nanocore | 25d72728eb6cbb742beb57aab0840e798d3188c2567911cf5e7cd39d81bb7efe

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
149s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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27/02/2025, 09:57

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General

Target

PW Loader.exe
Size

353KB
MD5

56643e8d47bf957982131424f5813be5
SHA1

3a3f934194846aca94feb191711c310221013cc3
SHA256

fcf8b6406f92a604fa5f8972fc48e55c1790a63abbcb72811984e35515cdf058
SHA512

805f0252c41bee936f96f0584f393d84248dbe1ed8efbc71dd8a5b0246db55e5cfeaf1b50508e8517252bfe2f9a0e9f119a0fbb0d83f9e33714fd3ecc63ac69d
SSDEEP

6144:/2HTwL6csbaj/4vtvL33qzYti59EvgEINhclb/wjVbtzRup1JFD+wMoxrM:/76c4pH8yBvPKC/wjVbt0hFDfPxrM

Score

10^/10

nanocore defense_evasion discovery keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

NanoCore
NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore
Nanocore family
nanocore

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 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-1-5-21-1874072718-2205492803-118941907-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	PW Loader.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2620	PW.exe
4092	Loader.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\TCP Host = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\TCP Host\\tcphost.exe"	PW.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	PW.exe

Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation 1 TTPs
Adversaries may obfuscate content during command execution to impede detection.
defense_evasion

Command Obfuscation
T1027.010

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\TCP Host\tcphost.exe	PW.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\TCP Host\tcphost.exe	PW.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\PW.exe	PW Loader.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 6 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	PW Loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PW.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2388	PING.EXE

Delays execution with timeout.exe 6 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
3936	timeout.exe
516	timeout.exe
2756	timeout.exe
3112	timeout.exe
4996	timeout.exe
4312	timeout.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2388	PING.EXE

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
4880	schtasks.exe
2528	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
2552	powershell.exe
2552	powershell.exe
2552	powershell.exe
2620	PW.exe
2620	PW.exe
2620	PW.exe
2620	PW.exe
2620	PW.exe
2620	PW.exe
2620	PW.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2620	PW.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2620	PW.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2620	PW.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 41 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2552	1824	PW Loader.exe	90
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2552	1824	PW Loader.exe	90
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2552	1824	PW Loader.exe	90
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2620	1824	PW Loader.exe	92
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2620	1824	PW Loader.exe	92
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2620	1824	PW Loader.exe	92
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 4092	1824	PW Loader.exe	93
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 4092	1824	PW Loader.exe	93
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 4092	1824	PW Loader.exe	93
PID 4092 wrote to memory of 404	4092	Loader.exe	95
PID 4092 wrote to memory of 404	4092	Loader.exe	95
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3812	404	cmd.exe	96
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3812	404	cmd.exe	96
PID 3812 wrote to memory of 4420	3812	cmd.exe	97
PID 3812 wrote to memory of 4420	3812	cmd.exe	97
PID 3812 wrote to memory of 2952	3812	cmd.exe	98
PID 3812 wrote to memory of 2952	3812	cmd.exe	98
PID 404 wrote to memory of 2680	404	cmd.exe	100
PID 404 wrote to memory of 2680	404	cmd.exe	100
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 4880	2620	PW.exe	102
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 4880	2620	PW.exe	102
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 4880	2620	PW.exe	102
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2528	2620	PW.exe	104
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2528	2620	PW.exe	104
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2528	2620	PW.exe	104
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3528	404	cmd.exe	106
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3528	404	cmd.exe	106
PID 404 wrote to memory of 2756	404	cmd.exe	107
PID 404 wrote to memory of 2756	404	cmd.exe	107
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3112	404	cmd.exe	108
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3112	404	cmd.exe	108
PID 404 wrote to memory of 2388	404	cmd.exe	109
PID 404 wrote to memory of 2388	404	cmd.exe	109
PID 404 wrote to memory of 4996	404	cmd.exe	110
PID 404 wrote to memory of 4996	404	cmd.exe	110
PID 404 wrote to memory of 4312	404	cmd.exe	113
PID 404 wrote to memory of 4312	404	cmd.exe	113
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3936	404	cmd.exe	114
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3936	404	cmd.exe	114
PID 404 wrote to memory of 516	404	cmd.exe	116
PID 404 wrote to memory of 516	404	cmd.exe	116

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PW Loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PW Loader.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1824
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -EncodedCommand "PAAjAHgAaABiACMAPgBBAGQAZAAtAE0AcABQAHIAZQBmAGUAcgBlAG4AYwBlACAAPAAjAGkAeAByACMAPgAgAC0ARQB4AGMAbAB1AHMAaQBvAG4AUABhAHQAaAAgAEAAKAAkAGUAbgB2ADoAVQBzAGUAcgBQAHIAbwBmAGkAbABlACwAJABlAG4AdgA6AFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAEQAcgBpAHYAZQApACAAPAAjAGIAdwBrACMAPgAgAC0ARgBvAHIAYwBlACAAPAAjAG4AdwBkACMAPgA="
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2552
- C:\Windows\PW.exe
  "C:\Windows\PW.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2620
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "TCP Host" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC93B.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4880
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "TCP Host Task" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCA17.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2528
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4092
- - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\sysnative\cmd" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\C69C.tmp\C69D.tmp\C69E.bat C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe"
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:404
  - - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c echo prompt $E | cmd
      4⤵
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3812
    - - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo prompt $E "
        5⤵
        
        PID:4420
    - - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        
        cmd
        5⤵
        
        PID:2952
  - - C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
      chcp 65001
      4⤵
      PID:2680
  - - C:\Windows\system32\mode.com
      mode 76, 30
      4⤵
      PID:3528
  - - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
      timeout /t 1 /nobreak
      4⤵
      Delays execution with timeout.exe
      PID:2756
  - - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
      timeout /t 1 /nobreak
      4⤵
      Delays execution with timeout.exe
      PID:3112
  - - C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
      ping /n 1 /w 400 localhost
      4⤵
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2388
  - - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
      timeout /t 5 /nobreak
      4⤵
      Delays execution with timeout.exe
      PID:4996
  - - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
      timeout /t 1 /nobreak
      4⤵
      Delays execution with timeout.exe
      PID:4312
  - - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
      timeout /t 5 /nobreak
      4⤵
      Delays execution with timeout.exe
      PID:3936
  - - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
      timeout /t 1 /nobreak
      4⤵
      Delays execution with timeout.exe
      PID:516

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

Modify Registry

T1112

Obfuscated Files or Information

T1027

Command Obfuscation

T1027.010

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\Local\Temp\C69C.tmp\C69D.tmp\C69E.bat

Filesize
873B

MD5
566e6a066b92cfebc3d0335e4040cb4e

SHA1
46d51fafe54222520870b8b0152ec21171c9b74d

SHA256
32ae4d96a660d1a0e4383d7b589a581d0c6cd20727cf918c787fa695f2820a0e

SHA512
c9f8d55845368226163c605c44ce47f92dea81d4d40dfdd317ffb67a0175de1cd9ccd74285fac940974be7bf41642055a79775baae3f766df323c142f8eca556

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe

Filesize
117KB

MD5
02d696883a7203cc4751705c59bc1e2a

SHA1
2ab1c8e52cee860f41342949d9b7cf8d2f1011d9

SHA256
5ca70c26ef954b416ca7f7419f8291a5db7db3523139126e5a8e07d3a33ca72c

SHA512
0dc4c42e406783946ec279c037c7141839c73cf080e834a12abc3ac4e016af8bc52b712affd539693ddc5f40f3231ac983a9e3c3db5bc4aefadacad2a8efc6bf

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ryjdoau2.q55.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC93B.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
2ffead7bac45fb92c7e7fdd337c3d07d

SHA1
cf1335a23b061148d12ab7297b09bc9a028a0e3d

SHA256
08f809f86780ba005342a9cbb3ae9a54a3c151a0b494cbcd59fcc53903e705d6

SHA512
0f9d3da64b85770e1e8e383071b42d193cd24e2f4e1693a7f4ce98a1e0c92a175c683f69b9ff727abad6161f5ece39f0ea2caa098e24314256a90864192ac178

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCA17.tmp

Filesize
1KB

MD5
ee9991b78588a1779b0e6611102d0f8f

SHA1
f3add6deb1ce3e74ae70f561a50f2cfdcb7bb8c2

SHA256
248be2ab10954abfbede82da41efd36c03872ac3468f27de52b5b01bd4a96abd

SHA512
fb3df0d41c89ae11e1aa5b16e8ec6b847c6052f00e0225ab7e8832aa43c066dd4634ffebf50f1fe428339b48a14eabb9aa136a1a133286bfb236b71d1559af9a

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C:\Windows\PW.exe

Filesize
203KB

MD5
661853c344c274af24c2d172db42cc9b

SHA1
4bf93aa965559f99c85e521f5984cb409591f54c

SHA256
54c028b0bb2728975b22d500df2164a3218670a3db6cb8a9a31654fdc2b8a20b

SHA512
ebc3286c97af3f8df973842c21422c124160fefeeeda50757f7e41c9b9fb7405d4d25bd11c5e0a31ab90b41482b444aa5a6e2348f1b475a08238e0784bcd2503

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memory/2552-24-0x0000000005240000-0x0000000005250000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2552-49-0x0000000007720000-0x0000000007752000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/2552-22-0x00000000051A0000-0x00000000051D6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/2552-17-0x000000007423E000-0x000000007423F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2552-25-0x0000000005880000-0x0000000005EA8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/2552-26-0x0000000005680000-0x00000000056A2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2552-27-0x0000000006060000-0x00000000060C6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/2552-71-0x0000000007CF0000-0x0000000007CF8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2552-28-0x0000000006140000-0x00000000061A6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/2552-41-0x00000000062B0000-0x0000000006604000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2552-70-0x0000000007DA0000-0x0000000007DBA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/2552-46-0x0000000006740000-0x000000000675E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2552-69-0x0000000007CC0000-0x0000000007CD4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/2552-47-0x0000000006790000-0x00000000067DC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/2552-50-0x000000006E7C0000-0x000000006E80C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/2552-21-0x0000000005240000-0x0000000005250000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2552-60-0x0000000006D10000-0x0000000006D2E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2552-61-0x0000000007760000-0x0000000007803000-memory.dmp

Filesize
652KB

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memory/2552-64-0x0000000007A70000-0x0000000007A8A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/2552-62-0x00000000080C0000-0x000000000873A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/2552-65-0x0000000007AE0000-0x0000000007AEA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2552-66-0x0000000007D00000-0x0000000007D96000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/2552-67-0x0000000007C70000-0x0000000007C81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/2552-68-0x0000000007CB0000-0x0000000007CBE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2620-15-0x00000000736A2000-0x00000000736A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-16-0x00000000736A0000-0x0000000073C51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2620-18-0x00000000736A2000-0x00000000736A4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2620-75-0x00000000736A2000-0x00000000736A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-76-0x00000000736A0000-0x0000000073C51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2620-77-0x00000000736A2000-0x00000000736A4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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