blackshades | 12414fcec7c5c201b148469ff2beab412bc7b43b673cb0375c4ba9a370497ef2

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
151s
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, 14:41

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe
Size

636KB
MD5

2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7
SHA1

89bce3082f36beee79a39dcc8aa02fdad236623b
SHA256

12414fcec7c5c201b148469ff2beab412bc7b43b673cb0375c4ba9a370497ef2
SHA512

6c6a0a8d707ef51b484d03aec1f02c1c1bed2a512b835704981cffa2f7d92cf94b689d25e873a86d3c88d3e45eb8957ba6e698450f2de7c51772316790ae0975
SSDEEP

12288:5ueR/sIA9i7zngfvXQ6dA9v+u8AFDwKg9R0CcEf4Zk/icwtnulFKJ:eIA98sBKRB9y9mC7f4yqxnu

Score

10^/10

blackshades defense_evasion discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Blackshades payload 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3892-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3892-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3892-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3892-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3892-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3892-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3892-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3892-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3892-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3892-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3892-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mssc.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\mssc.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	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	reg.exe

Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run	vbc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run\Microsoft Security = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\mssc.exe"	vbc.exe

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9ACFE7FD-DB5B-F29A-DDF8-3A5EF1B43BEA}	vbc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9ACFE7FD-DB5B-F29A-DDF8-3A5EF1B43BEA}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\mssc.exe"	vbc.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1161330783-2912525651-1278508834-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9ACFE7FD-DB5B-F29A-DDF8-3A5EF1B43BEA}	vbc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1161330783-2912525651-1278508834-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9ACFE7FD-DB5B-F29A-DDF8-3A5EF1B43BEA}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\mssc.exe"	vbc.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3892	vbc.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 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\Microsoft Security = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\mssc.exe"	vbc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1161330783-2912525651-1278508834-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft Security = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\mssc.exe"	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 380 set thread context of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89

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	vbc.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	reg.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	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.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	cmd.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
4300	reg.exe
4296	reg.exe
960	reg.exe
3004	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 1	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3892	vbc.exe
Token: 31	3892	vbc.exe
Token: 32	3892	vbc.exe
Token: 33	3892	vbc.exe
Token: 34	3892	vbc.exe
Token: 35	3892	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3892	vbc.exe
3892	vbc.exe
3892	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 380 wrote to memory of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89
PID 380 wrote to memory of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89
PID 380 wrote to memory of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89
PID 380 wrote to memory of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89
PID 380 wrote to memory of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89
PID 380 wrote to memory of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89
PID 380 wrote to memory of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89
PID 380 wrote to memory of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89
PID 380 wrote to memory of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89
PID 380 wrote to memory of 3892	380	JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe	89
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 1464	3892	vbc.exe	90
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 1464	3892	vbc.exe	90
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 1464	3892	vbc.exe	90
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 1624	3892	vbc.exe	91
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 1624	3892	vbc.exe	91
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 1624	3892	vbc.exe	91
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 3560	3892	vbc.exe	92
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 3560	3892	vbc.exe	92
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 3560	3892	vbc.exe	92
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 1184	3892	vbc.exe	93
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 1184	3892	vbc.exe	93
PID 3892 wrote to memory of 1184	3892	vbc.exe	93
PID 1464 wrote to memory of 3004	1464	cmd.exe	98
PID 1464 wrote to memory of 3004	1464	cmd.exe	98
PID 1464 wrote to memory of 3004	1464	cmd.exe	98
PID 1624 wrote to memory of 960	1624	cmd.exe	99
PID 1624 wrote to memory of 960	1624	cmd.exe	99
PID 1624 wrote to memory of 960	1624	cmd.exe	99
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 4296	1184	cmd.exe	100
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 4296	1184	cmd.exe	100
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 4296	1184	cmd.exe	100
PID 3560 wrote to memory of 4300	3560	cmd.exe	101
PID 3560 wrote to memory of 4300	3560	cmd.exe	101
PID 3560 wrote to memory of 4300	3560	cmd.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2de19ee6afcaca092438696c378635c7.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:380
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe
  2⤵
  - Adds policy Run key to start application
  - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3892
- - 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:1464
  - - 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:3004
- - 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\vbc.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1624
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:960
- - 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:3560
  - - 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:4300
- - 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\mssc.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mssc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1184
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mssc.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mssc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:4296

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

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

Impact

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

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
d1d8954aaabbc97b85ab80c85ce382c0

SHA1
f38b84f6960ee65a10275e7da395a0a58bc1eee8

SHA256
34f81caf79863a383ea918017c13e6d77fa01979e9521fd328a19815ea263074

SHA512
365f46b1ae892fb049e3dbbb5c273fe1a9fbec925ee9fec6cfcfa84427e60ff9bb39efa087b4384e3a2afab1b5df8760fb42ed6728dfaaa1b2d8ad65d29b5a6f

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

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
d881de17aa8f2e2c08cbb7b265f928f9

SHA1
08936aebc87decf0af6e8eada191062b5e65ac2a

SHA256
b3a37093609f9a20ad60b85a9fa9de2ba674cba9b5bd687729440c70ba619ca0

SHA512
5f23bfb1b8740247b36ed0ab741738c7d4c949736129e767213e321607d1ccd3e3a8428e4ba44bd28a275b5e3f6206285b1a522514b7ef7ea5e698d90a713d34

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memory/380-15-0x0000000074D70000-0x0000000075321000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/380-3-0x0000000074D70000-0x0000000075321000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/380-0-0x0000000074D72000-0x0000000074D73000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/380-2-0x0000000074D70000-0x0000000075321000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/380-1-0x0000000074D70000-0x0000000075321000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3892-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3892-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3892-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3892-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3892-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3892-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3892-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3892-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3892-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3892-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3892-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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