darkcomet | 1172f9a769ad61689bddae58882645f5ccd37ed2881a096fe23d5c120ea20fff

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
21/10/2024, 11:49

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General

Target

66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

381KB
MD5

66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33
SHA1

13b1b3a05a6bfe43e69ac419537509db02e675fb
SHA256

1172f9a769ad61689bddae58882645f5ccd37ed2881a096fe23d5c120ea20fff
SHA512

b2ad4f4ea38917bd85072bf590a5e3b305e11944581269fc142ebcf5fb15d456088695ae8c7c5ea7439cd72695a813368b706e4042522b0449a2666adfc97f49
SSDEEP

6144:0WVvUX3F1M4icY6u09Sr4RL3gs0P+CriXNBz3DHUEkzl8+We+atGKoS9:xilbcfMS0xg5PvOXN1UDlJJoKoS

Score

10^/10

darkcomet discovery persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	Update.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2692	Update.exe
3040	Update.exe
1996	Update.exe

Loads dropped DLL 15 IoCs

pid	Process
684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe
684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe
684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe
684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe
2692	Update.exe
2692	Update.exe
2692	Update.exe
2692	Update.exe
2692	Update.exe
1996	Update.exe
1996	Update.exe
1996	Update.exe
3040	Update.exe
3040	Update.exe
3040	Update.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1846800975-3917212583-2893086201-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Java = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Java\\Update.exe"	reg.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2692 set thread context of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 set thread context of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/684-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/files/0x000800000001612f-20.dat	upx
behavioral1/memory/684-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/684-31-0x0000000004260000-0x0000000004565000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2692-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2692-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp	upx

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 6 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	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Update.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Update.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Update.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Update.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	Update.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	Update.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	Update.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	Update.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1996	Update.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3040	Update.exe
Token: 33	3040	Update.exe
Token: 34	3040	Update.exe
Token: 35	3040	Update.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe
2692	Update.exe
1996	Update.exe
3040	Update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 44 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2688	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2688	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2688	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2688	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 1352	2688	cmd.exe	32
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 1352	2688	cmd.exe	32
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 1352	2688	cmd.exe	32
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 1352	2688	cmd.exe	32
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2692	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2692	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2692	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2692	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2692	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2692	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 684 wrote to memory of 2692	684	66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 3040	2692	Update.exe	34
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1996	2692	Update.exe	35

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:684
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\obNel.bat" "
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2688
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Java" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Java\Update.exe" /f
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1352
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Java\Update.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Java\Update.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2692
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Java\Update.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Java\Update.exe"
    3⤵
    - Checks BIOS information in registry
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Enumerates system info in registry
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3040
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Java\Update.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Java\Update.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1996

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

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\obNel.bat

Filesize
135B

MD5
878503b054ecc45e70d4274136245fe8

SHA1
f1c15d59a5620dfa20041aa8caa5ac1829bd8f71

SHA256
332c8681c2e2844846534c24c7e29966e3d597ec64eb667693a5fe37919a132b

SHA512
7978e2d23a70ce25fbfe40a149b929f7df0cf54cc90f2c506a31a39c6caa517dd4954a9e86b83a979b4154b2a8b94bd827f4767b8981f8dc268d3fa0d957eb25

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Java\Update.exe

Filesize
381KB

MD5
66a296ff8e17020c80cc61f50931ff33

SHA1
13b1b3a05a6bfe43e69ac419537509db02e675fb

SHA256
1172f9a769ad61689bddae58882645f5ccd37ed2881a096fe23d5c120ea20fff

SHA512
b2ad4f4ea38917bd85072bf590a5e3b305e11944581269fc142ebcf5fb15d456088695ae8c7c5ea7439cd72695a813368b706e4042522b0449a2666adfc97f49

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memory/684-80-0x0000000004260000-0x0000000004565000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/684-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/684-32-0x0000000004260000-0x0000000004565000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/684-31-0x0000000004260000-0x0000000004565000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/684-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/1996-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/1996-60-0x0000000000D60000-0x0000000001065000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/1996-57-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/1996-59-0x0000000000D60000-0x0000000001065000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/1996-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/1996-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/1996-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/1996-61-0x0000000000D60000-0x0000000001065000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/1996-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/2692-63-0x0000000004BB0000-0x0000000004EB5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/2692-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp

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3.0MB

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memory/2692-44-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000FE5000-memory.dmp

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3.0MB

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memory/2692-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp

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3.0MB

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memory/2692-58-0x0000000004BB0000-0x0000000004EB5000-memory.dmp

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3.0MB

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memory/2692-40-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000FE5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/3040-75-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000F05000-memory.dmp

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3.0MB

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memory/3040-84-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000F05000-memory.dmp

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3.0MB

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memory/3040-73-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000F05000-memory.dmp

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3.0MB

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memory/3040-76-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000F05000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/3040-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-79-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-78-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-77-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-81-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-83-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000F05000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/3040-85-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000F05000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/3040-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-86-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-88-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-90-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-92-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-94-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-96-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-98-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-100-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-102-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-104-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-106-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-108-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/3040-110-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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