darkcomet | 16242414fc27e6959a6cdb77a1742deb106bc0cd129bed9b5b124841c407ab41

Analysis

max time kernel
55s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
18-01-2025 00:44

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Size

737KB
MD5

9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109
SHA1

14f1fb4a75a61ffb3fdb43842f77508d769efdec
SHA256

16242414fc27e6959a6cdb77a1742deb106bc0cd129bed9b5b124841c407ab41
SHA512

8e81211fe2e7f207bb529203bdf4991acc374ac51ff722d1641c26c720de0dfdb90a0900d2048a7534289ce946bbdcb7835b55c6fc3446847535c90151409711
SSDEEP

12288:OvmAinmL6S7njex0oNYdiifW7rGNrkty0fkhAlmvJoBURb:Ovqy6SirnErmyFAeJkw

Score

10^/10

darkcomet discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

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:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Windupdt\\AdobeUpdater.exe"	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2816	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2744	AdobeUpdater.exe
2888	AdobeUpdater.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
2744	AdobeUpdater.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-1-5-21-312935884-697965778-3955649944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winupdater = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Windupdt\\AdobeUpdater.exe"	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312935884-697965778-3955649944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winupdater = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Windupdt\\AdobeUpdater.exe"	AdobeUpdater.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2260 set thread context of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2744 set thread context of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35

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 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_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AdobeUpdater.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	AdobeUpdater.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2816	cmd.exe
2732	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2732	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: 33	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: 34	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: 35	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: 33	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: 34	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe
Token: 35	2888	AdobeUpdater.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
2744	AdobeUpdater.exe
2888	AdobeUpdater.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 44 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 2460	2260	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	30
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2744	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	31
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2744	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	31
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2744	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	31
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2744	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	31
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2744	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	31
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2744	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	31
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2744	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	31
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2816	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	32
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2816	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	32
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2816	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	32
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2816	2460	JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe	32
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2732	2816	cmd.exe	34
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2732	2816	cmd.exe	34
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2732	2816	cmd.exe	34
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2732	2816	cmd.exe	34
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2888	2744	AdobeUpdater.exe	35

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2260
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2460
- - C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Windupdt\AdobeUpdater.exe
    "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Windupdt\AdobeUpdater.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2744
  - - C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Windupdt\AdobeUpdater.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:2888
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL&del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109.exe"
    3⤵
    - Deletes itself
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2816
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2732

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

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Windupdt\AdobeUpdater.exe

Filesize
737KB

MD5
9b66cb503a3432803c2f8fb7a04b5109

SHA1
14f1fb4a75a61ffb3fdb43842f77508d769efdec

SHA256
16242414fc27e6959a6cdb77a1742deb106bc0cd129bed9b5b124841c407ab41

SHA512
8e81211fe2e7f207bb529203bdf4991acc374ac51ff722d1641c26c720de0dfdb90a0900d2048a7534289ce946bbdcb7835b55c6fc3446847535c90151409711

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memory/2260-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000794000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/2260-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000794000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/2260-1-0x0000000000401000-0x000000000072F000-memory.dmp

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3.2MB

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memory/2260-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000794000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/2260-28-0x0000000000401000-0x000000000072F000-memory.dmp

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3.2MB

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memory/2460-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2460-21-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2460-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/2460-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/2460-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/2460-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/2460-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2460-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2460-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/2460-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/2460-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/2460-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/2460-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/2460-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

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716KB

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memory/2460-40-0x00000000006D0000-0x0000000000851000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/2460-38-0x00000000052C0000-0x0000000005654000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/2460-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2744-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000794000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/2744-63-0x0000000003150000-0x00000000034E4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/2744-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000794000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/2888-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2888-64-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2888-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2888-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2888-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2888-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2888-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2888-75-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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