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:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
02-10-2024 23:03
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
AvosLocker.exe
Resource
win7-20240708-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
AvosLocker.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
General
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Target
AvosLocker.exe
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Size
807KB
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MD5
8da384b2427b8397a5934182c159c257
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SHA1
7bcd2d32a19c1ac7bd014dc9e64b806fdff5f5de
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SHA256
f8e99bbacc62b0f72aa12f5f92e35607fa0382a881fe4a4b9476fc6b87a03c78
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SHA512
3c4b1736efa48a4897769f12df488e60737523eaffc886ecfbd5b7191f058749bdb4a36feb067e8ca0ef418a7602b3390b6cf465412b88a4ba2fce8a4d670a89
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SSDEEP
12288:0Z4s3rg9u/2/oT+NXtHLlP/O+OeO+OeNhBBhhBBAtHg9rjI+LXJ0ivlzkHBDsYAu:u4s+oT+NXBLi0rjFXvyHBlb6CZa8
Malware Config
Signatures
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Avoslocker Ransomware
Avoslocker is a relatively new ransomware, that was observed in late June and early July, 2021.
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Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
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Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 36492 bcdedit.exe 12260 bcdedit.exe -
Renames multiple (5850) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
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Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\Z: AvosLocker.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\ResiliencyLinks\Locales\ru.pak.DATA AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Triedit\en-US\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Adobe.Reader.Dependencies.manifest AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\images\contrast-white\HxCalendarSplashLogo.scale-400.png AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\walk-through\js\nls\en-gb\ui-strings.js AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\app\dev\nls\de-de\ui-strings.js AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\images\contrast-black\HxMailLargeTile.scale-150.png AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OsfInstallerConfigOnLogon.xml AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\send-for-sign\js\nls\ro-ro\ui-strings.js AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\images\themeless\Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_en_135x40.svg AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\brx\LC_MESSAGES\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Common AppData\Microsoft\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SAMPLES\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\signatures\js\nls\root\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\digsig\js\nls\ro-ro\ui-strings.js AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\THEMES16\SKY\PREVIEW.GIF AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\sdxs\FA000000018\CardViewIcon.png AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\fr-FR\MpAsDesc.dll.mui AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\js\nls\ko-kr\ui-strings.js AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\css\main-cef.css AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\ob-preview\js\nls\hu-hu\ui-strings.js AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\images\contrast-black\Doughboy.scale-150.png AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Pester\3.4.0\Snippets\ShouldBe.snippets.ps1xml AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\scan-files\js\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroApp\ENU\Redact_R_RHP.aapp AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\en-us\lpcstrings.json AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\THEMES16\STUDIO\THMBNAIL.PNG AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\THEMES16\CASCADE\CASCADE.ELM AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\Ole DB\es-ES\oledb32r.dll.mui AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Reader\DC\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\SupplementalDictionaries\en_CA\added.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\tracked-send\images\email\dummy\fake_logo.png AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\search-summary\js\nls\ca-es\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\images\themeless\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-computer\js\nls\cs-cz\ui-strings.js AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\images\contrast-white\HxMailAppList.targetsize-64_altform-unplated.png AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\oc\LC_MESSAGES\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\THEMES16\LAYERS\PREVIEW.GIF AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\pages-app\js\nls\es-es\ui-strings.js AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-recent-files\js\nls\ca-es\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\tracked-send\js\viewer\nls\ru-ru\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\exportpdfupsell-app\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\app-center\js\plugin.js AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\images\svgCheckboxSelected.svg AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\ado\it-IT\msader15.dll.mui AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\images\themeless\improved-office-to-pdf-2x.png AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\core\dev\nls\sk-sk\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\images\contrast-white\HxMailAppList.targetsize-80.png AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\images\contrast-black\OutlookMailSmallTile.scale-400.png AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\sdxs\FA000000018\cardview\lib\native-common\assets\[email protected] AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\images\offsymk.ttf AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\images\contrast-black\HxA-Generic-Dark.scale-200.png AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\fr-FR\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OFFSYMT.TTF AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\fr-FR\ImagingDevices.exe.mui AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\uss-search\js\nls\pt-br\ui-strings.js AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\images\themeless\da_get.svg AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\exportpdfupsell-app\js\nls\fr-fr\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\images\s_checkbox_selected_18.svg AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Templates\1033\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\versions\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt AvosLocker.exe -
pid Process 9092 powershell.exe 51532 powershell.exe -
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 AvosLocker.exe -
Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.
pid Process 36500 vssadmin.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 2960 AvosLocker.exe 2960 AvosLocker.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2960 AvosLocker.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2960 wrote to memory of 3192 2960 AvosLocker.exe 84 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 3192 2960 AvosLocker.exe 84 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1476 2960 AvosLocker.exe 85 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1476 2960 AvosLocker.exe 85 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 3372 2960 AvosLocker.exe 86 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 3372 2960 AvosLocker.exe 86 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1900 2960 AvosLocker.exe 87 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1900 2960 AvosLocker.exe 87 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2976 2960 AvosLocker.exe 88 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2976 2960 AvosLocker.exe 88 PID 1900 wrote to memory of 36492 1900 cmd.exe 89 PID 1900 wrote to memory of 36492 1900 cmd.exe 89 PID 1476 wrote to memory of 36500 1476 cmd.exe 90 PID 1476 wrote to memory of 36500 1476 cmd.exe 90 PID 3372 wrote to memory of 12260 3372 cmd.exe 92 PID 3372 wrote to memory of 12260 3372 cmd.exe 92
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AvosLocker.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AvosLocker.exe"1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2960 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd /c wmic shadowcopy delete /nointeractive2⤵PID:3192
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C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exewmic shadowcopy delete /nointeractive3⤵PID:51540
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd /c vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /All /Quiet2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exevssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /All /Quiet3⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
PID:36500
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd /c bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exebcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No3⤵
- Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
PID:12260
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd /c bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exebcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures3⤵
- Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
PID:36492
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd /c powershell -command "Get-EventLog -LogName * | ForEach { Clear-EventLog $_.Log }"2⤵PID:2976
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -command "Get-EventLog -LogName * | ForEach { Clear-EventLog $_.Log }"3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:51532
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -Command "$a = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText(\"C:\GET_YOUR_FILES_BACK.txt\");Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing;$filename = \"$env:temp\$(Get-Random).png\";$bmp = new-object System.Drawing.Bitmap 1920,1080;$font = new-object System.Drawing.Font Consolas,10;$brushBg = [System.Drawing.Brushes]::Black;$brushFg = [System.Drawing.Brushes]::White;$format = [System.Drawing.StringFormat]::GenericDefault;$format.Alignment = [System.Drawing.StringAlignment]::Center;$format.LineAlignment = [System.Drawing.StringAlignment]::Center;$graphics = [System.Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($bmp);$graphics.FillRectangle($brushBg,0,0,$bmp.Width,$bmp.Height);$graphics.DrawString($a,$font,$brushFg,[System.Drawing.RectangleF]::FromLTRB(0, 0, 1920, 1080),$format);$graphics.Dispose();$bmp.Save($filename);reg add \"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\" /v Wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d $filename /f;Start-Sleep 1;rundll32.exe user32.dll, UpdatePerUserSystemParameters, 0, $false;"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:9092 -
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe" add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\134075366.png /f3⤵PID:8584
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C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" user32.dll UpdatePerUserSystemParameters 0 False3⤵PID:8352
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵PID:51652
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
2KB
MD56cf293cb4d80be23433eecf74ddb5503
SHA124fe4752df102c2ef492954d6b046cb5512ad408
SHA256b1f292b6199aa29c7fafbca007e5f9e3f68edcbbca1965bc828cc92dc0f18bb8
SHA5120f91e2da0da8794b9797c7b50eb5dfd27bde4546ceb6902a776664ce887dd6f12a0dd8773d612ccc76dfd029cd280778a0f0ae17ce679b3d2ffd968dd7e94a00
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Filesize
64B
MD5eb6332ae9e8fec69c2236355e2638f9d
SHA171500d57fb304979afd6756f06d4b9a59f995eb7
SHA25688e5ffe18fd4a772efce68f1b0db839846cafc42d36415508ad5356a44d38f32
SHA512e87c864ba79bd7a10a62b55ad564cf3acb090e7d85707a6967497deeef5fcde1f0b4608ea8791bf81363ec583a0101d470d8f3cd2172ced8d4071d7f6c674aed
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Filesize
60B
MD5d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA16ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA25696ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA5125b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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Filesize
1011B
MD501188d22b1675e3437b1418e14f4ffab
SHA16e7127f3bbfce49485ed8f1acf8f697bcb952818
SHA256e4b3ac00a0b2eb195b26abffbc4368077384e73393e51605edda17dae05ab7f2
SHA5126903ae3247f32ad79c60a2062cd6a7bdbf5a7c9db1bdc43bdbef4da3396945014d30968ea4c8531a2d0c7b695f1ea36e2b8c51bb39cc6157c4096ac04a6e187d