darkcomet | 20b51877f0945f6fea6e22256f45d67aabaa66cd455fd1fc46259c6feacfe9f2

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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26-11-2024 09:30

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General

Target

a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

803KB
MD5

a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac
SHA1

8e85ad17b307a0bc4feb2fb094c34fe7ba796945
SHA256

20b51877f0945f6fea6e22256f45d67aabaa66cd455fd1fc46259c6feacfe9f2
SHA512

0f5eb3b5dba6119ab64f5fe681227f94b582027e5460c818b951e742796f3f654def61cb45d7884b4f1bb28f2a4ef15abaabbaaf8f4748dfd1b9a7aa24c83495
SSDEEP

12288:ua7gThYVHetIaER2H0YOsODOrG9AxOOLtt2m+vGSYvNTz5UpzRB0n8Vm6b:slaaiq0YOxEUAxFLtIm+OSY1/k0Qf

Score

10^/10

darkcomet discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCS\\svchosth.exe"	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2388	svchosth.exe
1144	svchosth.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCS\\svchosth.exe"	svchosth.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCS\\svchosth.exe"	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2636 set thread context of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2388 set thread context of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64	svchosth.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 4 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	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchosth.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchosth.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 36	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: 33	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: 34	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: 35	1144	svchosth.exe
Token: 36	1144	svchosth.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
2388	svchosth.exe
1144	svchosth.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2792	2636	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2388	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2388	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2388	2792	a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1144	2388	svchosth.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2636
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2792
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCS\svchosth.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCS\svchosth.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2388
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCS\svchosth.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCS\svchosth.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Adds Run key to start application
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1144

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

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

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\Roaming\MSDCS\svchosth.exe

Filesize
803KB

MD5
a126fb4700e7288d0ef6d4188a4482ac

SHA1
8e85ad17b307a0bc4feb2fb094c34fe7ba796945

SHA256
20b51877f0945f6fea6e22256f45d67aabaa66cd455fd1fc46259c6feacfe9f2

SHA512
0f5eb3b5dba6119ab64f5fe681227f94b582027e5460c818b951e742796f3f654def61cb45d7884b4f1bb28f2a4ef15abaabbaaf8f4748dfd1b9a7aa24c83495

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memory/1144-127-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-138-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-128-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-135-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-134-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-133-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-132-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-131-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-130-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-126-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-136-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-137-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-129-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-124-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-125-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-123-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-119-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-120-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-121-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-122-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-118-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-115-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/1144-114-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/2388-93-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002340000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-103-0x00000000023E0000-0x00000000023F0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-101-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000023C0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-100-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000023B0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-99-0x0000000002390000-0x00000000023A0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-98-0x0000000002380000-0x0000000002390000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-97-0x0000000002370000-0x0000000002380000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-96-0x0000000002360000-0x0000000002370000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-95-0x0000000002350000-0x0000000002360000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-94-0x0000000002340000-0x0000000002350000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-102-0x00000000023C0000-0x00000000023D0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-92-0x0000000002320000-0x0000000002330000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-105-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-108-0x0000000002940000-0x0000000002950000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-91-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9A00-memory.dmp

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806KB

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memory/2388-107-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002940000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-104-0x00000000023F0000-0x0000000002400000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-106-0x0000000002920000-0x0000000002930000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2388-117-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9A00-memory.dmp

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806KB

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memory/2636-13-0x0000000002630000-0x0000000002640000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-7-0x00000000025D0000-0x00000000025E0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-5-0x00000000006D0000-0x00000000006E0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9A00-memory.dmp

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806KB

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memory/2636-4-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006C0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-8-0x00000000025E0000-0x00000000025F0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-9-0x00000000025F0000-0x0000000002600000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-14-0x0000000002640000-0x0000000002650000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-2-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006A0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-17-0x0000000002680000-0x0000000002690000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-11-0x0000000002610000-0x0000000002620000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-12-0x0000000002620000-0x0000000002630000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-1-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000600000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-3-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006B0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-10-0x0000000002600000-0x0000000002610000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9A00-memory.dmp

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806KB

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memory/2636-16-0x0000000002670000-0x0000000002680000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-15-0x0000000002650000-0x0000000002660000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2636-6-0x00000000025C0000-0x00000000025D0000-memory.dmp

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64KB

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memory/2792-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/2792-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/2792-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/2792-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/2792-90-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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memory/2792-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

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780KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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