nanocore | 5020e9cf2c144b517fefdf213aa187695a1c2045ca70b74557a3aa522368d9de

General

Target

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

249KB
MD5

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471
SHA1

d62ff8a3a268662b7b5733512d88edb24665e8f2
SHA256

5020e9cf2c144b517fefdf213aa187695a1c2045ca70b74557a3aa522368d9de
SHA512

b4d8c0b6c265f5a7169999bea0a3da41efe863866ab6ebe7069b75d0183a5c7727663689a99a9bd2571960a0d930ba973149449a85ce342bd99b965c37e6f7c1
SSDEEP

3072:Q82kU3u8fk+bMROuT5Ftdr3jsQxeiYfVgTnJ2+MWV4+0lAXwsiScl37nt4oeAimd:IWskKMouNFzYE0aVVclLtReZm5f/1Ai

Score

10^/10

nanocore discovery evasion keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

logindomain.sytes.net:54984

5.20.120.177:54984

Mutex

f78bc467-0735-4290-8f1a-d046622106d3

Attributes

activate_away_mode
false
backup_connection_host
5.20.120.177
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2019-10-16T15:18:03.428978936Z
bypass_user_account_control
false
bypass_user_account_control_data
PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTE2Ij8+DQo8VGFzayB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjIiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vc2NoZW1hcy5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL3dpbmRvd3MvMjAwNC8wMi9taXQvdGFzayI+DQogIDxSZWdpc3RyYXRpb25JbmZvIC8+DQogIDxUcmlnZ2VycyAvPg0KICA8UHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgICA8UHJpbmNpcGFsIGlkPSJBdXRob3IiPg0KICAgICAgPExvZ29uVHlwZT5JbnRlcmFjdGl2ZVRva2VuPC9Mb2dvblR5cGU+DQogICAgICA8UnVuTGV2ZWw+SGlnaGVzdEF2YWlsYWJsZTwvUnVuTGV2ZWw+DQogICAgPC9QcmluY2lwYWw+DQogIDwvUHJpbmNpcGFscz4NCiAgPFNldHRpbmdzPg0KICAgIDxNdWx0aXBsZUluc3RhbmNlc1BvbGljeT5QYXJhbGxlbDwvTXVsdGlwbGVJbnN0YW5jZXNQb2xpY3k+DQogICAgPERpc2FsbG93U3RhcnRJZk9uQmF0dGVyaWVzPmZhbHNlPC9EaXNhbGxvd1N0YXJ0SWZPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8U3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz5mYWxzZTwvU3RvcElmR29pbmdPbkJhdHRlcmllcz4NCiAgICA8QWxsb3dIYXJkVGVybWluYXRlPnRydWU8L0FsbG93SGFyZFRlcm1pbmF0ZT4NCiAgICA8U3RhcnRXaGVuQXZhaWxhYmxlPmZhbHNlPC9TdGFydFdoZW5BdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZk5ldHdvcmtBdmFpbGFibGU+DQogICAgPElkbGVTZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgICAgIDxTdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPmZhbHNlPC9TdG9wT25JZGxlRW5kPg0KICAgICAgPFJlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1Jlc3RhcnRPbklkbGU+DQogICAgPC9JZGxlU2V0dGluZ3M+DQogICAgPEFsbG93U3RhcnRPbkRlbWFuZD50cnVlPC9BbGxvd1N0YXJ0T25EZW1hbmQ+DQogICAgPEVuYWJsZWQ+dHJ1ZTwvRW5hYmxlZD4NCiAgICA8SGlkZGVuPmZhbHNlPC9IaWRkZW4+DQogICAgPFJ1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+ZmFsc2U8L1J1bk9ubHlJZklkbGU+DQogICAgPFdha2VUb1J1bj5mYWxzZTwvV2FrZVRvUnVuPg0KICAgIDxFeGVjdXRpb25UaW1lTGltaXQ+UFQwUzwvRXhlY3V0aW9uVGltZUxpbWl0Pg0KICAgIDxQcmlvcml0eT40PC9Qcmlvcml0eT4NCiAgPC9TZXR0aW5ncz4NCiAgPEFjdGlvbnMgQ29udGV4dD0iQXV0aG9yIj4NCiAgICA8RXhlYz4NCiAgICAgIDxDb21tYW5kPiIjRVhFQ1VUQUJMRVBBVEgiPC9Db21tYW5kPg0KICAgICAgPEFyZ3VtZW50cz4kKEFyZzApPC9Bcmd1bWVudHM+DQogICAgPC9FeGVjPg0KICA8L0FjdGlvbnM+DQo8L1Rhc2s+
clear_access_control
false
clear_zone_identifier
false
connect_delay
4000
connection_port
54984
default_group
Sales
enable_debug_mode
true
gc_threshold
1.048576e+07
keep_alive_timeout
30000
keyboard_logging
false
lan_timeout
2500
max_packet_size
1.048576e+07
mutex
f78bc467-0735-4290-8f1a-d046622106d3
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
logindomain.sytes.net
primary_dns_server
8.8.8.8
request_elevation
false
restart_delay
5000
run_delay
0
run_on_startup
false
set_critical_process
false
timeout_interval
5000
use_custom_dns_server
false
version
1.2.2.0
wan_timeout
8000

Signatures

NanoCore
NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

Disables cmd.exe use via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableCMD = "2"	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AGP Service = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\AGP Service\\agpsv.exe"	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2200 set thread context of 780	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	89

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\AGP Service\agpsv.exe	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\AGP Service\agpsv.exe	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.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 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:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exe2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exeschtasks.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Processes:

schtasks.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exe

pid	Process
928	schtasks.exe
4852	schtasks.exe
208	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 928	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 928	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 928	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 780	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 780	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 780	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 780	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 780	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 780	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 780	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 780	2200	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	89
PID 780 wrote to memory of 4852	780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 780 wrote to memory of 4852	780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 780 wrote to memory of 4852	780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 780 wrote to memory of 208	780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 780 wrote to memory of 208	780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 780 wrote to memory of 208	780	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe	92

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Disables cmd.exe use via registry modification
- Checks computer location settings
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:2200
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Update\Intel Core" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ayyyyy.xml"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:928
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:780
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "AGP Service" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB9AB.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4852
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "AGP Service Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB9EB.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:208

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1548.002

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\2ff0feb1e73070a50fb024d587c42471_JaffaCakes118.exe.log

Filesize
315B

MD5
1bbfc18e1ef8bd33be3929ed6f572f5c

SHA1
845e02f98295cecff8015db2241b92e917e0105c

SHA256
e768e6c13937d1fd1f366138c1e1c5b4a58d14fff2a2a02997955effee656ff6

SHA512
76bd4dfba45438d0238eaa9b863044c58a9956c2ae1ff6af926a26f121ce16ef9b35dc1e99f1ab8d93118f929dcf61c827db2c3b42870984df5df27c79215a3c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ayyyyy.xml

Filesize
1KB

MD5
af20530db6119200a079c9ab7d79c042

SHA1
df846273e51ce740982ee5e32e8f8cc07466366f

SHA256
c107fb457023a6a4e4d0e7ddbdbdfe866dba1a2d2d4d4bc0ef22ea65febf498e

SHA512
c1f1cf8d284984dbb029f770bf5cad4591feb2c3973da521cd20e32f7708a36b30e2469c43a13e31b12eba4ec7933ba69e9ee064ce194184db336f028b531ea9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB9AB.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
2d625b43ffc70168c3674171d38c797d

SHA1
0b2480ed4d6c8ea229897b52905df673144ec97f

SHA256
1c7d5f1bd3132079aed5a6351f1b29898503060fc826291af9e84f8f9edc12a8

SHA512
eba64ee5d122a8d9d8552780db4b209d709ed138919cf59083e06e9ddeb9af1e60196b0d5ae0d38c3097ba14541836967aff2bb8a9ef354df4852f3453a306eb

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB9EB.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
7a81ae69c04c8d95261eb5f490b7f869

SHA1
9f4f484d306fea15b2e7f9f16db660833bb1f8ce

SHA256
ce3933e772f663a834335cc2071e5e7b2d49a065b51d84a259054b8ef663e785

SHA512
8260ab83106752a488e164bbed63ef334d34399bc9a5c09a0cfceba6aef48eafe5c64e4dfbd353ac3edfff2523b16c2b0287d34833a293c4436e068fae656de8

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memory/780-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/780-24-0x00000000750B0000-0x0000000075661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/780-26-0x00000000750B0000-0x0000000075661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/780-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/780-15-0x00000000750B0000-0x0000000075661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/780-25-0x00000000750B0000-0x0000000075661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/780-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

Filesize
224KB

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memory/780-14-0x00000000750B0000-0x0000000075661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/780-16-0x00000000750B0000-0x0000000075661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2200-1-0x00000000750B0000-0x0000000075661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2200-13-0x00000000750B0000-0x0000000075661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2200-0-0x00000000750B2000-0x00000000750B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2200-3-0x00000000750B0000-0x0000000075661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2200-2-0x00000000750B0000-0x0000000075661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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