gh0strat | 2f39c8726c4d89e0fa4d039edfa21abc52cfbc2d1b555d052cb8fabc687f108f

General

Target

2f39c8726c4d89e0fa4d039edfa21abc52cfbc2d1b555d052cb8fabc687f108f.dll
Size

137KB
MD5

d78c93b66fd5b6ba5a0e14eacef64ad8
SHA1

4214ff7257e5ffa4e1902a23cb98ae7959b42c7d
SHA256

2f39c8726c4d89e0fa4d039edfa21abc52cfbc2d1b555d052cb8fabc687f108f
SHA512

232539848a4e9e2c3a2526d95795f8b5a6531340ab0d7f57cc6a7629a097e65f9bde1f1310ab9da1dbb7e2e638840e0c8c31e963e4bcdf4ee0f5717f87e72141
SSDEEP

3072:zR02WMK8RJGInTlhnaBanONVk40rpg4yeF/TyUGSK9FrafcUksPxx6iTUuY:e25GgFny61mra2

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3636-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3636-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3636-33-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1588-37-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat
Gh0strat family
gh0strat

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors 1 TTPs 16 IoCs

Adversaries may use port monitors to run an adversary supplied DLL during system boot for persistence or privilege escalation.

persistence

Port Monitors

T1547.010

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Microsoft Shared Fax Monitor	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Standard TCP/IP Port\Ports	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\SCSI Port Monitor\Driver = "scsimon.dll"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\WSD Port\Ports	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\WSD Port\Adapters\IPP	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Appmon	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Appmon\Ports	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Local Port	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\USB Monitor	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\WSD Port\Adapters\WSPrint\OfflinePorts	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\SCSI Port Monitor	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\SCSI Port Monitor	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\SCSI Port Monitor\Driver = "scsimon.dll"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Standard TCP/IP Port	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\WSD Port	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\WSD Port\Adapters\WSPrint	Spoolsv.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Spooler\ImagePath = "Spoolsv.exe"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Spooler\ImagePath = "Spoolsv.exe"	rundll32.exe

ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 16 IoCs

Detects file using ACProtect software.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3636-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3636-7-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3636-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3636-10-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3636-12-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3636-15-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3636-17-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3636-13-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1588-25-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1588-30-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1588-31-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1588-29-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1588-28-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1588-26-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3636-33-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1588-37-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\com\comb.dll	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Miscson.dll	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Miscson.dll	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\scsimon.dll	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\scsimon.dll	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\com\comb.dll	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3636 set thread context of 1588	3636	rundll32.exe	87

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\AppPatch\ComBack.Dll	rundll32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\AppPatch\ComBack.Dll	rundll32.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcSvcst.dll	rundll32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcSvcst.dll	rundll32.exe

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
952	3636	WerFault.exe	84

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 12 IoCs

SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_Msft&Prod_Virtual_DVD-ROM\2&1f4adffe&0&000002\Properties\{3b2ce006-5e61-4fde-bab8-9b8aac9b26df}\0002	Spoolsv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Properties\{3b2ce006-5e61-4fde-bab8-9b8aac9b26df}\0002	Spoolsv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_QEMU&Prod_QEMU_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000	Spoolsv.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_Msft&Prod_Virtual_DVD-ROM\2&1f4adffe&0&000001\HardwareID	Spoolsv.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_Msft&Prod_Virtual_DVD-ROM\2&1f4adffe&0&000002\HardwareID	Spoolsv.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\HardwareID	Spoolsv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_Msft&Prod_Virtual_DVD-ROM\2&1f4adffe&0&000001	Spoolsv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_Msft&Prod_Virtual_DVD-ROM\2&1f4adffe&0&000002	Spoolsv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000	Spoolsv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_QEMU&Prod_QEMU_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000\Properties\{3b2ce006-5e61-4fde-bab8-9b8aac9b26df}\0002	Spoolsv.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_QEMU&Prod_QEMU_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000\HardwareID	Spoolsv.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_Msft&Prod_Virtual_DVD-ROM\2&1f4adffe&0&000001\Properties\{3b2ce006-5e61-4fde-bab8-9b8aac9b26df}\0002	Spoolsv.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 22 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts\Send To OneNote 2016 = "winspool,nul:,15,45"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices\Send To OneNote 2016 = "winspool,nul:"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts\Microsoft XPS Document Writer = "winspool,Ne00:,15,45"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices\Microsoft Print to PDF = "winspool,Ne01:"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices\Fax = "winspool,Ne02:"	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices\Send To OneNote 2016 = "winspool,nul:"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices\Microsoft Print to PDF = "winspool,Ne01:"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts\Send To OneNote 2016 = "winspool,nul:,15,45"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices\Microsoft XPS Document Writer = "winspool,Ne00:"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts\Fax = "winspool,Ne02:,15,45"	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices\Microsoft XPS Document Writer = "winspool,Ne00:"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts\Microsoft XPS Document Writer = "winspool,Ne00:,15,45"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts\Microsoft Print to PDF = "winspool,Ne01:,15,45"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices\Fax = "winspool,Ne02:"	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts\Microsoft Print to PDF = "winspool,Ne01:,15,45"	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts	Spoolsv.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts\Fax = "winspool,Ne02:,15,45"	Spoolsv.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3636	rundll32.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1588	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 3636	1996	rundll32.exe	84
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 3636	1996	rundll32.exe	84
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 3636	1996	rundll32.exe	84
PID 3636 wrote to memory of 1588	3636	rundll32.exe	87
PID 3636 wrote to memory of 1588	3636	rundll32.exe	87
PID 3636 wrote to memory of 1588	3636	rundll32.exe	87
PID 3636 wrote to memory of 1588	3636	rundll32.exe	87

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2f39c8726c4d89e0fa4d039edfa21abc52cfbc2d1b555d052cb8fabc687f108f.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1996
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2f39c8726c4d89e0fa4d039edfa21abc52cfbc2d1b555d052cb8fabc687f108f.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3636
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k rundll32
    3⤵
    - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors
    - Sets service image path in registry
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1588
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3636 -s 616
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:952

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3636 -ip 3636
1⤵
PID:3668

C:\Windows\system32\Spoolsv.exe
Spoolsv.exe
1⤵
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:2992

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Port Monitors

1

T1547.010

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Port Monitors

1

T1547.010

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\AppPatch\ComBack.Dll

Filesize
137KB

MD5
50b4ea21200b28081468ae0e59b71dce

SHA1
a04bba44c96e1ef73dac3d10471d8304c601fa58

SHA256
dc2c3aa85af49d6ec49d175fe151fa4257e458168c51b5b1f92539981011fba7

SHA512
e82330d0d7e566e824e18f08b2cbea961af6ecf59de9c8aea7b3c8c2ba6e948bf68ac0a06e9429c21b7fb3ba91e7ad3472529feab881015c119fa23705446e4a

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\com\comb.dll

Filesize
128B

MD5
1fb4944556df2dbb6354960445908207

SHA1
cccf383ab2a76a5ab17d2f7c8784e76f9c425276

SHA256
5b4b54149016108e4d8adce5998c68ce710613ee33ce1fa19153d224d425deed

SHA512
7319793a4c948659bcc1e4a52774232ee893ed5d88670031f42c36eda100e6c5ccb598baf8a4e6ebb879fd9d53925e2e592245e8723bd80b90490ee1b556799a

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memory/1588-18-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005C7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1588-22-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005C7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1588-37-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/1588-36-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005C7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1588-26-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1588-28-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1588-16-0x0000000000550000-0x0000000000573000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/1588-14-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005C7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1588-29-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1588-25-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1588-31-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1588-30-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A3D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3636-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/3636-7-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3636-10-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3636-13-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3636-17-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3636-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/3636-33-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/3636-35-0x0000000043E50000-0x0000000043E77000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/3636-15-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3636-12-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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