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:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
04/04/2025, 01:29
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Conti-0xb.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
General
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Target
Conti-0xb.exe
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Size
225KB
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MD5
4cd1bdd51aad677e34b28eb8fdbb8713
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SHA1
15f0d03511fb8b97e8e25e2c88ce287a3daeacd7
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SHA256
8cc0af07f6a734190daa831d3636db4d88a5c9e74872ebcfb3aa9b5beea77804
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SHA512
a41f63165c721db042ed7be26f93c7703dbaca0e502051ea9723ffa077285f21683138d3874a6854264a4d0b5c46be02a0590113475fd8366c6e08f5ab1de52b
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SSDEEP
3072:n6syAG2L/wgMrxFSbY3Fq5dQWQC0F0+aLTZtjaPPZMtcdlrRMC/T2wc:6iG2EgwFSc3U5dv0FOTDaPPZMEfBc
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Program Files\readme.txt
Signatures
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Renames multiple (8702) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
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Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager 1 TTPs
Suspicious access to Credentials History.
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Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe -
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Drops desktop.ini file(s) 31 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\3D Objects\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Contacts\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Public\Videos\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\Camera Roll\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\1033\DataServices\DESKTOP.INI Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\OneDrive\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Links\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Saved Games\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Videos\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Public\Desktop\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Public\Documents\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Public\Libraries\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Searches\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Public\AccountPictures\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Public\Downloads\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Documents\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Favorites\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Music\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Public\Music\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Favorites\Links\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\Saved Pictures\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Public\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Public\Pictures\desktop.ini Conti-0xb.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\app\dev\nls\sk-sk\ui-strings.js Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\ba.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\VisioProR_Retail-pl.xrm-ms Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OneNote\SendToOneNote.ini Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Tracker\stop_collection_data.gif Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\133.0.3065.69\Locales\gu.pak Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\search-summary\js\nls\ru-ru\ui-strings.js Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\ne.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\Access2019VL_KMS_Client_AE-ul-oob.xrm-ms Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\1033\Client2019_eula.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.69\Locales\mi.pak Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\TRANSLAT\ESEN\MSB1ESEN.ITS Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\images\s_listview_selected.svg Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\images\themeless\close_dark.svg Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-files\js\nls\root\ui-strings.js Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.69\Locales\de.pak Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-computer\js\nls\sl-si\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\scan-files\images\themeless\Playstore\da_get.svg Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\signatures\js\nls\cs-cz\ui-strings.js Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\installation_telemetry.json Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ExcelFloatieXLEditTextModel.bin Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\LogoImages\WinWordLogo.contrast-black_scale-180.png Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-files\js\nls\fr-ma\ui-strings.js Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\js\nls\ro-ro\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\O365ProPlusEDUR_SubTrial-ppd.xrm-ms Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\Outlook2019VL_MAK_AE-pl.xrm-ms Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.69\Locales\ms.pak Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.5\SubsetList\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\images\file_types\sendforcomments.svg Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\ko-KR\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\LISTS\1033\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\scan-files\images\themeless\Playstore\nl_get.svg Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\search-summary\js\nls\sl-si\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\Ole DB\es-ES\sqlxmlx.rll.mui Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.69\ResiliencyLinks\Locales\eu.pak.DATA Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\THEMES16\AXIS\THMBNAIL.PNG Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\tracked-send\images\email\dummy\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\133.0.3065.69\msedge_200_percent.pak Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\THEMES16\SLATE\PREVIEW.GIF Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\exportpdfupsell-app\js\nls\fi-fi\ui-strings.js Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\js\nls\ko-kr\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\lib\fontconfig.bfc Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\133.0.3065.69\Locales\fr.pak Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\THEMES16\CANYON\PREVIEW.GIF Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\task-handler\css\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\images\themeless\WelcomeCardRdr.png Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\add-account\images\themes\dark\new_icons.png Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\exportpdfupsell-app\js\nls\uk-ua\ui-strings.js Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-files\js\nls\ar-ae\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\AppXManifest.xml Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\lib\sa-jdi.jar Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\ProfessionalR_Grace-ul-oob.xrm-ms Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\FPA_FA000000011\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\1033\Bibliography\BIBFORM.XML Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-computer\js\nls\zh-cn\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Licenses16\ExcelR_Trial-ul-oob.xrm-ms Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\app\dev\nls\sv-se\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\images\themeless\Localized_images\fr-fr\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Tracker\turnOffNotificationInAcrobat.gif Conti-0xb.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\libs\jquery.ui.touch-punch\0.2.2\readme.txt Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\fss\js\nls\ja-jp\ui-strings.js Conti-0xb.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Tracker\br.gif Conti-0xb.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 5988 Conti-0xb.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 45 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4120 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4120 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 4120 vssvc.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: 33 1792 WMIC.exe Token: 34 1792 WMIC.exe Token: 35 1792 WMIC.exe Token: 36 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 1792 WMIC.exe Token: 33 1792 WMIC.exe Token: 34 1792 WMIC.exe Token: 35 1792 WMIC.exe Token: 36 1792 WMIC.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5988 wrote to memory of 1032 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 89 PID 5988 wrote to memory of 1032 5988 Conti-0xb.exe 89 PID 1032 wrote to memory of 1792 1032 cmd.exe 91 PID 1032 wrote to memory of 1792 1032 cmd.exe 91 -
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Conti-0xb.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Conti-0xb.exe"1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5988 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe shadowcopy where "ID='{79F6F000-E03E-451B-8DE5-CB62582963BB}'" delete2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exeC:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe shadowcopy where "ID='{79F6F000-E03E-451B-8DE5-CB62582963BB}'" delete3⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1792
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4120
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
1KB
MD5660eda8beb19aa786aef553e4acd5e2d
SHA1af91338ae07c572c63f6a8be6b545b8cbc622033
SHA2565e6358684bdebf64d888bc73fae8d96322eaf58902cbe8c6242680b1f1055fcd
SHA512eb39284f206be8b4b5ad1b6662770d86ef3d9dba540cddf44b82a2e227d0cb594cce469745d6d9d2ba912aea2fde0b9784c081460d1c694710cafbe77b3e7b4a