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 06:46
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe
Resource
win7-20240708-en
General
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Target
72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
3e3e6a8ba5161263875d1857bdf356c6
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SHA1
f8a89c32a53a9b4c98dc18f11dd5a0197cebc026
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SHA256
72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487
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SHA512
49b13df8f1791573712380e5263826eee4ef875c26e1349eed1dbc24794356eeb98550f69bd3f6eb075bcec2826829c0437cf8b2eb4a58fa80ddfad49f9135bf
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJti8:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwK8
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4488-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4488-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3484-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3484-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4228-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4228-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4228-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b7a-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4488-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4488-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3484-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3484-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4228-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4228-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4228-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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\\240611187.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-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 2320 AK47.exe 4564 AK47.exe 4488 AK74.exe 3484 Ghiya.exe 4228 Ghiya.exe 5076 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 4564 AK47.exe 1176 svchost.exe 5076 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1408-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1408-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b7f-59.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1408-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1408-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1408-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1408-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1408-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1408-85-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1408-88-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-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" 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240611187.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 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240611187.txt AK47.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4488-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4488-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4488-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3484-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3484-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3484-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4228-50-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4228-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4228-54-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.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 WScript.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 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 4548 cmd.exe 4600 PING.EXE -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000_Classes\Local Settings 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4600 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 4228 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4488 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4228 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 4228 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4228 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 4228 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4228 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2320 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 83 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2320 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 83 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2320 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 83 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4564 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 84 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4564 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 84 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4564 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 84 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4488 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 87 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4488 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 87 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4488 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 87 PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4548 4488 AK74.exe 89 PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4548 4488 AK74.exe 89 PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4548 4488 AK74.exe 89 PID 3484 wrote to memory of 4228 3484 Ghiya.exe 90 PID 3484 wrote to memory of 4228 3484 Ghiya.exe 90 PID 3484 wrote to memory of 4228 3484 Ghiya.exe 90 PID 4548 wrote to memory of 4600 4548 cmd.exe 92 PID 4548 wrote to memory of 4600 4548 cmd.exe 92 PID 4548 wrote to memory of 4600 4548 cmd.exe 92 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4828 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 93 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4828 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 93 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4828 1408 72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe 93 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 5076 1176 svchost.exe 95 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 5076 1176 svchost.exe 95 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 5076 1176 svchost.exe 95
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\72ac8fd228400f1b7e1efde4df73873d7db5518e25f4fa6d17714fff680c0487.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:1408 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2320
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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:4564
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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:4488 -
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:4548 -
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:4600
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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:4828
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:3436
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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:1176 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240611187.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5076
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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:3484 -
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:4228
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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
MD56ab4e5530bf1040adf110bf7aa2bacb6
SHA1e77c3d037d259cdd6638076779af29423b8f3650
SHA256f33ee2f373b0ef7ccfe2a0b54e2cfde86257999f09205f08f334c7d502c703b4
SHA5127cfe764e69a4b247f4fbe09ee12cef32c197832749df604d5f34756f8301d41497778f50cfd62edb25a83f16cc128712859d895f69b6b8e941af9fa3ac8553fe
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD5a5e794ad706263ede938733c907abe65
SHA1d78552a2795ddc0dd2079b09422d3336622b8f3d
SHA256c7dccb2cc12238b729b80e517d47d0933a8b32b4bbcbd1984552447ca8502ecc
SHA512fb66b8aba2db8db5484dc8a61345162434d8b5535fe3433adf674b75ff5b645cf8b7136887c31d62315706171a45fc3ce2288977767ccda3258fd8454693d506
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Filesize
49KB
MD551c16307cb02b47aad8e0586b6920d5b
SHA18f0c4d30d162d60fe9661ff07e5075d02b2bc145
SHA2564cb4231929437b8bf162a33e5c9d9eac784d15c48f0c783badf8cf5efa400e7e
SHA512b79ef9820c7a61ad4d36c8263fcb73bb7141e03f30a4a19fedcaabc3084ab1946224e626126f70492f52fb17728f9e850a3b52c0d8bcf3acafb243030a5ea2c3
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641