gh0strat | 9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a

General

Target

9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
Size

12.2MB
MD5

c0749da6e81d81ccd06b9456e70ca502
SHA1

7657c0b07e855399195f8279d67d587196e00b20
SHA256

9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a
SHA512

101aaaa56da8c30a08b53696763332727e82e6214847157d7a76593ddde28bf176304bd1ba307b772bb90808b412f0821ddd1eb933dec63bd76f807264c8cc5b
SSDEEP

196608:FWT9nO78MCSfR6m5VPyBiifMrVOMS/V8MQOj+GcBf7/x5e/tylQlfXlnBzDFu+97:H78BsPT0ii0rW/uMQObo7jayKrBv8Ykw

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1920-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1920-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1920-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2040-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2040-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1972-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1972-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/1972-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1920-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1920-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1920-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2040-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
\Windows\SysWOW64\259396730.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2040-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1972-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1972-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1972-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\259396730.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 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exeTXPlatforn.exeHD_9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
1920	svchost.exe
2040	TXPlatforn.exe
2608	svchos.exe
1972	TXPlatforn.exe
2652	HD_9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
1372	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs

Processes:

9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exesvchost.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
2040	TXPlatforn.exe
2608	svchos.exe
2472	svchost.exe
2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
2472	svchost.exe
1372	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1920-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1920-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1920-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1920-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2040-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2040-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\259396730.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:

9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.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

1968 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe

pid process

2188 9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

1972 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
1968	PING.EXE

pid	process
1972	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1920	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1972	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	1972	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1972	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	1972	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1972	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe

pid	process
2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

Processes:

9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exesvchost.exeTXPlatforn.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1920	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1920	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1920	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1920	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1920	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1920	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1920	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1920 wrote to memory of 2624	1920	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1920 wrote to memory of 2624	1920	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1920 wrote to memory of 2624	1920	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1920 wrote to memory of 2624	1920	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2608	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2608	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2608	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2608	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	svchos.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1972	2040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1972	2040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1972	2040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1972	2040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1972	2040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1972	2040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1972	2040	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 1968	2624	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 1968	2624	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 1968	2624	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 1968	2624	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2652	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	HD_9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2652	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	HD_9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2652	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	HD_9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2652	2188	9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe	HD_9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
PID 2472 wrote to memory of 1372	2472	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 2472 wrote to memory of 1372	2472	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 2472 wrote to memory of 1372	2472	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 2472 wrote to memory of 1372	2472	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2188
- 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:1920
- - 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:2624
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:1968
- 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:2608
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2652

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2040
- 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:1972

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:3044

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:2472
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\259396730.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:1372

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
5cbfe1b5c4714fca45b2716eb794dc80

SHA1
2565dfbd7b86daa990962a0aef8b9233fb59745f

SHA256
ba0814f012e26ba7f809bc1e415f164256f7306ea87317a68a2eb079d55789ad

SHA512
0e0410783d4d688f6596a7348f5210d37cdf6e13fea301b40d478839f45a6504b559bb6851ff8fd708ae0bb802fbb28ed4c5dae78e0ee1851bef9e2fdd0c2a63

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_9c8389a96ed4eea43ac294c341d0997248631defda791d728f092ea9e713529a.exe

Filesize
10.7MB

MD5
f023cf8fa8730d21bae5b7ce09acbaac

SHA1
dda2569344f0463213ce056925aa6ece02da5d0b

SHA256
13a32099d2772e9059ad9a8c1896ccaafbf446f33fc5cfb5ed16e28ef3383934

SHA512
551169868bf26eea658d434c4c582f51df339694127125da544713fd46c90e3038a6fd85ba0257f298b65a79f1e923848607f88703a2721e00b960c19433f658

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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\259396730.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
b81215ee5c9507884fa92db97308c817

SHA1
642df45bd69633ffe2303235e3dc1cf361caebcf

SHA256
5d69b1cb3ca04ee9216d82cf4a7459282617576c9262636f077fa841e813abbe

SHA512
fe53feec672defe9afdd64ec703749a43854ecbc145d24da461958900c23d254c7f6c702aa16e01b8e834707a4cfe227a226aa3c5810a1877ffe51722ae57a44

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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/1920-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1920-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1920-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1920-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1972-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1972-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1972-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2040-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2040-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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