gh0strat | 5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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27-01-2025 05:53

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General

Target

5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe
Size

1.5MB
MD5

22ffd947b609fc49ffe395ead87cc07b
SHA1

c9c10fee444a011d9e97ad6aad4ea906daabd96b
SHA256

5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18
SHA512

47e79bf1f0bb14550e76ca77350265be4fd54a14f97f19dd5ad0cf4a3c165d289fe5f2f900e9c265d2921c026f67c5cec0ea39101e434ce397024d9652bbfb00
SSDEEP

24576:gQZoidOTdVZinacCET9Ecl1erdg0MCiVWhFU7cV9cQs:gQZAdVyVT9n/Gg0P+Who2k

Score

10^/10

gh0strat purplefox discovery persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 10 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2300-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2300-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2300-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2128-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2128-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2812-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2812-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2812-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2812-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral1/memory/2812-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2300-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2300-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2300-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2128-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2128-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2812-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000018b68-33.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2812-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2812-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2812-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2812-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat
Gh0strat family
gh0strat
PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
rootkit trojan purplefox
Purplefox family
purplefox

Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatforn.exe

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259437805.txt"	svchos.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatforn.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2300	svchost.exe
2128	TXPlatforn.exe
2816	svchos.exe
2812	TXPlatforn.exe
2896	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe
2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe
2128	TXPlatforn.exe
2816	svchos.exe
2788	svchost.exe
2788	svchost.exe
2896	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259437805.txt	svchos.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	svchos.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

UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2300-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2128-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2128-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2812-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2812-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2812-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2812-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2812-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2812-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe

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 8 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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchos.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatforn.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
2724	cmd.exe
2928	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2928	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2812	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2300	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2812	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2812	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2812	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: 33	2812	TXPlatforn.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2812	TXPlatforn.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe
2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2300	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2300	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2300	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2300	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2300	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2300	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2300	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	30
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2724	2300	svchost.exe	32
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2724	2300	svchost.exe	32
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2724	2300	svchost.exe	32
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 2724	2300	svchost.exe	32
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2816	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	34
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2816	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	34
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2816	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	34
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2816	2384	5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe	34
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2812	2128	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2812	2128	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2812	2128	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2812	2128	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2812	2128	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2812	2128	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2812	2128	TXPlatforn.exe	35
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2928	2724	cmd.exe	36
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2928	2724	cmd.exe	36
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2928	2724	cmd.exe	36
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2928	2724	cmd.exe	36
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2896	2788	svchost.exe	39
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2896	2788	svchost.exe	39
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2896	2788	svchost.exe	39
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 2896	2788	svchost.exe	39

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5eb9037a874b641b619c3df3ea8328f7292f43ce985d40efe1c91ec091a8aa18.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2384
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2300
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2724
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2928
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchos.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchos.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:2816

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2128
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatforn.exe -acsi
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Drivers directory
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2812

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"
1⤵
PID:2752

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\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:2788
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\259437805.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2896

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

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
1.6MB

MD5
19ba18304ee780826647f88cfec80651

SHA1
dfa22c7f363f16cfb780cb6f4d51a72a15dbaaf1

SHA256
43789dad243ec9735f25a3899e44e5258a7bae6be6dc19b82de996d5c99d991b

SHA512
1eeb3f1ec97db0736fd697e4f5885f3625410fe2b890e4c86644f9f82a1243de9cf6af6de9282d1fc8fe185b429e8c94110ef9319d239fb01ee1f34d1143f8f5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RCXB6E1.tmp

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
d8d9270b6583c2cd6eaa14cbb56a1ed6

SHA1
a7bc774fa5e065519d93509b055477b2d456f873

SHA256
0a148299d4dc7613d7f450cfd14dad7c2b94108589b81ae849dbd93ce2ce0173

SHA512
4e4c824a126117f39b7a0da6ad30e221753c4f35a167a20b0940091cf7547c70558dbbcf12d43a8838e424368804ac720147795c3e459bc2eee43aec4d313948

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
a4329177954d4104005bce3020e5ef59

SHA1
23c29e295e2dbb8454012d619ca3f81e4c16e85a

SHA256
6156d003d54dcf2ee92f21bd6e7a6a7f91730bd2804381260bcabe465abe6ddd

SHA512
81e9d456a4abfc7cd9e0943d4a0ce15523362c3179f3368381d1d7974f80a9f9113b5404b96e67e91684e0ea1895b7d0073e4c48d0bfc4fd0244b1af6acf0208

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

Filesize
93KB

MD5
3b377ad877a942ec9f60ea285f7119a2

SHA1
60b23987b20d913982f723ab375eef50fafa6c70

SHA256
62954fdf65e629b39a29f539619d20691332184c6b6be5a826128a8e759bfa84

SHA512
af3a71f867ad9d28772c48b521097f9bf8931eb89fd2974e8de10990241419a39ddc3c0b36dd38aac4fdf14e1f0c5e228692618e93adce958d5b5dab8940e46f

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259437805.txt

Filesize
50KB

MD5
65507451ecd9f49a816aced743ab75a1

SHA1
01d9c22d592582c6270607a16398af25ea89544f

SHA256
58abe7d4f0d470d7b7ca8858ef7698cf7862bbe678decacbd0d0e9fbe73ebb1c

SHA512
f8667748319c56714aebbce488c9048ab9ec9e5e3b25beaeb279561828066bc9be2d12e82829846d0d2b603650b2bd69f3e0387705ec7b17af987902b48c652d

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\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2128-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2128-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2300-7-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2300-9-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2300-5-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2300-8-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2812-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2812-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2812-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2812-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2812-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2812-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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