darkcomet | 1d82eb685802be249d22545fef8ac55cd79ff5469d0e92162260aeab6847bf15

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
153s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240704-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
09/07/2024, 02:54

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General

Target
2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size 657KB
Sample240709-dd53xasfrp
SHA256 1d82eb685802be249d22545fef8ac55cd79ff5469d0e92162260aeab6847bf15
MD5 2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093
SHA1 efc6ed6afa39c48701aaad915c7247800c2fc423
SHA512 141f87655c8e947181b13c17dec5ae9fd046c57748989412a1af4c2c751d793a8a00aed2b9ffab8206aba79330dbb7cbbc7f01c696755b1e590871c9907c0186
SSDEEP 12288:Eg5whZRvIvN6jj03BuaHH8lRAZ2b5g/jAzOrj+mDkFqNmFl4fk9MzVCPuOIPD38s:C0RgHticAf
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

darkcomet latentbot persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

latentbot

darkcomet74663.zapto.org

Signatures

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet
LatentBot
Modular trojan written in Delphi which has been in-the-wild since 2013.
trojan latentbot

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	svhost.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2480455240-981575606-1030659066-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	wscript.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\rundll32 .exe	cmd.exe
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\rundll32 .exe	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2340	svhost.exe

UPX packed file 23 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2340-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2340-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2480455240-981575606-1030659066-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\rundll32 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\rundll32 .exe"	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2900 set thread context of 2340	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	88

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	svhost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	svhost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	svhost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	svhost.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	svhost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe
2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe
2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe
2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe
2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe
2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe
2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe
2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2340	svhost.exe
Token: 33	2340	svhost.exe
Token: 34	2340	svhost.exe
Token: 35	2340	svhost.exe
Token: 36	2340	svhost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 4896	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 4896	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 4896	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 856	4896	cmd.exe	86
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 856	4896	cmd.exe	86
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 856	4896	cmd.exe	86
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 5024	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 5024	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 5024	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2340	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2340	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2340	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2340	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2340	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2340	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2340	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2340	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 4468	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 4468	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 4468	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2452	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2452	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2452	2900	2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 856 wrote to memory of 1004	856	wscript.exe	92
PID 856 wrote to memory of 1004	856	wscript.exe	92
PID 856 wrote to memory of 1004	856	wscript.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2900
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\java.bat
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4896
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe
    wscript.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\invs.vbs" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\java2.bat
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:856
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\java2.bat" "
      4⤵
      Drops startup file
      PID:1004
- C:\Windows\Temp\svhost.exe
  C:\Windows\Temp\svhost.exe
  2⤵
  PID:5024
- C:\Windows\Temp\svhost.exe
  C:\Windows\Temp\svhost.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2340
- C:\Windows\Temp\svhost.exe
  C:\Windows\Temp\svhost.exe
  2⤵
  PID:4468
- C:\Windows\Temp\svhost.exe
  C:\Windows\Temp\svhost.exe
  2⤵
  PID:2452

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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invs.vbs

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\invs.vbs
Size 78B
SHA256 20a98a7e6e137bb1b9bd5ef6911a479cb8eac925b80d6db4e70b19f62a40cce2
MD5 c578d9653b22800c3eb6b6a51219bbb8
SHA1 a97aa251901bbe179a48dbc7a0c1872e163b1f2d
SHA512 3ae6dc8f02d1a78e1235a0782b632972da5a74ab32287cc41aa672d4fa4a9d34bb5fc50eba07b6915f2e61c402927cd5f6feeb7f7602afa2f64e91efb3b7fc4d
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java.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\java.bat
Size 47B
SHA256 d1a915a5e0286b1648a6e094f52813e2b5766dce3acf6342b297f7ca113545f1
MD5 81bf5400486e5da45ba0c6c1399d843f
SHA1 d70a7c4d3f3057a3ef5b8b1c764b40b3d3b4d59d
SHA512 ebeee9eb5249ee1b278bf6c1fbcd91e4c073a241203f218dfa2edfa708a37679c6e6a78751de55b4640a024b32ce4389bd5d931401309163950cd15b4a91c140
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java2.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\java2.bat
Size 151B
SHA256 d9aa03911260779b1f8a9b046a7ecf7aa87b0f13c762491fe8e06c482bac09a3
MD5 ed28c618f7d8306e3736432b58bb5d27
SHA1 441e6dab70e31d9c599fcd9e2d32009038781b42
SHA512 4257d8839e881a9ab6de6230a9df1e81456cb796eb9ee2361789fa5fe4c81b297ed1c472f91d97bb0b2ebdb6acadb924617e6ffd32fc96d8ddcebf8fee4a7880
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rundll32-.txt

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rundll32-.txt
Size 657KB
SHA256 1d82eb685802be249d22545fef8ac55cd79ff5469d0e92162260aeab6847bf15
MD5 2ec0ba70a24a523cee42f7cfa3fde093
SHA1 efc6ed6afa39c48701aaad915c7247800c2fc423
SHA512 141f87655c8e947181b13c17dec5ae9fd046c57748989412a1af4c2c751d793a8a00aed2b9ffab8206aba79330dbb7cbbc7f01c696755b1e590871c9907c0186
SSDEEP 12288:Eg5whZRvIvN6jj03BuaHH8lRAZ2b5g/jAzOrj+mDkFqNmFl4fk9MzVCPuOIPD38s:C0RgHticAf
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svhost.exe

Path C:\Windows\Temp\svhost.exe
Size 1.1MB
SHA256 b3a37093609f9a20ad60b85a9fa9de2ba674cba9b5bd687729440c70ba619ca0
MD5 d881de17aa8f2e2c08cbb7b265f928f9
SHA1 08936aebc87decf0af6e8eada191062b5e65ac2a
SHA512 5f23bfb1b8740247b36ed0ab741738c7d4c949736129e767213e321607d1ccd3e3a8428e4ba44bd28a275b5e3f6206285b1a522514b7ef7ea5e698d90a713d34
SSDEEP 24576:jp2silPBMIXGWClfuRcUGIJYK15Qs/QZM:jp2sMO7VzUTJH15QFZM
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memory/2340-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-26-0x00000000022D0000-0x00000000022D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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memory/2900-40-0x00000000752C0000-0x0000000075871000-memory.dmp

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memory/2900-37-0x00000000752C0000-0x0000000075871000-memory.dmp

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memory/2900-36-0x00000000752C2000-0x00000000752C3000-memory.dmp

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memory/2900-1-0x00000000752C0000-0x0000000075871000-memory.dmp

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memory/2900-2-0x00000000752C0000-0x0000000075871000-memory.dmp

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memory/2900-0-0x00000000752C2000-0x00000000752C3000-memory.dmp

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