Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
13-11-2024 01:23
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe
Resource
win7-20240708-en
General
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Target
a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
11140565acdd1ca67397acd24affa6cd
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SHA1
b782110c9f903fed148704c3384013d2ecd4d6d0
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SHA256
a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e
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SHA512
712b7eda9303870f3221e1e8e29675d3fbf0d0f71f3028f176c1ae469dcce1a254f52bcf8e8bb5136c8abd4953151f410c28d17118db753c79d645662b526cbc
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiz:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKz
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4560-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4560-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4560-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1208-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1208-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5068-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5068-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5068-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023cbf-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4560-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4560-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4560-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1208-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1208-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5068-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5068-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5068-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat -
Gh0strat family
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Purplefox family
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Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys Ghiya.exe -
Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" Ghiya.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 1616 AK47.exe 3296 AK47.exe 4560 AK74.exe 1208 Ghiya.exe 5068 Ghiya.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 3296 AK47.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2028-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2028-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x000e000000023ccb-55.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2028-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2028-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2028-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2028-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2028-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2028-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2028-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\360safo = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\svchcst.exe" a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240628843.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240628843.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4560-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4560-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4560-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4560-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1208-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1208-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1208-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5068-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5068-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5068-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Program crash 3 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 828 1616 WerFault.exe 85 1716 3296 WerFault.exe 86 3716 1616 WerFault.exe 85 -
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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghiya.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WScript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK74.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 3772 cmd.exe 4392 PING.EXE -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000_Classes\Local Settings a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4392 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 5068 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4560 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 5068 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 5068 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5068 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 5068 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5068 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2028 wrote to memory of 1616 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 85 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 1616 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 85 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 1616 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 85 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 3296 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 86 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 3296 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 86 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 3296 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 86 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 4560 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 93 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 4560 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 93 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 4560 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 93 PID 4560 wrote to memory of 3772 4560 AK74.exe 97 PID 4560 wrote to memory of 3772 4560 AK74.exe 97 PID 4560 wrote to memory of 3772 4560 AK74.exe 97 PID 1208 wrote to memory of 5068 1208 Ghiya.exe 98 PID 1208 wrote to memory of 5068 1208 Ghiya.exe 98 PID 1208 wrote to memory of 5068 1208 Ghiya.exe 98 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 4388 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 100 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 4388 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 100 PID 2028 wrote to memory of 4388 2028 a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe 100 PID 3772 wrote to memory of 4392 3772 cmd.exe 102 PID 3772 wrote to memory of 4392 3772 cmd.exe 102 PID 3772 wrote to memory of 4392 3772 cmd.exe 102
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a8d7b41d9eb4b409c1f9dd1e4d66e55f3daa88170f07cbc9e027f199051db90e.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2028 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1616 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1616 -s 3763⤵
- Program crash
PID:828
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1616 -s 3763⤵
- Program crash
PID:3716
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3296 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3296 -s 4323⤵
- Program crash
PID:1716
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4560 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe > nul3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3772 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 2 127.0.0.14⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4392
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4388
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 464 -p 3296 -ip 32961⤵PID:492
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 404 -p 1616 -ip 16161⤵PID:3576
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 568 -p 1616 -ip 16161⤵PID:1432
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1208 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5068
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
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Filesize
91KB
MD5423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87
SHA1eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255
SHA256050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218
SHA512fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095
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Filesize
400KB
MD5b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735
SHA19365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c
SHA2563080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a
SHA512308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850
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Filesize
92B
MD529ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4
SHA139a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe
SHA25656225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df
SHA512b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa
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Filesize
753B
MD533d3c8273e57e590a8b032de5c4e2d42
SHA11aea8ae8753c813880c9e901c7a94686b8ea2fed
SHA25629ed2672273aa4062d47c3b3a1361f2537da30ef3caaef3f47082ae5a29cb235
SHA512b1f1eacc29d1333bf2c353244314a9e8ea153db901fb2bfd20da6161342b985187cbbaba3a43e0b37f44c1f4f7f1a5b5d605f1e6ced845e5ec4f879ccf1a0a0f
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD51210973db9d7c231e89be47f4e70d196
SHA10187d5c06a220cacdbfb3ed98448f54623c01a22
SHA256109bc2e2440f4106f71bbac36882be7000c0dcbbf59d3bb92591504d86b39910
SHA5124024df10b957b1c66d1c16ba228bb466aa376bddf174560180ded33b821d9e48851e841c73cf57bd2adc48585161689f92516b20906bcea69ef8ad949ee33feb
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Filesize
49KB
MD53b420f74aa4baf48dd7242de393c9c92
SHA1fac67ee5de4d6531810522a46b00be50681c224c
SHA2564b9d73c29917b9e7c0823de9f34c00e93214c6cda324729dace2e4f9d0fa43cf
SHA51245832d5c29918745b4bfd4bb120cc00c7ca6253a59fd7129680eed46833ca46512d573d475c16f831d4785f46353121339f4f997c510d389d1e040e4fa1437f8