neshta | bc177ce2506294bcc74047473c1a4a041b5de82e6c8ac2fe3ca402968aec73fe

General

Target

8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

c752e30c447fe60ecacef65c5864bc8c
SHA1

ade59cb46ebd3c4c7205c273417cdc77acae985b
SHA256

8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99
SHA512

c2b154428da73a5ac8169d14f2593fbea0c2ac54e76eff9beb96ed56b69df3fe7e86f97d708ae4591f408341f1bb108acae122dd38f07a4db4f83972ce880baf
SSDEEP

12288:rRmRgwCfpczREXzaQg6cwNzquFXRM7Zzyyql2d2VJuZHRtEN0McpE76vDNFSMGF+:Vp2zSXzaQgc5dXR+Zm4EkHRzPSMGF7Vg

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Neshta payload 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\MSOCache\ALLUSE~1\{90140~1\dwtrig20.exe	family_neshta
behavioral1/memory/2540-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_neshta

Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
persistence spyware neshta
Neshta family
neshta
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

pid process

1184 8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

pid	process
1184	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

pid	process
2540	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
2540	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Processes:

8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

Processes:

8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\1033\ONELEV.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~2\ACCESS~1\wordpad.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\misc.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{61087~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSQRY32.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\ink\mip.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOUC.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wab.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\MAINTE~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MOZILL~1\UNINST~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\MSOXMLED.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\DISABL~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\ADOBEA~1\Versions\1.0\ADOBEA~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBEU~1.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\svchost.com 8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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:

8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 1184	2540	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 1184	2540	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 1184	2540	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 1184	2540	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe	8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Modifies system executable filetype association
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2540
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:1184

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Change Default File Association

1

T1546.001

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Change Default File Association

1

T1546.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\MSOCache\ALLUSE~1\{90140~1\dwtrig20.exe

Filesize
547KB

MD5
cf6c595d3e5e9667667af096762fd9c4

SHA1
9bb44da8d7f6457099cb56e4f7d1026963dce7ce

SHA256
593e60cc30ae0789448547195af77f550387f6648d45847ea244dd0dd7abf03d

SHA512
ff4f789df9e6a6d0fbe12b3250f951fcf11e857906c65e96a30bb46266e7e1180d6103a03db2f3764e0d1346b2de7afba8259ba080057e4a268e45e8654dfa80

Download Submit
\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\8fdea2ea99895d9313ab9bed0f832e28085902c4ad6c3fa36f1d92e83a73bc99.exe

Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
1e388894fb4045e7e93538881a8912a4

SHA1
d71fdc478f8ed30a5caeeb68985ccc7b2d63124e

SHA256
0278785acc2f3a741865544ece7e9ae08c3426ff3b1f7351da00ebbe21a5a52f

SHA512
20f267b2eb22416fc5a16fccb89499211dabc1390a11b2d457cadb3a6a30e5e716855fd2b2eb3e7cce3ad8d83cdd84de7f1a90456a49b920572426cf30f4b3c5

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memory/2540-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

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108KB

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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