Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
10/03/2025, 19:44
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
c2be8ca2adf8aad700eacb0518e5bf3a
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SHA1
ce38aa248a9c7d9b3c590549171acfbc8e3a17ee
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SHA256
2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a
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SHA512
de838370b3b21885232f18cc4289f79d5af76e81a6d84edd3d15ee358d89d1b5120ef9fdb05b13e085464f69d9f8e653af3fd594b786200bd18c92bb87d242b5
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SSDEEP
24576:HovxCwgMBqHO5ZdYXOp0nQrXctTfK+d+MrTXowFlw57XYBwJtim:WIwgMEuy+inDfp3/XoCw57XYBwKm
Malware Config
Signatures
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resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2704-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2224-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2224-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit behavioral1/memory/2224-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp purplefox_rootkit -
Gh0st RAT payload 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000f00000001866e-14.dat family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2704-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2224-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2224-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp family_gh0strat behavioral1/memory/2224-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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\\259480019.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 -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\win.lnk 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 2772 AK47.exe 2664 AK47.exe 2704 AK74.exe 2556 Ghiya.exe 2224 Ghiya.exe 2408 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 10 IoCs
pid Process 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2664 AK47.exe 2576 svchost.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2556 Ghiya.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2576 svchost.exe 2408 Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2644-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/2644-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/files/0x000700000001903b-61.dat vmprotect behavioral1/memory/2644-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/2644-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/2644-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/2644-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/2644-90-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/2644-93-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-memory.dmp vmprotect behavioral1/memory/2644-96-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000760000-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" 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259480019.txt AK47.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259480019.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 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 -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2704-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2704-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2704-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2224-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2224-53-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2224-56-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101BA000-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 AK47.exe 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 PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WScript.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK74.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AK47.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 940 PING.EXE 1708 cmd.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 940 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
pid Process 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe -
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
pid Process 2224 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2704 AK74.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2224 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 2224 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2224 Ghiya.exe Token: 33 2224 Ghiya.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2224 Ghiya.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 38 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2772 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 30 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2772 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 30 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2772 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 30 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2772 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 30 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2664 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 31 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2664 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 31 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2664 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 31 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2664 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 31 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2704 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 34 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2704 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 34 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2704 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 34 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2704 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 34 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2704 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 34 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2704 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 34 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2704 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 34 PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1708 2704 AK74.exe 36 PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1708 2704 AK74.exe 36 PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1708 2704 AK74.exe 36 PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1708 2704 AK74.exe 36 PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2224 2556 Ghiya.exe 37 PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2224 2556 Ghiya.exe 37 PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2224 2556 Ghiya.exe 37 PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2224 2556 Ghiya.exe 37 PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2224 2556 Ghiya.exe 37 PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2224 2556 Ghiya.exe 37 PID 2556 wrote to memory of 2224 2556 Ghiya.exe 37 PID 1708 wrote to memory of 940 1708 cmd.exe 39 PID 1708 wrote to memory of 940 1708 cmd.exe 39 PID 1708 wrote to memory of 940 1708 cmd.exe 39 PID 1708 wrote to memory of 940 1708 cmd.exe 39 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2908 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 40 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2908 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 40 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2908 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 40 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2908 2644 2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe 40 PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2408 2576 svchost.exe 42 PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2408 2576 svchost.exe 42 PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2408 2576 svchost.exe 42 PID 2576 wrote to memory of 2408 2576 svchost.exe 42
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2a4cd0836ac358f2b8abd9e6086345077bba5c83b5388eacebedf7432c8f7c8a.exe"1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2644 -
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:2772
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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:2664
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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:2704 -
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:1708 -
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:940
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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:2908
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é"1⤵PID:2784
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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:2576 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exeC:\Windows\system32\Ö÷¶¯·ÀÓù·þÎñÄ£¿é.exe "c:\windows\system32\259480019.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2408
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ghiya.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2556 -
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:2224
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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
92B
MD529ce53e2a4a446614ccc8d64d346bde4
SHA139a7aa5cc1124842aa0c25abb16ea94452125cbe
SHA25656225be6838bc6e93ea215891eacf28844ae27a9f8b2b29bf19d3a8c2b1f58df
SHA512b2c5a2708c427171a5715801f8ea733ffe88d73aaaaf59c5c752ea32cbe7aae8526cc26eabe84ad5043174c0c69b1d6b15a9fb125c15accfac3462d5d08a0faa
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Filesize
753B
MD565805ce06d3d3d10930f0c6aa2080831
SHA1eff4e67233e09b674002c498d8ba10bc7e174128
SHA256fb5ebd224afb5c966989bf0521874881b213d430d0ef7c478d987eb7f57d45a0
SHA512996a7f7b62da55b843aeba1e5e2b87764894f9371b8e5cf0a927822a5025511f54465dbfad17e387e2afffa09ce0a4b9c0a2e72aed261149e72c634233e7c52e
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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
1.2MB
MD544d82fdabcf24d13bfe2b3eebd56d31a
SHA1f110cbccbc22117bae1e6a24a9b5c774388f4dca
SHA2561203f98ce6b79f32640339e721fac9a42ce164e06487df5720455ecaa7e3cf0c
SHA512c636f1f1bacdfb80c357397b7811aa4b48bc9e2033713f196f62852f1a90031ea27d801868baf39b96e22ce8a8cc5ab7917a19cdbff79874c4bd680f0f5efb1f
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Filesize
49KB
MD5a03a954a909c106daf0ab32c803f79a0
SHA1a06bec3f31a892023b6d84b83661f0dda9aa4405
SHA256b8a569672e0653ca5c4b27154adea16d5e3bfe7f543c92ff404e258b7f52f196
SHA512f7a33dcb7e942a70995545de646c57e4d81f434987dbebd353f24bd5ae8817cdc1818834367dd323b279e4b54fedcba05eaef6486393135530cf17dca11c8532
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Filesize
43KB
MD551138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8
SHA18939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58
SHA2565ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124
SHA512794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d