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
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submitted
09/04/2025, 11:47
General
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Target
2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe
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Size
11.8MB
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MD5
7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5
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SHA1
09e935f330387db7047d676da206109cd4c1d2dd
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SHA256
d8be7e6f7b04f1099d51d65e649dd137ebc7066e4c9a6a394a958f5fd2858b6c
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SHA512
63acb6401bb3116ff131b18cb52174e596de1ab84d0afc1932ffddec698cd436e8bcde0483d47bc5ed12fadcb4b4ff466345274f574972c43a4acec30eccf5fc
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SSDEEP
196608:gNsg4AMgApNsg4AMgA9Nsg4AMgAhNsg4AMgAeNsg4AMgA5Nsg4AMgAEHh6ImzD++:gGg4aSGg4a6Gg4aCGg4aZGg4aKGg4a+Z
Malware Config
Extracted
xred
xred.mooo.com
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payload_url
http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1w4p8gc6jzo0sg/SUpdate.ini?dl=1
http://xred.site50.net/syn/SUpdate.ini
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVzUyaHFYVkQxeFk&export=download
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhp1b06imehwylq/Synaptics.rar?dl=1
http://xred.site50.net/syn/Synaptics.rar
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSTmlVYkxhSDg5TzQ&export=download
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzj752whr3ontsm/SSLLibrary.dll?dl=1
http://xred.site50.net/syn/SSLLibrary.dll
Signatures
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Xred
Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.
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Xred family
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Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
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Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
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Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
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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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Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
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Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
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Looks up external IP address via web service 4 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
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Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
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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 13 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
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Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
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Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
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Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
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Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
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Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
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Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 39 IoCs
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs
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Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
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Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 58 IoCs
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outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
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outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sXLAWJKdeDZVj.exe"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\sXLAWJKdeDZVj" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDB3D.tmp"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"2⤵
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"2⤵
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2025-04-09_7f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5_cobalt-strike_poet-rat.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"4⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sXLAWJKdeDZVj.exe"4⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\sXLAWJKdeDZVj" /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5CC1.tmp"4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"4⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe"5⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
2Credentials In Files
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
11.8MB
MD57f24972741401b335f67fda8314eadc5
SHA109e935f330387db7047d676da206109cd4c1d2dd
SHA256d8be7e6f7b04f1099d51d65e649dd137ebc7066e4c9a6a394a958f5fd2858b6c
SHA51263acb6401bb3116ff131b18cb52174e596de1ab84d0afc1932ffddec698cd436e8bcde0483d47bc5ed12fadcb4b4ff466345274f574972c43a4acec30eccf5fc
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Filesize
1KB
MD58ec831f3e3a3f77e4a7b9cd32b48384c
SHA1d83f09fd87c5bd86e045873c231c14836e76a05c
SHA2567667e538030e3f8ce2886e47a01af24cb0ea70528b1e821c5d8832c5076cb982
SHA51226bffa2406b66368bd412bf25869a792631455645992cdcade2dbc13a2e56fb546414a6a9223b94c96c38d89187add6678d4779a88b38b0c9e36be8527b213c3
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Filesize
2KB
MD53d086a433708053f9bf9523e1d87a4e8
SHA1b3ab5d4f282a4c8fe8c3005b8a557ed5a0e37f28
SHA2566f8fd1b8d9788ad54eaeee329232187e24b7b43393a01aeba2d6e9675231fb69
SHA512931ae42b4c68a4507ff2342332b08eb407050d47cf4176137ea022d0f6e513c689e998445a04c6d18d4877391705c586bfce0234632b898d41aaed0957996dfd
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Filesize
18KB
MD5bfb4d346751833dfe56d7bb8bc713539
SHA1b0d19c7c66fa91ce54ee4ff194f96dc4abe636ca
SHA256efe3ccb23d5cc616c8c321e723e69adcea507fd84456064612ae65ca32770e5a
SHA5121e952a997241b8e6468f4596352d9aaebd0ede1f6460ac3f187bbdb82f22b2641af00ab172146c6095dfcd52969c6b97b419837a36c00579d80f1ab7cf439487
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Filesize
18KB
MD5de125310d0b8eca7e02b5f9ee80a344b
SHA12eff11ac1b298ce0b649f4f6c1815b9ba347f1be
SHA256adafa788a6f94e26a69acbf5aff5855c7f4c5b13d656b53fc73966b7d8bbe784
SHA5125eb74d4f1fee5d93707ba352f520293aa7f39c4945a73baaf00c434e25c5c7e575a2c97fae972ca148684aaa46928779bfd1342ab8cdbfa3f874743b298f1735
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Filesize
91KB
MD5b45e3c4c10da3da0c69e2f90dc3dfb10
SHA161a36473ced38978793a9af1aea1fc528eebe457
SHA256b6fe518ed8ca7ee32f79bb5dd52ab8250cc595d1aa8daec123cef383c6b0bdb6
SHA51244d0c2e0904702dd22c92004415ef3c821bf63de0fb0cc6d7cca41eab36f32531530dd5fdb48017fc5405c7554ae6387514ef3f4e74eea4b36a14d587742e15b
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Filesize
17KB
MD5e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
SHA100bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
SHA2568e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
SHA512a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
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Filesize
22KB
MD5f0ff11683f08fa633a81c577aa14c049
SHA1ec4ccfaf3f16c5d5b7acdc8f0f085fdac55e721a
SHA256cda839cf0513c8d9822008b6e43e36210f62a4f0218b1d5d9920d98ddbfd91d2
SHA512a64e8bc461b997273f2e905d41dd4dd165f02c35713c340b19cfd3e0027276d593e33a5c493e385729c842ba6d680318156f23395a7e82e2755d9feb3f104841
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Filesize
60B
MD5d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA16ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA25696ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
SHA5125b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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Filesize
1KB
MD577eae26d27c39f4aa256905fcaab2f7b
SHA107ea96f702fc193cbf8a26b54666ba4a6b511610
SHA256401a9948039416657ac3dadca4406930e421c98c2b7f97bdfb68e944201eddd0
SHA512b17fbc2f8a272723d241d9b9f72013d61bdc9051c53ee3f12c99b82d3d30bf38de9a815bbb33fda9cbdae9b25c887f857a163d63d447981ec9cf8577e09ce321
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Filesize
1.8MB
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Filesize
120KB
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Filesize
320KB
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Filesize
64KB
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Filesize
64KB
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Filesize
64KB
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Filesize
64KB
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Filesize
64KB
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Filesize
64KB
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Filesize
64KB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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Filesize
408KB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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Filesize
408KB
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Filesize
304KB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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Filesize
868KB
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Filesize
868KB
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Filesize
868KB
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Filesize
868KB
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Filesize
868KB
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Filesize
868KB
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Filesize
868KB
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Filesize
104KB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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Filesize
304KB
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Filesize
216KB
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Filesize
6.5MB
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Filesize
120KB
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40KB
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200KB
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600KB
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Filesize
68KB
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56KB
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Filesize
80KB
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Filesize
104KB
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Filesize
32KB
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Filesize
120KB
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Filesize
304KB
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Filesize
6.2MB
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Filesize
3.3MB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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Filesize
136KB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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Filesize
652KB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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Filesize
120KB
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Filesize
11.8MB
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Filesize
5.6MB
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Filesize
584KB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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Filesize
4KB
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Filesize
624KB
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Filesize
7.7MB
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40KB
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Filesize
1.4MB
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4KB
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Filesize
1.1MB
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Filesize
304KB
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304KB
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80KB
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Filesize
304KB
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Filesize
68KB
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Filesize
3.3MB
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Filesize
652KB