xred | c5a2b12a61b5e60516640b7a465013bce5507dbfb84269775ca899ebb1fde6ac

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
147s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250410-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
11/04/2025, 09:34

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General

Target

RUNMEFIRST.exe
Size

25.0MB
MD5

702fe0f78a8710721d8b2e19b9eacffd
SHA1

526188c754dbbabf43b1b33a37578496a5b5e859
SHA256

c5a2b12a61b5e60516640b7a465013bce5507dbfb84269775ca899ebb1fde6ac
SHA512

c14623467ce8c4ab857f3239d29780c58daea9f866f124f6adb5013738411841d250c94141908e96d466fe866372706696eac9d8493ec6ba72af771d7ad20927
SSDEEP

786432:mrp+Ty2SfUfnbu+zMFy/7zYgWXRLTArzttOaaFL:ap+Ty2SfWnPzMFO7zYgWBLbFL

Score

10^/10

xred backdoor discovery persistence

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xred

xred.mooo.com

Attributes

email
[email protected]
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

Xred
Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.
backdoor xred
Xred family
xred

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2645532622-3298555945-705856666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	RUNMEFIRST.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2645532622-3298555945-705856666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2645532622-3298555945-705856666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe

Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs

pid	Process
6116	._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe
4532	._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe
4800	Synaptics.exe
4812	Synaptics.exe
4932	._cache_Synaptics.exe
396	._cache_Synaptics.exe
5948	._cache_Synaptics.exe
3564	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4532	._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe
5948	._cache_Synaptics.exe
3564	._cache_Synaptics.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\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	RUNMEFIRST.exe

Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe	Synaptics.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe	Synaptics.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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	RUNMEFIRST.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	EXCEL.EXE

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies registry class 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	RUNMEFIRST.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4324	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs

pid	Process
4324	EXCEL.EXE
4324	EXCEL.EXE
4324	EXCEL.EXE
4324	EXCEL.EXE
4324	EXCEL.EXE
4324	EXCEL.EXE
4324	EXCEL.EXE
4324	EXCEL.EXE
4324	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 876 wrote to memory of 6116	876	RUNMEFIRST.exe	83
PID 876 wrote to memory of 6116	876	RUNMEFIRST.exe	83
PID 876 wrote to memory of 6116	876	RUNMEFIRST.exe	83
PID 6116 wrote to memory of 4532	6116	._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe	86
PID 6116 wrote to memory of 4532	6116	._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe	86
PID 6116 wrote to memory of 4532	6116	._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe	86
PID 876 wrote to memory of 4800	876	RUNMEFIRST.exe	87
PID 876 wrote to memory of 4800	876	RUNMEFIRST.exe	87
PID 876 wrote to memory of 4800	876	RUNMEFIRST.exe	87
PID 208 wrote to memory of 4812	208	cmd.exe	88
PID 208 wrote to memory of 4812	208	cmd.exe	88
PID 208 wrote to memory of 4812	208	cmd.exe	88
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4932	4800	Synaptics.exe	89
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4932	4800	Synaptics.exe	89
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4932	4800	Synaptics.exe	89
PID 4812 wrote to memory of 396	4812	Synaptics.exe	90
PID 4812 wrote to memory of 396	4812	Synaptics.exe	90
PID 4812 wrote to memory of 396	4812	Synaptics.exe	90
PID 4932 wrote to memory of 5948	4932	._cache_Synaptics.exe	92
PID 4932 wrote to memory of 5948	4932	._cache_Synaptics.exe	92
PID 4932 wrote to memory of 5948	4932	._cache_Synaptics.exe	92
PID 396 wrote to memory of 3564	396	._cache_Synaptics.exe	93
PID 396 wrote to memory of 3564	396	._cache_Synaptics.exe	93
PID 396 wrote to memory of 3564	396	._cache_Synaptics.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RUNMEFIRST.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RUNMEFIRST.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:876
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:6116
- - C:\Windows\Temp\{4B71F1C9-D01B-435A-8059-C2E990037997}\.cr\._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe
    "C:\Windows\Temp\{4B71F1C9-D01B-435A-8059-C2E990037997}\.cr\._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=540 -burn.filehandle.self=688
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4532
- C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4800
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4932
  - - C:\Windows\Temp\{5C177456-C05C-45EA-B5F8-56B7F08FE6DA}\.cr\._cache_Synaptics.exe
      "C:\Windows\Temp\{5C177456-C05C-45EA-B5F8-56B7F08FE6DA}\.cr\._cache_Synaptics.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=540 -burn.filehandle.self=548 InjUpdate
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Loads dropped DLL
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5948

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:208
- C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
  C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4812
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:396
  - - C:\Windows\Temp\{A186B80F-48BD-4D50-BF64-8B706E900833}\.cr\._cache_Synaptics.exe
      "C:\Windows\Temp\{A186B80F-48BD-4D50-BF64-8B706E900833}\.cr\._cache_Synaptics.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=540 -burn.filehandle.self=548
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Loads dropped DLL
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3564

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4324

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

Filesize
25.0MB

MD5
702fe0f78a8710721d8b2e19b9eacffd

SHA1
526188c754dbbabf43b1b33a37578496a5b5e859

SHA256
c5a2b12a61b5e60516640b7a465013bce5507dbfb84269775ca899ebb1fde6ac

SHA512
c14623467ce8c4ab857f3239d29780c58daea9f866f124f6adb5013738411841d250c94141908e96d466fe866372706696eac9d8493ec6ba72af771d7ad20927

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe

Filesize
24.2MB

MD5
101b0b9f74cdc6cdbd2570bfe92e302c

SHA1
2e6bae42c2842b4f558bd68099479b929bb7d910

SHA256
4dfe83c91124cd542f4222fe2c396cabeac617bb6f59bdcbdf89fd6f0df0a32f

SHA512
ccf4fd7da2c3440f1bc7fcac67c8a12599eab8d5c015affdc2e439fa30f5c7868ef5f52ede058361faae37ccc4af2c17c0adf30b8e1f852bb7106d0ec7162506

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6EC75E00

Filesize
22KB

MD5
18c36e758fcbc2b9391e2abc364eafe4

SHA1
1a221867687cb76cc6f74b46472e44e5ed0fa954

SHA256
97f628edd6736c38754e12a3398cca06a2dae9118e7f68b62af3f4cca54c9039

SHA512
3a909c228d7c8974668e075adc295d7d6be47880b9e26ba6c8726e01da2e8abc152a0f2ef64c3cea8a9bf7ef42748da893ecc7b31b05dcec0ce6d0487d84bc8f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bLDll5XB.xlsm

Filesize
17KB

MD5
e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9

SHA1
00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044

SHA256
8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15

SHA512
a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04

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C:\Windows\Temp\{4B71F1C9-D01B-435A-8059-C2E990037997}\.cr\._cache_RUNMEFIRST.exe

Filesize
635KB

MD5
53e9222bc438cbd8b7320f800bef2e78

SHA1
c4f295d8855b4b16c7450a4a9150eb95046f6390

SHA256
0e49026767420229afd23b1352cf9f97f24e0768c3d527000d449ffdb4ca6888

SHA512
7533f9791e1807072a4dbb6ca03c696b12dfa5337678fab53aceea0e4b7e5ffefb90c9b450ac80878e1e9a4bce549f619da4cd2d06eb2554c9add5b4ec838b4a

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C:\Windows\Temp\{5EDA942B-552F-411A-BF78-7C76EED8D1AF}\.ba\BootstrapperApplicationData.xml

Filesize
14KB

MD5
3dc35814d02aa3cda14d33741beadfb3

SHA1
c9dbe3823d81f40ab59a12f3878b7a22925c0f33

SHA256
f7164dea282b868c1eca482034c79c13eb4649f917ca0b4976370b335ee52739

SHA512
648da2404d24cdc66315eb2823c09639ad8e40318291d22c6d114a967f1480ee7085173855269d0c342294700745838273d45e78278f8524748a67c92850ad82

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C:\Windows\Temp\{5EDA942B-552F-411A-BF78-7C76EED8D1AF}\.ba\license.rtf

Filesize
9KB

MD5
04b33f0a9081c10e85d0e495a1294f83

SHA1
1efe2fb2d014a731b752672745f9ffecdd716412

SHA256
8099dc3cf9502c335da829e5c755948a12e3e6de490eb492a99deb673d883d8b

SHA512
d1dbed00df921169dd61501e2a3e95e6d7807348b188be9dd8fc63423501e4d848ece19ac466c3cacfccc6084e0eb2f457dc957990f6f511df10fd426e432685

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C:\Windows\Temp\{5EDA942B-552F-411A-BF78-7C76EED8D1AF}\.ba\thm.wxl

Filesize
2KB

MD5
fbfcbc4dacc566a3c426f43ce10907b6

SHA1
63c45f9a771161740e100faf710f30eed017d723

SHA256
70400f181d00e1769774ff36bcd8b1ab5fbc431418067d31b876d18cc04ef4ce

SHA512
063fb6685ee8d2fa57863a74d66a83c819fe848ba3072b6e7d1b4fe397a9b24a1037183bb2fda776033c0936be83888a6456aae947e240521e2ab75d984ee35e

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C:\Windows\Temp\{5EDA942B-552F-411A-BF78-7C76EED8D1AF}\.ba\thm.xml

Filesize
8KB

MD5
f62729c6d2540015e072514226c121c7

SHA1
c1e189d693f41ac2eafcc363f7890fc0fea6979c

SHA256
f13bae0ec08c91b4a315bb2d86ee48fade597e7a5440dce6f751f98a3a4d6916

SHA512
cbbfbfa7e013a2b85b78d71d32fdf65323534816978e7544ca6cea5286a0f6e8e7e5ffc4c538200211f11b94373d5658732d5d8aa1d01f9ccfdbf20f154f1471

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C:\Windows\Temp\{98C9F679-11A5-4C1E-A7B6-E7DCD1640659}\.ba\logo.png

Filesize
1KB

MD5
d6bd210f227442b3362493d046cea233

SHA1
ff286ac8370fc655aea0ef35e9cf0bfcb6d698de

SHA256
335a256d4779ec5dcf283d007fb56fd8211bbcaf47dcd70fe60ded6a112744ef

SHA512
464aaab9e08de610ad34b97d4076e92dc04c2cdc6669f60bfc50f0f9ce5d71c31b8943bd84cee1a04fb9ab5bbed3442bd41d9cb21a0dd170ea97c463e1ce2b5b

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C:\Windows\Temp\{98C9F679-11A5-4C1E-A7B6-E7DCD1640659}\.ba\wixstdba.dll

Filesize
191KB

MD5
eab9caf4277829abdf6223ec1efa0edd

SHA1
74862ecf349a9bedd32699f2a7a4e00b4727543d

SHA256
a4efbdb2ce55788ffe92a244cb775efd475526ef5b61ad78de2bcdfaddac7041

SHA512
45b15ade68e0a90ea7300aeb6dca9bc9e347a63dba5ce72a635957564d1bdf0b1584a5e34191916498850fc7b3b7ecfbcbfcb246b39dbf59d47f66bc825c6fd2

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memory/876-175-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001D01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
25.0MB

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memory/876-0-0x0000000003A90000-0x0000000003A91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4324-373-0x00007FFDEC2D0000-0x00007FFDEC2E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4324-374-0x00007FFDEC2D0000-0x00007FFDEC2E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4324-372-0x00007FFDEC2D0000-0x00007FFDEC2E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4324-371-0x00007FFDEC2D0000-0x00007FFDEC2E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4324-365-0x00007FFDEC2D0000-0x00007FFDEC2E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4324-387-0x00007FFDE9D00000-0x00007FFDE9D10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4324-398-0x00007FFDE9D00000-0x00007FFDE9D10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4800-386-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001D01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
25.0MB

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memory/4800-445-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001D01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
25.0MB

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memory/4800-563-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001D01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
25.0MB

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memory/4812-298-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001D01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
25.0MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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