darkcomet | 76ad742cdd3171559091f30f6483e23e3635c8b25e4edfa6b557ec92914502a5

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
141s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
16-01-2025 12:34

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2
SHA1

e481922d7fdec7634229d4c772136329173f238f
SHA256

76ad742cdd3171559091f30f6483e23e3635c8b25e4edfa6b557ec92914502a5
SHA512

dbfdecdb9e47014ad7da5008f5387a50909b6415520ab1c84a62fec64fce0b672a2250f81124bd586e1b8e7be874c3fb375adb4ebe4bcd1b0cac5e36896f791c
SSDEEP

24576:7eMXpgE2fp4KTdekeMXpgE2fp4KTde0YqoWfVeRhLh7hesvzRkoW:NXtsPXtsVYjWfWhLh7hVbRlW

Score

10^/10

darkcomet latentbot discovery persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

latentbot

gniewkowiec0359.zapto.org

Signatures

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet
Darkcomet family
darkcomet
LatentBot
Modular trojan written in Delphi which has been in-the-wild since 2013.
trojan latentbot
Latentbot family
latentbot

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:\\Windows\\system32\\Windupdt\\winupdate.exe"	hhh.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	hhh.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2876	process32.exe
2332	hhh.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe
2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe
2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe
2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DOvKOnDVYY = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tempfile.exe\""	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winupdater = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\Windupdt\\winupdate.exe"	hhh.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winupdater = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\Windupdt\\winupdate.exe"	notepad.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windupdt\winupdate.exe	hhh.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windupdt\winupdate.exe	hhh.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windupdt\	hhh.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windupdt\winupdate.exe	notepad.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2376 set thread context of 2876	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	30
PID 2332 set thread context of 2600	2332	hhh.exe	33

UPX packed file 11 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2876-15-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2876-12-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2876-11-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2332-28-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016c89-25.dat	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-90-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-91-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-89-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-88-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2332-87-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-134-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp	upx

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	hhh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explorer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	explorer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	hhh.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	hhh.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	hhh.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	hhh.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	hhh.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 47 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2332	hhh.exe
Token: 33	2332	hhh.exe
Token: 34	2332	hhh.exe
Token: 35	2332	hhh.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2600	explorer.exe
Token: 33	2600	explorer.exe
Token: 34	2600	explorer.exe
Token: 35	2600	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2876	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	30
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2876	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	30
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2876	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	30
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2876	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	30
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2876	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	30
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2876	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	30
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2876	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	30
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2876	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	30
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2332	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	31
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2332	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	31
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2332	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	31
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 2332	2376	JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe	31
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2728	2332	hhh.exe	32
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2600	2332	hhh.exe	33
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2600	2332	hhh.exe	33
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2600	2332	hhh.exe	33
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2600	2332	hhh.exe	33
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2600	2332	hhh.exe	33
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2600	2332	hhh.exe	33
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2660	2332	hhh.exe	34
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 636	2600	explorer.exe	35
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 636	2600	explorer.exe	35
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 636	2600	explorer.exe	35
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 636	2600	explorer.exe	35

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_766960724e07eb982c982fc86a1141c2.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2376
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\process32.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\process32.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2876
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hhh.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hhh.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2332
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2728
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe"
    3⤵
    - Checks BIOS information in registry
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Enumerates system info in registry
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2600
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:636
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2660

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

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hhh.exe

Filesize
274KB

MD5
1bd5b521443633b8022bc75e23f47a61

SHA1
20297fa9caf8d15fbc1ca79c03bafa33835c8aa8

SHA256
2d1e1a867d9dc6eda0622ca6bc8ff630400afd5bd7b3fc1a6535b6f3db63cb35

SHA512
8dab963177341974d9cc81ebfe4ef16cb47443397d34f5727d99409c6748d75a7e0d766f6a42415a9496eb031afb90f17a5a4d24185a01d544bc7aee1166c8b1

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\process32.exe

Filesize
5KB

MD5
d2ed8fa3208e702b7d61728af768eed1

SHA1
54094aa272cb866a46c2ca5b56f4a094e0f48ffb

SHA256
9236208e312b2f47a0ef40e59fc0f364fc8e401717e1e46555c26bec8ab3de1f

SHA512
42442dc0b98f2abaea0c6516602d80df8a2a680278ecdc2b96fe5ce44685f7442347fd4ad13d9d99e0330cf0be7c0e9bbf22bd78c0173066221e430203c76313

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memory/2332-28-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2332-87-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2332-29-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2376-1-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2376-2-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2376-0-0x0000000074011000-0x0000000074012000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2376-65-0x0000000074010000-0x00000000745BB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2376-27-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2376-26-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2600-89-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2600-91-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2600-134-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2600-88-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2600-90-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2600-68-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2660-85-0x0000000000150000-0x0000000000151000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2728-62-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000331000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2728-32-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2876-15-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2876-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2876-10-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2876-11-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/2876-12-0x0000000013140000-0x000000001320B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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