darkcomet | b65247fb0f1e935a404d7d47eaf17eefd6735a53169e7b1f257adeeb6d87790c

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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01-01-2025 10:25

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Size

856KB
MD5

5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6
SHA1

113aea9fdeb3a36661e3c3ae7c41255a6588cab9
SHA256

b65247fb0f1e935a404d7d47eaf17eefd6735a53169e7b1f257adeeb6d87790c
SHA512

6a26e1d2e046af7ecd12faa0541f788000466c7a4a8adbf20ac6f2f6472857bfe4f9acc98e07e1f5f5d3c17b2cddcf7faad9702cd70e3d4ac8813e741dbe97ec
SSDEEP

24576:ZsngJXxYyVT0ObgVCLkROnVrk9YjD4FzkGs:anGtbLksnxuYn4FK

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 discovery evasion rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

gigidi123.zapto.org:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-5X04J1R

Attributes

gencode
ZRjvSdbRGrVL
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false

Signatures

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

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "0"	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\wscsvc\Start = "4"	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
1652	attrib.exe
4628	attrib.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-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4180 set thread context of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83

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 7 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	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: 33	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: 34	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: 35	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Token: 36	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 4180 wrote to memory of 868	4180	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	83
PID 868 wrote to memory of 8	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	84
PID 868 wrote to memory of 8	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	84
PID 868 wrote to memory of 8	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	84
PID 868 wrote to memory of 3924	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	86
PID 868 wrote to memory of 3924	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	86
PID 868 wrote to memory of 3924	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	86
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 868 wrote to memory of 1456	868	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe	87
PID 3924 wrote to memory of 1652	3924	cmd.exe	89
PID 3924 wrote to memory of 1652	3924	cmd.exe	89
PID 3924 wrote to memory of 1652	3924	cmd.exe	89
PID 8 wrote to memory of 4628	8	cmd.exe	90
PID 8 wrote to memory of 4628	8	cmd.exe	90
PID 8 wrote to memory of 4628	8	cmd.exe	90

System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern\NoControlPanel = "1"	JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
1652	attrib.exe
4628	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4180
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - Modifies security service
  - Windows security bypass
  - Disables RegEdit via registry modification
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Windows security modification
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:868
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:8
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5173c0fed26d673f4fa37f76566df1c6.exe" +s +h
      4⤵
      Sets file to hidden
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:4628
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3924
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
      4⤵
      Sets file to hidden
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:1652
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1456

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

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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memory/868-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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memory/868-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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memory/868-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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memory/868-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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memory/868-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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memory/868-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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memory/868-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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memory/868-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/868-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/1456-7-0x0000000001150000-0x0000000001151000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/4180-0-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000BC4000-memory.dmp

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16KB

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