qakbot | 612be3d31bbde599db89cb293b5b5ea2e9b7020ca3cadb7fbcc8f3627054146b

Analysis

max time kernel
129s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01/02/2025, 17:18

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General

Target

invoice.exe
Size

704KB
MD5

40cd8343a9900f5c0484aa5ec45fac5e
SHA1

01d0aa199650529de47c262d4310e1e7f80eb4bf
SHA256

612be3d31bbde599db89cb293b5b5ea2e9b7020ca3cadb7fbcc8f3627054146b
SHA512

67ab7726e03800ab34a8862ca4fb231fdff5fde7106158115c7a871110d92d39f4d01d20864f662c32a615c8bd42dfc106fe4a8db9e6c13743fc2167d90d3c3f
SSDEEP

12288:a/4CKNlAJZ6Xs9W3FW198yMX88/i/FLoxU:abKNlO6c43FS6yM2OxU

Score

10^/10

qakbot spx44 1575969975 banker defense_evasion discovery persistence stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

323.91

Botnet

spx44

Campaign

1575969975

70.164.39.91:443

96.35.170.82:2222

96.37.137.42:443

75.70.218.193:443

73.226.220.56:443

104.152.16.45:995

24.184.6.58:2222

5.182.39.156:443

162.244.224.166:443

75.131.72.82:995

67.10.18.112:993

104.32.185.213:2222

181.126.80.118:443

75.131.72.82:443

71.84.5.114:995

62.103.70.217:995

47.40.244.237:443

208.101.161.39:443

72.16.212.107:465

205.250.79.62:443

Signatures

Qakbot family
qakbot
Qakbot/Qbot
Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities.
trojan banker stealer qakbot
Turns off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting 2 TTPs
defense_evasion

Disable or Modify Tools
T1562.001

Modify Registry
T1112

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf = "0"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	reg.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2428	kfxizbqe.exe
2908	kfxizbqe.exe
284	kfxizbqe.exe
2816	kfxizbqe.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
592	invoice.exe
592	invoice.exe
2388	invoice.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2872745919-2748461613-2989606286-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\eqlwtfsio = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Aybfzqnoedaf\\kfxizbqe.exe\""	explorer.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 9 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	kfxizbqe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	invoice.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	kfxizbqe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explorer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	invoice.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	kfxizbqe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	kfxizbqe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	invoice.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.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
1672	PING.EXE
1964	cmd.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\	invoice.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "0"	invoice.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "1"	invoice.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
1672	PING.EXE

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2364	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs

pid	Process
592	invoice.exe
2004	invoice.exe
2004	invoice.exe
2428	kfxizbqe.exe
2908	kfxizbqe.exe
2908	kfxizbqe.exe
2880	explorer.exe
2880	explorer.exe
2388	invoice.exe
284	kfxizbqe.exe
2816	kfxizbqe.exe
2816	kfxizbqe.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2428	kfxizbqe.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2004	592	invoice.exe	30
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2004	592	invoice.exe	30
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2004	592	invoice.exe	30
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2004	592	invoice.exe	30
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2428	592	invoice.exe	32
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2428	592	invoice.exe	32
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2428	592	invoice.exe	32
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2428	592	invoice.exe	32
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2364	592	invoice.exe	33
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2364	592	invoice.exe	33
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2364	592	invoice.exe	33
PID 592 wrote to memory of 2364	592	invoice.exe	33
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 2908	2428	kfxizbqe.exe	35
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 2908	2428	kfxizbqe.exe	35
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 2908	2428	kfxizbqe.exe	35
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 2908	2428	kfxizbqe.exe	35
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 2880	2428	kfxizbqe.exe	36
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 2880	2428	kfxizbqe.exe	36
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 2880	2428	kfxizbqe.exe	36
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 2880	2428	kfxizbqe.exe	36
PID 2428 wrote to memory of 2880	2428	kfxizbqe.exe	36
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2388	2900	taskeng.exe	38
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2388	2900	taskeng.exe	38
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2388	2900	taskeng.exe	38
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 2388	2900	taskeng.exe	38
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1484	2388	invoice.exe	39
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1484	2388	invoice.exe	39
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1484	2388	invoice.exe	39
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1484	2388	invoice.exe	39
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 840	2388	invoice.exe	41
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 840	2388	invoice.exe	41
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 840	2388	invoice.exe	41
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 840	2388	invoice.exe	41
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1504	2388	invoice.exe	43
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1504	2388	invoice.exe	43
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1504	2388	invoice.exe	43
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1504	2388	invoice.exe	43
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1512	2388	invoice.exe	45
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1512	2388	invoice.exe	45
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1512	2388	invoice.exe	45
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1512	2388	invoice.exe	45
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1712	2388	invoice.exe	47
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1712	2388	invoice.exe	47
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1712	2388	invoice.exe	47
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1712	2388	invoice.exe	47
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1616	2388	invoice.exe	49
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1616	2388	invoice.exe	49
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1616	2388	invoice.exe	49
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1616	2388	invoice.exe	49
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 2504	2388	invoice.exe	51
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 2504	2388	invoice.exe	51
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 2504	2388	invoice.exe	51
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 2504	2388	invoice.exe	51
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1880	2388	invoice.exe	53
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1880	2388	invoice.exe	53
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1880	2388	invoice.exe	53
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1880	2388	invoice.exe	53
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1876	2388	invoice.exe	55
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1876	2388	invoice.exe	55
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1876	2388	invoice.exe	55
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 1876	2388	invoice.exe	55
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 284	2388	invoice.exe	57
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 284	2388	invoice.exe	57
PID 2388 wrote to memory of 284	2388	invoice.exe	57

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\invoice.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\invoice.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:592
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\invoice.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\invoice.exe /C
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2004
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf\kfxizbqe.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf\kfxizbqe.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2428
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf\kfxizbqe.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf\kfxizbqe.exe /C
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2908
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2880
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn jqpdwis /tr "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\invoice.exe\" /I jqpdwis" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 17:20 /ET 17:32
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2364

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {ED392BF7-ECE4-47DD-98CB-6268A1366666} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2900
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\invoice.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\invoice.exe /I jqpdwis
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2388
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
    3⤵
    PID:1484
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
    3⤵
    PID:840
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
    3⤵
    PID:1504
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
    3⤵
    PID:1512
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
    3⤵
    PID:1712
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
    3⤵
    PID:1616
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
    3⤵
    PID:2504
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
    3⤵
    PID:1880
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf" /d "0"
    3⤵
    - Windows security bypass
    PID:1876
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf\kfxizbqe.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf\kfxizbqe.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:284
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf\kfxizbqe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf\kfxizbqe.exe /C
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:2816
- - C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1 & type "C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe" > "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\invoice.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    PID:1964
  - - C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
      ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:1672
- - C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /DELETE /F /TN jqpdwis
    3⤵
    PID:1888

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

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\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf\kfxizbqe.dat

Filesize
63B

MD5
db561c7f62e9e9a6c51557367b09b49a

SHA1
7327064b317372b6796d9d47999127567e27eab6

SHA256
4216736b9a0e697f1363f39bd99b379adaf9200298a7e538e8883f6dd97d4fe4

SHA512
d898efb82dd254cef0d99b0ceb6878dca1ad3d17442693e4a08c69a358350ad92e581ffe470bc4586092054f253790ce2a23623a7e4ae11ee80f5690fc78d1a0

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Aybfzqnoedaf\kfxizbqe.exe

Filesize
704KB

MD5
40cd8343a9900f5c0484aa5ec45fac5e

SHA1
01d0aa199650529de47c262d4310e1e7f80eb4bf

SHA256
612be3d31bbde599db89cb293b5b5ea2e9b7020ca3cadb7fbcc8f3627054146b

SHA512
67ab7726e03800ab34a8862ca4fb231fdff5fde7106158115c7a871110d92d39f4d01d20864f662c32a615c8bd42dfc106fe4a8db9e6c13743fc2167d90d3c3f

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memory/284-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
720KB

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memory/592-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/592-0-0x0000000002260000-0x00000000022F2000-memory.dmp

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584KB

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memory/592-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2004-4-0x0000000002280000-0x0000000002312000-memory.dmp

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584KB

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memory/2004-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2388-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2388-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2428-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2428-20-0x0000000002250000-0x00000000022E2000-memory.dmp

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584KB

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memory/2428-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2816-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2880-39-0x0000000002480000-0x00000000024C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/2880-37-0x0000000002480000-0x00000000024C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/2880-34-0x00000000000C0000-0x0000000000152000-memory.dmp

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584KB

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memory/2880-36-0x0000000002480000-0x00000000024C0000-memory.dmp

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256KB

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memory/2880-33-0x0000000002480000-0x00000000024C0000-memory.dmp

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256KB

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memory/2880-32-0x00000000000C0000-0x0000000000152000-memory.dmp

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584KB

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memory/2880-30-0x00000000000C0000-0x0000000000152000-memory.dmp

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584KB

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memory/2908-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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