darkcomet | 5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
147s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
10-01-2025 00:35

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General

Target

5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Size

698KB
MD5

aa75ed1b108fa4129d827209c70a0e65
SHA1

730af9657cb90becfe0c9a878f6d307b5bda1655
SHA256

5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043
SHA512

8aaf0c9e562a6e44f4a0d669575d057a583613260af4bfa7a22aec23632855b87eb505e666415dc520bf2ffb42b96b3f46c6909ae44176156095e83064989a21
SSDEEP

12288:uNAuo5DOxkhXzkJcX67+ET69NPA+qfnfaK3yXqkzIl+Me9Mp:uNrkhXzki6ql9mFfn53yXqEIl+4

Score

10^/10

darkcomet hf discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

darkred.servegame.com:4662

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-7B4EKNW

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
uwJhstfBog81
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
true
reg_key
MicroUpdate

Signatures

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet
Darkcomet family
darkcomet

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5108	msdcsc.exe
1716	msdcsc.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2508 set thread context of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 5108 set thread context of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: 33	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: 34	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: 35	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: 36	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	1716	msdcsc.exe
Token: 36	1716	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
5108	msdcsc.exe
1716	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 3124	2508	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	82
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 5108	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	83
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 5108	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	83
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 5108	3124	5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe	83
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 1716	5108	msdcsc.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2508
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3124
- - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5108
  - - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Adds Run key to start application
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1716

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

Filesize
698KB

MD5
aa75ed1b108fa4129d827209c70a0e65

SHA1
730af9657cb90becfe0c9a878f6d307b5bda1655

SHA256
5194028adbed199509326ded23b37ee34464892560d2c7c196d0dda8a3bda043

SHA512
8aaf0c9e562a6e44f4a0d669575d057a583613260af4bfa7a22aec23632855b87eb505e666415dc520bf2ffb42b96b3f46c6909ae44176156095e83064989a21

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memory/1716-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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memory/1716-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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memory/1716-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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memory/1716-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1716-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/2508-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

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132KB

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memory/2508-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

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132KB

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memory/3124-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/3124-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/3124-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/3124-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/3124-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/3124-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/5108-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

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132KB

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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