darkcomet | 12d93bbc5039d986040c29dcc8182f80c5111493a6391363000862151da688c0

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
149s
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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29-11-2024 10:51

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General

Target

b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

236KB
MD5

b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953
SHA1

b5a6b08c8e33c0ad7d096116bd3eae14b0eccd15
SHA256

12d93bbc5039d986040c29dcc8182f80c5111493a6391363000862151da688c0
SHA512

f78c4f869c54288eb31bb7c2401c8b0b7c1995d5789420a85a6b34f4d823d86e2946c5126b41a6523f267b7b1dcd6fd1ab27b749fd78696c494d444dcb2f0994
SSDEEP

6144:JYuXoZ/4R9r4ruWtYUTHAhrWIIevWea217pFqel66D1O+:JYuXigRqjtYyHhsTa2BqelLD1X

Score

10^/10

darkcomet aspackv2 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:\\Windupdt\\winupdate.exe"	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe

ASPack v2.12-2.42 1 IoCs

Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

aspackv2

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023b80-10.dat	aspack_v212_v242

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

BIOS 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\SystemBiosDate	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	winupdate.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-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4964	winupdate.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\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winupdater = "C:\\Windupdt\\winupdate.exe"	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4844 set thread context of 544	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe	84

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 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	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	winupdate.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explorer.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 12 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\VendorIdentifier	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	explorer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	winupdate.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	winupdate.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	winupdate.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	winupdate.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	winupdate.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 36	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	544	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4964	winupdate.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4964	winupdate.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 544	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 544	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 544	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 544	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 544	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 4964	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 4964	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 4964	4844	b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4844
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
  "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:544
- C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
  "C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4964

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:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe

Filesize
236KB

MD5
b0c4b11744ddae6907062f69c92f7953

SHA1
b5a6b08c8e33c0ad7d096116bd3eae14b0eccd15

SHA256
12d93bbc5039d986040c29dcc8182f80c5111493a6391363000862151da688c0

SHA512
f78c4f869c54288eb31bb7c2401c8b0b7c1995d5789420a85a6b34f4d823d86e2946c5126b41a6523f267b7b1dcd6fd1ab27b749fd78696c494d444dcb2f0994

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memory/544-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/544-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/544-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/544-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/544-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/544-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/544-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/544-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/544-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4844-1-0x00000000022A0000-0x00000000022A1000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/4844-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4844-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/4964-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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