Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
24/01/2025, 13:41
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe
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Size
1.6MB
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MD5
caeb6a1547b77ab78d44aa9b5c577f9f
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SHA1
a97288343833ab51a0a4963d597ea64d8f89364b
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SHA256
b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed
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SHA512
99af176137cec2f86729b378cfa196378741b844b1c89ac857731fde8911675399c5fe6a85c2074c11c53ba079e2da5761a57cec5459266fe3e2a581c7c650dc
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SSDEEP
12288:bB5a3hizhz/o456rn9lkQ8rxQslgBKR1jl9RL9BVnDXLmoIY7Tm+jZFluq9wd4UC:bkB4tpHlgGjlLHlFoq2d5C
Malware Config
Signatures
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Blackshades
Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
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Blackshades family
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Blackshades payload 10 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1500-37-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1500-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1500-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1500-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1500-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1500-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1500-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1500-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1500-54-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1500-57-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp family_blackshades -
Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List reg.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Windows Update\\winupdt.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" reg.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile reg.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List reg.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Updater.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Windows Updater.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" reg.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-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 2708 winupdt.exe 1500 winupdt.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Window Updates = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Windows Update\\winupdt.exe" reg.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2708 set thread context of 1500 2708 winupdt.exe 89 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3532-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A8000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023cb8-16.dat upx behavioral2/memory/3532-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A8000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-35-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-37-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/2708-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005A8000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-54-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1500-57-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-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 13 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 reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language winupdt.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language winupdt.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe -
Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
pid Process 4324 reg.exe 4224 reg.exe 3048 reg.exe 1924 reg.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 1 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 1500 winupdt.exe Token: 31 1500 winupdt.exe Token: 32 1500 winupdt.exe Token: 33 1500 winupdt.exe Token: 34 1500 winupdt.exe Token: 35 1500 winupdt.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
pid Process 3532 b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe 2708 winupdt.exe 1500 winupdt.exe 1500 winupdt.exe 1500 winupdt.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 41 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3512 3532 b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe 84 PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3512 3532 b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe 84 PID 3532 wrote to memory of 3512 3532 b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe 84 PID 3512 wrote to memory of 4476 3512 cmd.exe 87 PID 3512 wrote to memory of 4476 3512 cmd.exe 87 PID 3512 wrote to memory of 4476 3512 cmd.exe 87 PID 3532 wrote to memory of 2708 3532 b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe 88 PID 3532 wrote to memory of 2708 3532 b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe 88 PID 3532 wrote to memory of 2708 3532 b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe 88 PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1500 2708 winupdt.exe 89 PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1500 2708 winupdt.exe 89 PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1500 2708 winupdt.exe 89 PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1500 2708 winupdt.exe 89 PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1500 2708 winupdt.exe 89 PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1500 2708 winupdt.exe 89 PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1500 2708 winupdt.exe 89 PID 2708 wrote to memory of 1500 2708 winupdt.exe 89 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 116 1500 winupdt.exe 90 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 116 1500 winupdt.exe 90 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 116 1500 winupdt.exe 90 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 220 1500 winupdt.exe 91 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 220 1500 winupdt.exe 91 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 220 1500 winupdt.exe 91 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2772 1500 winupdt.exe 92 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2772 1500 winupdt.exe 92 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2772 1500 winupdt.exe 92 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1096 1500 winupdt.exe 93 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1096 1500 winupdt.exe 93 PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1096 1500 winupdt.exe 93 PID 220 wrote to memory of 4224 220 cmd.exe 98 PID 116 wrote to memory of 4324 116 cmd.exe 99 PID 116 wrote to memory of 4324 116 cmd.exe 99 PID 116 wrote to memory of 4324 116 cmd.exe 99 PID 220 wrote to memory of 4224 220 cmd.exe 98 PID 220 wrote to memory of 4224 220 cmd.exe 98 PID 2772 wrote to memory of 3048 2772 cmd.exe 100 PID 2772 wrote to memory of 3048 2772 cmd.exe 100 PID 2772 wrote to memory of 3048 2772 cmd.exe 100 PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1924 1096 cmd.exe 101 PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1924 1096 cmd.exe 101 PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1924 1096 cmd.exe 101
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b61d9eb6f0cbbdac1fca08faa6e1cd070c1cc2be344c6eea0488ab671809f1ed.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3532 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qgpnl.bat" "2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Window Updates" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe" /f3⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4476
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f5⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:4324
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Update\winupdt.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f5⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:4224
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f5⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:3048
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Updater.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Updater.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1096 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Updater.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Updater.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f5⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:1924
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
3Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
158B
MD51954c7e666c5b4d1117ef07bc0c9b8ec
SHA1559e3c0273c1463e9184027b749bdaad0a372681
SHA25635e0dbc8b455ca38976157ce9d0293fd6cdca20f46f1cb69058a1e0f0af6f693
SHA5123939de8d0ab7e67b59ff8bebed5580dafd38d8785193fd42a289728500761a68b9e6660605e19e10d4278dd106fea4b273a208f25485e7389c8f19b2958c926a
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Filesize
1.6MB
MD5bcd661bb1bf73bbbb306c083d0b46a28
SHA1825caa210ae90f6ecd4e5a9fd7144244d94ed3a6
SHA25676a91ad46f6f92f6cbd1698d6a0d28a16ff5ee4419d27719b6bac48dee28eacc
SHA512a9d2dd9a01ca86d2bb7dab7f4f6d2f27af1b7319bb874fc6c95b2636cee9e43b616e72d16249251c63c183c9db5b50e17adaf086909ea0eddbf0265ad9a09f36