plugx | 9442f513416e352b7b3e340a05541751d48f17fde61b1766bdd11f25bb13fcc2

General

Target

d104b4bd268324c54a26d52cae69b691_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

244KB
MD5

d104b4bd268324c54a26d52cae69b691
SHA1

2e024c710ad76c632747b48d46afd1af3a2dbd25
SHA256

9442f513416e352b7b3e340a05541751d48f17fde61b1766bdd11f25bb13fcc2
SHA512

e54f3e2bd3eb4cc64a4ad55200f7f28d23e79267e60dfbb438f128cc24d7ff268b065554e870f926dba41938ddf678a13479d40eae95200bd3639d130af97d37
SSDEEP

3072:6wJjo1JaESMaP/pqLFNH3xVyWlEFITYS+5yARrSTpVPsibicyETEJypEkpTeVLOf:PESMSBGPy1GGveNs+ihEIJypEWTevu

Score

10^/10

plugx discovery trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects PlugX payload 19 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2520-2-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006CA000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2272-17-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2320-23-0x0000000000450000-0x000000000048A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2792-30-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2792-56-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2792-55-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2792-51-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2520-50-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006CA000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2792-49-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2792-48-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2272-41-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2320-34-0x0000000000450000-0x000000000048A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2792-32-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/580-66-0x00000000007E0000-0x000000000081A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/580-69-0x00000000007E0000-0x000000000081A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/580-68-0x00000000007E0000-0x000000000081A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2792-70-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2792-71-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx
behavioral1/memory/2792-72-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp	family_plugx

PlugX
PlugX is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that has been around since 2008.
trojan plugx
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

NvSmart.exeNvSmart.exe

pid process

2272 NvSmart.exe
2320 NvSmart.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

NvSmart.exeNvSmart.exe

pid process

2272 NvSmart.exe
2320 NvSmart.exe
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 3 IoCs
Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

Processes:

description ioc

Destination IP 205.252.144.228
Destination IP 61.139.2.69
Destination IP 202.98.96.68

pid	process
2272	NvSmart.exe
2320	NvSmart.exe

pid	process
2272	NvSmart.exe
2320	NvSmart.exe

description	ioc
Destination IP	205.252.144.228
Destination IP	61.139.2.69
Destination IP	202.98.96.68

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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:

d104b4bd268324c54a26d52cae69b691_JaffaCakes118.exeNvSmart.exeNvSmart.exesvchost.exemsiexec.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d104b4bd268324c54a26d52cae69b691_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	NvSmart.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	NvSmart.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msiexec.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 27 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\e6-8e-01-e7-86-13\WpadDecisionTime = d01008d3d900db01	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{7BFEB085-E4BE-4975-B084-4CB92ABE06AB}\WpadDecisionReason = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\e6-8e-01-e7-86-13\WpadDecision = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\e6-8e-01-e7-86-13\WpadDetectedUrl	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Post Platform	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{7BFEB085-E4BE-4975-B084-4CB92ABE06AB}	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{7BFEB085-E4BE-4975-B084-4CB92ABE06AB}\WpadDecisionTime = 308b7ad1d900db01	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{7BFEB085-E4BE-4975-B084-4CB92ABE06AB}\WpadNetworkName = "Network 3"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{7BFEB085-E4BE-4975-B084-4CB92ABE06AB}\WpadDecision = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{7BFEB085-E4BE-4975-B084-4CB92ABE06AB}\e6-8e-01-e7-86-13	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{7BFEB085-E4BE-4975-B084-4CB92ABE06AB}\WpadDecisionTime = d01008d3d900db01	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\e6-8e-01-e7-86-13\WpadDecisionReason = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\e6-8e-01-e7-86-13\WpadDecisionTime = 308b7ad1d900db01	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\e6-8e-01-e7-86-13	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows	svchost.exe

Modifies registry class 2 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\FAST	svchost.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\FAST\CLSID = 42004200310034003500420035004600460045003500360035003700340042000000	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exemsiexec.exe

pid	process
2792	svchost.exe
2792	svchost.exe
2792	svchost.exe
2792	svchost.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
2792	svchost.exe
2792	svchost.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
2792	svchost.exe
2792	svchost.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
2792	svchost.exe
2792	svchost.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
2792	svchost.exe
2792	svchost.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
580	msiexec.exe
2792	svchost.exe
2792	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exemsiexec.exe

pid process

2792 svchost.exe
580 msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs

Processes:

d104b4bd268324c54a26d52cae69b691_JaffaCakes118.exeNvSmart.exeNvSmart.exesvchost.exemsiexec.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2520	d104b4bd268324c54a26d52cae69b691_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2520	d104b4bd268324c54a26d52cae69b691_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2272	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2272	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2320	NvSmart.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	svchost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2792	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	580	msiexec.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	580	msiexec.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

NvSmart.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2792	2320	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2792	2320	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2792	2320	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2792	2320	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2792	2320	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2792	2320	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2792	2320	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2792	2320	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2792	2320	NvSmart.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 580	2792	svchost.exe	msiexec.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d104b4bd268324c54a26d52cae69b691_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d104b4bd268324c54a26d52cae69b691_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2520

C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe
"C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe" 100 2520
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2272

C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe
"C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe" 200 0
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2320
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe 201 0
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2792
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe 209 2792
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:580

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmart.exe

Filesize
46KB

MD5
09b8b54f78a10c435cd319070aa13c28

SHA1
6474d0369f97e72e01e4971128d1062f5c2b3656

SHA256
523d28df917f9d265cd2c0d38df26277bc56a535145100ed82e6f5fdeaae7256

SHA512
c1f2f5c4aa5eb55d255e22db032da954a38a0204fb4d9bc76042f140f1b1e171944aa09b0eb11159323a8b9f33974c73fd32a4f76d976aaa8a16cc9c60a34ca7

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C:\ProgramData\SxS\NvSmartMax.dll

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b97483b385bf30305d5377f6c19af3f2

SHA1
c3a10feecf9ddad0d31d3d7b1b688fbfedc43057

SHA256
5942f9befba6d295b9c63bdf9b3584fe52b01143557a8283c578329ab9a90818

SHA512
2d10d0aa3b723baa0b08bd98d393fbe1346f9599a55fc4c8402ed08091d95a617f128b52a2fa68dcdc800ee0887f386e86afa19f0ded99e75f6a59fc341efe4f

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C:\ProgramData\SxS\boot.ldr

Filesize
157KB

MD5
06963f6fc1be43958311b8f179eb6ee1

SHA1
9adb3fc2abc4a83497c178809c7d7d613a9a6da4

SHA256
ef3afe758d2bef729993c649fe467192218df8c80592814f8b97a193709a208f

SHA512
c24780d8b58aebaed38696c296f2847ebb8dbc16359f0312df3b0380990382a0d8a10863da8c2d6908bff6609bd3fd0251754615e2fc4b775377aef78899832d

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C:\ProgramData\SxS\bug.log

Filesize
622B

MD5
4c40702f2a01d078022bd5d83ed19a14

SHA1
d4e805be1f802bd5738d08f7dd7b5f7a059752b1

SHA256
4bb473c963be50c34f529e4a175019f98dea39b772047a65283e964aa1765cf0

SHA512
f764b9b7141550ed4760c9671d5869efdffeeac3d376576054cb2492feb253eb1014cb85568a042d10502f68e6d60dc8aa0c391a6896380a6168e015b39e3288

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memory/580-67-0x00000000000F0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/580-65-0x0000000000090000-0x0000000000091000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/580-66-0x00000000007E0000-0x000000000081A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/580-69-0x00000000007E0000-0x000000000081A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/580-68-0x00000000007E0000-0x000000000081A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2272-16-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000510000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2272-17-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2272-41-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2320-23-0x0000000000450000-0x000000000048A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2320-34-0x0000000000450000-0x000000000048A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2520-0-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000618000-memory.dmp

Filesize
160KB

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memory/2520-50-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2520-2-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2792-24-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2792-49-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2792-48-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2792-47-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2792-51-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2792-55-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2792-32-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2792-56-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2792-30-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2792-28-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2792-26-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000106000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/2792-27-0x0000000000150000-0x0000000000152000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2792-70-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2792-71-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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memory/2792-72-0x00000000002D0000-0x000000000030A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
232KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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