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:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
09/04/2025, 02:18
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
windows10-2004-x64
14 signatures
150 seconds
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe
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Size
547KB
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MD5
a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4
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SHA1
250b5c895ab1cf35dac32b0f6cd84fdd5ffabcab
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SHA256
8f0255e6df53ddc284fd9e60df90122b0ccd286ff9ec29372456bfaaf83a7d9d
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SHA512
d94ffdca354c5c95a72c7a678805c9d03e82b514aa3199a77bed6825ea6e41d776b5c6af90b2c606951d5184d0c8f2e9aace547e4bc271aa804739c26e390211
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SSDEEP
12288:XXRbyFko21Hx7CK/339OidNHkwp84ioqL+JzDFKgnp:hyFGT7Jywp8voqL+ZDFxnp
Malware Config
Signatures
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Blackshades
Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
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Blackshades family
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Blackshades payload 15 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3700-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3312-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/3700-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp family_blackshades -
Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile reg.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List reg.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bot.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\bot.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications reg.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" reg.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" reg.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 3700 svchost.exe 5468 svchost.exe 3312 svchost.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe" JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe -
Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA svchost.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1740 set thread context of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 5468 set thread context of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113 -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3700-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3312-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3700-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp upx -
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 12 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 cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe -
Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
pid Process 2352 reg.exe 464 reg.exe 4528 reg.exe 1632 reg.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 1 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe Token: 31 3700 svchost.exe Token: 32 3700 svchost.exe Token: 33 3700 svchost.exe Token: 34 3700 svchost.exe Token: 35 3700 svchost.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3700 svchost.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
pid Process 3700 svchost.exe 3700 svchost.exe 3312 svchost.exe 3312 svchost.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 47 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3700 1740 JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe 96 PID 4768 wrote to memory of 5468 4768 cmd.exe 97 PID 4768 wrote to memory of 5468 4768 cmd.exe 97 PID 4768 wrote to memory of 5468 4768 cmd.exe 97 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 5496 3700 svchost.exe 99 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 5496 3700 svchost.exe 99 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 5496 3700 svchost.exe 99 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 752 3700 svchost.exe 100 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 752 3700 svchost.exe 100 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 752 3700 svchost.exe 100 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 3992 3700 svchost.exe 101 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 3992 3700 svchost.exe 101 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 3992 3700 svchost.exe 101 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 2184 3700 svchost.exe 102 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 2184 3700 svchost.exe 102 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 2184 3700 svchost.exe 102 PID 752 wrote to memory of 2352 752 cmd.exe 109 PID 752 wrote to memory of 2352 752 cmd.exe 109 PID 752 wrote to memory of 2352 752 cmd.exe 109 PID 3992 wrote to memory of 464 3992 cmd.exe 110 PID 3992 wrote to memory of 464 3992 cmd.exe 110 PID 3992 wrote to memory of 464 3992 cmd.exe 110 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4528 2184 cmd.exe 111 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4528 2184 cmd.exe 111 PID 2184 wrote to memory of 4528 2184 cmd.exe 111 PID 5496 wrote to memory of 1632 5496 cmd.exe 112 PID 5496 wrote to memory of 1632 5496 cmd.exe 112 PID 5496 wrote to memory of 1632 5496 cmd.exe 112 PID 5468 wrote to memory of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113 PID 5468 wrote to memory of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113 PID 5468 wrote to memory of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113 PID 5468 wrote to memory of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113 PID 5468 wrote to memory of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113 PID 5468 wrote to memory of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113 PID 5468 wrote to memory of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113 PID 5468 wrote to memory of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113 PID 5468 wrote to memory of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113 PID 5468 wrote to memory of 3312 5468 svchost.exe 113
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1740 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3700 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:1632
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:752 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:2352
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3992 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:464
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bot.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bot.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2184 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bot.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\bot.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:4528
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4768 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5468 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3312
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
3Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
547KB
MD5a2c978b937694a8005d49ec321044cb4
SHA1250b5c895ab1cf35dac32b0f6cd84fdd5ffabcab
SHA2568f0255e6df53ddc284fd9e60df90122b0ccd286ff9ec29372456bfaaf83a7d9d
SHA512d94ffdca354c5c95a72c7a678805c9d03e82b514aa3199a77bed6825ea6e41d776b5c6af90b2c606951d5184d0c8f2e9aace547e4bc271aa804739c26e390211