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:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
08-12-2024 19:34
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
7a73072916db57a29fe66e9d39c32169
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SHA1
28aadeda3f0a0a9ef33151e572a6d47955d184ef
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SHA256
af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe
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SHA512
5ac122e1bcb4479c5201de56459bd743b3364f38a6c47409eda83e9b4b375b389b4a9535698c626e67f32dcdb9ee45a3a55bb32318b74cae7d28917bfaa25649
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtic:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKc
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/996-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/996-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/728-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/728-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4264-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4264-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4264-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023c86-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/996-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/996-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/728-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/728-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4264-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4264-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4264-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat -
Gh0strat family
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Purplefox family
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Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys Ghiya.exe -
Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240628062.txt" AK47.exe -
Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" Ghiya.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 2032 AK47.exe 2092 AK47.exe 996 AK74.exe 728 Ghiya.exe 4264 Ghiya.exe 112 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 2092 AK47.exe 4632 svchost.exe 112 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1996-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1996-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023c8a-59.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1996-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1996-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1996-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1996-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1996-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1996-84-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1996-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\360safo = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\svchcst.exe" af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240628062.txt AK47.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe svchost.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/996-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/996-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/996-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/728-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/728-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/728-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4264-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4264-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4264-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx -
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 10 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 AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK74.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WScript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghiya.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 3168 cmd.exe 3096 PING.EXE -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000_Classes\Local Settings af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 3096 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
pid Process 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 4264 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 996 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4264 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 4264 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4264 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 4264 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4264 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2032 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 83 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2032 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 83 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2032 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 83 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2092 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 84 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2092 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 84 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2092 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 84 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 996 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 87 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 996 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 87 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 996 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 87 PID 996 wrote to memory of 3168 996 AK74.exe 89 PID 996 wrote to memory of 3168 996 AK74.exe 89 PID 996 wrote to memory of 3168 996 AK74.exe 89 PID 728 wrote to memory of 4264 728 Ghiya.exe 90 PID 728 wrote to memory of 4264 728 Ghiya.exe 90 PID 728 wrote to memory of 4264 728 Ghiya.exe 90 PID 3168 wrote to memory of 3096 3168 cmd.exe 92 PID 3168 wrote to memory of 3096 3168 cmd.exe 92 PID 3168 wrote to memory of 3096 3168 cmd.exe 92 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1280 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 93 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1280 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 93 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1280 1996 af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe 93 PID 4632 wrote to memory of 112 4632 svchost.exe 96 PID 4632 wrote to memory of 112 4632 svchost.exe 96 PID 4632 wrote to memory of 112 4632 svchost.exe 96
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af980271fcebdce3c6ac36a36316b237c03b88c7266ca265602c1d1648ccbafe.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1996 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2032
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe2⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2092
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:996 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe > nul3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 2 127.0.0.14⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3096
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1280
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:3412
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4632 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240628062.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:112
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:728 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4264
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Server Software Component
1Terminal Services DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
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Filesize
91KB
MD5423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87
SHA1eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255
SHA256050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218
SHA512fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095
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Filesize
400KB
MD5b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735
SHA19365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c
SHA2563080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a
SHA512308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850
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Filesize
92B
MD529ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4
SHA139a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe
SHA25656225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df
SHA512b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa
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Filesize
753B
MD5367b7069794b8cfa80d2b1d1b3629928
SHA166b4f9365b4e15d89170c2dd206ab82c8468c4bb
SHA2565937cad5e3e781751e2114617accbff074d29950e553467c32100c72a0260a47
SHA51205be5ecf38e6fb0ba48ba6ce245adea62bf68a1fa8d5bd44a234b97dad9e84963887ca46d2a81d40c1fb813336c8c4daf2932f87d98e1fdf8ee0e41bc6d88080
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD5a59e53acb3fbe3aa69aae81b734e9521
SHA1529319a88e828125b534865f3469d0f39ba202e1
SHA256c152c0e61075be625db091cbb63b91528a944513fd9298cb3c3fd6c6c0688687
SHA5123952d1437350fd5e86e323d8fe674598de34f3fef7a19e3579bb6dfa2d2fa2faa9d41fdb6931bfe52311061007b60e5c47b0e3c860329e9bafb5ef9da0ebfc72
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Filesize
49KB
MD5db071ed677e14289742ef49e18f3b8ce
SHA1f31b63eca982f534b193078c5615d46478243158
SHA256ca052be77b241a546c7f69706acb90f3ba20527cf9cef12141518f182c9a89f0
SHA512830b38397470be64aeff1ec04946c9c96d6aa6a3018d0852b6a861b96fac786d7f743b4dd98371e9adae84a93cf9e2c1e9f8adc9d0839be4f025325e278fe685
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641