348-67-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exesvchos.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240644375.txt	svchos.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	svchos.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

Processes:

39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

4584 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

4348 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
4584	PING.EXE

pid	process
4348	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4972	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4348	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	4348	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4348	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	4348	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4348	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe

pid	process
4160	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe
4160	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exesvchost.exeTXPlatforn.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4160 wrote to memory of 4972	4160	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe	svchost.exe
PID 4160 wrote to memory of 4972	4160	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe	svchost.exe
PID 4160 wrote to memory of 4972	4160	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe	svchost.exe
PID 4972 wrote to memory of 3516	4972	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4972 wrote to memory of 3516	4972	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4972 wrote to memory of 3516	4972	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4160 wrote to memory of 544	4160	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe	svchos.exe
PID 4160 wrote to memory of 544	4160	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe	svchos.exe
PID 4160 wrote to memory of 544	4160	39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe	svchos.exe
PID 3156 wrote to memory of 4348	3156	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3156 wrote to memory of 4348	3156	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3156 wrote to memory of 4348	3156	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4584	3516	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4584	3516	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4584	3516	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3424 wrote to memory of 4300	3424	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 3424 wrote to memory of 4300	3424	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 3424 wrote to memory of 4300	3424	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4160

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchost.exe
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4972

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe > nul
3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3516

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4584

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.exe
2⤵
- Sets DLL path for service in the registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
PID:544

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3156

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -acsi
2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4348

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:1432

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3424

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240644375.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:4300

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=4200,i,10373433614523925616,13586256558317053467,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4028 /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:4356

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Filesize
1.8MB

MD5
87919ebacea9637066993702ef5a6f3e

SHA1
b2c951370953b765d387921748d3b6d00f6fbe37

SHA256
39ec600754399afb01ffa56cf8fe5d4d994becb64913d9671b267156e66b48f6

SHA512
c64b9ea3ff7be3888ce4ec41d0805cc334d2d13bc27a4cd0826f4cd5585a68ba4767a3786ca9dece12bab00a3efb389dd026d4e71b7675ee128c54263d9a7358

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
b112efa5923e4567f93c27d42c90c1fe

SHA1
b55181ead7d35989eed6899314b73a2368e3749d

SHA256
c81871465e89212a97c97a058c453559fc3fc227ac480122644c05ad2037f429

SHA512
9cc30c1b934c819b9fdce0c867f872f125b06dea917724221a4c74aa8249814805f7e6eb4e7bfd024d2827abe48e84b1e5d885293b73c804de3e7e7b79a93712

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\X.ico
Filesize
69KB

MD5
e33fb6d686b1a8b171349572c5a33f67

SHA1
29f24fe536adf799b69b63c83efadc1bce457a54

SHA256
020c8e0963f89f4b14538b7d69e83c6fec44a29bbbd52fbb6deb2be5c697f450

SHA512
cf1f1d6a9efe53f84e5b4a8246b87c0b96496716605d1b00352d9aae30e664d3d2cbadebf598b4e690a9feef0b5785887a4e643cc5f68938ca744af1d3539e55

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
Filesize
93KB

MD5
3b377ad877a942ec9f60ea285f7119a2

SHA1
60b23987b20d913982f723ab375eef50fafa6c70

SHA256
62954fdf65e629b39a29f539619d20691332184c6b6be5a826128a8e759bfa84

SHA512
af3a71f867ad9d28772c48b521097f9bf8931eb89fd2974e8de10990241419a39ddc3c0b36dd38aac4fdf14e1f0c5e228692618e93adce958d5b5dab8940e46f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240644375.txt
Filesize
50KB

MD5
6d79f958f01c71f0b23a51bb6ab0204e

SHA1
5fb5ca616d33050fdf50f79429837d7b7231559b

SHA256
4e3762d26115b43d4e8074207f226abc8f2d8da1cbfda1eb5430e22ae84d01c8

SHA512
55f7e76a8992f37549327da764438d3c9817000b20d0286a980fb3881e025e451350788ee8ad46ab70f0a0af23d0afe5b4332289fc639f88599f6506b757afb7

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/3156-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3156-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3156-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3156-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3156-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4348-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4348-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4348-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4348-67-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4972-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4972-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4972-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4972-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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