Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
08-12-2024 19:01
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
Behavioral task
behavioral5
Sample
reformulation.dll
Resource
win7-20240708-en
Behavioral task
behavioral6
Sample
reformulation.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe
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Size
212KB
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MD5
d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99
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SHA1
a56b51e76661c7b74c7c4cabf0107b1ba28462b9
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SHA256
df1b66fafb4c46addd6dcad4926bb70c9a77664b10d39e8371d59209580fab6f
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SHA512
61862f2430e1e0f7991c798af070b433406f3e7c88d0d30a9b6650718fb1091f0f8dace3d67f80c7e8c83618027bdaecb5ecae8e201a9f336be8e290073b627e
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SSDEEP
6144:8Q4/pSHfxbwaHUcr4RraMpbHK9JFOQOwGB:rHfxbwaMHbHK9SbfB
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\_README_.hta
Signatures
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Cerber
Cerber is a widely used ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), first seen in 2017.
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Cerber family
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Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
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Blocklisted process makes network request 3 IoCs
flow pid Process 1736 1064 mshta.exe 1738 1064 mshta.exe 1740 1064 mshta.exe -
Contacts a large (518) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
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Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2472 cmd.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
pid Process 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2039016743-699959520-214465309-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp5E94.bmp" d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1996 set thread context of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 -
Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\ACADEMIC.ONE d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\_README_.hta d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\BLANK.ONE d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\BUSINESS.ONE d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\DESIGNER.ONE d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\PLANNERS.ONE d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language DllHost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mshta.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 2248 PING.EXE -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 2088 taskkill.exe -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2039016743-699959520-214465309-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main mshta.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2248 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 45 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2740 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2740 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2740 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2740 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2740 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2740 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2848 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2848 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 2848 vssvc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2088 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1064 mshta.exe 1064 mshta.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2928 1996 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 30 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2904 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 31 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2904 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 31 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2904 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 31 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2904 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 31 PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2740 2904 cmd.exe 33 PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2740 2904 cmd.exe 33 PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2740 2904 cmd.exe 33 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1064 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 40 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1064 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 40 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1064 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 40 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1064 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 40 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2472 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 41 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2472 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 41 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2472 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 41 PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2472 2928 d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe 41 PID 2472 wrote to memory of 2088 2472 cmd.exe 43 PID 2472 wrote to memory of 2088 2472 cmd.exe 43 PID 2472 wrote to memory of 2088 2472 cmd.exe 43 PID 2472 wrote to memory of 2248 2472 cmd.exe 45 PID 2472 wrote to memory of 2248 2472 cmd.exe 45 PID 2472 wrote to memory of 2248 2472 cmd.exe 45 -
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1996 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe"2⤵
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2928 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2904 -
C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WMIC.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe shadowcopy delete4⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2740
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_README_.hta"3⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1064
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"3⤵
- Deletes itself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2472 -
C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im "d868d3f59274d0f5a34e7d169754bb99_JaffaCakes118.exe"4⤵
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2088
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C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXEping -n 1 127.0.0.14⤵
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2248
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2848
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2644
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
66KB
MD50648b7b6395d42f92c1185f8fd0e67d2
SHA1c44bed64bab7f926983153c940ad9a2ece75591d
SHA2569e3b0b5724e3383c0d4aa00491eb6abf92ea8ac3ce822850d6796542db8b912d
SHA5128ab1921c6d8da78d116dc960c7c182da3f8cb65c33de320e353f773877891145060b84213416f250ffb7272770e4fd25ec5c9f1aee2e339486a6dbee6206b369
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Filesize
11KB
MD5a436db0c473a087eb61ff5c53c34ba27
SHA165ea67e424e75f5065132b539c8b2eda88aa0506
SHA25675ed40311875312617d6711baed0be29fcaee71031ca27a8d308a72b15a51e49
SHA512908f46a855480af6eacb2fb64de0e60b1e04bbb10b23992e2cf38a4cbebdcd7d3928c4c022d7ad9f7479265a8f426b93eef580afec95570e654c360d62f5e08d
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Filesize
20KB
MD5b9890706b7c586ecc555f11cd08f20d1
SHA15091c58f54e7933d5a3d05ecbb85c065e63cebac
SHA256f02a6b2a3c90707919964c94acdf7edd69601431b78d5b20264c32b2314bc704
SHA5127910095dfeede5b8683612457feb5b416c12ef40b12540c59120f7b62a45a37125a2af7630f6e32e11242091cd6cb18f49dd758eaf7d4834c4e520644dc06586