gh0strat | 08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c

General

Target

08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe
Size

1.5MB
MD5

46f62eb8de5a1bf7ab993db8ac32d19b
SHA1

d46e2ffc4bbba40589f3f0d4a4d65fd919059872
SHA256

08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c
SHA512

3d9a2df50d3918822b9e5472d4818df70b341162efa488045bdbe4d6504f5d4a47221344a518ce1a50129f42b86dd2649d3cca6a3c210ad5fe67cf782a348edc
SSDEEP

24576:OQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cV5I4HQV1Dfun2o:OQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+WhoVDmn2o

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 11 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4088-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4088-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4088-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4908-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4908-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4908-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/228-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/228-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4088-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4908-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/228-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4088-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4088-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4088-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240668156.txt	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4908-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4908-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4908-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/228-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/228-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4088-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4908-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/228-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\\240668156.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.exesvchos.exeTXPlatforn.exeTXPlatforn.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid process

4088 svchost.exe
4032 svchos.exe
4908 TXPlatforn.exe
228 TXPlatforn.exe
2984 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

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

pid process

4032 svchos.exe
3204 svchost.exe
2984 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
4088	svchost.exe
4032	svchos.exe
4908	TXPlatforn.exe
228	TXPlatforn.exe
2984	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	process
4032	svchos.exe
3204	svchost.exe
2984	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/4088-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4088-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4088-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4088-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4908-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4908-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4908-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4908-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/228-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/228-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4088-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4908-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/228-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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\240668156.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:

08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.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

5056 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid process

228 TXPlatforn.exe

pid	process
5056	PING.EXE

pid	process
228	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4088	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	228	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	228	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	228	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	228	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	228	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe

pid	process
1932	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe
1932	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exesvchost.exeTXPlatforn.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4088	1932	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4088	1932	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4088	1932	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4032	1932	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe	svchos.exe
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4032	1932	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe	svchos.exe
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4032	1932	08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe	svchos.exe
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 3228	4088	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 3228	4088	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4088 wrote to memory of 3228	4088	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 228	4908	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 228	4908	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 228	4908	TXPlatforn.exe	TXPlatforn.exe
PID 3228 wrote to memory of 5056	3228	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3228 wrote to memory of 5056	3228	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3228 wrote to memory of 5056	3228	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 2984	3204	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 2984	3204	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
PID 3204 wrote to memory of 2984	3204	svchost.exe	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1932

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:4088

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:3228

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:5056

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:4032

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4908

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:228

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:1060

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:3204

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240668156.txt",MainThread
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:2984

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 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1424 --field-trial-handle=2180,i,12780723798465539942,12010519452607841069,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:1348

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
46f62eb8de5a1bf7ab993db8ac32d19b

SHA1
d46e2ffc4bbba40589f3f0d4a4d65fd919059872

SHA256
08969aa0491168fdd4c0b4642b9b51955e766f0efc4f97191cdd3883e0332d3c

SHA512
3d9a2df50d3918822b9e5472d4818df70b341162efa488045bdbe4d6504f5d4a47221344a518ce1a50129f42b86dd2649d3cca6a3c210ad5fe67cf782a348edc

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RCXFB39.tmp

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
6046720aac4f4261708413a78708364a

SHA1
8bf1cb46fd533e4c359c65b85105f0497e128bfc

SHA256
1bc8022993dadb4ed1ac55e34a662301ef7cb9907d04229b55d1658fcfed9f01

SHA512
6aa74678f2706b82b33fb738ab629e6bef600941942c230b26d61aa9d9b90e6ed86c8b0e44f5c79754b2bf4562fef3eeef902d368e6d4b6b0b0a837f1eb08297

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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\240668156.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
ccd5da4cece5ebb5957883cd48f577b1

SHA1
6e3c535ba9f6dfb79d1a4698a4372730a7c8f1e2

SHA256
80088b3fe0cf14a4c67fa8b6dd2350428527c14469e27c12e438b86efd19445f

SHA512
3cdc2b230becfabedf962c0eeb00f9933e0af7a43c4fae01d29e27d39f39daa196ac8ffb840ff17c493ad3e80874a7b7360252a489a72052e2225f1c1bd28d90

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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/228-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/228-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/228-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4088-11-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4088-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4088-12-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4088-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4088-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4908-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4908-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4908-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4908-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4908-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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