andromeda | 1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01

Analysis

max time kernel
119s
max time network
111s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
02/11/2024, 20:42

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General

Target

1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe
Size

392KB
MD5

641c64e7c5a994288a5a3104fb00f110
SHA1

aa629905289c7696fb82a9da1ccbefb37055cf0e
SHA256

1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01
SHA512

7ba64345c7e62aa2f6ec8e97bd85aa080cb590302d432410d700036c48f622903cfa4a627158b087f5969d5089e8e0661e9ac569e222630aa08e8187b899d424
SSDEEP

3072:V+ESQ0EWVwZhKxC5Rt+k60Zh+qw6PYSsszfHZTZJ2lbaV2:DPA6wxmuJspr2lb6

Score

10^/10

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Andromeda family
andromeda
Andromeda, Gamarue
Andromeda, also known as Gamarue, is a modular botnet malware primarily used for distributing other types of malware and it's written in C++.
botnet backdoor andromeda

Detects Andromeda payload. 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4504-65-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DD5000-memory.dmp	family_andromeda
behavioral2/memory/4504-69-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DD5000-memory.dmp	family_andromeda

Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\35466 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msocmyiqh.pif"	svchost.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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2788	skyrpe.exe
4772	skyrpe.exe
2520	skyrpe.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-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Skype = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\skype\\skyrpe.exe"	reg.exe

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	skyrpe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\disk\enum	skyrpe.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3136 set thread context of 2884	3136	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	95
PID 2788 set thread context of 4772	2788	skyrpe.exe	103
PID 2788 set thread context of 2520	2788	skyrpe.exe	104

UPX packed file 16 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3136-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3136-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3136-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x0031000000023b7f-30.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/2788-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2788-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2788-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-43-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2788-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2788-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2884-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4772-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msocmyiqh.pif	svchost.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 8 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	skyrpe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	skyrpe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	skyrpe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2520	skyrpe.exe
2520	skyrpe.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2520	skyrpe.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4772	skyrpe.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3136	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe
2884	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe
2788	skyrpe.exe
4772	skyrpe.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3136 wrote to memory of 2884	3136	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	95
PID 3136 wrote to memory of 2884	3136	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	95
PID 3136 wrote to memory of 2884	3136	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	95
PID 3136 wrote to memory of 2884	3136	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	95
PID 3136 wrote to memory of 2884	3136	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	95
PID 3136 wrote to memory of 2884	3136	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	95
PID 3136 wrote to memory of 2884	3136	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	95
PID 3136 wrote to memory of 2884	3136	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	95
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2968	2884	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	96
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2968	2884	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	96
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2968	2884	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	96
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4532	2968	cmd.exe	99
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4532	2968	cmd.exe	99
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4532	2968	cmd.exe	99
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2788	2884	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	100
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2788	2884	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	100
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2788	2884	1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe	100
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 4772	2788	skyrpe.exe	103
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 4772	2788	skyrpe.exe	103
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 4772	2788	skyrpe.exe	103
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 4772	2788	skyrpe.exe	103
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 4772	2788	skyrpe.exe	103
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 4772	2788	skyrpe.exe	103
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 4772	2788	skyrpe.exe	103
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 4772	2788	skyrpe.exe	103
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2520	2788	skyrpe.exe	104
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2520	2788	skyrpe.exe	104
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2520	2788	skyrpe.exe	104
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2520	2788	skyrpe.exe	104
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2520	2788	skyrpe.exe	104
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2520	2788	skyrpe.exe	104
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 4504	2520	skyrpe.exe	105
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 4504	2520	skyrpe.exe	105
PID 2520 wrote to memory of 4504	2520	skyrpe.exe	105

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3136
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1c1cd6a3292f9da74fd5673ccb548ab9cbe8c56acb17ed2a67c063c12c247e01N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2884
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NMGPX.bat" "
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2968
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Skype" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\skype\skyrpe.exe" /f
      4⤵
      Adds Run key to start application
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4532
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\skype\skyrpe.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\skype\skyrpe.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2788
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\skype\skyrpe.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\skype\skyrpe.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4772
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\skype\skyrpe.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\skype\skyrpe.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Maps connected drives based on registry
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2520
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
        
        C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
        5⤵
        Adds policy Run key to start application
        Drops file in Program Files directory
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:4504

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

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NMGPX.txt

Filesize
139B

MD5
0654f004b2e314bad7f75867e91da37d

SHA1
4232c22e7340b12108d86e3cb35ed288a3dbc7f1

SHA256
ead325a060300a9606a3f0f14694be39a3e4006a60c6c3eb0bea5d6f98192249

SHA512
dda135cdfca90a742d42b4c7a5e7f5df6580ec428302a8f0c311f5b92eb08dda75774e0c7497110faffbe2dfa02b30d2dfe35ec2848a275f53be8d930c7aa553

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\skype\skyrpe.exe

Filesize
392KB

MD5
35f5795457e923f03b346baa525a2437

SHA1
35e9b1711db6199df1b0f629c4483f20d478dc3a

SHA256
17e724335bbe5d64a255dde7e53d2a3c2dd1fa8ee286bf3b8c99e6166c590d8d

SHA512
286d37b972d2c1c157869061e65c9b206e0ed36bbb4a048021af9ae3462c2cadba1692535e71bef4f5eef4c5bfec25e1006939317ee8bb386ffeaa8525b4f213

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memory/2520-57-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/2520-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/2788-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/2788-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/2788-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/2788-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/2788-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/2884-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/2884-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/2884-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/2884-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/2884-43-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/2884-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/3136-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/3136-7-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3136-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/3136-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000462000-memory.dmp

Filesize
392KB

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memory/3136-4-0x0000000002B80000-0x0000000002B81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3136-3-0x0000000002B70000-0x0000000002B71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3136-8-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3136-6-0x0000000002B70000-0x0000000002B71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4504-63-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/4504-65-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DD5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/4504-69-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DD5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/4772-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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