xred | 43efe1cc4d6fbb13a9db28eed6d69841059041b7c5f4ff07bb3eaf01b44460fd

Analysis

max time kernel
55s
max time network
55s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
03-02-2025 15:40

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General

Target

PO#4590OQ.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

7f7068a82f43b3e5769e26fab1faa7da
SHA1

237a64bbd29b1ef2ab180b57f3ad0b3a8fc9328c
SHA256

9851d62bf33dbe25f0502a068bde8acabdb58fe5230a31ac0942efe685f1f54b
SHA512

b7b4d6ca01093cb6365aa79c2119d55b9b6d25ffb7065101a7a891da0eb5842393284c9e46d021f94645220eb5357d88f454970839dcea4c8d2f11492f19b21c
SSDEEP

24576:5we0qDl5kbFWwASTXbsAAD4XNMEZZKO1p5UYeiysUJGcj23a2tjXQHwtk:5wNqDl5koRSPJAeOESO1bUYeiysUAcj/

Score

10^/10

xred backdoor collection discovery execution persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xred

xred.mooo.com

Attributes

email
[email protected]
payload_url
http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1w4p8gc6jzo0sg/SUpdate.ini?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/SUpdate.ini

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVzUyaHFYVkQxeFk&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhp1b06imehwylq/Synaptics.rar?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/Synaptics.rar

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSTmlVYkxhSDg5TzQ&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzj752whr3ontsm/SSLLibrary.dll?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/SSLLibrary.dll

Signatures

Xred
Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.
backdoor xred
Xred family
xred

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
400	powershell.exe
2204	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1121399784-3202166597-3503557106-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	PO#4590OQ.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1121399784-3202166597-3503557106-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	PO#4590OQ.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4368	._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe
3848	Synaptics.exe

Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

collection

Email Collection

T1114

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1121399784-3202166597-3503557106-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1121399784-3202166597-3503557106-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1121399784-3202166597-3503557106-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	._cache_PO#4590OQ.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\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	PO#4590OQ.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
16	checkip.dyndns.org
19	reallyfreegeoip.org
20	reallyfreegeoip.org

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3960 set thread context of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99

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 7 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	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PO#4590OQ.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PO#4590OQ.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	PO#4590OQ.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
1108	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
2204	powershell.exe
400	powershell.exe
3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
2204	powershell.exe
400	powershell.exe
4368	._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe
3848	Synaptics.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	400	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4368	._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3848	Synaptics.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 400	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	93
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 400	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	93
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 400	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	93
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 2204	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	95
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 2204	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	95
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 2204	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	95
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 1108	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	97
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 1108	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	97
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 1108	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	97
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 3960 wrote to memory of 4552	3960	PO#4590OQ.exe	99
PID 4552 wrote to memory of 4368	4552	PO#4590OQ.exe	100
PID 4552 wrote to memory of 4368	4552	PO#4590OQ.exe	100
PID 4552 wrote to memory of 4368	4552	PO#4590OQ.exe	100
PID 4552 wrote to memory of 3848	4552	PO#4590OQ.exe	101
PID 4552 wrote to memory of 3848	4552	PO#4590OQ.exe	101
PID 4552 wrote to memory of 3848	4552	PO#4590OQ.exe	101

outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1121399784-3202166597-3503557106-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe

outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1121399784-3202166597-3503557106-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676	._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO#4590OQ.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO#4590OQ.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3960
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO#4590OQ.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:400
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\KLToLsNsEmafCb.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2204
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\KLToLsNsEmafCb" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5D7.tmp"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:1108
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO#4590OQ.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PO#4590OQ.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4552
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - outlook_office_path
    - outlook_win_path
    PID:4368
- - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3848

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2368

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

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

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Email Collection

T1114

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

Filesize
1.3MB

MD5
7f7068a82f43b3e5769e26fab1faa7da

SHA1
237a64bbd29b1ef2ab180b57f3ad0b3a8fc9328c

SHA256
9851d62bf33dbe25f0502a068bde8acabdb58fe5230a31ac0942efe685f1f54b

SHA512
b7b4d6ca01093cb6365aa79c2119d55b9b6d25ffb7065101a7a891da0eb5842393284c9e46d021f94645220eb5357d88f454970839dcea4c8d2f11492f19b21c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

Filesize
2KB

MD5
968cb9309758126772781b83adb8a28f

SHA1
8da30e71accf186b2ba11da1797cf67f8f78b47c

SHA256
92099c10776bb7e3f2a8d1b82d4d40d0c4627e4f1bf754a6e58dfd2c2e97042a

SHA512
4bd50732f8af4d688d95999bddfd296115d7033ddc38f86c9fb1f47fde202bffa27e9088bebcaa3064ca946af2f5c1ca6cbde49d0907f0005c7ab42874515dd3

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
18KB

MD5
ea5905f31961c6224c2942ab158c2c18

SHA1
c418d448ef2a0521d2570a8c876cf229a7a63777

SHA256
39f80bafa21961fab0613453d0cca4e453fb0ea954b6bb7b360ca112c92116ae

SHA512
913c8ce29e5cc745e0a98cf9cdee295614064ecb482691bdb2fc1891f39e249ec01a6e66c1af454462f16545f2fb2dbec010a477cb8a1be3e691709458e3c95f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_PO#4590OQ.exe

Filesize
91KB

MD5
b45e3c4c10da3da0c69e2f90dc3dfb10

SHA1
61a36473ced38978793a9af1aea1fc528eebe457

SHA256
b6fe518ed8ca7ee32f79bb5dd52ab8250cc595d1aa8daec123cef383c6b0bdb6

SHA512
44d0c2e0904702dd22c92004415ef3c821bf63de0fb0cc6d7cca41eab36f32531530dd5fdb48017fc5405c7554ae6387514ef3f4e74eea4b36a14d587742e15b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5plznxzy.a10.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5D7.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
d7b5e24224c74406d7e048e7763a8f7f

SHA1
db255b7cdf27270947e19fa105db17f96f209dc8

SHA256
a055583b05f502c40ef62a69e0989c408c740ae7a185ca346793f2a00d6dd031

SHA512
9a797d18ed7c4bca1df5cac7feb4b60092b49358125c03de2432bce1ca01e6c7d3f2ce311c2b5568377da62bf7f6e39fe0c9eeb30c16857c2be5885f68f1dcbb

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memory/400-185-0x00000000073A0000-0x0000000007443000-memory.dmp

Filesize
652KB

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memory/400-20-0x00000000745F0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/400-198-0x0000000007570000-0x000000000757A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/400-197-0x0000000007500000-0x000000000751A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/400-201-0x0000000007730000-0x000000000773E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/400-15-0x00000000028D0000-0x0000000002906000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/400-16-0x00000000745F0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/400-17-0x00000000052D0000-0x00000000058F8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/400-18-0x00000000745F0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/400-199-0x0000000007780000-0x0000000007816000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/400-184-0x0000000007340000-0x000000000735E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/400-173-0x0000000007360000-0x0000000007392000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/400-174-0x0000000070990000-0x00000000709DC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/400-27-0x0000000005BC0000-0x0000000005F14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/400-202-0x0000000007740000-0x0000000007754000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/400-204-0x0000000007820000-0x0000000007828000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/400-210-0x00000000745F0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/2204-196-0x00000000073F0000-0x0000000007A6A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/2204-22-0x00000000051E0000-0x0000000005246000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/2204-21-0x0000000004AC0000-0x0000000004AE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2204-97-0x0000000005A80000-0x0000000005A9E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2204-98-0x0000000005B20000-0x0000000005B6C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/2204-23-0x0000000005300000-0x0000000005366000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/2204-203-0x00000000070E0000-0x00000000070FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/2204-200-0x0000000006FA0000-0x0000000006FB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/2204-186-0x0000000070990000-0x00000000709DC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/3960-0-0x00000000745FE000-0x00000000745FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3960-5-0x00000000745F0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3960-10-0x000000000A970000-0x000000000AA8E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/3960-9-0x00000000745F0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3960-48-0x00000000745F0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3960-8-0x00000000745FE000-0x00000000745FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3960-7-0x0000000005C70000-0x0000000005C8E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/3960-1-0x0000000000A90000-0x0000000000BEA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.4MB

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memory/3960-6-0x00000000058B0000-0x000000000594C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/3960-2-0x0000000005CD0000-0x0000000006274000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/3960-3-0x00000000055E0000-0x0000000005672000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/3960-4-0x00000000055D0000-0x00000000055DA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/4368-162-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F1E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/4368-211-0x0000000006A40000-0x0000000006A90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/4368-212-0x0000000006E00000-0x0000000006FC2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/4552-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
868KB

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memory/4552-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
868KB

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