gh0strat | d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0

General

Target

d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
Size

14.4MB
MD5

1d0b5bc78541c095cb24ef8fcc44228d
SHA1

8144c06135f509be5f8c626a9f71c2b578e2112c
SHA256

d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0
SHA512

f01fefc53824af9dd474d966dae9af45f0bc597836372753f1435211a0b6775784b8a64feef1e5fb9c6982980d6b781a16696bb0b08e741d765e05fb7d762132
SSDEEP

196608:xWT9nO7adfkM5vIVUOiZaO+n79QorkxaOD/zTY1nM+ioDMefzQI2fXOoTL2/D:D7mkMxVDH+nyowQO7anM5OxzuzTLE

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 11 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5016-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5016-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5016-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2752-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2752-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2752-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/924-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/924-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/924-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/924-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2752-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5016-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5016-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5016-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2752-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2752-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2752-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/924-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023411-31.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/924-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/924-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/924-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2752-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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

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

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240606421.txt"	svchos.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

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

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

pid	Process
5016	svchost.exe
2752	TXPlatforn.exe
924	TXPlatforn.exe
2008	svchos.exe
4564	HD_d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
1600	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2008	svchos.exe
1256	svchost.exe
1600	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5016-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5016-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5016-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5016-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2752-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2752-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2752-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/924-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/924-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/924-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/924-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2752-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2752-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

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\240606421.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

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4564	HD_d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
4564	HD_d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.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

pid	Process
1008	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
4564	HD_d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
4564	HD_d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
924	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5016	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	924	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	924	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	924	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	924	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	924	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
4564	HD_d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
4564	HD_d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 5016	4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe	83
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 5016	4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe	83
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 5016	4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe	83
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 3664	5016	svchost.exe	86
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 3664	5016	svchost.exe	86
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 3664	5016	svchost.exe	86
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 924	2752	TXPlatforn.exe	87
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 924	2752	TXPlatforn.exe	87
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 924	2752	TXPlatforn.exe	87
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2008	4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe	88
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2008	4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe	88
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2008	4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe	88
PID 3664 wrote to memory of 1008	3664	cmd.exe	92
PID 3664 wrote to memory of 1008	3664	cmd.exe	92
PID 3664 wrote to memory of 1008	3664	cmd.exe	92
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 4564	4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe	94
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 4564	4220	d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe	94
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1600	1256	svchost.exe	102
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1600	1256	svchost.exe	102
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 1600	1256	svchost.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4220
- 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:5016
- - 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:3664
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:1008
- 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:2008
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4564

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2752
- 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:924

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2372

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:1256
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240606421.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:1600

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
1.2MB

MD5
3aa6eaf557d68edcd9cca6cae59258ad

SHA1
3589638a110fe92c77ea10b07851efa3e8696002

SHA256
c1c6fad03c49e3aad355be1a9bc68bfeb6efefee8a827b0ac18fab50c347a6c6

SHA512
4a07b21f50289d5a5159f9c35eec4d0d4d6118186591e4b4d5d0734cda2a068445506f8810631f0dc79829a649e42eba2dc3152cbee6289353cef3cad88fe4c8

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_d8c5994c193dcececf1b0f144819a714e321bafef738acbea5059e5f57fa1cd0.exe

Filesize
13.2MB

MD5
bd17d91aa5ddce11fb059fcf7192cb0f

SHA1
3f521ea87438d210550e760603d20584b3f683f7

SHA256
ce38724c51292d205d427033b2bc0c9d592bd8e5f673680c69690b2c59fe25db

SHA512
528aa71d53099a27f6e9f903bff4c1f8faf66c718494f996d41808903855cc5f43a8f50a1e54cb1a70f207727c9854f829b30863909e4aa05ace8498cd6b3fad

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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\240606421.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
aafb79c5d9a73e6a5d2bc6f2b150155b

SHA1
eaaa94abf3c9daa21114d387df3f62e9e44b20ea

SHA256
0344cae5086c8e0683c1739243c73afd202db8d9caeb95479e6cc6f92008bbe1

SHA512
231f40785aff3445afc778c28c0f0cf999d3428cbd870a86e02b7c43b073faa2f204e3b0e0ea286a066efb67acb06a459d712eb645b1a9723398ceb31ad9a222

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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/924-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/924-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/924-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/924-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2752-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2752-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2752-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2752-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2752-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4564-49-0x00007FFA14810000-0x00007FFA14812000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/4564-50-0x00007FF7A0E90000-0x00007FF7A1BCA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
13.2MB

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memory/5016-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5016-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5016-4-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/5016-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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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