dcrat | 854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af

General

Target

854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

1c40d9e61fbbd5d9054638b98b10e1cf
SHA1

145119e649cabc6c60200643b3cc347fc4b164cc
SHA256

854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af
SHA512

970eade0dce9dfaf5acdaf88721e55071fc48c4570c9a9b78c875d81fba54b047aed93412e331466a461662e065020f189b1dc1ec324b9394dd531ab2e3b3cf1
SSDEEP

24576:TE9h8YY4mB7WnMSTdTvX+5pdKj30HZQHEGP:TeGYDmBcBpvEpdKj3W/i

Score

10^/10

dcrat discovery infostealer persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

DcRat
DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.
rat infostealer dcrat
Dcrat family
dcrat

Process spawned unexpected child process 7 IoCs

This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

description	pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process	1836	3256	schtasks.exe	88
Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process	5076	3256	schtasks.exe	88
Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process	1812	3256	schtasks.exe	88
Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process	3320	3256	schtasks.exe	88
Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process	4260	3256	schtasks.exe	88
Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process	3704	3256	schtasks.exe	88
Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process	5092	3256	schtasks.exe	88

DCRat payload 2 IoCs

Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

rat

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023b4a-15.dat	dcrat
behavioral2/memory/2132-34-0x0000000000220000-0x00000000002B6000-memory.dmp	dcrat

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	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2132	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
1448	FPS Booster 2.0.7.exe
544	wininit.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1448	FPS Booster 2.0.7.exe
1448	FPS Booster 2.0.7.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SppExtComObj = "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\EventAggregation\\SppExtComObj.exe\""	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\wininit = "\"C:\\PerfLogs\\wininit.exe\""	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\FPS Booster 2.0.7 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af\\FPS Booster 2.0.7.exe\""	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dllhost = "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\pwlauncher\\dllhost.exe\""	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Registry = "\"C:\\Program Files\\MSBuild\\Microsoft\\Windows Workflow Foundation\\v3.5\\Registry.exe\""	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\taskhostw = "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\ChxAPDS\\taskhostw.exe\""	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Microsoft_Windows_Desktop_Runtime_-_7.0.16_(x64)_20241007092319_001_dotnet_hostfxr_7.0.16_win_x64.msi\\savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe\""	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\System32\EventAggregation\SppExtComObj.exe	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\EventAggregation\e1ef82546f0b02b7e974f28047f3788b1128cce1	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\pwlauncher\dllhost.exe	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\pwlauncher\5940a34987c99120d96dace90a3f93f329dcad63	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\ChxAPDS\taskhostw.exe	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\ChxAPDS\ea9f0e6c9e2dcd4dfacdaf29ba21541fb815a988	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3212 set thread context of 4676	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	82

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.5\Registry.exe	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.5\ee2ad38f3d43822fe0c92830b00d06adc71395d2	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
1240	3212	WerFault.exe	81

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	FPS Booster 2.0.7.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000_Classes\Local Settings	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
1836	schtasks.exe
5076	schtasks.exe
1812	schtasks.exe
3320	schtasks.exe
4260	schtasks.exe
3704	schtasks.exe
5092	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2132	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
2132	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
2132	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
544	wininit.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	544	wininit.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 4676	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	82
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 4676	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	82
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 4676	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	82
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 4676	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	82
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 4676	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	82
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 4676	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	82
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 4676	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	82
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 4676	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	82
PID 3212 wrote to memory of 4676	3212	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	82
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 2132	4676	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	86
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 2132	4676	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	86
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1448	4676	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	87
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1448	4676	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	87
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1448	4676	854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe	87
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 5072	2132	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe	96
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 5072	2132	savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe	96
PID 5072 wrote to memory of 216	5072	cmd.exe	98
PID 5072 wrote to memory of 216	5072	cmd.exe	98
PID 5072 wrote to memory of 3488	5072	cmd.exe	99
PID 5072 wrote to memory of 3488	5072	cmd.exe	99
PID 5072 wrote to memory of 544	5072	cmd.exe	104
PID 5072 wrote to memory of 544	5072	cmd.exe	104

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3212
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4676
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe"
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - Modifies registry class
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2132
  - - C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hMJRfkl0nR.bat"
      4⤵
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5072
    - - C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
        
        chcp 65001
        5⤵
        
        PID:216
    - - C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
        
        w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
        5⤵
        
        PID:3488
    - - C:\PerfLogs\wininit.exe
        
        "C:\PerfLogs\wininit.exe"
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:544
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FPS Booster 2.0.7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FPS Booster 2.0.7.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1448
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3212 -s 952
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1240

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3212 -ip 3212
1⤵
PID:1000

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks.exe /create /tn "savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft_Windows_Desktop_Runtime_-_7.0.16_(x64)_20241007092319_001_dotnet_hostfxr_7.0.16_win_x64.msi\savesbrokerDriverSavesbroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1836

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks.exe /create /tn "SppExtComObj" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\EventAggregation\SppExtComObj.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5076

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks.exe /create /tn "wininit" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\PerfLogs\wininit.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1812

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks.exe /create /tn "FPS Booster 2.0.7" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\854b586f8d0cad52a042ccee32691dc9c30e6a32bd3805024934f43e169325af\FPS Booster 2.0.7.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3320

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\pwlauncher\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4260

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks.exe /create /tn "Registry" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft\Windows Workflow Foundation\v3.5\Registry.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3704

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostw" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\System32\ChxAPDS\taskhostw.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5092

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FPS Booster 2.0.7.exe

Filesize
429KB

MD5
74be806e27a351565f2ec136dcb5232c

SHA1
0ec9fc48c5c290014958c05940bc340eed942e15

SHA256
33b5e6ff81c482b3b62f8ed847fd25e39724dc6eb6c2a3881b1004dc75c170b6

SHA512
0ece93924e569718eb7dca19474f2cde1199bac8ead206a01a65dcf33e7718fcc7c668d6d891dd164f011ae9fb53272003bbc5db54ebe6de62c3b01d4986dd4d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hMJRfkl0nR.bat

Filesize
199B

MD5
fa4b20043126c72a892f064606e8cf4e

SHA1
1645a49ac1835744be9920332909251f33c2b2c4

SHA256
f7086dfc0e7084b973b81625005f9644c2339e74ed25a6f3732531829d8ad69e

SHA512
35ad94cd1bf01c12aeb5a658a42db913c0bc467d087817331fcb1aa2d8b543ecc3e6c8828d9a51242c27ac38b71722e020fca433519746bbe9288dfb89832400

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsp8500.tmp\System.dll

Filesize
11KB

MD5
bf712f32249029466fa86756f5546950

SHA1
75ac4dc4808ac148ddd78f6b89a51afbd4091c2e

SHA256
7851cb12fa4131f1fee5de390d650ef65cac561279f1cfe70ad16cc9780210af

SHA512
13f69959b28416e0b8811c962a49309dca3f048a165457051a28a3eb51377dcaf99a15e86d7eee8f867a9e25ecf8c44da370ac8f530eeae7b5252eaba64b96f4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsp8500.tmp\nsDialogs.dll

Filesize
9KB

MD5
4ccc4a742d4423f2f0ed744fd9c81f63

SHA1
704f00a1acc327fd879cf75fc90d0b8f927c36bc

SHA256
416133dd86c0dff6b0fcaf1f46dfe97fdc85b37f90effb2d369164a8f7e13ae6

SHA512
790c5eb1f8b297e45054c855b66dfc18e9f3f1b1870559014dbefa3b9d5b6d33a993a9e089202e70f51a55d859b74e8605c6f633386fd9189b6f78941bf1bfdb

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

Filesize
572KB

MD5
222edc84e2d32948f2639554b23e7b04

SHA1
22cedf83a69b08259db3c2f3618df067dd7c7522

SHA256
55ab1b21734f31815058fa1e2841e8b62e6e4f04e635a4b51ebea3fde646e920

SHA512
95dd51cf8be6461955b867b853d58eab7bf6ac363e9f99f5c8c8f13046daa373ed845db3531e9f765515e43f8955955ec4ea83f19807a2b3c04f2c1f6a0c6855

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memory/544-74-0x0000000002E10000-0x0000000002E1A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/544-73-0x0000000001530000-0x000000000153C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/2132-30-0x00007FFDBCE03000-0x00007FFDBCE05000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2132-34-0x0000000000220000-0x00000000002B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/3212-49-0x00000000750F0000-0x00000000758A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3212-9-0x0000000004BA0000-0x0000000004BA8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/3212-5-0x0000000005420000-0x00000000059C4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/3212-0-0x00000000750FE000-0x00000000750FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3212-4-0x0000000004CB0000-0x0000000004D74000-memory.dmp

Filesize
784KB

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memory/3212-1-0x0000000000050000-0x000000000016A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/3212-3-0x00000000750F0000-0x00000000758A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3212-2-0x0000000004C00000-0x0000000004C9C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/4676-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
788KB

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memory/4676-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
788KB

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memory/4676-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
788KB

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memory/4676-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
788KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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