Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
06-02-2025 03:12
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
General
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Target
aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
226a9b2b0ff3e0593f23771ab573c98d
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SHA1
b204022576e720cdb40695ef585b6ee452bda005
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SHA256
aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567
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SHA512
b5f9788664b9dae1f5476adcace4e323a081c8457e0671f9009be7b2acda0f0a56deb3dcf7674d45356b292e21f2068ef250923f90d7f5b71b742b6fd657c932
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiK:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKK
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2824-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2824-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2676-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2676-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2676-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2676-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2676-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0003000000018334-14.dat family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2824-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2824-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2676-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2676-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2676-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2676-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2676-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat -
Gh0strat family
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Purplefox family
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Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys Ghiya.exe -
Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259545758.txt" AK47.exe -
Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" Ghiya.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 2924 AK47.exe 2540 AK47.exe 2824 AK74.exe 2116 Ghiya.exe 2676 Ghiya.exe 2980 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 10 IoCs
pid Process 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 2540 AK47.exe 2120 svchost.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 2116 Ghiya.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 2120 svchost.exe 2980 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/796-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/796-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/files/0x00060000000193c7-64.dat vmprotect behavioral1/memory/796-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/796-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/796-85-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/796-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/796-92-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/796-95-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/796-98-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\360safo = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\svchcst.exe" aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259545758.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259545758.txt AK47.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini AK47.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 File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2824-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2824-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2824-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2676-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2676-47-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2676-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2676-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2676-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2676-59-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WScript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WScript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghiya.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK74.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 2664 cmd.exe 1188 PING.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 1188 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
pid Process 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 2676 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2824 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2676 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 2676 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2676 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 2676 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2676 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 42 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 796 wrote to memory of 2924 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 29 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2924 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 29 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2924 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 29 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2924 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 29 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2540 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 30 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2540 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 30 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2540 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 30 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2540 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 30 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2824 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 33 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2824 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 33 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2824 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 33 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2824 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 33 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2824 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 33 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2824 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 33 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2824 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 33 PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2664 2824 AK74.exe 35 PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2664 2824 AK74.exe 35 PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2664 2824 AK74.exe 35 PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2664 2824 AK74.exe 35 PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2676 2116 Ghiya.exe 36 PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2676 2116 Ghiya.exe 36 PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2676 2116 Ghiya.exe 36 PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2676 2116 Ghiya.exe 36 PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2676 2116 Ghiya.exe 36 PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2676 2116 Ghiya.exe 36 PID 2116 wrote to memory of 2676 2116 Ghiya.exe 36 PID 2664 wrote to memory of 1188 2664 cmd.exe 38 PID 2664 wrote to memory of 1188 2664 cmd.exe 38 PID 2664 wrote to memory of 1188 2664 cmd.exe 38 PID 2664 wrote to memory of 1188 2664 cmd.exe 38 PID 796 wrote to memory of 1260 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 39 PID 796 wrote to memory of 1260 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 39 PID 796 wrote to memory of 1260 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 39 PID 796 wrote to memory of 1260 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 39 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2420 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 40 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2420 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 40 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2420 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 40 PID 796 wrote to memory of 2420 796 aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe 40 PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2980 2120 svchost.exe 42 PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2980 2120 svchost.exe 42 PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2980 2120 svchost.exe 42 PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2980 2120 svchost.exe 42
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aaada459f96c646303fd11d6213ce41dc0338be81180f933176f876f61616567.exe"1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:796 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2924
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe2⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2540
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2824 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe > nul3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2664 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 2 127.0.0.14⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1188
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1260
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2420
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:2912
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\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:2120 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\259545758.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2980
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2116 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2676
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Server Software Component
1Terminal Services DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
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Filesize
92B
MD529ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4
SHA139a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe
SHA25656225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df
SHA512b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa
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Filesize
753B
MD52edb26dc6be97d0b6e9c55af2d3fc515
SHA16185beeeb93f4b534dc5517b147cf53a67881d69
SHA256cf8b7624561a5f743ff98d2a9b4ac5f799919e0c37aabfe05bb1736d4d9d8426
SHA512741c76033252dee452aa87b937ede529cd167ab02654a098f87fc90f09c126edb741a4abb092da86bb2340f08d5eff4cf63da0c97194db4d82537fa948809e49
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Filesize
43KB
MD551138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8
SHA18939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58
SHA2565ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124
SHA512794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d
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Filesize
91KB
MD5423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87
SHA1eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255
SHA256050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218
SHA512fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095
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Filesize
400KB
MD5b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735
SHA19365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c
SHA2563080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a
SHA512308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD5c93b67be88d06f3178a2370065282e1a
SHA1be0b0943db141f0b98645eeaeacb79045fba859f
SHA256fea37ef792d308fe31c481fb000271cc3deff87ac9ee767175f742f6b90173f1
SHA512fd8e827978e0bd71a7010c7c632e7b9cdce1b1a0251b0531f9ff21fe1951332b3dbc04a07a7417f1e009d9c7bffd53ff04e2656a515ad80970faa2d5fd5b03a8
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Filesize
49KB
MD57ecf97116e0a3f690e59fa6ae908f8e0
SHA1f4c0306c0133af46dc69e522044ed466f66fca79
SHA25688e0006fe1f9486492b7c8957ff55d656de37d010787812b6709cfe128e6ddcc
SHA5120790431fa6c56cc6c363f8f7ad19d772562a5d29195890f036668efedca23c981f1732b0e017db108157b72eac3926d382e0f95bb601dce7db4f77cbdda4ca61