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
12-01-2025 18:42
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
General
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Target
297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
2bc500febcb0702b8dfc4f37af2f6a5a
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SHA1
dfd6622514f2da852215614aad52d8c69c088d1a
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SHA256
297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0
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SHA512
234ea245d4c52adfa3edc658e5ec21e0da59c20f2d5fe950ad25902405e5e08f5e742de7af3105c6b7dac12e2b860d8763ccc84a80825a190ea0d8139a9dbd6d
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtii:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKi
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5040-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5040-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1624-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1624-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3680-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3680-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3680-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023ca1-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5040-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5040-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1624-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1624-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3680-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3680-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3680-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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\\240634890.txt" AK47.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240634875.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-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 1864 AK47.exe 4552 AK47.exe 5040 AK74.exe 1624 Ghiya.exe 3680 Ghiya.exe 628 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
pid Process 1864 AK47.exe 4552 AK47.exe 1620 svchost.exe 628 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1736-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1736-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023ca7-66.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1736-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1736-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1736-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1736-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1736-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1736-92-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/1736-95-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-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" 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 8 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240634875.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240634890.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 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/5040-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5040-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5040-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1624-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1624-46-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1624-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3680-57-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3680-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3680-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 WScript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.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 AK74.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghiya.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 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 1212 cmd.exe 4088 PING.EXE -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000_Classes\Local Settings 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4088 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 3680 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5040 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3680 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 3680 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3680 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 3680 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3680 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1864 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 83 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1864 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 83 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1864 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 83 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 4552 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 84 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 4552 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 84 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 4552 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 84 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 5040 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 86 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 5040 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 86 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 5040 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 86 PID 5040 wrote to memory of 1212 5040 AK74.exe 88 PID 5040 wrote to memory of 1212 5040 AK74.exe 88 PID 5040 wrote to memory of 1212 5040 AK74.exe 88 PID 1624 wrote to memory of 3680 1624 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 1624 wrote to memory of 3680 1624 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 1624 wrote to memory of 3680 1624 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 328 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 91 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 328 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 91 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 328 1736 297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe 91 PID 1212 wrote to memory of 4088 1212 cmd.exe 92 PID 1212 wrote to memory of 4088 1212 cmd.exe 92 PID 1212 wrote to memory of 4088 1212 cmd.exe 92 PID 1620 wrote to memory of 628 1620 svchost.exe 94 PID 1620 wrote to memory of 628 1620 svchost.exe 94 PID 1620 wrote to memory of 628 1620 svchost.exe 94
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\297bee893eb66e415287b3154c9f01f2491b1b9e2dbb969bea72eaff302b7cb0.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:1736 -
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:1864
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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:4552
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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:5040 -
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:1212 -
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:4088
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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:328
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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:1620 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240634875.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:628
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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:1624 -
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:3680
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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
MD579a0f49fdf955667469c818c6a27eb3d
SHA1c57985a3a0e5f3f4d3926b3a0a4148af4a2a9830
SHA256686ab84091a246e076a3a4a526c552cff4c32a4ae6e7845ba460dd3b15c19f3b
SHA51224ee91a99514675f7077bbb1f298a5f80e9210dbdaa6acd4f788d29874058207aaea27372f29b191a692efbd34ecad47d1cb25c8ece106a869a0a34a94730440
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD5b2d75ff029dcd7e0be8e62b696ff7e73
SHA1e899e2788a8e3fac809594012a01b93c4567b79f
SHA2568111dfc11c4fd5379cd04b896e8c6acc0471b26779cfa0a514c16e3938a6b828
SHA51232f088275ee5cb102a54adb3c588a7d3a5f4c3fad93b2c224504ba3664dde5c47133432ca56b610740f03fe56afcdebf0c6a6862b0eb56889ce6815fb09106b4
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Filesize
49KB
MD579577704504e92c639201b3aa690e26e
SHA116fe9dda014b512c98ad5baa7bfd8cc2dd2d1597
SHA256ccbe62c3d883b5cdd59ab4895a0cdc506bc0eeb62f56464bdee0350f2a71a08a
SHA51235d1bad39c00213ec7dd82a735f2cf5ed778fed6feb41c28eb64077657ef5f447f485e723b8060643af8c7db2773ca06702f7349cde69ba9fc6bae7cf108e033
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Filesize
45B
MD5c81ed73158bf050ecfae5eeaffd69bea
SHA1ce47f170fb06a1121ac6c10bfc2609a0872ba031
SHA256d054a22fda792266d4e4261c48a746f7808d53356d8d56ef7a2e610e9c0aaf56
SHA5121044021a8194ba1cd04c91fb7ff1db3b587033957bed4d64ec9b39499b8ce492031495a00cae91cf8ab0607b03e9dd937d881d756dc738f2998338ec9a06d31a
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641