gh0strat | 3661667f36ba2586822062dc1a06d4ec682b07bb67f02b123fbce47fc18d2bb5

General

Target

3661667f36ba2586822062dc1a06d4ec682b07bb67f02b123fbce47fc18d2bb5.dll
Size

137KB
MD5

fc7bd98e3151cc864f8633c5e3e7863e
SHA1

af94d9b4901deaf096c766d0443656665c790e25
SHA256

3661667f36ba2586822062dc1a06d4ec682b07bb67f02b123fbce47fc18d2bb5
SHA512

d8a7ad08d6a03c89a4e3613424b42381958ef1a5fd133183d5a1e0ce2505f2457fda5f0ccadc98c9b2fcb85129952263f1e04c6f13691263b7be02b7204e481b
SSDEEP

3072:OR02WMK8RJGInTlhnaBanONVk40rpg4yeF/TyUGSK9FrafcUksPxx6iTUuE:b25GgFny61mrau

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2848-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2848-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2848-33-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-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

Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
8	2848	rundll32.exe

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
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\Appmon\Ports	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\Ports	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\WSD Port\Adapters\WSPrint	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\Appmon	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Microsoft Shared Fax Monitor	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\USB Monitor	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\SCSI Port Monitor	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Local Port	Spoolsv.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\Standard TCP/IP 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\SCSI Port Monitor	rundll32.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"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Spooler\ImagePath = "Spoolsv.exe"	svchost.exe

ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 15 IoCs

Detects file using ACProtect software.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2848-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/2848-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/2848-7-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/2848-14-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/2848-18-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/2848-15-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/2848-10-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/2848-13-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3472-25-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3472-29-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3472-24-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3472-28-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3472-30-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/3472-27-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/2848-33-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

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

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2848 set thread context of 3472	2848	rundll32.exe	89

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
1148	2848	WerFault.exe	87

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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.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	Spoolsv.exe
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\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\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&000001\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	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\CdRom&Ven_QEMU&Prod_QEMU_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000\HardwareID	Spoolsv.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 22 IoCs

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

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	rundll32.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3472	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2848	2448	rundll32.exe	87
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2848	2448	rundll32.exe	87
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2848	2448	rundll32.exe	87
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3472	2848	rundll32.exe	89
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3472	2848	rundll32.exe	89
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3472	2848	rundll32.exe	89
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3472	2848	rundll32.exe	89

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3661667f36ba2586822062dc1a06d4ec682b07bb67f02b123fbce47fc18d2bb5.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2448
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3661667f36ba2586822062dc1a06d4ec682b07bb67f02b123fbce47fc18d2bb5.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Blocklisted process makes network request
  - 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:2848
- - 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:3472
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2848 -s 624
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:1148

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2848 -ip 2848
1⤵
PID:208

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:4112

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
357cfb78bf2b38d14c8e05891a8696a3

SHA1
48e4f5496e880b0688783d26a9aaf270a26c9777

SHA256
03c125ffadbea387ac5c28c60e62d0e093c7381ce06a6e7ed7231bbb6fb36df4

SHA512
e88bc73d2969d899bb2fa6b554d5290a434943f6160ec463507005af4791298169161ab7d5600f555632b4db3e3b4ec7cb16a2f787ffd4a2f36918741680d01e

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

Filesize
128B

MD5
554225fdf1abb53479607cd8ada97177

SHA1
441150a76f11232472001f1c6b85f8be98f018d4

SHA256
6c599fa1ab7195405fcc458189937a8a9d9d2176c1793ee49fc79d9de74217aa

SHA512
144ece31757556decf6ea51510a09c95e608b8e9dde9b0d2b16a17323fd3b23628b3aeec079d9aa3205778f5110a25cc966ed24a68633479ad48b0b2a0ff32b0

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memory/2848-13-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2848-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2848-14-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2848-18-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2848-35-0x0000000043E50000-0x0000000043E77000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2848-33-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2848-15-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2848-10-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2848-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2848-7-0x00000000011A0000-0x00000000011BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3472-16-0x0000000000DC0000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/3472-25-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3472-29-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3472-24-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3472-28-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3472-30-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3472-27-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033ED000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/3472-31-0x0000000001170000-0x0000000001197000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/3472-11-0x0000000001170000-0x0000000001197000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/3472-17-0x0000000001170000-0x0000000001197000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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