Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
17-02-2025 23:02
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
General
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Target
a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
f2e09e109753dc1174b91722cb2fa907
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SHA1
fb8a9a57ecd77819f696520f36a5df7ba418c0e1
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SHA256
a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417
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SHA512
da0df6460ba21ac477d6c06a7f61441227a13925fb776a70de4b2d9cc44419491df04d65df867a3284048cf45a3db25228ec920afabe4f75823b0afe76814e64
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtiU:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKU
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3260-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3260-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3136-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3136-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4420-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4420-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4420-63-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023c98-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3260-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3260-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3136-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3136-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4420-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4420-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4420-63-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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\\240615187.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 -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1479699283-3000499823-2337359760-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 2260 AK47.exe 4668 AK47.exe 3260 AK74.exe 3136 Ghiya.exe 4420 Ghiya.exe 1476 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 2260 AK47.exe 4896 svchost.exe 1476 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5088-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5088-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023ba1-52.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5088-70-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5088-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5088-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5088-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5088-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5088-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/5088-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-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" a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe svchost.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240615187.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240615187.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 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3260-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3260-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3260-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3136-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3136-40-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3136-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4420-58-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4420-61-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4420-63-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 10 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 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.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 svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WScript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghiya.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 2284 PING.EXE 1408 cmd.exe -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1479699283-3000499823-2337359760-1000_Classes\Local Settings a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2284 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 4420 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3260 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4420 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 4420 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4420 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 4420 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4420 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2260 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 84 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2260 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 84 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2260 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 84 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 4668 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 85 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 4668 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 85 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 4668 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 85 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 3260 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 87 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 3260 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 87 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 3260 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 87 PID 3260 wrote to memory of 1408 3260 AK74.exe 90 PID 3260 wrote to memory of 1408 3260 AK74.exe 90 PID 3260 wrote to memory of 1408 3260 AK74.exe 90 PID 3136 wrote to memory of 4420 3136 Ghiya.exe 92 PID 3136 wrote to memory of 4420 3136 Ghiya.exe 92 PID 3136 wrote to memory of 4420 3136 Ghiya.exe 92 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2016 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 93 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2016 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 93 PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2016 5088 a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe 93 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2284 1408 cmd.exe 95 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2284 1408 cmd.exe 95 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2284 1408 cmd.exe 95 PID 4896 wrote to memory of 1476 4896 svchost.exe 96 PID 4896 wrote to memory of 1476 4896 svchost.exe 96 PID 4896 wrote to memory of 1476 4896 svchost.exe 96
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a5962a5a65784a0705c5428d9951e9553b16837932c0f6538e60766238230417.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5088 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"2⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2260
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4668
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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:3260 -
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:1408 -
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:2284
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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:2016
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:3068
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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:4896 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240615187.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1476
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3136 -
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:4420
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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
91KB
MD5423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87
SHA1eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255
SHA256050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218
SHA512fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095
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Filesize
400KB
MD5b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735
SHA19365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c
SHA2563080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a
SHA512308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850
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Filesize
92B
MD529ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4
SHA139a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe
SHA25656225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df
SHA512b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa
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Filesize
753B
MD5ce694a4b1b13e56ed5faf1edd37d2c37
SHA17213df11f32f5c8136c7b7c30b43ef8eadb5ea97
SHA256c555da83b4d0fdaf8641c1c25c956187211f13c21ffc846919569f91f07dbe99
SHA512bfdd7ae567ddc536a880b2a4fb8f1252053d1ea5fbeb5e6d9b136cb8926647af6862265f040e670a3aa3e538162d611dee8f377b8c6202e64cc9227395a54528
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD51ee5746a2a705bc78b69fcbb5ec6db5f
SHA12f2d0ada476afd984934c48e280b6e38d60f59eb
SHA2569850f872c008542d99db53b0557b6532b00285c2dd8406d6f6c15dee9ae38692
SHA5127cd74d38899b6226d8b3862c3ac9c2d6d8620d2aaf96d734a973e1ab2d779f4455135c79d808f362869453df01e2bc8519881779fca33b0c3b04e4bced1e7139
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Filesize
49KB
MD57b9dc38b3de4e1b2e95a760443b3a592
SHA12f7fcaeeb8a77ca5ff0975ca346b332cee0e9d06
SHA256acaf0471f04cf4b6b13c93518064640a17b6ceb4c2fd8a28c6fd120f8b6d7a75
SHA5124ce4f501aa5a52a1073c723d7646215562398341a1348c254bc77152623514d695c8d1c7ee8aa2a80d3240aa8abd3142d4c7b83480670be08f1806415aed27f2
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641