gh0strat | 63a24775a97596ba298f5ba791191c7157dd550857536f5911de3367d3032a0e

General

Target

63a24775a97596ba298f5ba791191c7157dd550857536f5911de3367d3032a0e.dll
Size

137KB
MD5

64cb1b10e8d49aad95c9b238928c6953
SHA1

ad05e21b9c5bb201ff3103fcdf81793f036dac9e
SHA256

63a24775a97596ba298f5ba791191c7157dd550857536f5911de3367d3032a0e
SHA512

ee4432338a6a850f7639dd9d59fa6e52b95d1d3a462c412a2c33b552feeca4ab2fea25db2c54d4bf1733b33b39acc2a51449b0688e1047083c98fba17577d7a1
SSDEEP

3072:2R02WMK8RJGInTlhnaBanONVk40rpg4yeF/TyUGSK9FrafcUksPxx6iTUul:z25GgFny61mraH

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1424-8-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1424-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1424-32-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-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
6	1424	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
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\IPP	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
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
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\SCSI Port Monitor\Driver = "scsimon.dll"	rundll32.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\WSD Port\Adapters\WSPrint	Spoolsv.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\Ports	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\Standard TCP/IP Port	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Standard TCP/IP Port\Ports	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"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Spooler\ImagePath = "Spoolsv.exe"	svchost.exe

ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 16 IoCs

Detects file using ACProtect software.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1424-5-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1424-13-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1424-14-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1424-18-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1424-9-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1424-8-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1424-12-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1424-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1356-24-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1356-25-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1356-28-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1356-30-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1356-29-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1356-27-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1424-32-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1424-31-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp	acprotect

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

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

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1424 set thread context of 1356	1424	rundll32.exe	92

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

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

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
1708	1424	WerFault.exe	89

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 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&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\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000	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
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\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 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_Msft&Prod_Virtual_DVD-ROM\2&1f4adffe&0&000001\HardwareID	Spoolsv.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 22 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
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\Devices\Microsoft XPS Document Writer = "winspool,Ne00:"	Spoolsv.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\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\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\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-1-5-20\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\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-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices\Microsoft Print to PDF = "winspool,Ne01:"	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\Devices\Send To OneNote 2016 = "winspool,nul:"	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
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\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

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1424	rundll32.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1356	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 432 wrote to memory of 1424	432	rundll32.exe	89
PID 432 wrote to memory of 1424	432	rundll32.exe	89
PID 432 wrote to memory of 1424	432	rundll32.exe	89
PID 1424 wrote to memory of 1356	1424	rundll32.exe	92
PID 1424 wrote to memory of 1356	1424	rundll32.exe	92
PID 1424 wrote to memory of 1356	1424	rundll32.exe	92
PID 1424 wrote to memory of 1356	1424	rundll32.exe	92

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\63a24775a97596ba298f5ba791191c7157dd550857536f5911de3367d3032a0e.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:432
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\63a24775a97596ba298f5ba791191c7157dd550857536f5911de3367d3032a0e.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:1424
- - 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:1356
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1424 -s 616
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:1708

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1424 -ip 1424
1⤵
PID:3016

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:1236

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
51826327bc4d9706a71446029035b5b3

SHA1
8cafae0235237466cfe9f86eeafe085c65769f67

SHA256
3275b2a26af85fef54a7ae708b699873c19d54f9aab2eb2d52b2a4fc0f4b4afb

SHA512
0f0d94bf8bd0d46927965fc1705c74625712aa15d7e0eee183315e2816189c2fd827927303bea356dd3233c954417d8d3c77a7fc88aed3427706b89eeb70375b

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

Filesize
128B

MD5
f8e4aff806057d39518c01cbd11b8107

SHA1
e23debef020e6e22572fdcdd53d114499df5b501

SHA256
4332810e258c7a6b418b342728acf6bd1649d1c6699e277bcd5a95af69f6360c

SHA512
26d6831241974734b6bed0edf695ad340a06ab4e33d04ed977cfad54866353d81cdea828893dff0c3e3bae128f87a0e79d2ea25d2943bcf91381e35105b158be

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memory/1356-35-0x0000000001640000-0x0000000001667000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1356-27-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1356-15-0x0000000001640000-0x0000000001667000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1356-17-0x0000000001640000-0x0000000001667000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1356-29-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1356-16-0x0000000001080000-0x00000000010A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/1356-30-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1356-28-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1356-25-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1356-24-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1424-18-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1424-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/1424-12-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1424-8-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/1424-9-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1424-5-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1424-14-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1424-32-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/1424-31-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1424-34-0x0000000043E50000-0x0000000043E77000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1424-13-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DFD000-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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