orcus | 1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283

General

Target

1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe
Size

1.7MB
MD5

3e95e7842eb6e21c184e8df98b354dc5
SHA1

e90e735c6ac94c419c0534a3f8fd812aaf7fa377
SHA256

1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283
SHA512

0d862a255dda394d64c9be14c2d05a6d6fb854c53a323b50c097edfe52457fdada0a0fe0576ca3223e613dce30f5af2a50fd39ea53ef8cb453a5ea27844f6de7
SSDEEP

49152:w7X3f/7Iflsm9BQGIt1G3LhGMiuvjzQNgQILFSth2pQ:wD/qsuQGItE3dGo

Score

10^/10

orcus discovery persistence rat spyware stealer vmprotect

Malware Config

Signatures

Orcus
Orcus is a Remote Access Trojan that is being sold on underground forums.
rat spyware stealer orcus
Orcus family
orcus

Orcus main payload 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	family_orcus

Orcurs Rat Executable 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2216-1-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000094C000-memory.dmp	orcus
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	orcus

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exeOrcus.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Orcus.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

Processes:

WindowsInput.exeWindowsInput.exeOrcus.exeOrcus.exesvchost.exesvchost.exe

pid process

4568 WindowsInput.exe
4612 WindowsInput.exe
4500 Orcus.exe
3596 Orcus.exe
3532 svchost.exe
5108 svchost.exe

pid	process
4568	WindowsInput.exe
4612	WindowsInput.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
3596	Orcus.exe
3532	svchost.exe
5108	svchost.exe

VMProtect packed file 2 IoCs

Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

vmprotect

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2216-1-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000094C000-memory.dmp	vmprotect
C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	vmprotect

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Orcus.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Orcus = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Orcus\\Orcus.exe\""	Orcus.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exeWindowsInput.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe.config	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.InstallState	WindowsInput.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe.config	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.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:

1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exeOrcus.exeOrcus.exesvchost.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Orcus.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Orcus.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

Orcus.exesvchost.exe

pid	process
4500	Orcus.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
5108	svchost.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe
4500	Orcus.exe
5108	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

Processes:

Orcus.exesvchost.exesvchost.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4500 Orcus.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3532 svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5108 svchost.exe
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

Orcus.exe

pid process

4500 Orcus.exe
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs

Processes:

Orcus.exe

pid process

4500 Orcus.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

Orcus.exe

pid process

4500 Orcus.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4500	Orcus.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3532	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5108	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes:

1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exeOrcus.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 4568	2216	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe	WindowsInput.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 4568	2216	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe	WindowsInput.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 4500	2216	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe	Orcus.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 4500	2216	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe	Orcus.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 4500	2216	1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe	Orcus.exe
PID 4500 wrote to memory of 3532	4500	Orcus.exe	svchost.exe
PID 4500 wrote to memory of 3532	4500	Orcus.exe	svchost.exe
PID 4500 wrote to memory of 3532	4500	Orcus.exe	svchost.exe
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 5108	3532	svchost.exe	svchost.exe
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 5108	3532	svchost.exe	svchost.exe
PID 3532 wrote to memory of 5108	3532	svchost.exe	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2216
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe
  "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe" --install
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  PID:4568
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4500
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe" /launchSelfAndExit "C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe" 4500 /protectFile
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3532
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe" /watchProcess "C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe" 4500 "/protectFile"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5108

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4612

C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3596

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

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:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
3e95e7842eb6e21c184e8df98b354dc5

SHA1
e90e735c6ac94c419c0534a3f8fd812aaf7fa377

SHA256
1efa0f315bd7205d8856c9bedf5a95c3ae0bddc09995a4cfc792e63deaa66283

SHA512
0d862a255dda394d64c9be14c2d05a6d6fb854c53a323b50c097edfe52457fdada0a0fe0576ca3223e613dce30f5af2a50fd39ea53ef8cb453a5ea27844f6de7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\svchost.exe.log

Filesize
425B

MD5
4eaca4566b22b01cd3bc115b9b0b2196

SHA1
e743e0792c19f71740416e7b3c061d9f1336bf94

SHA256
34ba0ab8d1850e7825763f413142a333ccbc05fa2b5499a28a7d27b8a1c5b4bb

SHA512
bc2b1bf45203e3bb3009a7d37617b8f0f7ffa613680b32de2b963e39d2cf1650614d7035a0cf78f35a4f5cb17a2a439e2e07deaefd2a4275a62efd0a5c0184a1

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Orcus\err_616472cdd55f4e95988997971c371b81.dat

Filesize
1KB

MD5
201c3d57b7e1934d4ac26814a5e594a0

SHA1
4326aef9a37a92053fec9b8871b6568cd73eea7a

SHA256
1d39504dcdf30b3b26cd2e0790304694851ecc299dfae6dea8832fba763a4792

SHA512
2f56dca0717cc3b17321e11b0eb26904d86d6fe6ad4acbfb68aaf13af7cc731a9e6506d39abd148565291b1984ea85377e23c06e411726b0d35f481827022ddd

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe

Filesize
9KB

MD5
913967b216326e36a08010fb70f9dba3

SHA1
7b6f8c2eb5b443e03c212b85c2f0edb9c76ad2bf

SHA256
8d880758549220154d2ff4ee578f2b49527c5fb76a07d55237b61e30bcc09e3a

SHA512
c6fcb98d9fd509e9834fc3fba143bd36d41869cc104fbce5354951f0a6756156e34a30796baaa130dd45de3ed96e039ec14716716f6da4569915c7ef2d2b6c33

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe

Filesize
21KB

MD5
e6fcf516d8ed8d0d4427f86e08d0d435

SHA1
c7691731583ab7890086635cb7f3e4c22ca5e409

SHA256
8dbe814359391ed6b0b5b182039008cf1d00964da9fbc4747f46242a95c24337

SHA512
c496cf8e2e222fe1e19051b291e6860f31aae39f54369c1c5e8c9758c4b56e8af904e3e536e743a0a6fdbbf8478afba4baee92e13fc1b3073376ac6bf4a7948e

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsInput.exe.config

Filesize
357B

MD5
a2b76cea3a59fa9af5ea21ff68139c98

SHA1
35d76475e6a54c168f536e30206578babff58274

SHA256
f99ef5bf79a7c43701877f0bb0b890591885bb0a3d605762647cc8ffbf10c839

SHA512
b52608b45153c489419228864ecbcb92be24c644d470818dfe15f8c7e661a7bcd034ea13ef401f2b84ad5c29a41c9b4c7d161cc33ae3ef71659bc2bca1a8c4ad

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memory/2216-3-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074D10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/2216-11-0x0000000005660000-0x0000000005668000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2216-8-0x0000000005690000-0x0000000005722000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/2216-1-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000094C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.8MB

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memory/2216-10-0x0000000005650000-0x0000000005658000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2216-2-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074D10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/2216-9-0x0000000005640000-0x0000000005652000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/2216-13-0x0000000006700000-0x0000000006D18000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.1MB

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memory/2216-14-0x0000000005960000-0x0000000005972000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/2216-15-0x00000000059C0000-0x00000000059FC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
240KB

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memory/2216-16-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005A4C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/2216-17-0x00000000061F0000-0x00000000062FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/2216-19-0x00000000063A0000-0x00000000063C2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2216-5-0x0000000004DC0000-0x0000000004DCE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2216-0-0x000000007456E000-0x000000007456F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2216-6-0x0000000005510000-0x000000000556C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
368KB

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memory/2216-58-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074D10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/2216-7-0x0000000005B30000-0x00000000060D4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/2216-12-0x00000000058B0000-0x0000000005916000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/2216-4-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074D10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3532-80-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000128000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/4500-61-0x0000000006410000-0x000000000645E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/4500-64-0x00000000068C0000-0x00000000068D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4500-63-0x0000000006850000-0x0000000006868000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/4500-65-0x0000000007280000-0x0000000007442000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/4500-66-0x00000000071D0000-0x00000000071DA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/4568-36-0x0000000003150000-0x000000000318C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
240KB

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memory/4568-33-0x00007FFCD33F3000-0x00007FFCD33F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/4568-38-0x00007FFCD33F0000-0x00007FFCD3EB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4568-84-0x00007FFCD33F0000-0x00007FFCD3EB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4568-35-0x00000000016C0000-0x00000000016D2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/4568-34-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000EEC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/4612-42-0x00007FFCD33F0000-0x00007FFCD3EB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4612-43-0x000000001AA50000-0x000000001AB5A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/4612-86-0x00007FFCD33F0000-0x00007FFCD3EB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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