Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
08/03/2025, 19:30
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe
Resource
win7-20250207-en
General
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Target
2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
b84a96291caa577032cc16dcdc037d6e
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SHA1
186f5b2250728728a7a18b721f0ea279bc55c8c5
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SHA256
2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87
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SHA512
3e49187676c890c4daf01775781a4ffd59a37570bf2d87ad0f22129d819b82bcd569b33b4a3ebb4458a17966e07b7e729ba046b9c8d2b7d6e27a1a1d60e739f1
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJti6:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwK6
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3760-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/3760-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1736-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/1736-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4236-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4236-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral2/memory/4236-62-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0012000000023c43-17.dat family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3760-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/3760-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1736-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/1736-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4236-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4236-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral2/memory/4236-62-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat -
Gh0strat family
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Purplefox family
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Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys Ghiya.exe -
Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240628671.txt" AK47.exe -
Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys" Ghiya.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-22591836-1183090055-1220658180-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 4480 AK47.exe 3856 AK47.exe 3760 AK74.exe 1736 Ghiya.exe 4236 Ghiya.exe 2732 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 3856 AK47.exe 216 svchost.exe 2732 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4032-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4032-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/files/0x000e000000023c51-53.dat vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4032-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4032-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4032-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4032-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4032-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4032-84-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral2/memory/4032-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\360safo = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\svchcst.exe" 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe svchost.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe AK74.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240628671.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240628671.txt AK47.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe svchost.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3760-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3760-31-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/3760-30-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1736-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1736-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1736-36-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4236-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4236-60-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4236-62-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghiya.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WScript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK74.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4884 cmd.exe 4060 PING.EXE -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-22591836-1183090055-1220658180-1000_Classes\Local Settings 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4060 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 4236 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3760 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4236 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 4236 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4236 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 4236 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4236 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4032 wrote to memory of 4480 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 85 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 4480 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 85 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 4480 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 85 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3856 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 87 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3856 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 87 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3856 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 87 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3760 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 91 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3760 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 91 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3760 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 91 PID 3760 wrote to memory of 4884 3760 AK74.exe 93 PID 3760 wrote to memory of 4884 3760 AK74.exe 93 PID 3760 wrote to memory of 4884 3760 AK74.exe 93 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 4236 1736 Ghiya.exe 94 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 4236 1736 Ghiya.exe 94 PID 1736 wrote to memory of 4236 1736 Ghiya.exe 94 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 336 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 96 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 336 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 96 PID 4032 wrote to memory of 336 4032 2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe 96 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 4060 4884 cmd.exe 98 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 4060 4884 cmd.exe 98 PID 4884 wrote to memory of 4060 4884 cmd.exe 98 PID 216 wrote to memory of 2732 216 svchost.exe 105 PID 216 wrote to memory of 2732 216 svchost.exe 105 PID 216 wrote to memory of 2732 216 svchost.exe 105
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2a001e735bfdeab1c00157989b998fe02b4fe79329da49c04c9596d28e6c2c87.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4032 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4480
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK47.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK47.exe2⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3856
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AK74.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3760 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AK74.exe > nul3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4884 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 2 127.0.0.14⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4060
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VBS3.vbs"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:336
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:3288
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:216 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\240628671.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2732
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1736 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -acsi2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4236
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Server Software Component
1Terminal Services DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
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Filesize
91KB
MD5423eb994ed553294f8a6813619b8da87
SHA1eca6a16ccd13adcfc27bc1041ddef97ec8081255
SHA256050b4f2d5ae8eaecd414318dc8e222a56f169626da6ca8feb7edd78e8b1f0218
SHA512fab0a9af8031c242c486de373df7277c8b0e39f7a0c9c2ac2e385dbd3ea67be16e91b128287634f76131e5264149ab1b452cd21df4c4895e8c4efc8d8cf99095
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Filesize
400KB
MD5b0998aa7d5071d33daa5b60b9c3c9735
SHA19365a1ff0c6de244d6f36c8d84072cc916665d3c
SHA2563080b6bb456564899b0d99d4131bd6a0b284d31f7d80ef773e4872d94048d49a
SHA512308c13cda9fea39b980ae686f44afd9090e9cb8970fffc4436320e0d09a31aee5e656914e0121fe888098a14c52749716fa04980396fd6ac70a88c11cbb6b850
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Filesize
92B
MD529ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4
SHA139a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe
SHA25656225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df
SHA512b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa
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Filesize
753B
MD597a75fa27e8bfbccfaab576ab9959ea7
SHA12db1288678890cff2978348ebfb4a440f3029eaa
SHA2565b9c92232c1c3f35549a24ab2522b3ce6215d6129afba6816e6853f07191d633
SHA512a3ae15b58f50ac0790a47342a7a53957f11491794ec755f04d6ac15317b0e4656d7a80bea0f9a75d1800adf963deca9567998efb25584426fca671a659edc08e
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Filesize
1.2MB
MD5211ef0c7ad8b8735096eab2f7ba4d095
SHA1559da3787d376ef1fd596385591bb7969419ec97
SHA256c3622d806d1dc60137552dec13e8eb7feede75e0b8dc95558cca83b07fccb898
SHA512cf9e206dd3148b83eff662fe6d311a65686c8494447c28481f6bee87ee0ab8a52c1f207db06f8644e5052080ba6cb698252ac2f3264c77242293256883da4411
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Filesize
49KB
MD58a215689c5f96873b6ece4c152342834
SHA1cbb190313dadf4e6f8e61b1779acdecba19ef8a4
SHA2564f61eef83d162dbb8a39637fa7a4605ff67d7cd6d9ffc6b1ff39ff0b00736692
SHA512cb8af106c617fa36fbf77b0be75904d9f79c69f3281ad0e79d37ee74125c660581f98c7910a1b7a3a469678b4496860db0d9c9338a348cdfe59d0da6e8a638bb
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Filesize
60KB
MD5889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA18fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA2566cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA51208933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641