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
22-01-2025 05:41
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
General
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Target
53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
2cd72841bd1ab5fd5e28df9bafce5acb
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SHA1
e3fb79bb55dfbf2f5291cd5528c3c3bacbbc2e12
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SHA256
53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334
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SHA512
b7ebe8bcb2b8a6e10e69e0516ea793cc87745ed0f3bb7e5cd4e2489f8c446867297aba5231f45a4927f8c2c3d8021082675c9366ccc57a3fca73ea0bc1ede30d
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiu:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKu
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5028-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/5028-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/2576-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/2576-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4016-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4016-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4016-62-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023cb7-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5028-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/5028-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/2576-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/2576-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4016-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4016-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4016-62-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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\\240621046.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-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 4508 AK47.exe 1840 AK47.exe 5028 AK74.exe 2576 Ghiya.exe 4016 Ghiya.exe 1500 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 1840 AK47.exe 4388 svchost.exe 1500 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2152-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2152-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x0009000000023cb0-55.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2152-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2152-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2152-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2152-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2152-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2152-84-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/2152-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-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" 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240621046.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 File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240621046.txt AK47.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5028-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5028-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5028-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2576-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2576-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2576-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4016-51-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4016-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4016-62-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghiya.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 AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 1580 cmd.exe 4692 PING.EXE -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000_Classes\Local Settings 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4692 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 4016 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5028 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4016 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 4016 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4016 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 4016 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4016 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2152 wrote to memory of 4508 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 82 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 4508 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 82 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 4508 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 82 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 1840 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 83 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 1840 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 83 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 1840 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 83 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 5028 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 86 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 5028 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 86 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 5028 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 86 PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1580 5028 AK74.exe 88 PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1580 5028 AK74.exe 88 PID 5028 wrote to memory of 1580 5028 AK74.exe 88 PID 2576 wrote to memory of 4016 2576 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 2576 wrote to memory of 4016 2576 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 2576 wrote to memory of 4016 2576 Ghiya.exe 89 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 1016 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 91 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 1016 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 91 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 1016 2152 53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe 91 PID 1580 wrote to memory of 4692 1580 cmd.exe 93 PID 1580 wrote to memory of 4692 1580 cmd.exe 93 PID 1580 wrote to memory of 4692 1580 cmd.exe 93 PID 4388 wrote to memory of 1500 4388 svchost.exe 94 PID 4388 wrote to memory of 1500 4388 svchost.exe 94 PID 4388 wrote to memory of 1500 4388 svchost.exe 94
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\53079185198211b1462e196f496aebdc0856937b98eb234489789e4e0fa5c334.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:2152 -
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:4508
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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:1840
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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:5028 -
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:1580 -
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:4692
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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:1016
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:2804
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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:4388 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240621046.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1500
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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:2576 -
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:4016
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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
MD598558acd804966972e3e3c1b2f498a03
SHA15fd07ae797059ed950bd0edfff39d02a4c61f343
SHA2560efec6d3ea85e5375ad431167c15061242e8ea17bd3b6ddc2d328c6a6598d0f3
SHA512f39dd243ac7e54efac15f32c692f8479abc6cc44789880d0c4ef84bc8606587371a5c45f2a8a7d3a86bcb17e2e707a02be0bdb6f3351fdd610485d6014b8d034
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD597b0e7b02ed877ad49c31d93a63628a9
SHA1b9fb85991f97470f9f056d7cf5e67cd879e04265
SHA2569b31c03841a6387a7644290dbd929180e3cd3d4f33136da02dd6d57993d7191b
SHA5124813964e72e231bc7b3e8bb5495707a5124346d402307bf0d246e3f7eacadaf93f1e0b2fec33c7128c9c1a1fec89ab4624a74efb42e3d4b6fb8f93bf2ed886c2
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Filesize
49KB
MD5122d598c97fa6dcc543855ff0dfa5dea
SHA18d8fed491975ef4e2a83dde54b2a28cda4b1c210
SHA256e3ae55eb3de13da1699d4b01dfb91f7cf09287c8bbf7475034efbf9a7e548817
SHA5128a366791815837c7b7bd5217dd24f68cb0b2858f696b02a3e20b21dff066913e6afc806049ac3f2331c61d7f4cfdaa3665da5432aea43b5f686257567e0ce419
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641