modiloader | 8afb877b0e356b29e82377ab5ca9dffaeffba6fb5695cd2c427f6643e0a2a9ef

General

Target

7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

735KB
MD5

7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2
SHA1

a877e4bb37ad1e929f9b3740e5e6c5a6451211a4
SHA256

8afb877b0e356b29e82377ab5ca9dffaeffba6fb5695cd2c427f6643e0a2a9ef
SHA512

2ca2608b21908e9509a2e7a50d4ee3e0dcc0159c7612a96b8c8d90199d4c60ee50cdc9e5ace3b577fff86cb9edef5e5cacc3a1f71ad0919bb309d4a69770e0d4
SSDEEP

12288:Xo7YNQOX4WioPJicryGBWECToJ/FVsZHe9HOobmqMrUARtvp62DrcPeAnPaPaT:YwQ16icoECO8Z+9HOobmNrUKxF6BgO

Score

10^/10

modiloader discovery evasion persistence trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

ModiLoader, DBatLoader
ModiLoader is a Delphi loader that misuses cloud services to download other malicious families.
trojan modiloader
UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control
T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools
T1562.001

Modify Registry
T1112

Processes:

services.exe

description ioc process

Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" services.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	services.exe

ModiLoader Second Stage 19 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4576-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/4576-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/4576-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/908-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2

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

Processes:

7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1403246978-718555486-3105247137-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

services.exeservices.exe

pid process

4504 services.exe
908 services.exe
Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

Processes:

services.exe

pid process

908 services.exe
908 services.exe
908 services.exe
908 services.exe

pid	process
4504	services.exe
908	services.exe

pid	process
908	services.exe
908	services.exe
908	services.exe
908	services.exe

UPX packed file 22 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4576-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4576-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4576-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4576-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4576-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/908-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

services.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1403246978-718555486-3105247137-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Win32 = "C:\\Windows\\services.exe"	services.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exeservices.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	services.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	services.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

Processes:

7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exeservices.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3936 set thread context of 4576	3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 4504 set thread context of 908	4504	services.exe	services.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exeservices.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\services.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\ntdtcstp.dll	services.exe
File created	C:\Windows\cmsetac.dll	services.exe
File created	C:\Windows\services.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Processes:

7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exeservices.exeservices.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	services.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	services.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exevssvc.exeservices.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4576	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1364	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1364	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	1364	vssvc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	908	services.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	908	services.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

Processes:

7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exeservices.exeservices.exe

pid	process
3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
4504	services.exe
4504	services.exe
908	services.exe
908	services.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

Processes:

7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exeservices.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4576	3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4576	3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4576	3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4576	3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4576	3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4576	3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4576	3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4576	3936	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 4504	4576	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	services.exe
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 4504	4576	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	services.exe
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 4504	4576	7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	services.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 908	4504	services.exe	services.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 908	4504	services.exe	services.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 908	4504	services.exe	services.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 908	4504	services.exe	services.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 908	4504	services.exe	services.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 908	4504	services.exe	services.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 908	4504	services.exe	services.exe
PID 4504 wrote to memory of 908	4504	services.exe	services.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion

Modify Registry
T1112

Processes:

services.exe

description ioc process

Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" services.exe
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	services.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3936

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4576

C:\Windows\services.exe
"C:\Windows\services.exe"
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4504

C:\Windows\services.exe
C:\Windows\services.exe
4⤵
- UAC bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- System policy modification
PID:908

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1364

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1548.002

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\cmsetac.dll

Filesize
33KB

MD5
03b72f088ff08827946b9f11e228c76a

SHA1
6c54dbfe26c5b9f1dc1770f292fb168612893fb0

SHA256
bbf00616e31005c1e98da5f933a570505bc2661a5ca8dfbd986961bb41bbca42

SHA512
b155670aab9ce5e6d4b50d80e38b10fc62627f11f9f51c5d4eb5dcbd67555b4101d4e193be6bf0107a28aad7b2bbeab3f8292acaac9f6e0d04c0a19c2d610511

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C:\Windows\ntdtcstp.dll

Filesize
7KB

MD5
67587e25a971a141628d7f07bd40ffa0

SHA1
76fcd014539a3bb247cc0b761225f68bd6055f6b

SHA256
e6829866322d68d5c5b78e3d48dcec70a41cdc42c6f357a44fd329f74a8b4378

SHA512
6e6de7aa02c48f8b96b06e5f1160fbc5c95312320636e138cc997ef3362a61bc50ec03db1f06292eb964cd71915ddb2ec2eb741432c7da44215a4acbb576a350

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C:\Windows\services.exe

Filesize
735KB

MD5
7539ca162020130ad84e83ff3029dbd2

SHA1
a877e4bb37ad1e929f9b3740e5e6c5a6451211a4

SHA256
8afb877b0e356b29e82377ab5ca9dffaeffba6fb5695cd2c427f6643e0a2a9ef

SHA512
2ca2608b21908e9509a2e7a50d4ee3e0dcc0159c7612a96b8c8d90199d4c60ee50cdc9e5ace3b577fff86cb9edef5e5cacc3a1f71ad0919bb309d4a69770e0d4

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\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\D5EAE89A

Filesize
14B

MD5
e945136a18af5e6c43b8f2af886b9a50

SHA1
222dfac9c1d4f2f49e4dc501f7dd8c5ff76f41db

SHA256
f2d645adae42f77eb17a8a246fdcc0299f956137a728ecfdf91ae7d430a89772

SHA512
73ce8d9f33fc3be4fd8090e3ae046fdb1ae7210404bdeab032a4e88e0ff989f9be2367087106c9e29be99bde68f46e0c513c3da79f5a23ecadf9d61b840b5b9e

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memory/908-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-45-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/908-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-49-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/908-48-0x0000000002750000-0x0000000002758000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/908-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/908-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/3936-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/3936-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/4504-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/4576-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/4576-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/4576-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/4576-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/4576-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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