Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
01-01-2025 13:49
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe
Resource
win7-20241023-en
General
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Target
c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
dd4a96df7d5b3e025d6ed86d6669dd9f
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SHA1
85f901f01b5669e11c1f7001392b778eff0653b0
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SHA256
c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399
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SHA512
881317e539f576308b627e7325e1eda45fad5058ddab8f5ca13133d7a9c58a64ac0be79fa54438d560768630b9f442e0e7f74b431ec145e55090f72ae0602515
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiT:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKT
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1888-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1888-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3080-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3080-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/60-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/60-62-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/60-63-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b85-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1888-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1888-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3080-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3080-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/60-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/60-62-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/60-63-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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\\240610187.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-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 3616 AK47.exe 2500 AK47.exe 1888 AK74.exe 3080 Ghiya.exe 60 Ghiya.exe 3728 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 3616 AK47.exe 4540 svchost.exe 3728 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4676-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4676-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023b82-54.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4676-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4676-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4676-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4676-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4676-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4676-85-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4676-88-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-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" c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe svchost.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240610187.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240610187.txt AK47.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini AK47.exe 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\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe svchost.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1888-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1888-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1888-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3080-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3080-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3080-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/60-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/60-62-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/60-63-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 WScript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe 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 svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghiya.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 3584 cmd.exe 3040 PING.EXE -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000_Classes\Local Settings c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 3040 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 60 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1888 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 60 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 60 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 60 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 60 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 60 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4676 wrote to memory of 3616 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 83 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 3616 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 83 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 3616 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 83 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 2500 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 84 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 2500 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 84 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 2500 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 84 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1888 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 85 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1888 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 85 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1888 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 85 PID 3080 wrote to memory of 60 3080 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 3080 wrote to memory of 60 3080 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 3080 wrote to memory of 60 3080 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 1888 wrote to memory of 3584 1888 AK74.exe 90 PID 1888 wrote to memory of 3584 1888 AK74.exe 90 PID 1888 wrote to memory of 3584 1888 AK74.exe 90 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1476 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 92 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1476 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 92 PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1476 4676 c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe 92 PID 3584 wrote to memory of 3040 3584 cmd.exe 94 PID 3584 wrote to memory of 3040 3584 cmd.exe 94 PID 3584 wrote to memory of 3040 3584 cmd.exe 94 PID 4540 wrote to memory of 3728 4540 svchost.exe 96 PID 4540 wrote to memory of 3728 4540 svchost.exe 96 PID 4540 wrote to memory of 3728 4540 svchost.exe 96
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8c701f1d46835c656c6cf88212411b77f0925f1f01df966b069e1385992a399.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:4676 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"2⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3616
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2500
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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:1888 -
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
PID:3584 -
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:3040
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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:1476
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:4304
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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:4540 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240610187.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3728
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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:3080 -
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:60
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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
MD543c8b748381c69f3d7053c528b7588af
SHA174c6a8c754985b170be3b1c0dd071669bb7a785a
SHA2563c0a15942a759e64e669cf46cd3099016d73456cb777f43dc16e67a53ec1abac
SHA512ad641f427107ef8f7102cb65fb0b7df59b82627c466e43678f64bab994377318efc0894735fbad448a34f2d58dfbdf645cde7d0ed73a72cd54aa4332b958360e
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD5e032db23de2aad8b3a5eef95d3228894
SHA16692ef7989f290797c15dc6fa71c912074bc4ea6
SHA2560b337eeac8ec31f2514b6686bf3429a1c022c7a14183d1055a1afc41922f53aa
SHA512d8e09a8fa845bd68718e0768b37ac3694c39fe710d632d7a6b3b2537a7e6982ba33fe0e05bd620e7822b53733be82f6a849520f545061285d4b756a53a64defe
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Filesize
49KB
MD5c67ede5b8fa63b1986ecf0368610b115
SHA1c94771b12dfda15949ea5737cb4a7f3553f8c144
SHA256b63b3f8c10ca4157e408d7e4ee87b3840272f5d5d83d5c558c9dcbe9d83f4690
SHA512efc703ee36d1e3d506e46599a4bb671e756ebd4025d08d191059f3531a05fd6d694cad8de96cdf46cbb2c8dd09807202099241303c8fa24d9dd6749d4cc953fd
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641