Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
27-09-2024 15:11
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
Behavioral task
behavioral5
Sample
CabDLL.dll
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral6
Sample
CabDLL.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
General
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Target
faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe
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Size
244KB
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MD5
faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c
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SHA1
87125b3c834d71fa211202fce5f23c0b9a2fd5ac
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SHA256
407f184e29f751d364c0b48018a56c15fb0cb7d29cc047d9340600f7fef09fe3
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SHA512
745b7e75a7c8f4a46c204bd7465452827e8d05f65c47576bc2652e880b6217f31cca5823ea211e77a8648624c6c58c8b6eef4037f9c8caaab017ba3cf4ce4c1a
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SSDEEP
6144:Yn/L+VEuw+SfqPtJIgtcf9KrKI5SJD4+04Vgts:uaEuw+QqPtqg2srKoSX04Vgts
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\README.hta
Signatures
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Cerber
Cerber is a widely used ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), first seen in 2017.
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Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
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Blocklisted process makes network request 3 IoCs
flow pid Process 1544 3036 mshta.exe 1546 3036 mshta.exe 1548 3036 mshta.exe -
Contacts a large (518) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
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Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 1004 cmd.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312935884-697965778-3955649944-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp8C29.bmp" faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2960 set thread context of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 -
Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\ACADEMIC.ONE faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\README.hta faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\BLANK.ONE faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\BUSINESS.ONE faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\DESIGNER.ONE faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\PLANNERS.ONE faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\ faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\-1 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language DllHost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mshta.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 2108 PING.EXE -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 2396 taskkill.exe -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312935884-697965778-3955649944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main mshta.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2108 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 45 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2168 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2168 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2168 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2168 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2168 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2168 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2616 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2616 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 2616 vssvc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2396 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3036 mshta.exe 3036 mshta.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1224 2960 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 2688 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 32 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 2688 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 32 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 2688 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 32 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 2688 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 32 PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2168 2688 cmd.exe 34 PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2168 2688 cmd.exe 34 PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2168 2688 cmd.exe 34 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 3036 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 40 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 3036 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 40 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 3036 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 40 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 3036 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 40 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 1004 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 41 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 1004 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 41 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 1004 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 41 PID 1224 wrote to memory of 1004 1224 faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe 41 PID 1004 wrote to memory of 2396 1004 cmd.exe 43 PID 1004 wrote to memory of 2396 1004 cmd.exe 43 PID 1004 wrote to memory of 2396 1004 cmd.exe 43 PID 1004 wrote to memory of 2108 1004 cmd.exe 44 PID 1004 wrote to memory of 2108 1004 cmd.exe 44 PID 1004 wrote to memory of 2108 1004 cmd.exe 44 -
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2960 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe"2⤵
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1224 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2688 -
C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WMIC.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe shadowcopy delete4⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2168
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\README.hta"3⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3036
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"3⤵
- Deletes itself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1004 -
C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im "faa343538216fe6c8e714ebb8ffc141c_JaffaCakes118.exe"4⤵
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2396
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C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXEping -n 1 127.0.0.14⤵
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2108
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2616
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1212
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
61KB
MD5bc9868c42bf341ff102ea66ce8eda4a1
SHA174bc6aaa74b9143347a448b20c5ef3d81d68291b
SHA25642bff33751c645ba1d3356c42c38bf9b3b1742985af394b0250d6c8a1d4fafeb
SHA5120d28a8b61204d411923146e17f031f5dd6cd6f41fa69f13b37e9cd9bbb09871d2b9fd3b92bd16fefab292794ebabafeb296933acf2bb1d660c9cddaf55a7cb1e
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Filesize
3KB
MD5305b44f07fdb6c865dc2b8d74fee4502
SHA1b1fdb442c3e3b511573c8fa2d2a0f995ab88f7ca
SHA25674657f83c746aec7819b86c094699714b844150316f8ec97bcfee02aab2923aa
SHA5125a197b235e683704b3153b4e675293fd6a5aa48aff56a75c8de7469765c1659c577df44ad7da954d4f318e995b5cd41f0b5009c8a52a48b1384e6a09dbd80350
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Filesize
1KB
MD54f984df186ae82cf7b4609f5219e09e5
SHA11a70573683fe12ac6ac26ee97eb64497f505c16a
SHA2560e83a653cca61256929c2746b9f500b43504c188ec30d1cf8a9504751704ef37
SHA512dd6f04bd498ee46134e15b08c0cbd56080a754cd931af7125c10873ac5cc9f70fe0f169df76bd66e0f5759de38bdf8e63586139f8d7d27a803d392b8b4a57d4e
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Filesize
11KB
MD5a436db0c473a087eb61ff5c53c34ba27
SHA165ea67e424e75f5065132b539c8b2eda88aa0506
SHA25675ed40311875312617d6711baed0be29fcaee71031ca27a8d308a72b15a51e49
SHA512908f46a855480af6eacb2fb64de0e60b1e04bbb10b23992e2cf38a4cbebdcd7d3928c4c022d7ad9f7479265a8f426b93eef580afec95570e654c360d62f5e08d
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Filesize
11KB
MD5a4e290c0d88de000d90d0c9622168b93
SHA149d722fa296acf6dbf916a71c6da84afeb55e41a
SHA25696af45cf0974c54544c9f1624c279864cc3d92bccc79be72b50af71176934796
SHA51252dc0e8b5934df2b920f878d665b51a37ceca9efda0bf5e0de1c1915a0e27a0df7e2e22764dd32fc47ed15069cd8aab8ffc5ce0c328df2cea6d9d73a8aa7e44c