xred | 4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9

Analysis

max time kernel
142s
max time network
148s
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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26-11-2024 22:51

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General

Target

4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
Size

818KB
MD5

b212a6752e64c5dce4d2b35ea72242dc
SHA1

538d54dde9b2ba48c6880dc35519339ef53e4d9d
SHA256

4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9
SHA512

fde02b04ed648603e1704693d61ab5a79f7c7c48ef2c57623f2cb395861c846d87be4445e36bc157538172ea9db33e34efff03f430ba6e15add1df7bde3eace5
SSDEEP

12288:oavC6Lyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9buk/1OUetDgu:oavLyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9buu1OUi

Score

10^/10

xred backdoor discovery persistence

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xred

xred.mooo.com

Attributes

email
[email protected]
payload_url
http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1w4p8gc6jzo0sg/SUpdate.ini?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/SUpdate.ini

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVzUyaHFYVkQxeFk&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhp1b06imehwylq/Synaptics.rar?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/Synaptics.rar

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSTmlVYkxhSDg5TzQ&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzj752whr3ontsm/SSLLibrary.dll?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/SSLLibrary.dll

Signatures

Xred
Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.
backdoor xred
Xred family
xred

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1516	svchost.exe
2960	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
2768	svchost.exe
2324	._cache_4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
1936	Synaptics.exe
1100	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 51 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.2\createdump.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\Installer\chrmstp.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\notification_helper.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\elevation_service.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\Installer\setup.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\123.0.6312.123\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe	svchost.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\svchost.exe	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.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 6 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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies registry class 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4892	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2324	._cache_4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
1100	._cache_Synaptics.exe
4892	EXCEL.EXE
4892	EXCEL.EXE
4892	EXCEL.EXE
4892	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 1516	1104	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe	82
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 1516	1104	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe	82
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 1516	1104	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe	82
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 2960	1516	svchost.exe	83
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 2960	1516	svchost.exe	83
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 2960	1516	svchost.exe	83
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2324	2960	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe	85
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2324	2960	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe	85
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2324	2960	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe	85
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1936	2960	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe	86
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1936	2960	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe	86
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1936	2960	4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe	86
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 1100	1936	Synaptics.exe	87
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 1100	1936	Synaptics.exe	87
PID 1936 wrote to memory of 1100	1936	Synaptics.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1104
- C:\Windows\svchost.exe
  "C:\Windows\svchost.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1516
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe"
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2960
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2324
  - - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
      4⤵
      Checks computer location settings
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry class
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1936
    - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        
        PID:1100

C:\Windows\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
PID:2768

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4892

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

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe

Filesize
28KB

MD5
d64426c77296e981f5b28709196be972

SHA1
760345d09c1c1c1b433f3c8618f48d38f6050be9

SHA256
d574df8293a26f5f73a7bb2973f864dd978eebb9717e3a475cf6299d17afd047

SHA512
b385ccc6eed46769f197d0f4f6bf8840ffb2928d5dd87ee5a0c9cb793d055e962747a4868dc0762a87d07c7c60457bdd4db258db67a21d95805c1ad5fa5a91e0

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4b5c2a957c24169b658ab3a62944553736f7051f41efd1e1b76d9d3a12cb0dd9.exe

Filesize
782KB

MD5
883404164351e4c62fc0a82efa757071

SHA1
4a40df49092fd7d802c72e2fba3c31f28946dc3c

SHA256
688af93adfa085afe0768e03a5d0bf5bc2caf49c3681f1a7317f68b499ef6b66

SHA512
3849c3c51532fec154b58961cfda26daad6cee20bb2c8a60dcdb69e5f2ba6de54804bfd355af52dbe32329efc4403db6aaf257b151e5ca7e233daf2ec8d31cd1

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AkatdUbV.xlsm

Filesize
17KB

MD5
e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9

SHA1
00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044

SHA256
8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15

SHA512
a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04

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C:\Windows\svchost.exe

Filesize
35KB

MD5
9e3c13b6556d5636b745d3e466d47467

SHA1
2ac1c19e268c49bc508f83fe3d20f495deb3e538

SHA256
20af03add533a6870d524a7c4753b42bfceb56cddd46016c051e23581ba743f8

SHA512
5a07ba8a7fcb15f64b129fada2621252b8bc37eb34d4f614c075c064f8ac0d367301eba0c32c5e28b8aa633f6ab604f0dfcc363b34734ce0207ef0d4e8817c4b

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memory/1104-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000426000-memory.dmp

Filesize
152KB

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memory/1516-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
52KB

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memory/1936-265-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1936-228-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/2768-227-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

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52KB

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memory/2768-240-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

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52KB

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memory/2768-264-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

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52KB

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memory/2768-272-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

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52KB

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memory/2960-144-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/2960-13-0x0000000002270000-0x0000000002271000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4892-208-0x00007FFACC9F0000-0x00007FFACCA00000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4892-207-0x00007FFACC9F0000-0x00007FFACCA00000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4892-211-0x00007FFACC9F0000-0x00007FFACCA00000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4892-212-0x00007FFACA700000-0x00007FFACA710000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4892-213-0x00007FFACA700000-0x00007FFACA710000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4892-209-0x00007FFACC9F0000-0x00007FFACCA00000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4892-210-0x00007FFACC9F0000-0x00007FFACCA00000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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