gh0strat | bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
147s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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General

Target

bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe
Size

1.5MB
MD5

56485c1998ca2365bcda74f8b8fdd8af
SHA1

ddc09124ec3db995fd8e016e2efc1a801f49479f
SHA256

bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe
SHA512

2eaf82728b8064f8ffa7bc225e1b5083d4ad5baf5a5a4e6fc89ef086fff5f33bf6a2b948fe7ddbf3ec82462bd288ffe2ae88d31536ec80fe29b2de10acb6d8ea
SSDEEP

24576:kQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cVTPMNdV1Dfun2n:kQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+Who/JDmn2n

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 11 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1128-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1128-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1128-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2896-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2896-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2896-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1808-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1808-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2896-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1808-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/1808-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1128-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1128-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1128-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2896-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2896-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2896-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1808-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023ce7-30.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1808-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2896-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1808-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1808-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat
Gh0strat family
gh0strat
PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
rootkit trojan purplefox
Purplefox family
purplefox

Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatforn.exe

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Processes:

svchos.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240634156.txt"	svchos.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatforn.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	Process
1128	svchost.exe
2896	TXPlatforn.exe
1808	TXPlatforn.exe
3068	svchos.exe
1152	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchos.exesvchost.exeÖ÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

pid	Process
3068	svchos.exe
3912	svchost.exe
1152	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exesvchost.exesvchos.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240634156.txt	svchos.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	svchos.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1128-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1128-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1128-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1128-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2896-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2896-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2896-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2896-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1808-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1808-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2896-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1808-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1808-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

Processes:

bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.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

Processes:

Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exebdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exesvchost.exeTXPlatforn.exesvchos.execmd.exePING.EXEsvchost.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatforn.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchos.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	svchost.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Processes:

PING.EXEcmd.exe

pid	Process
3680	PING.EXE
5024	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid	Process
3680	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

Processes:

TXPlatforn.exe

pid	Process
1808	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exeTXPlatforn.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1128	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1808	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	1808	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1808	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	1808	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1808	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe

pid	Process
3656	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe
3656	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exesvchost.exeTXPlatforn.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 1128	3656	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe	85
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 1128	3656	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe	85
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 1128	3656	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe	85
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 5024	1128	svchost.exe	87
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 5024	1128	svchost.exe	87
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 5024	1128	svchost.exe	87
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1808	2896	TXPlatforn.exe	88
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1808	2896	TXPlatforn.exe	88
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1808	2896	TXPlatforn.exe	88
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 3068	3656	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe	89
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 3068	3656	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe	89
PID 3656 wrote to memory of 3068	3656	bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe	89
PID 5024 wrote to memory of 3680	5024	cmd.exe	93
PID 5024 wrote to memory of 3680	5024	cmd.exe	93
PID 5024 wrote to memory of 3680	5024	cmd.exe	93
PID 3912 wrote to memory of 1152	3912	svchost.exe	100
PID 3912 wrote to memory of 1152	3912	svchost.exe	100
PID 3912 wrote to memory of 1152	3912	svchost.exe	100

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3656
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1128
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5024
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:3680
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3068

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2896
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -acsi
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Drivers directory
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1808

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2976

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3912
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240634156.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1152

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

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
56485c1998ca2365bcda74f8b8fdd8af

SHA1
ddc09124ec3db995fd8e016e2efc1a801f49479f

SHA256
bdf93a3f5fbec69e84eb0291cdc157f6fb9360b4daa86971740782e784c6cafe

SHA512
2eaf82728b8064f8ffa7bc225e1b5083d4ad5baf5a5a4e6fc89ef086fff5f33bf6a2b948fe7ddbf3ec82462bd288ffe2ae88d31536ec80fe29b2de10acb6d8ea

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe

Filesize
93KB

MD5
3b377ad877a942ec9f60ea285f7119a2

SHA1
60b23987b20d913982f723ab375eef50fafa6c70

SHA256
62954fdf65e629b39a29f539619d20691332184c6b6be5a826128a8e759bfa84

SHA512
af3a71f867ad9d28772c48b521097f9bf8931eb89fd2974e8de10990241419a39ddc3c0b36dd38aac4fdf14e1f0c5e228692618e93adce958d5b5dab8940e46f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240634156.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
e51500e8c9c310e635ba5996a734fefc

SHA1
45c4dd7b4331d9498123a0052bdb89a6dbdd31b6

SHA256
f5fb52dabf0258d6839e8dce42225038e9d34f17333ee3aebe596307c8d270e7

SHA512
7695ab7f5acdb8be42a6828b2c0ca0bbc0ab90920e58c665ef39d6ca11895fb4d12addebc73583edaf804205dece1f02497939c01877109410123d29d911a192

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/1128-6-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1128-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1128-10-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1128-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1808-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1808-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1808-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/1808-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2896-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2896-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2896-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2896-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2896-13-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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