gh0strat | fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
140s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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24-09-2024 11:55

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General

Target

fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe
Size

2.0MB
MD5

2d47c5dfafadd7c7974be14370517fc0
SHA1

a4ca61746045adc930dac56179e589b9696b641f
SHA256

fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382
SHA512

eebaefda6914c2d8b8c1ff8c112c2f217910412e43a801cffb0df11a7d9849a654cbdf13e3b83cd669e2afd75693841da707f088a47089269d2822654dcd90ed
SSDEEP

49152:bM8kreqST3gNH92gVmc//////ZTVJ50BSRc0OlYouOP8GPhLZB:se53gNH92gVmc///////J5pW0Qui8GPt

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox bootkit discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 6 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2876-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2876-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2876-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2288-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2288-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2288-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 7 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2876-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2876-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2876-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x000600000001878d-36.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2288-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2288-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2288-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat
PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
rootkit trojan purplefox

Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatforn.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatforn.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2320	OD¼ì²â.exe
2876	47.exe
2900	r.exe
2996	TXPlatforn.exe
2288	TXPlatforn.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2104	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe
2104	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe
2152	cmd.exe
2220	cmd.exe
2900	r.exe
2996	TXPlatforn.exe

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PhysicalDrive0	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259443203.bat	r.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	47.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	47.exe

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2876-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2876-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2876-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2876-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2288-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2288-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2288-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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	r.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	47.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatforn.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	OD¼ì²â.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	PING.EXE

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2620	PING.EXE
2972	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2620	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2104	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2288	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2876	47.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2288	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2288	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2288	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2288	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2288	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2104	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe
2104	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 38 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2320	2104	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe	30
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2320	2104	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe	30
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2320	2104	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe	30
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2320	2104	fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe	30
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2152	2320	OD¼ì²â.exe	31
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2152	2320	OD¼ì²â.exe	31
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2152	2320	OD¼ì²â.exe	31
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2152	2320	OD¼ì²â.exe	31
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2220	2320	OD¼ì²â.exe	32
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2220	2320	OD¼ì²â.exe	32
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2220	2320	OD¼ì²â.exe	32
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2220	2320	OD¼ì²â.exe	32
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2876	2152	cmd.exe	35
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2876	2152	cmd.exe	35
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2876	2152	cmd.exe	35
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2876	2152	cmd.exe	35
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2876	2152	cmd.exe	35
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2876	2152	cmd.exe	35
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2876	2152	cmd.exe	35
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2900	2220	cmd.exe	36
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2900	2220	cmd.exe	36
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2900	2220	cmd.exe	36
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2900	2220	cmd.exe	36
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2972	2876	47.exe	38
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2972	2876	47.exe	38
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2972	2876	47.exe	38
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2972	2876	47.exe	38
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 2288	2996	TXPlatforn.exe	40
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 2288	2996	TXPlatforn.exe	40
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 2288	2996	TXPlatforn.exe	40
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 2288	2996	TXPlatforn.exe	40
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 2288	2996	TXPlatforn.exe	40
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 2288	2996	TXPlatforn.exe	40
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 2288	2996	TXPlatforn.exe	40
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2620	2972	cmd.exe	41
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2620	2972	cmd.exe	41
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2620	2972	cmd.exe	41
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2620	2972	cmd.exe	41

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fec4bc02d6327dfe396635b87b642cfd5d4fbcfbf951e23b3e2dfd839285b382.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2104
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OD¼ì²â.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\OD¼ì²â.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2320
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\47.exe"
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2152
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\47.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\47.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Drops file in System32 directory
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2876
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\47.exe > nul
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:2972
      - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        
        ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
        6⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        Runs ping.exe
        
        PID:2620
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\r.exe"
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2220
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\r.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\r.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Loads dropped DLL
      Drops file in System32 directory
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2900

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2996
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -acsi
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Drivers directory
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2288

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

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\47.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
20b05a93c5de23f1fe6c87f6bc4dabd5

SHA1
8cfc236635ec6b7ce78da31d098bc42cfbe89fa0

SHA256
3aa540780b32d22430706ac275b967c2f93d308f1f57fb794b67f0941fc6fe89

SHA512
4786eeea8d57c5cb1b655c11795af2d75ba7620b493c37d01685574af2749f32589963fb78fadd621ea4d8d3b9616bb31a4e8cd8675dcbb5292c22ad040831ac

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OD¼ì²â.exe

Filesize
586KB

MD5
20bbaea0f63e79ddfd42da8cc35763e0

SHA1
bf48a4a1bd8e8b611bbe57a05d5d9e406d7bf9a6

SHA256
fae6449a0d0a6fbc4f1fc2ed341a6c10d81e07d864677116626b04f9ceb83c46

SHA512
532de5f15703de5c22c0593074e69f754f7590ede1529e774caa9cef133d9c228555b24e168645fa0d99ecaa18e78c56e5a17514e8158dcabca8d824a9af876f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\r.exe

Filesize
93KB

MD5
4992f3334ad36ff3f61a3b2e3ba7336c

SHA1
61d93ffde435d0d6b1ff0b4fdeef65d79d1f06e8

SHA256
f6b53c8cbef17932ef640bb83b07e56067ffaa582330bb1f68001194a84d1641

SHA512
4772747b159d887ec183c17142dab4bff3595d988a9fa1d28463b82a96f7da0069765cf9e71f1eb33d97c66eb2756103bdd6cc05693f6d76a2ba823ec128d3e0

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259443203.bat

Filesize
50KB

MD5
48cde36701c03f80d592dab687d01558

SHA1
034e870096921af16c41123b5dc72be8438dd7ed

SHA256
7144834d81fdddc783b6544bc98d8fca2a0688e1acd9793f8695561b47e4bb22

SHA512
b10f0d904f4abc174535821afbbbdde93f973d0ad11974ff1407af7d42e5722bd0bca8dc72bda42c6fc8cef1607912de0ca68d3a97584f9c101ec5396755e491

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memory/2104-18-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2104-63-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-10-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-11-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-17-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-16-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-21-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-20-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-19-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-12-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-14-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-15-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-61-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-62-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-60-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-13-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2104-59-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2288-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2288-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2288-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2320-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000498000-memory.dmp

Filesize
608KB

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memory/2876-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2876-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2876-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2876-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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