darkcomet | dfd0da819764547d4ec0c70f17b0461416bed3db0be3df399588635db2bf4da0

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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30-08-2024 18:34

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General

Target

cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d
SHA1

e873f810351e9fa2e27e89191f1aba02eb14d5de
SHA256

dfd0da819764547d4ec0c70f17b0461416bed3db0be3df399588635db2bf4da0
SHA512

6990b21a3bf984b1e78e1a50ba166d0443cf434364afba981c1783c39ee4560a676433da276bf035ed6d677c93dafb041eada90e9cc518bfe3b36d04ec446ba1
SSDEEP

24576:uKiQgRxWQvVW2f09pNXZGtCjaWN9x7qUlAVbx:uKdgjWQvcTX0tCWWNr7qUlAd

Score

10^/10

darkcomet latentbot guest16 discovery evasion rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

runescapeddos.zapto.org:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-FLVLT7H

Attributes

gencode
WesYzs0NizmP
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false

Extracted

Family

latentbot

runescapeddos.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

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	vbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	vbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "0"	vbc.exe

Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\wscsvc\Start = "4"	vbc.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	vbc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	vbc.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-355097885-2402257403-2971294179-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	vbc.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Processes:

attrib.exeattrib.exe

pid	Process
840	attrib.exe
3932	attrib.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

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-355097885-2402257403-2971294179-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	vbc.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exe

pid	Process
4124	vbc.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Scripting
T1064

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	vbc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4080 set thread context of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87

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 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

Processes:

notepad.execmd.execmd.exeattrib.exeattrib.execb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exevbc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exe

pid	Process
4124	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4124	vbc.exe
Token: 33	4124	vbc.exe
Token: 34	4124	vbc.exe
Token: 35	4124	vbc.exe
Token: 36	4124	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

vbc.exe

pid	Process
4124	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 50 IoCs

Processes:

cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exevbc.execmd.execmd.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4080 wrote to memory of 4124	4080	cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 3360	4124	vbc.exe	88
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 3360	4124	vbc.exe	88
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 3360	4124	vbc.exe	88
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 4828	4124	vbc.exe	89
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 4828	4124	vbc.exe	89
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 4828	4124	vbc.exe	89
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2256	4124	vbc.exe	91
PID 3360 wrote to memory of 840	3360	cmd.exe	93
PID 3360 wrote to memory of 840	3360	cmd.exe	93
PID 3360 wrote to memory of 840	3360	cmd.exe	93
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 3932	4828	cmd.exe	94
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 3932	4828	cmd.exe	94
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 3932	4828	cmd.exe	94

System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

vbc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern	vbc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern\NoControlPanel = "1"	vbc.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion	vbc.exe

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Processes:

attrib.exeattrib.exe

pid	Process
840	attrib.exe
3932	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4080
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - Modifies security service
  - Windows security bypass
  - Disables RegEdit via registry modification
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Windows security modification
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:4124
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3360
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb6bde01b9bd96be9e7a3b39601d696d_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
      4⤵
      Sets file to hidden
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:840
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4828
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
      4⤵
      Sets file to hidden
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:3932
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2256

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scripting

T1064

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Scripting

T1064

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
d881de17aa8f2e2c08cbb7b265f928f9

SHA1
08936aebc87decf0af6e8eada191062b5e65ac2a

SHA256
b3a37093609f9a20ad60b85a9fa9de2ba674cba9b5bd687729440c70ba619ca0

SHA512
5f23bfb1b8740247b36ed0ab741738c7d4c949736129e767213e321607d1ccd3e3a8428e4ba44bd28a275b5e3f6206285b1a522514b7ef7ea5e698d90a713d34

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memory/2256-15-0x00000000012B0000-0x00000000012B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4080-12-0x0000000074760000-0x0000000074D11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4080-1-0x0000000074760000-0x0000000074D11000-memory.dmp

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5.7MB

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memory/4080-2-0x0000000074760000-0x0000000074D11000-memory.dmp

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5.7MB

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memory/4080-0-0x0000000074762000-0x0000000074763000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/4124-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-13-0x00000000022D0000-0x00000000022D1000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/4124-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/4124-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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