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
06-01-2025 23:34
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
f8f20174a3cb28be7af090212e9abb86
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SHA1
c0a32a43a1cd8f680740a8ebfb4ad66f5f1b93ec
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SHA256
16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1
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SHA512
a1ca3e6d295fe5e1726a060072ed21395900aa93afa36fa22ead3ac1dc3bd13a237275d6fc2d5a34c2466aba7455d548ee6ab053193d6d0c84417f1b16b7678e
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiD:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKD
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4328-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4328-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/468-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/468-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5092-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5092-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5092-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023c94-18.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4328-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4328-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/468-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/468-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5092-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5092-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5092-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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\\240622375.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-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 2236 AK47.exe 3856 AK47.exe 4328 AK74.exe 468 Ghiya.exe 5092 Ghiya.exe 180 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
pid Process 3856 AK47.exe 2236 AK47.exe 2372 svchost.exe 180 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2644-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2644-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023c91-63.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2644-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2644-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2644-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2644-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2644-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2644-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2644-92-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-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" 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240622375.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240622390.txt 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 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4328-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4328-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4328-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/468-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/468-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/468-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5092-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5092-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5092-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghiya.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 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.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 AK74.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 1068 cmd.exe 4044 PING.EXE -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000_Classes\Local Settings 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4044 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 5092 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4328 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 5092 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 5092 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5092 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 5092 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5092 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2236 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 82 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2236 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 82 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2236 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 82 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 3856 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 83 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 3856 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 83 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 3856 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 83 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 4328 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 86 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 4328 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 86 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 4328 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 86 PID 4328 wrote to memory of 1068 4328 AK74.exe 88 PID 4328 wrote to memory of 1068 4328 AK74.exe 88 PID 4328 wrote to memory of 1068 4328 AK74.exe 88 PID 468 wrote to memory of 5092 468 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 468 wrote to memory of 5092 468 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 468 wrote to memory of 5092 468 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 5016 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 91 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 5016 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 91 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 5016 2644 16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe 91 PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4044 1068 cmd.exe 92 PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4044 1068 cmd.exe 92 PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4044 1068 cmd.exe 92 PID 2372 wrote to memory of 180 2372 svchost.exe 94 PID 2372 wrote to memory of 180 2372 svchost.exe 94 PID 2372 wrote to memory of 180 2372 svchost.exe 94
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16d231facd6378884c2605afca0c0485b3a56af9ff6e056e2fadd48c562900a1.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:2644 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2236
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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:3856
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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:4328 -
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:1068 -
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:4044
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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:5016
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:3452
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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:2372 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240622375.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:180
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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:468 -
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:5092
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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
MD5a9f782d358f3073f18c625bfe5e966dd
SHA1b78921a6f7f015854ab07d46af5d856a4a3cea3b
SHA2568ffeb59363fa9bc1c11cdcd303c542d6200b6ad74b9a5999448f3f1d29587057
SHA51275b6cff927d54c402ef95cba9634ffbc3428097d7b89107f1b3dcfdf3f2527d64a926f4e0ddbee17cd9b8148589b7d68ebf35add12239c54fe9d85af7866b935
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD574f72f9bdb7fa7ae9bbd2f2608814712
SHA1303a243bf73d47be0bff39a18b2a66eb79609cfe
SHA256f543414654660ad54197cf16a627c3846387415e8876495b0b19873719aa8fb4
SHA512dadbd8d4679e47add7560be4d6b1da22bfc7d7475d1dd0d9c8225e7855e80817812f6888e52047f4dfcf305a8410b938554306c22146b9cac44aa9be6334b029
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Filesize
49KB
MD58fc17754ab4a106388253fee497963b3
SHA18fe315bbade256bfa22e35600296d53d4bebf90c
SHA2567f149f71c78099cd0b3f8f898a1cd04b5adaa6c33f057d8706670ffb43a7b26a
SHA512a91215448afae19786b74d08829109cc99e193ece4b8ba4f32f9957cd2575b50e3f6c3412a1a822c38ef038e95390825586065e5c9de8806e58941c71c4ac49a
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641