darkcomet | a4338668c0f1f599d8f3e64b739bb3a03ff79fc743df4e7326eebb3db19876a0

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
18-10-2024 15:07

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General

Target

581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f
SHA1

a11290cb527b5afd624db4de8640ce68725e0a1f
SHA256

a4338668c0f1f599d8f3e64b739bb3a03ff79fc743df4e7326eebb3db19876a0
SHA512

c4e9c611647158b4497b6647e7f6fe6c675c0618f193c37cd6c9123ab316fb0770763f7474829bc2e4c712245986bd4cd37964a78a62b63c1f0589873d21ef13
SSDEEP

24576:FFjUKMF5IVOZtZ6sz5ilSB6i9AWJltHZTYtCK/cRgOnmq9g6FFfEhq:FFjC5IVOzNZB6i9AyHZTecOU7m6TME

Score

10^/10

darkcomet latentbot guest16 discovery evasion persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

ahmedmisho81.zapto.org:1600

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-R7D4M12

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
HH03ZXKrqJ57
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
true
reg_key
MicroUpdate

Extracted

Family

latentbot

ahmedmisho81.zapto.org

Signatures

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet
LatentBot
Modular trojan written in Delphi which has been in-the-wild since 2013.
trojan latentbot

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	msdcsc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	msdcsc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "0"	msdcsc.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1384	msdcsc.exe

Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

evasion

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Wine	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Wine	msdcsc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
1384	msdcsc.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 3 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	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
1384	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1384	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	1384	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	1384	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1384	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1384	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1384	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1384	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1384	3020	581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 1940	1384	msdcsc.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3020
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Identifies Wine through registry keys
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1384
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1940

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

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
581991d038f83e174c3d331f7953b09f

SHA1
a11290cb527b5afd624db4de8640ce68725e0a1f

SHA256
a4338668c0f1f599d8f3e64b739bb3a03ff79fc743df4e7326eebb3db19876a0

SHA512
c4e9c611647158b4497b6647e7f6fe6c675c0618f193c37cd6c9123ab316fb0770763f7474829bc2e4c712245986bd4cd37964a78a62b63c1f0589873d21ef13

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memory/1384-80-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1384-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1384-91-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1384-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1384-89-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1384-88-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1384-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1384-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1384-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1384-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1384-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

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2.5MB

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memory/1384-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

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2.5MB

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memory/1384-81-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

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2.5MB

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memory/1384-79-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

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2.5MB

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memory/1384-78-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

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2.5MB

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memory/1384-77-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

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2.5MB

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memory/1384-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/1940-76-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-6-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/3020-16-0x00000000032F0000-0x00000000032F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-10-0x0000000003300000-0x0000000003301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-12-0x0000000003300000-0x0000000003301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/3020-36-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000340000-memory.dmp

Filesize
384KB

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memory/3020-1-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000340000-memory.dmp

Filesize
384KB

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memory/3020-2-0x0000000001FB0000-0x0000000001FB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-3-0x0000000001FA0000-0x0000000001FA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-4-0x0000000002120000-0x0000000002121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-15-0x00000000032F0000-0x00000000033F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/3020-5-0x0000000001FD0000-0x0000000001FD1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-14-0x0000000003300000-0x0000000003301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-7-0x0000000002130000-0x0000000002131000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-8-0x0000000003300000-0x0000000003301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-9-0x0000000003300000-0x0000000003301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-30-0x0000000007710000-0x000000000798A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/3020-11-0x0000000003300000-0x0000000003301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-29-0x0000000007710000-0x000000000798A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/3020-13-0x00000000032F0000-0x00000000032F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/3020-17-0x00000000032F0000-0x00000000032F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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