blackshades | b7f45652482afc03e11cd174bcc6117beb99e8372570c0103d79797f400c2bfd

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max time kernel
148s
max time network
138s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
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arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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04-02-2025 10:22

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe
Size

497KB
MD5

92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15
SHA1

8609d3802fc2577186c0eafa087909e9d9bb9a31
SHA256

b7f45652482afc03e11cd174bcc6117beb99e8372570c0103d79797f400c2bfd
SHA512

24ac56070058b06de18c830114617fc60c9f077a6a43efe65bcc93ce3db85391b677f0c0f65c331967a8f5e6539f6cd10656e2571e50dace61d8aeac86f32faf
SSDEEP

12288:XzH/ybHp2y21rWlFEolhfCLyBK9KZ8OeONKrv3+JvbSa:CHp2WlCoOyBKhO2v3IvR

Score

10^/10

blackshades defense_evasion discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Blackshades payload 15 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2016-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2016-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 8 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 (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zHmBy.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\zHmBy.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	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\AuthorizedApplications\List	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\windir\tits.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\windir\\tits.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2016	zHmBy.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1796 set thread context of 2016	1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe	30

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	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	zHmBy.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	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

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
2968	reg.exe
2900	reg.exe
2884	reg.exe
2888	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe
Token: 1	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: 31	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: 32	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: 33	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: 34	2016	zHmBy.exe
Token: 35	2016	zHmBy.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2016	zHmBy.exe
2016	zHmBy.exe
2016	zHmBy.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 40 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2016	1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe	30
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2016	1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe	30
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2016	1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe	30
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2016	1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe	30
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2016	1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe	30
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2016	1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe	30
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2016	1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe	30
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2016	1796	JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe	30
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1428	2016	zHmBy.exe	31
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1428	2016	zHmBy.exe	31
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1428	2016	zHmBy.exe	31
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1428	2016	zHmBy.exe	31
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1952	2016	zHmBy.exe	32
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1952	2016	zHmBy.exe	32
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1952	2016	zHmBy.exe	32
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1952	2016	zHmBy.exe	32
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2352	2016	zHmBy.exe	33
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2352	2016	zHmBy.exe	33
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2352	2016	zHmBy.exe	33
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2352	2016	zHmBy.exe	33
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2460	2016	zHmBy.exe	35
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2460	2016	zHmBy.exe	35
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2460	2016	zHmBy.exe	35
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2460	2016	zHmBy.exe	35
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2884	1952	cmd.exe	39
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2884	1952	cmd.exe	39
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2884	1952	cmd.exe	39
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2884	1952	cmd.exe	39
PID 1428 wrote to memory of 2968	1428	cmd.exe	42
PID 1428 wrote to memory of 2968	1428	cmd.exe	42
PID 1428 wrote to memory of 2968	1428	cmd.exe	42
PID 1428 wrote to memory of 2968	1428	cmd.exe	42
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2888	2460	cmd.exe	40
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2888	2460	cmd.exe	40
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2888	2460	cmd.exe	40
PID 2460 wrote to memory of 2888	2460	cmd.exe	40
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2900	2352	cmd.exe	41
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2900	2352	cmd.exe	41
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2900	2352	cmd.exe	41
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2900	2352	cmd.exe	41

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_92c243d54b0b35a07f8da66eebd66d15.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1796
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zHmBy.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zHmBy.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2016
- - 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:1428
  - - 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:2968
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zHmBy.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zHmBy.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1952
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zHmBy.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zHmBy.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:2884
- - 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:2352
  - - 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:2900
- - 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\windir\tits.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\windir\tits.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2460
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\windir\tits.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\windir\tits.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:2888

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

Filesize
31KB

MD5
ed797d8dc2c92401985d162e42ffa450

SHA1
0f02fc517c7facc4baefde4fe9467fb6488ebabe

SHA256
b746362010a101cb5931bc066f0f4d3fc740c02a68c1f37fc3c8e6c87fd7cb1e

SHA512
e831a6ff987f3ef29982da16afad06938b68eddd43c234ba88d1c96a1b5547f2284baf35cbb3a5bfd75e7f0445d14daa014e0ba00b4db72c67f83f0a314c80c2

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memory/1796-25-0x0000000074D50000-0x00000000752FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1796-1-0x0000000074D50000-0x00000000752FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1796-2-0x0000000074D50000-0x00000000752FB000-memory.dmp

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5.7MB

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memory/1796-3-0x0000000074D50000-0x00000000752FB000-memory.dmp

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5.7MB

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memory/1796-0-0x0000000074D51000-0x0000000074D52000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2016-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2016-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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448KB

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memory/2016-11-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2016-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2016-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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448KB

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memory/2016-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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448KB

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memory/2016-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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448KB

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memory/2016-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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448KB

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memory/2016-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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448KB

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memory/2016-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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448KB

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memory/2016-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2016-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2016-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2016-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2016-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2016-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2016-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/2016-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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