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JaffaCakes...8e.exe

windows7-x64

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JaffaCakes...8e.exe

windows10-2004-x64

10

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250313-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250313-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29/03/2025, 18:46

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General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_92ac06564a24292909293e6b2ce2ba8e.exe

  • Size

    732KB

  • MD5

    92ac06564a24292909293e6b2ce2ba8e

  • SHA1

    76b62276df07cee3f1f0ef7e2ae5876ef783b87b

  • SHA256

    48b506e985b951c923fe90a5fb01cfeddc9b9b0f719198b12da40d3d68e9d988

  • SHA512

    192dfe18307a2c3350745f1a59ef6a1fb3bf220c303a224f8edd47ef68f1939d9612a63a716164434b991df7392d854436673c22a4cb367ce6de773743ce3f4b

  • SSDEEP

    12288:bCD3Ck/9duMKjzD4IAvy21dVzJgfuCSPokOFLsoPz2SqqkqUcQxdBhXk:bg3hmMoD4GspJcNSgke45SRefdBhXk

Score
10/10
darkcomethfdefense_evasiondiscoverypersistencerattrojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

HF

C2

baileyiscless.no-ip.org:1233

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-VNXFTVT

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

  • gencode

    zcCDV5T8T0sl

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    true

  • reg_key

    MicroUpdate

rc4.plain

Signatures

  • Darkcomet

    DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.

    trojanratdarkcomet
  • Darkcomet family
    darkcomet
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistence
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 42 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 14 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
    defense_evasion
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 30 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    persistence
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 16 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 32 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

    discovery
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_92ac06564a24292909293e6b2ce2ba8e.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_92ac06564a24292909293e6b2ce2ba8e.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1900
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_92ac06564a24292909293e6b2ce2ba8e.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_92ac06564a24292909293e6b2ce2ba8e.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4272
      • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1596
        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:888
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5588
    • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5336
      • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Modifies firewall policy service
        • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2052
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5804
    • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1532
      • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Modifies firewall policy service
        • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4920
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
    1⤵
      PID:1844
      • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1748
        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
          3⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1172
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      1⤵
        PID:3428
        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4972
          • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
            3⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:4960
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        1⤵
          PID:1428
          • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:4504
            • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
              3⤵
              • Modifies firewall policy service
              • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:2844
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          1⤵
            PID:3616
            • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
              2⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:3684
              • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                3⤵
                • Modifies firewall policy service
                • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:4316
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
            1⤵
              PID:5264
              • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                2⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:5336
                • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                  3⤵
                  • Modifies firewall policy service
                  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:1160
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
              1⤵
                PID:4408
                • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                  2⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:1472
                  • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                    3⤵
                    • Modifies firewall policy service
                    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:3660
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                1⤵
                  PID:3556
                  • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                    C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                    2⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:4976
                    • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                      "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                      3⤵
                      • Modifies firewall policy service
                      • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:540
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                  1⤵
                    PID:4652
                    • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                      C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                      2⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:5908
                      • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                        "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                        3⤵
                        • Modifies firewall policy service
                        • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                        PID:6116
                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                    1⤵
                      PID:2500
                      • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                        C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                        2⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                        PID:5200
                        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                          3⤵
                          • Modifies firewall policy service
                          • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                          PID:2172
                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                      1⤵
                        PID:4700
                        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                          C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                          2⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                          PID:4952
                          • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                            "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                            3⤵
                            • Modifies firewall policy service
                            • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                            PID:4820
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:5876
                          • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                            C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                            2⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                            PID:5388
                            • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                              "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                              3⤵
                              • Modifies firewall policy service
                              • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                              • Executes dropped EXE
                              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                              PID:2208
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:5404
                            • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                              C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                              2⤵
                              • Executes dropped EXE
                              • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                              PID:1676
                              • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                                "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                                3⤵
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                PID:1428
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                            1⤵
                              PID:1332
                              • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                                C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                                2⤵
                                  PID:1444
                                  • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                                    "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                                    3⤵
                                      PID:3992
                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:2348
                                    • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                                      C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:2144
                                        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                                          "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
                                          3⤵
                                            PID:1720

                                      Network

                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                      Downloads

                                      • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
                                        Filesize

                                        732KB

                                        MD5

                                        92ac06564a24292909293e6b2ce2ba8e

                                        SHA1

                                        76b62276df07cee3f1f0ef7e2ae5876ef783b87b

                                        SHA256

                                        48b506e985b951c923fe90a5fb01cfeddc9b9b0f719198b12da40d3d68e9d988

                                        SHA512

                                        192dfe18307a2c3350745f1a59ef6a1fb3bf220c303a224f8edd47ef68f1939d9612a63a716164434b991df7392d854436673c22a4cb367ce6de773743ce3f4b

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                                      • memory/888-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/888-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                      • memory/1160-82-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                      • memory/1160-83-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/1172-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/1172-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/2052-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                      • memory/2052-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/2052-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/2052-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/2052-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                      • memory/2052-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                      • memory/2052-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                      • memory/2052-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/2052-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/2052-77-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                      • memory/2052-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/2052-86-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/2844-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/2844-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/3660-91-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/3660-92-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4272-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4272-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4272-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4272-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4272-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4272-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4272-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4316-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4316-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4920-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4920-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4920-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4960-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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                                      • memory/4960-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        712KB

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