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Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
142s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
11/03/2025, 06:22

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
Size

109KB
MD5

63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e
SHA1

ef6e6c40e66057cb0f2e34caa3557ee41a204773
SHA256

a7cc8ae8da482a3515d1190bb23c354eaddbe59b44f854ea16230411e0dabf05
SHA512

c2edada84174f5050ef85b7c407d6f36d0a088bc975b451457d911b423056fee76b3b9b620cd964b3588099cf3fd2496a1d006821a7c75a224891dfce9e679e5
SSDEEP

1536:fsfUqZZaWKH8hx9ObpOU4xhx7GbY/UT1a5dcgEdV+76tl7/zC3K8beqE1zY:EBjKH8v9nUwmG6fdV+eweqYs

Score

10^/10

latentbot discovery persistence trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

latentbot

necrotoxin2.zapto.org

Signatures

LatentBot
Modular trojan written in Delphi which has been in-the-wild since 2013.
trojan latentbot
Latentbot family
latentbot

Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	explorer.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\svchost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe"	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2703099537-420551529-3771253338-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	explorer.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2703099537-420551529-3771253338-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\svchost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe"	explorer.exe

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{7CPWL5VG-D3GW-FIX6-J06M-NS2AAF0X1345}	explorer.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{7CPWL5VG-D3GW-FIX6-J06M-NS2AAF0X1345}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe Restart"	explorer.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2703099537-420551529-3771253338-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe"	explorer.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe	explorer.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2188 set thread context of 2768	2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	30

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2188-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000411001-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2768-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2768-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2768-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000411001-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2768-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2768-253-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-415-0x0000000010450000-0x0000000010486000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2768-11489-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-11490-0x0000000010450000-0x0000000010486000-memory.dmp	upx

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explorer.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1724	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	explorer.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2768	2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2768	2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2768	2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2768	2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2768	2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2768	2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2768	2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2768	2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2768	2188	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	30
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 1244	2768	JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe	21

C:\Windows\System32\smss.exe
\SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe
1⤵
PID:256

C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
1⤵
PID:336

C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
1⤵
PID:384

C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe
wininit.exe
1⤵
PID:392
- C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  2⤵
  PID:480
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
    3⤵
    PID:588
  - - C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
      4⤵
      PID:1144
  - - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      4⤵
      PID:1996
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k RPCSS
    3⤵
    PID:668
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:760
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:796
  - - C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:1180
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    3⤵
    PID:844
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
    3⤵
    PID:952
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
    3⤵
    PID:1020
- - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    3⤵
    PID:984
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork
    3⤵
    PID:548
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
    "taskhost.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:1104
- - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE"
    3⤵
    PID:1916
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
    3⤵
    PID:1592
- - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2428
- C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  2⤵
  PID:488
- C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  2⤵
  PID:496

C:\Windows\system32\winlogon.exe
winlogon.exe
1⤵
PID:424

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1244
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2188
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_63b23379fd4291cc525dc9f732f9035e.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2768
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe
      4⤵
      Adds policy Run key to start application
      Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      Adds Run key to start application
      Drops file in System32 directory
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1724

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/1244-13-0x0000000002520000-0x0000000002521000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/1724-11490-0x0000000010450000-0x0000000010486000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/1724-415-0x0000000010450000-0x0000000010486000-memory.dmp

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216KB

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memory/1724-206-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/1724-200-0x00000000000E0000-0x00000000000E1000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2188-4-0x0000000000300000-0x0000000000312000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/2188-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000411001-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/2188-3-0x0000000000402000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2188-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000411001-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/2768-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

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160KB

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memory/2768-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

Filesize
160KB

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memory/2768-253-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

Filesize
160KB

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memory/2768-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

Filesize
160KB

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memory/2768-11489-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

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160KB

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memory/2768-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

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160KB

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