blackshades | 422bc3be6b70dd7785780738ce03ca2a4483cb85bcfc4543bc056b9dd32b9a34

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
149s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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General

Target
JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe
Size 636KB
Sample250129-ldws8ssjdr
SHA256 422bc3be6b70dd7785780738ce03ca2a4483cb85bcfc4543bc056b9dd32b9a34
MD5 55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8
SHA1 8d8d3cf881ab164a82607aab62c10500c7a6c94f
SHA512 4cc32dd8951832d2d278e20013be15c0859ef41ec1f6318aa7832e8184ba5be37a7f85c5daa330df2ddaf01142c16e21fc828b4a47c89d9ab71de9e34c2b2511
SSDEEP 12288:rqeIFfwruh1+087bqqPimMDltarvgjn7V+9yaEll:2ejrAEB3M3Wv+7M9ql
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

blackshades latentbot defense_evasion discovery rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

latentbot

rscashmoneyheros.zapto.org

Signatures

Blackshades
Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
rat blackshades
Blackshades family
blackshades

Blackshades payload 17 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1864-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/1864-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades

LatentBot
Modular trojan written in Delphi which has been in-the-wild since 2013.
trojan latentbot
Latentbot family
latentbot

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
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\AuthorizedApplications\List	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\AuthorizedApplications	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VRDAXNOELY.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\VRDAXNOELY.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	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

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1864	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe
2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe
2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe
2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2660 set thread context of 1864	2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	85

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.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	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.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
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	cmd.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
228	reg.exe
4104	reg.exe
3612	reg.exe
5112	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 1	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe
Token: 31	1864	svchost.exe
Token: 32	1864	svchost.exe
Token: 33	1864	svchost.exe
Token: 34	1864	svchost.exe
Token: 35	1864	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1864	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1864	svchost.exe
1864	svchost.exe
1864	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1864	2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	85
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1864	2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	85
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1864	2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	85
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1864	2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	85
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1864	2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	85
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1864	2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	85
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1864	2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	85
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1864	2660	JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe	85
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 1720	1864	svchost.exe	86
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 1720	1864	svchost.exe	86
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 1720	1864	svchost.exe	86
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 1844	1864	svchost.exe	87
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 1844	1864	svchost.exe	87
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 1844	1864	svchost.exe	87
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 4476	1864	svchost.exe	88
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 4476	1864	svchost.exe	88
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 4476	1864	svchost.exe	88
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 2880	1864	svchost.exe	89
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 2880	1864	svchost.exe	89
PID 1864 wrote to memory of 2880	1864	svchost.exe	89
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 228	1720	cmd.exe	94
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 228	1720	cmd.exe	94
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 228	1720	cmd.exe	94
PID 1844 wrote to memory of 4104	1844	cmd.exe	95
PID 1844 wrote to memory of 4104	1844	cmd.exe	95
PID 1844 wrote to memory of 4104	1844	cmd.exe	95
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 3612	4476	cmd.exe	96
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 3612	4476	cmd.exe	96
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 3612	4476	cmd.exe	96
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 5112	2880	cmd.exe	97
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 5112	2880	cmd.exe	97
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 5112	2880	cmd.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_55407673b4b0f8e4b70f84e023e6c5c8.exe"
1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2660
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1864
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1720
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:228
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1844
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:4104
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4476
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:3612
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VRDAXNOELY.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VRDAXNOELY.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2880
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VRDAXNOELY.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VRDAXNOELY.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:5112

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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WindowsCodecs.dll

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsCodecs.dll
Size 15KB
SHA256 65c7dd8f275c90f5c65ac207c11735868b15a27ab6d692f2169af38b2672db4e
MD5 8d0a509b3ff7eb2945424f5f11474a0f
SHA1 a781cda1d9225095bbfcf7198d932146df6ab83a
SHA512 d76c4718a890cadbc03fac07d8c31703645cac70be51250198f4ee83189addbe27252a5553100911d2d591440cf5bd54e075264e78609df864bf92bf334d0c3b
SSDEEP 384:Ybz9WiNfmtVG09YkkkjsyQj+zqrFc56kLRSPLPrL:Gfmt9s7DcQL
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svchost.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
Size 16KB
SHA256 d62c8c858e99c7c53eef778053bf52f96fec6490eb6efca9a92fbba2757e9521
MD5 7cb97dcfc4a7f5094d7f527c2b1c4ff3
SHA1 f2ccbfe8f9aec22e8ccf553608b440832286e159
SHA512 614ddd220c30ca122bd7d50adb02e7b6d1e36ef7d5d7f8eed441bbd09d0617fd3548f3fe34c6f0200deb9db6ac825cfe1e985fd6dcffce28493260dc85797c4d
SSDEEP 48:yrEbWntGsU42/GTikE0sbCPw1VIbkAMNC8OAAcw3wP9K2:eEqUz/GREbCYYbMNXn3X02
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memory/1864-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/1864-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/2660-0-0x00000000752D2000-0x00000000752D3000-memory.dmp

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memory/2660-2-0x00000000752D0000-0x0000000075881000-memory.dmp

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memory/2660-28-0x00000000752D0000-0x0000000075881000-memory.dmp

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memory/2660-27-0x00000000752D2000-0x00000000752D3000-memory.dmp

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memory/2660-1-0x00000000752D0000-0x0000000075881000-memory.dmp

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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