ardamax | a7ff4ec634c66ccea10417e86dfce613e278029b6f11f5ec25f14611561f6b03

Analysis

max time kernel
122s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
21-09-2024 21:08

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General

Target

f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

867KB
MD5

f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72
SHA1

763cda7015d4a16bfe8ee522eab102b3fcb7de8c
SHA256

a7ff4ec634c66ccea10417e86dfce613e278029b6f11f5ec25f14611561f6b03
SHA512

8cef6fadcafb44b4c479e952d58238b5ce4d1d879696757271456fcdd18fddfaaeaaef2878ee829d5338fd2f9c59c0e8e63a2fdf3ce7470687e2f6117bfd81b9
SSDEEP

24576:Lc8SjVYKV0omqByAMnuQEf+7p3jletEKDx0B7zM:Lct5dFMnllUt2W

Score

10^/10

ardamax defense_evasion discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000018690-9.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2796	BTKY.exe
2684	380_love.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
2796	BTKY.exe
2796	BTKY.exe

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\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\BTKY Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\BTKY.exe"	BTKY.exe

Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012
Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004

Drops file in System32 directory 9 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.001	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.009	BTKY.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.009	BTKY.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.006	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.007	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.exe	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	BTKY.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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	BTKY.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	380_love.exe

Modifies registry class 36 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\VersionIndependentProgID\ = "PLA.ServerDataCollectorSet"	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\ProgID\	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\FLAGS	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\VersionIndependentProgID\	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\Version\	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\InprocServer32\ = "%SystemRoot%\\SysWow64\\pla.dll"	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\FLAGS\	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\TypeLib\	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\HELPDIR	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\TypeLib\ = "{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}"	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\Version\ = "1.0"	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\ = "AcroIEHelper 1.0 Type Library"	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\0\win32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Adobe\\Acrobat\\ActiveX\\AcroIEHelper.dll"	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\LocalServer32	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\LocalServer32\	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\ProgID	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\ = "Ahogamid Joloq Azizihaq"	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\0\	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\InprocServer32	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\ProgID\ = "PLA.ServerDataCollectorSet.1"	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\VersionIndependentProgID	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\0\win32\	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\HELPDIR\	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\LocalServer32\ = "%SystemRoot%\\SysWow64\\plasrv.exe"	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\0\win32	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\HELPDIR\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Adobe\\Acrobat\\ActiveX\\"	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\TypeLib	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\Version	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AB58A458-F56E-4BCF-ACA3-B3CE4803DDEB}\InprocServer32\	BTKY.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\0	BTKY.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2A3494F3-0046-6B47-4297-49440D439F28}\1.0\FLAGS\ = "0"	BTKY.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2796	BTKY.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2796	BTKY.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2796	BTKY.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2796	BTKY.exe
2796	BTKY.exe
2796	BTKY.exe
2796	BTKY.exe
2796	BTKY.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2796	2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2796	2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2796	2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2796	2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2684	2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2684	2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2684	2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2684	2224	f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 2892	2796	BTKY.exe	33
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 2892	2796	BTKY.exe	33
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 2892	2796	BTKY.exe	33
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 2892	2796	BTKY.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f09de775370cf787b5227e237871af72_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2224
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\BTKY.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2796
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2892
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\380_love.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\380_love.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2684

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

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\380_love.exe

Filesize
94KB

MD5
d74dae91a831db717e0c3331d790e7d7

SHA1
e9541c210eab80dd2d4d971f41133cd84c60045d

SHA256
ffab65bd548117dc76b8f85aedf069014224c9b7191a23e956191ab60f4cf413

SHA512
6e31eac13a36f5f24001939404f502a189e856c27bee8dbb301bbefa4d2c1540bc6901db59253751d9d875d6d7dc42898b9fe3777fad95aff80aa595c0d170ed

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

Filesize
457KB

MD5
d2366486acd1a1e7512b0024ea3c7bdb

SHA1
c9a4948a2902c899fbc8f51755a745b220f26265

SHA256
7142651f09fa4a93574850904e21ac8c99dd4e4aff728e2ba68188a459f53461

SHA512
50c77906a2175ab488198e2d240d6d8178a189369fc93ff5099e59e1114f8ac1b5496e639d128a60626403b2303a60c51d6f8abae886d90ec2eef03617eeabd5

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.001

Filesize
386B

MD5
2b948a1b6c9589b02c2a9a52e24932b4

SHA1
155d5840c5724af6ed469b483c5ad2407f79050d

SHA256
bf795c23784d0e958cf5205a00c059956f31985a31e212c4bb019f9a9e33c604

SHA512
801a990347c48a5a798f18ff5bb682d98894e897e3faac4764bb9fc1dfd11c7be9c3db9b23f9fa3ca16e253af93fe3dd5bb5585429d7f160acc0929d7a2b513b

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
31854a50b294dd312eb7fa9eb1c99537

SHA1
e0b1682a001e15d0e0e1c1ca732cafb5c80b3160

SHA256
2fe2d55aae2deef38a37c9679d74ecf05699d6919760794f69583b43b7fe308c

SHA512
0482a4981ba242d4e931bd8b9eb5d606492cffb7609fb69fb349ed19c7a9e36a7e240e5ebe759505d253c5e72fb771612a76419c36fb035987a166569a5111c2

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
603451f504bedb28c3a7bae4c89abf24

SHA1
cbfe12186b54663f60663c349739c7a49950c44e

SHA256
e4d6577ea390274308877284b6d0cd6672aeb0e76c9c9847ac59c0964f050d13

SHA512
136e28e288b3ce26b37c82b078a3440e3232c0f874d7d33e8e6fb6eadfd0024b9009448500c716523b81f142fa3bebf7d11f1dd3e8e6143867b06335eb5f9612

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin

Filesize
105B

MD5
27c90d4d9b049f4cd00f32ed1d2e5baf

SHA1
338a3ea8f1e929d8916ece9b6e91e697eb562550

SHA256
172d6f21165fb3ca925e5b000451fd8946920206f7438018c28b158b90cf5ffb

SHA512
d73dadb3cf74c647ce5bad5b87d3fb42a212defcba8afb8cf962020b61a0369c0a2b1005797583daf1f1ae88b29b7288bc544a53d643f3519cf604aa0ffd6dae

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@EF00.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
f1cf9fcbddeadabb738de497ffefdced

SHA1
7385a7c87e245da89cc5ef8f9295678c1566f25d

SHA256
086083bc73b14286f9c3c29df8b8dc6f014d8b084267fbaeee0af56344d1f779

SHA512
3a3b9d279b4c131ef3f358e0163f60ec9e60160a2cc45488adb915fea6642f3df5d35da2ccb6983d790401d237fbc808829f42c42ef958e7a0eac98fc33bb3f6

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\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BTKY.exe

Filesize
648KB

MD5
ce568bcaf7285124f764aff92f5079d4

SHA1
886f698e2239cf615f12b503853a5fa28c53aefc

SHA256
59d7d6de8a9e2d5535703d22c36888889530fd011d7f71cf034e93e36e7527af

SHA512
9f6e3496930cb5dd9c9403acc865bc94f63f64af49a27ffeedbc9d9082d50bff4a7a772bb98d4a2719f0ecae144393de9cc273ba83ae00abe347b0be0d7c9866

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memory/2224-52-0x00000000029F0000-0x0000000002ACF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2224-25-0x00000000029F0000-0x0000000002ACF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2684-57-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2684-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2684-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2796-39-0x0000000003100000-0x0000000003101000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-37-0x00000000030C0000-0x00000000030C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-32-0x0000000000790000-0x0000000000791000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-31-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000541000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-44-0x0000000003110000-0x0000000003111000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-43-0x00000000030D0000-0x00000000030D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-42-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-41-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-34-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-35-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000561000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-36-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-33-0x0000000000780000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-38-0x00000000030B0000-0x00000000030B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/2796-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2796-54-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000039A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/2796-55-0x0000000003100000-0x0000000003101000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-40-0x0000000003120000-0x0000000003121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2796-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2796-27-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000039A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/2796-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2796-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2796-71-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000039A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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