darkgate | 6bef7c9809b35c7a2111872544e68aa29b8323f5936b6b1122c5f4138cf6e1e8

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
155s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
18-08-2024 09:03

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General

Target

86114406553868.csv.exe
Size

3.5MB
MD5

0bd370eef60a45fd61634df249b64b91
SHA1

6758f0170b8227ad373ec35e12e6f300f2f27b42
SHA256

6bef7c9809b35c7a2111872544e68aa29b8323f5936b6b1122c5f4138cf6e1e8
SHA512

b06159c59477dba32c69c53194e832ce2335d038761559328cb04f7f5286d4800fd68f9ac1d61f0063cb138e2e191876e13ab5ee0d03ca9bf44b70e086140f52
SSDEEP

49152:XwREDDMeGGezwQbVqL+ecrCkwYw4z0g3QjfkRiGqUydHeMxWrP+beY7UY714:XwREBGGezfI2hwYDzJQ7UqzdMwZgN

Score

10^/10

darkgate seeksoul discovery execution persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

seeksoul

version6dkgate.duckdns.org

Attributes

anti_analysis
false
anti_debug
false
anti_vm
false
c2_port
5864
check_disk
false
check_ram
false
check_xeon
false
crypter_au3
false
crypter_dll
false
crypter_raw_stub
false
internal_mutex
hOTwjapB
minimum_disk
100
minimum_ram
4096
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true
username
seeksoul

Signatures

DarkGate
DarkGate is an infostealer written in C++.
stealer darkgate

Detect DarkGate stealer 7 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2628-32-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2628-38-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2628-39-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2628-40-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2628-41-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2628-42-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2656-43-0x0000000000A30000-0x00000000011D2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2892 created 1152	2892	Autoit3.exe	20
PID 2628 created 612	2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	30

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
612	86114406553868.csv.tmp
2892	Autoit3.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2700	86114406553868.csv.exe
612	86114406553868.csv.tmp

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2958949473-3205530200-1453100116-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dcabehb = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\cbbdffc\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\cbbdffc\\fabebhf.a3x"	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2958949473-3205530200-1453100116-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dcabehb = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\cbbdffc\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\cbbdffc\\fabebhf.a3x"	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoIT 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Using AutoIT for possible automate script.

execution

AutoHotKey & AutoIT

T1059.010

pid	Process
2892	Autoit3.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WMIC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	86114406553868.csv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	86114406553868.csv.tmp
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Autoit3.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 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	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Autoit3.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	Autoit3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2892	Autoit3.exe
2892	Autoit3.exe
2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
2656	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2616	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2616	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 35 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 612	2700	86114406553868.csv.exe	30
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 612	2700	86114406553868.csv.exe	30
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 612	2700	86114406553868.csv.exe	30
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 612	2700	86114406553868.csv.exe	30
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 612	2700	86114406553868.csv.exe	30
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 612	2700	86114406553868.csv.exe	30
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 612	2700	86114406553868.csv.exe	30
PID 612 wrote to memory of 2892	612	86114406553868.csv.tmp	31
PID 612 wrote to memory of 2892	612	86114406553868.csv.tmp	31
PID 612 wrote to memory of 2892	612	86114406553868.csv.tmp	31
PID 612 wrote to memory of 2892	612	86114406553868.csv.tmp	31
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2820	2892	Autoit3.exe	32
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2820	2892	Autoit3.exe	32
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2820	2892	Autoit3.exe	32
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2820	2892	Autoit3.exe	32
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2616	2820	cmd.exe	34
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2616	2820	cmd.exe	34
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2616	2820	cmd.exe	34
PID 2820 wrote to memory of 2616	2820	cmd.exe	34
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2628	2892	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2628	2892	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2628	2892	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2628	2892	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2628	2892	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2628	2892	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2628	2892	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2628	2892	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2656	2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2656	2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2656	2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2656	2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2656	2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2656	2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2656	2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2656	2628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1152
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.151\GoogleUpdateCore.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.151\GoogleUpdateCore.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2628

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\86114406553868.csv.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\86114406553868.csv.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2700
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-6TR08.tmp\86114406553868.csv.tmp
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-6TR08.tmp\86114406553868.csv.tmp" /SL5="$70216,2630150,845824,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\86114406553868.csv.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:612
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-49M51.tmp\Autoit3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-49M51.tmp\Autoit3.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-49M51.tmp\script.a3x
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoIT
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2892
  - - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\cbbdffc\kgcffaf
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2820
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
        
        wmic ComputerSystem get domain
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:2616
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.151\GoogleUpdateCore.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.151\GoogleUpdateCore.exe"
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2656

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

AutoHotKey & AutoIT

T1059.010

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

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\cbbdffc\bhhbfhb

Filesize
1KB

MD5
aa03d3e2e7c751be15c563740e629d1f

SHA1
b23028ae5a979f8b322f07c38670452e73502f76

SHA256
6d8bb6ec5f051dd8b5020232889f080678ac2bfa0faba4043ddcb83f07bb7909

SHA512
78821e46dae393f4f8e4956f94aae4d16b6e70f3111d7900948f6cfa3d97d8bf9b40272feaecaec80c2c58134a2c1df56cb0662977bb5f1f9daf52d86c68432a

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C:\ProgramData\cbbdffc\kgcffaf

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-49M51.tmp\script.a3x

Filesize
456KB

MD5
3694bf115b834e2259ac51b2e6a26f5c

SHA1
305ff2b980ecdb533600a61770fd9a865eddaf55

SHA256
900c32b827d80a48d734d8e33c1dc694f24fc60c277785808a7cbb2314c8b785

SHA512
84790f75b2cd121de977c7be4fe383890be141e10bf854b5da931452ba973758587296bfd1cdb43b0c5cb444e8eca2778ecd62f93b143224a8847f6940890e0d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fDaAeEC

Filesize
32B

MD5
b069975102ea00ce6950e00be32fe435

SHA1
904d126cd9a3fc5fdd6237e749bd7261a12f7563

SHA256
81e1bd252b9dcef6daa432e8c139177a5026f7d1094de8fa7d8d2b5f355161d5

SHA512
be68e11aee1c345c33806669054d2b6801f2e930783ae3d666a4d3ac0f1598f20292405e397a1e91e0b89235f77a799cd050dd419e9a3766a475643d8c7e0645

Download Submit
C:\temp\cgehbca

Filesize
4B

MD5
b4b11d63380475c36df0bdf86b224419

SHA1
a4dd15c82c0846bec0c89eafbfec61ff5236be08

SHA256
0f8e2493f3ca8cbd3ff540f48a95a42fbe0161e0f4ba0153ae5200c3aee41817

SHA512
af7235b3fc021a83665e89b0b2517318b559a088397f20869c985073af2dd76e0d375eb69a90b3784cd02afb6f043ec4bda0fc09aef8cc4c1b1731d7479b5e40

Download Submit
C:\temp\kaabfbb

Filesize
4B

MD5
3e95ac63ca0141a6817842c7ef512620

SHA1
f001a4f1e5fb524124bbbd4d6d02576b16e33745

SHA256
dda7b0ad79361f78d79cbfa1923fae8aded2a3a0902c91778e0f9f8aaeb1eeee

SHA512
4e3350d898cb77c0551d75ea921aaeda056251fa583f1028aa0d80f0676f61f9e4ab770ae877db606a79e70455447570f64c2e17b3e9be4ed20da7c2b967acbf

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C:\temp\kaabfbb

Filesize
4B

MD5
de5032888bb607fbae83b15c5788fc53

SHA1
f33a7a11a432a27d6464c20abc1ad36ab684a860

SHA256
b7d9bf08ae889ba4787e3d8cab75853c71aa303fdbd838d1960934b22c414024

SHA512
9655d3aa4c091e69974b423922e1950f59772ef420ecdd7912c68208f3ef65742cae7672107ecaaf0d47ac9b0d99cca31508ce194ef48d3ea6a75b9464ce1275

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-49M51.tmp\Autoit3.exe

Filesize
872KB

MD5
c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

SHA1
2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

SHA256
237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

SHA512
195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-6TR08.tmp\86114406553868.csv.tmp

Filesize
3.2MB

MD5
e587511f17c07622f2e88bde6dc2a499

SHA1
08899e43445db2e0d000b3afd80e028636786eeb

SHA256
9fbf0748b5d890c2c28b1ae20aad7fc23a93cc7a57c4a51220d9381af7637c60

SHA512
2e59d9c525c5383c4ea66c785584aa69256a47ffe928a6595cc2bf07469d2da4dd56dcd3d3d42496e593c39eec6356fc4c8a9cdeee6770c7e6c3319b8b614c6e

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memory/612-48-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000005F3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/612-45-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000005F3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/612-8-0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000101000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/612-46-0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000101000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2628-41-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2628-39-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2628-40-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2628-38-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2628-42-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2628-32-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2656-43-0x0000000000A30000-0x00000000011D2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2700-44-0x0000000000FA0000-0x000000000107C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
880KB

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memory/2700-0-0x0000000000FA0000-0x000000000107C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
880KB

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memory/2700-50-0x0000000000FA0000-0x000000000107C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
880KB

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memory/2700-2-0x0000000000FA1000-0x0000000001049000-memory.dmp

Filesize
672KB

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