darkcomet | 64afb63790cadc4d8d59a851179aa0c1257df041eb1f8c01d7c3f3446a10d9c1

General

Target

921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

403KB
MD5

921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e
SHA1

c80a54549a4523857a5b685d46acf52ca52bd98f
SHA256

64afb63790cadc4d8d59a851179aa0c1257df041eb1f8c01d7c3f3446a10d9c1
SHA512

89997d3551bc0c97e56075bc1bb4b4947f90409b5ed5eb70d1bc7b11aa8ca6d943ad21df4f3785a3f68c98336944eaaca044301f5e794e237292aa50b5be765a
SSDEEP

6144:At2XAffQFZrbpR7wxIjYkfa0qpmAHvH3A9diV0GIuh65xvySYBFwj+:+Hak0E06xQC0bueBcLK+

Score

10^/10

darkcomet ilover discovery evasion persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Ilover

C2

fashionloverph.no-ip.info:1809

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-J2V2VRJ

Attributes

gencode
R4ltDW8X5sNf
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false

Signatures

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet
Darkcomet family
darkcomet

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Processes:

Service.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	Service.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	Service.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "0"	Service.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

Processes:

Service.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	Service.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion
Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.
evasion

Hidden Files and Directories
T1564.001

Processes:

attrib.exeattrib.exe

pid process

3936 attrib.exe
3248 attrib.exe

pid	process
3936	attrib.exe
3248	attrib.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

Processes:

Service.exe

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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

Service.exe

pid process

1288 Service.exe

pid	process
1288	Service.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\startme = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\FacebookVideoCall.exe"	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

Replication Through Removable Media

T1091

Processes:

921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\autorun.inf	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\autorun.inf	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe

description pid process target process

PID 4644 set thread context of 1288 4644 921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe Service.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4644 set thread context of 1288	4644	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Service.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1288-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1288-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx

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 7 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:

notepad.execmd.exeattrib.execmd.exeattrib.exe921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exeService.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Service.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

Service.exe

pid process

1288 Service.exe

pid	process
1288	Service.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

Processes:

Service.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1288	Service.exe
Token: 33	1288	Service.exe
Token: 34	1288	Service.exe
Token: 35	1288	Service.exe
Token: 36	1288	Service.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

Service.exe

pid process

1288 Service.exe

pid	process
1288	Service.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 42 IoCs

Processes:

921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exeService.execmd.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 1288	4644	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Service.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 1288	4644	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Service.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 1288	4644	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Service.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 1288	4644	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Service.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 1288	4644	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Service.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 1288	4644	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Service.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 1288	4644	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Service.exe
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 1288	4644	921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Service.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 1440	1288	Service.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 1440	1288	Service.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 1440	1288	Service.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 3252	1288	Service.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 3252	1288	Service.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 3252	1288	Service.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4696	1288	Service.exe	notepad.exe
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 3936	1440	cmd.exe	attrib.exe
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 3936	1440	cmd.exe	attrib.exe
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 3936	1440	cmd.exe	attrib.exe
PID 3252 wrote to memory of 3248	3252	cmd.exe	attrib.exe
PID 3252 wrote to memory of 3248	3252	cmd.exe	attrib.exe
PID 3252 wrote to memory of 3248	3252	cmd.exe	attrib.exe

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
evasion

Hidden Files and Directories
T1564.001

Processes:

attrib.exeattrib.exe

pid process

3936 attrib.exe
3248 attrib.exe

pid	process
3936	attrib.exe
3248	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\921508979303b9ae5bc51c919dcb282e_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4644
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plugtmp\Service.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\plugtmp\Service.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - Disables RegEdit via registry modification
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1288
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plugtmp\Service.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1440
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plugtmp\Service.exe" +s +h
      4⤵
      Sets file to hidden
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:3936
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plugtmp" +s +h
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3252
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plugtmp" +s +h
      4⤵
      Sets file to hidden
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:3248
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4696

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Replication Through Removable Media

1

T1091

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1

T1543

Windows Service

1

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1

T1543

Windows Service

1

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

2

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

2

T1564.001

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

Modify Registry

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

Replication Through Removable Media

1

T1091

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plugtmp\Service.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
d881de17aa8f2e2c08cbb7b265f928f9

SHA1
08936aebc87decf0af6e8eada191062b5e65ac2a

SHA256
b3a37093609f9a20ad60b85a9fa9de2ba674cba9b5bd687729440c70ba619ca0

SHA512
5f23bfb1b8740247b36ed0ab741738c7d4c949736129e767213e321607d1ccd3e3a8428e4ba44bd28a275b5e3f6206285b1a522514b7ef7ea5e698d90a713d34

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memory/1288-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-21-0x00000000022D0000-0x00000000022D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1288-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/1288-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4644-0-0x0000000074AD2000-0x0000000074AD3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4644-2-0x0000000074AD0000-0x0000000075081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4644-1-0x0000000074AD0000-0x0000000075081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4644-26-0x0000000074AD2000-0x0000000074AD3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4644-27-0x0000000074AD0000-0x0000000075081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4696-23-0x0000000001360000-0x0000000001361000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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General

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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