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
05-01-2025 17:37
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
804b3e391a73568167dae67bab579aa8
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SHA1
515deea9c0154aa0bedc4c5209b3ee2e8aa75879
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SHA256
4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923
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SHA512
4904ac0f34188e622e916304c922f061fde23a2838bbed0322ae106a7248070ec7eac2d1742bc38d33514dd5fe2fdadd7baa1620f937bcd9115b70c828783d99
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiC:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKC
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4768-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4768-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/2220-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/2220-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3464-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3464-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3464-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b7e-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4768-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4768-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/2220-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/2220-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3464-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3464-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3464-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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\\240623281.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-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 184 AK47.exe 3456 AK47.exe 4768 AK74.exe 2220 Ghiya.exe 3464 Ghiya.exe 4980 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 184 AK47.exe 4860 svchost.exe 4980 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5092-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5092-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023b7b-62.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5092-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5092-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5092-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5092-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5092-84-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5092-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5092-90-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-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" 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.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\240623281.txt AK47.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240623281.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/4768-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4768-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4768-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2220-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2220-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2220-41-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3464-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3464-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3464-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.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 WScript.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 2004 cmd.exe 4884 PING.EXE -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000_Classes\Local Settings 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4884 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 3464 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4768 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3464 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 3464 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3464 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 3464 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3464 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5092 wrote to memory of 184 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 83 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 184 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 83 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 184 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 83 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 3456 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 84 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 3456 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 84 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 3456 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 84 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 4768 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 85 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 4768 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 85 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 4768 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 85 PID 2220 wrote to memory of 3464 2220 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 2220 wrote to memory of 3464 2220 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 2220 wrote to memory of 3464 2220 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 4768 wrote to memory of 2004 4768 AK74.exe 90 PID 4768 wrote to memory of 2004 4768 AK74.exe 90 PID 4768 wrote to memory of 2004 4768 AK74.exe 90 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 1896 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 92 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 1896 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 92 PID 5092 wrote to memory of 1896 5092 4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe 92 PID 2004 wrote to memory of 4884 2004 cmd.exe 93 PID 2004 wrote to memory of 4884 2004 cmd.exe 93 PID 2004 wrote to memory of 4884 2004 cmd.exe 93 PID 4860 wrote to memory of 4980 4860 svchost.exe 96 PID 4860 wrote to memory of 4980 4860 svchost.exe 96 PID 4860 wrote to memory of 4980 4860 svchost.exe 96
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4a796863294fd38c226469821f854e86accb2c6c8749a63c11bcc86b72386923.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:5092 -
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:184
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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:3456
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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:4768 -
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:2004 -
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:4884
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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:1896
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:2080
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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:4860 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240623281.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4980
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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:2220 -
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:3464
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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
MD58568a58cbc06986e083084342da59d77
SHA19340e2f59a5619c9ab232ee5a1b64727befcf073
SHA256f6021e08a14d98fe0f91e700fd260f9f52caf82802684a87b705a4368d07c84b
SHA51212f0ea7b0cf52943f9b659471f7c6d21c405140b5fb59425956d43598b452ae64d519a32c471862d853ad940ce848cd9b8db95db1f19f8c0a0fb411b44b21a0c
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD5b1cbfee8c5af3658d710ee9064e08794
SHA11ccf61e9bbd3eb131c7373f26b6e7a844e66fdab
SHA256bd32177342d136340d1ca7977ca856e0c3ffdaa2458ff4ae1fcb9ec323458402
SHA51295c0f1f8dc38573f7c177858419cda5ef75ceaddc0a66377703eed9ff181847ae013aa7f84ad55b3e0e2a77f9aef0c93426b5ac57691e9298c22f72db027acbf
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Filesize
49KB
MD5cb4dce7f7451d93a3fc611d6fff0233e
SHA10adab4e9321de5f98a92bedf744aacfc5b678733
SHA256a1ad6f8df4d86fbb1a5b25c8a39e79cf263f20b9b19009631557c7da3730335e
SHA512f6c2175d5ef2f79df3e70158106c0220027c8b1e03f4390c5487b2eb71b0d5064371d2c0e06cfb94afb0a31b046dff96b6bda9b77945252930657da804a4534f
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641