darkcomet | 473454cec9e513f89f8408c1259b720823cabcb70aac051f8e846574aa2e1f93

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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04-01-2025 05:59

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30
SHA1

d0b43d02ef6fae4bb638cc2053a69c86e5efa76e
SHA256

473454cec9e513f89f8408c1259b720823cabcb70aac051f8e846574aa2e1f93
SHA512

ccfdd7945985966d7e5224e5b40a0bb4b1eff2d010d55d361912be82dbab0c0edbed493f9b8a4bc9c6da0763c246b9727e2f4bf2e1af23515729b25acd2d99ed
SSDEEP

24576:URmJkcoQricOIQxiZY1ianbPG48TIHm0X8zizW1EIpVP13WDc6mK:xJZoQrbTFZY1ianh8T90XFILoDcxK

Score

10^/10

darkcomet spoof discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

spoof

spoofdns.no-ip.org:1604

Mutex

DCMIN_MUTEX-0R4X7F9

Attributes

InstallPath
DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
gencode
q312Ub2N15X4
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false
reg_key
DarkComet RAT

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:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\DCSCMIN\\IMDCSC.exe"	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.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-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2236	IMDCSC.exe
3084	IMDCSC.exe
4580	IMDCSC.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-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DarkComet RAT = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\DCSCMIN\\IMDCSC.exe"	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe

AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023cad-23.dat	autoit_exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4556 set thread context of 4156	4556	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	91
PID 4156 set thread context of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 2236 set thread context of 3084	2236	IMDCSC.exe	101
PID 3084 set thread context of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102

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 6 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_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IMDCSC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IMDCSC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: 33	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: 34	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: 35	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: 36	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 33	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 34	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 35	4580	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 36	4580	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
3084	IMDCSC.exe
4580	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 43 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4556 wrote to memory of 4156	4556	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	91
PID 4556 wrote to memory of 4156	4556	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	91
PID 4556 wrote to memory of 4156	4556	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	91
PID 4556 wrote to memory of 4156	4556	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	91
PID 4556 wrote to memory of 4156	4556	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	91
PID 4556 wrote to memory of 4156	4556	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	91
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 4156 wrote to memory of 1560	4156	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	96
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2236	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	97
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2236	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	97
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2236	1560	JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe	97
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 3084	2236	IMDCSC.exe	101
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 3084	2236	IMDCSC.exe	101
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 3084	2236	IMDCSC.exe	101
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 3084	2236	IMDCSC.exe	101
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 3084	2236	IMDCSC.exe	101
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 3084	2236	IMDCSC.exe	101
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4580	3084	IMDCSC.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4556
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4156
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30.exe"
    3⤵
    - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1560
  - - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2236
    - - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe"
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3084
      - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe"
        6⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        
        PID:4580

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:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe

Filesize
1.3MB

MD5
780c8b79b354fa8e28f1866c6be69d30

SHA1
d0b43d02ef6fae4bb638cc2053a69c86e5efa76e

SHA256
473454cec9e513f89f8408c1259b720823cabcb70aac051f8e846574aa2e1f93

SHA512
ccfdd7945985966d7e5224e5b40a0bb4b1eff2d010d55d361912be82dbab0c0edbed493f9b8a4bc9c6da0763c246b9727e2f4bf2e1af23515729b25acd2d99ed

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memory/1560-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/1560-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/1560-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/1560-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/1560-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/1560-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/3084-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/3084-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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32KB

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memory/3084-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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32KB

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memory/3084-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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32KB

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memory/3084-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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32KB

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memory/4156-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/4156-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/4156-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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32KB

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memory/4156-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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32KB

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memory/4156-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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32KB

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memory/4156-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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32KB

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memory/4156-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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32KB

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memory/4580-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4580-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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