gh0strat | a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae

General

Target

a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe
Size

1.5MB
MD5

706a5c3b86f629f97d2cae9789acb9a2
SHA1

89c643add72dd6b6c17c9d0f7f0067f620e3f7db
SHA256

a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae
SHA512

bdbad999ae10641efef2036ff3384f7258d628ab239f64904645c8fe8a576c0aaf4eed42c930ea6afeca03cb7fb49e436d73707a61424dd5cc96756c6a59f4d8
SSDEEP

24576:8QZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVpzTiUhJyn2w:8QZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhoYTiUhJyn2w

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
behavioral1/memory/2688-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2688-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2688-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2628-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2496-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2628-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2496-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2496-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2688-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2496-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2688-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2688-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2688-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2628-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2496-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2628-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2496-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2496-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2688-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
\Windows\SysWOW64\259398914.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2496-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\259398914.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.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid process

2688 svchost.exe
2628 TXPlatforn.exe
2496 TXPlatforn.exe
2784 svchos.exe
500 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
2688	svchost.exe
2628	TXPlatforn.exe
2496	TXPlatforn.exe
2784	svchos.exe
500	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

Processes:

a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exesvchost.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe
2628	TXPlatforn.exe
2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe
2784	svchos.exe
2484	svchost.exe
2484	svchost.exe
500	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

UPX packed file 11 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2688-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2628-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2496-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2628-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2496-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2496-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2496-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\259398914.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 4 IoCs

Processes:

a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.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

2436 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

2496 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
2436	PING.EXE

pid	process
2496	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2688	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2496	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2496	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2496	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2496	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2496	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe

pid	process
2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe
2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes:

a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchost.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2688	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2688	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2688	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2688	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2688	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2688	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2688	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2496	2628	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2496	2628	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2496	2628	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2496	2628	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2496	2628	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2496	2628	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2496	2628	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2512	2688	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2512	2688	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2512	2688	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2512	2688	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2784	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2784	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2784	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2784	2240	a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2512 wrote to memory of 2436	2512	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2512 wrote to memory of 2436	2512	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2512 wrote to memory of 2436	2512	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2512 wrote to memory of 2436	2512	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2484 wrote to memory of 500	2484	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 2484 wrote to memory of 500	2484	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 2484 wrote to memory of 500	2484	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 2484 wrote to memory of 500	2484	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2240

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:2688

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:2512

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2436

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:2784

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2628

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:2496

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2396

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:2484

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\259398914.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:500

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

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

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
706a5c3b86f629f97d2cae9789acb9a2

SHA1
89c643add72dd6b6c17c9d0f7f0067f620e3f7db

SHA256
a1dbf6d4e59eb71301572e2e70f7e5a0e904cf7511e8d95e73c7e95864e42eae

SHA512
bdbad999ae10641efef2036ff3384f7258d628ab239f64904645c8fe8a576c0aaf4eed42c930ea6afeca03cb7fb49e436d73707a61424dd5cc96756c6a59f4d8

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe

Filesize
93KB

MD5
3b377ad877a942ec9f60ea285f7119a2

SHA1
60b23987b20d913982f723ab375eef50fafa6c70

SHA256
62954fdf65e629b39a29f539619d20691332184c6b6be5a826128a8e759bfa84

SHA512
af3a71f867ad9d28772c48b521097f9bf8931eb89fd2974e8de10990241419a39ddc3c0b36dd38aac4fdf14e1f0c5e228692618e93adce958d5b5dab8940e46f

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259398914.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
0e4509f34244c3d38006944987d7acbc

SHA1
65ae9a4140025a2803041c316db2703c845889c6

SHA256
4e2e0012f116bb14559396c8d4d5e997f35297b0c87ddf3e5536a213006925ae

SHA512
63e0a726ee8e8784268d5f1451320293b4dc5c536a2bb7ba99edf3a4a0421779a3e1706e8d8cfcec53be6fa3359162d511d514aef4149ca6f6275adbdb32ab95

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2496-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2496-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2496-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2496-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2628-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2628-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2688-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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