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
12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
61ebc37e8ecd143661ace760a14b32b5
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SHA1
2612e00ed8ab4b02a1d9aff777607dd5aace51f7
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SHA256
12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e
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SHA512
eae927ef8463412be6ff33c895d490c75bfdfb82120d64b79818c7e218e1da86e5bcdedb70c8f1b73540779176023416e845a22de2bd2ceb23b2866d4eff6e51
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiC:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKC
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1900-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1900-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3608-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3608-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3248-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3248-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3248-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023b85-18.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1900-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1900-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3608-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3608-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3248-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3248-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3248-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240626171.txt" AK47.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240626187.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-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 4920 AK47.exe 960 AK47.exe 1900 AK74.exe 3608 Ghiya.exe 3248 Ghiya.exe 4220 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
pid Process 4920 AK47.exe 960 AK47.exe 3272 svchost.exe 4220 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2716-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2716-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x000300000001e5b4-66.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2716-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2716-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2716-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2716-85-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2716-88-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2716-91-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2716-94-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-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" 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 8 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\240626171.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240626187.txt AK47.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini 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/1900-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1900-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1900-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3608-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3608-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3608-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3248-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3248-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3248-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK74.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 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 svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.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 3328 cmd.exe 540 PING.EXE -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000_Classes\Local Settings 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 540 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 3248 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1900 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3248 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 3248 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3248 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 3248 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3248 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2716 wrote to memory of 4920 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 85 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 4920 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 85 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 4920 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 85 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 960 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 86 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 960 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 86 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 960 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 86 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1900 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 88 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1900 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 88 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1900 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 88 PID 1900 wrote to memory of 3328 1900 AK74.exe 90 PID 1900 wrote to memory of 3328 1900 AK74.exe 90 PID 1900 wrote to memory of 3328 1900 AK74.exe 90 PID 3608 wrote to memory of 3248 3608 Ghiya.exe 91 PID 3608 wrote to memory of 3248 3608 Ghiya.exe 91 PID 3608 wrote to memory of 3248 3608 Ghiya.exe 91 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 3076 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 93 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 3076 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 93 PID 2716 wrote to memory of 3076 2716 12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe 93 PID 3328 wrote to memory of 540 3328 cmd.exe 94 PID 3328 wrote to memory of 540 3328 cmd.exe 94 PID 3328 wrote to memory of 540 3328 cmd.exe 94 PID 3272 wrote to memory of 4220 3272 svchost.exe 96 PID 3272 wrote to memory of 4220 3272 svchost.exe 96 PID 3272 wrote to memory of 4220 3272 svchost.exe 96
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12d3b43c4568ecc6507072caa38154a7e5082fca28fc740ad934e6da954b276e.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:2716 -
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:4920
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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:960
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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:1900 -
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:3328 -
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:540
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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:3076
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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:3272 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240626187.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4220
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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:3608 -
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:3248
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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
MD5cb6ce318ac2648a8d24d173447936340
SHA16014112b89c1c7960f1762cf501559f63e57c337
SHA2568a212a3eb7481d4192a3bd032574ccb36a6574a7e41bfd28644d01f2c8568829
SHA512fb58b7cfc8b81d693c799d8ec3a5a17ecd58bea8f420a800db9d8d1e29283898d43850f5242862f7dcca13906d788a776d48a0a3644ed071b0de28e10092dc30
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD5311810ff115704c8ed4c1eb36e675c7e
SHA1a939b58a6b8549958005517e582d5eee49715048
SHA2567fab6ebe562f8261771fe6f6a25b087767b45294fd31b1e76c5dd62bcbd09a03
SHA5122dbc4568cadadcd51680e168296bcce34f5156c352ae5d8e99f27742ffa7bf0898030bb807d3e84c1829b2a42bc09e0d8d813b049d19c7512dabd7de2ee5fa59
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Filesize
49KB
MD5cb4dce7f7451d93a3fc611d6fff0233e
SHA10adab4e9321de5f98a92bedf744aacfc5b678733
SHA256a1ad6f8df4d86fbb1a5b25c8a39e79cf263f20b9b19009631557c7da3730335e
SHA512f6c2175d5ef2f79df3e70158106c0220027c8b1e03f4390c5487b2eb71b0d5064371d2c0e06cfb94afb0a31b046dff96b6bda9b77945252930657da804a4534f
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Filesize
45B
MD5d3f21958d0acd3e8aed4050ae7af04db
SHA151fe04bf8718d5d74d4e1754f67807d494167960
SHA2560f487072565487e51e5bd7eee08851b95f8e3c48940a77143f3bb2ad78ea9eb4
SHA51255579814e578792383adbad171cb6d0d808777e18bfe6c4879d9e629ca832e829b0e50af1bd8d2943c2a49d220ed0c89781be9a5ba73dee65104f2769bc07a4d
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641