darkcomet | 7ebbc6ba5361d4824e880c9dd7196066b480555d731fb10f9c90a7060eb8808c

Analysis

max time kernel
122s
max time network
147s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
01/03/2025, 04:09

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Size

830KB
MD5

36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a
SHA1

f7fb16c7db12ab0f459c1d257bd8633971ac4ec2
SHA256

7ebbc6ba5361d4824e880c9dd7196066b480555d731fb10f9c90a7060eb8808c
SHA512

83c5e1c667bba2699c05efd9f23d5201859d6b79f55b2ade025de5831e36eff15cd8bf4278329c8011d6a7d40fd82b013da97a8406dc6420e0718a9c0f9b48f5
SSDEEP

12288:hAWFyFMup2DnS6VrFYj7fjYDl0d6KxDTe4eHfIWM9HjbuW/7fPHZOem:CIuMk2DnS6VrQ2gDTrebM9HjV/bPHlm

Score

10^/10

darkcomet victima discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

victima

testers28.no-ip.org:1111

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-1GF3HUC

Attributes

InstallPath
JavaRE\bin\Java.exe
gencode
CiJev6UZ6jH*
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
password
1234
persistence
false
reg_key
Java

rc4.plain

Signatures

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet
Darkcomet family
darkcomet

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\JavaRE\\bin\\Java.exe"	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe

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-1-5-21-1479699283-3000499823-2337359760-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1268	Java.exe
4112	Java.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\USER\S-1-5-21-1479699283-3000499823-2337359760-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Java = "C:\\JavaRE\\bin\\Java.exe"	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4216 set thread context of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 1268 set thread context of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92

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	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Java.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Java.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
4992	cmd.exe
4412	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4412	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: 33	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: 34	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: 35	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: 36	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4112	Java.exe
Token: 33	4112	Java.exe
Token: 34	4112	Java.exe
Token: 35	4112	Java.exe
Token: 36	4112	Java.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
1268	Java.exe
4112	Java.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3944	4216	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	87
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 1268	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	88
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 1268	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	88
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 1268	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	88
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 4992	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	89
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 4992	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	89
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 4992	3944	JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe	89
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 4412	4992	cmd.exe	91
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 4412	4992	cmd.exe	91
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 4412	4992	cmd.exe	91
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 4112	1268	Java.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4216
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3944
- - C:\JavaRE\bin\Java.exe
    "C:\JavaRE\bin\Java.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1268
  - - C:\JavaRE\bin\Java.exe
      "C:\JavaRE\bin\Java.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4112
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL&del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4992
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:4412

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

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:\JavaRE\bin\Java.exe

Filesize
830KB

MD5
36a2e0b03acc09b7d7bde9ecbc29884a

SHA1
f7fb16c7db12ab0f459c1d257bd8633971ac4ec2

SHA256
7ebbc6ba5361d4824e880c9dd7196066b480555d731fb10f9c90a7060eb8808c

SHA512
83c5e1c667bba2699c05efd9f23d5201859d6b79f55b2ade025de5831e36eff15cd8bf4278329c8011d6a7d40fd82b013da97a8406dc6420e0718a9c0f9b48f5

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memory/3944-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/3944-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/3944-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/3944-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/3944-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/3944-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-69-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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memory/4112-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CC000-memory.dmp

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816KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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