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
07-01-2025 06:54
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
General
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Target
a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
4d635f4a31b47c52b58688ccd1835cd1
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SHA1
6f954efd084763f6706507ba56c40dec48aca094
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SHA256
a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023
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SHA512
9a534d30a6fd29547fd96e5a104f3c05409434cd77f77308bb89566411e46243065d61d6bf6fe091379f78bdc38e25c68a174a8ba04f52037bcc4c81989f9139
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJti1:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwK1
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1464-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1464-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/8-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/8-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5084-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5084-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5084-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023c73-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1464-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1464-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/8-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/8-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5084-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5084-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5084-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240622531.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 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 4176 AK47.exe 4976 AK47.exe 1464 AK74.exe 8 Ghiya.exe 5084 Ghiya.exe 4824 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 4976 AK47.exe 4568 svchost.exe 4824 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3736-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/3736-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023c77-58.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/3736-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/3736-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/3736-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/3736-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/3736-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/3736-84-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/3736-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-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" a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240622531.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240622531.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 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1464-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1464-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1464-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/8-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/8-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/8-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5084-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5084-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5084-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 AK74.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WScript.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 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 Ghiya.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 2760 cmd.exe 1068 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 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 1068 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
pid Process 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 5084 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1464 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 5084 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 5084 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5084 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 5084 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5084 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4176 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 83 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4176 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 83 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4176 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 83 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4976 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 84 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4976 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 84 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 4976 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 84 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 1464 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 87 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 1464 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 87 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 1464 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 87 PID 1464 wrote to memory of 2760 1464 AK74.exe 89 PID 1464 wrote to memory of 2760 1464 AK74.exe 89 PID 1464 wrote to memory of 2760 1464 AK74.exe 89 PID 8 wrote to memory of 5084 8 Ghiya.exe 90 PID 8 wrote to memory of 5084 8 Ghiya.exe 90 PID 8 wrote to memory of 5084 8 Ghiya.exe 90 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3008 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 92 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3008 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 92 PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3008 3736 a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe 92 PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1068 2760 cmd.exe 93 PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1068 2760 cmd.exe 93 PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1068 2760 cmd.exe 93 PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4824 4568 svchost.exe 95 PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4824 4568 svchost.exe 95 PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4824 4568 svchost.exe 95
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a879baa6434d34fa960c63c721034e25bded550bad07fb131bf0cb380c15c023.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:3736 -
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:4176
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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:4976
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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:1464 -
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:2760 -
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:1068
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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:3008
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:4800
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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:4568 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240622531.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4824
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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:8 -
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:5084
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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
MD53dc1096d3c4d0654762e3dd2a5e57ed7
SHA1bdeff5ffe3c6e7d578205efcd807ccbd0b46c541
SHA2564a9873d4985c45c2208387b5b9621d8b3cad04ad65fa3635b1719fb519c076ff
SHA5124330adad4de9e5e4178f278250f30b22ab9493ccd7392bf2b0cf04567924a4d3a117bd8fb9c0f48c9546555ea5c9e9ff54a19a4c7d287bf8c57dd330e8ceb3c9
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD55cac219349d59ad095591276d52584e5
SHA16df8517e28a1f83abdea81514e9de450a7ecd100
SHA256c51390cb5d25449bfdeaccb14cdfbd51048fbd3355c84769670a848e50d03e34
SHA51215f676f4402188af29733ec80b77ee5680d26bb1ecbc6c149a90498355098db2749e8d8de91cea4462dcc3bafb41f654a53c22e4deb746182b2fcf46a2d786d6
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Filesize
49KB
MD5dae32b1bad72d6e610cc23c35eb0fd11
SHA13dd9cc2f1aca8c151858a8c1eb74cab3c480624f
SHA256029d7bfd04bed5b93d809e3a7f12c4d108cb2f3bdc3f78f049386847360c7871
SHA512bbc4d2a0e17e19dcfde3f879634110010143b29755cbde8fe5aa9ce958fb3428065970b5ded8b98a1e0134451052adc83704b6a755f6189dc9b9fccaefb2031d
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641