Analysis
- max time kernel
33s - max time network
139s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
11/05/2026, 00:45
General
- Target 2026-05-11_3524b8c2401ffbf7bcdc14da27d3a538_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260511-a4h5aagy6z
- SHA256 5b2d4c1a2b37d400ff3f0bc98b34907f004214caf2bc3df31e4ec5b1bd5a5e6a
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: DcRat
DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
- Process spawned unexpected child process 12 IoCs
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
- UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 5 IoCs
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 11 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
- SmartAssembly .NET packer 5 IoCs
Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 10 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 12 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 27 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs
- System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_3524b8c2401ffbf7bcdc14da27d3a538_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_3524b8c2401ffbf7bcdc14da27d3a538_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- UAC bypass
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/$Recycle.Bin/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Documents and Settings/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/PerfLogs/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files (x86)/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/ProgramData/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Recovery/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/System Volume Information/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Users/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Windows/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\w5aRTMvqmp.bat"2⤵
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\w32tm.exew32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:23⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exew32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:24⤵
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C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\fontdrvhost.exe"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\fontdrvhost.exe"3⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBroker" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Default\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "RuntimeBrokerR" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Users\Default\RuntimeBroker.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe"C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f9f3bd49-c247-4947-8dee-2d62457f18e3.vbs"2⤵
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C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exeC:\Recovery\WindowsRE\RuntimeBroker.exe3⤵
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32ba2758-b97f-477f-8316-57d503f87a86.vbs"2⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\fontdrvhost.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "fontdrvhostf" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\fontdrvhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\System.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\System.exe"C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\System.exe"1⤵
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C:\Users\Default\RuntimeBroker.exe"C:\Users\Default\RuntimeBroker.exe"1⤵
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C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\fontdrvhost.exe"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\fontdrvhost.exe"1⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
4Replay Monitor
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Downloads
RuntimeBroker.exe
RuntimeBroker.exe.log
powershell.exe.log
ModuleAnalysisCache
ModuleAnalysisCache
ModuleAnalysisCache
ModuleAnalysisCache
ModuleAnalysisCache
ModuleAnalysisCache
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
32ba2758-b97f-477f-8316-57d503f87a86.vbs
RCXD5CA.tmp
__PSScriptPolicyTest_p3ddcmme.50h.ps1
f9f3bd49-c247-4947-8dee-2d62457f18e3.vbs
w5aRTMvqmp.bat
memory/1540-31150-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp
memory/1580-27712-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp
memory/2448-29076-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-26972-0x0000000007D60000-0x0000000007D7A000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-12455-0x00000000068F0000-0x0000000006924000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-26703-0x0000000007D20000-0x0000000007D35000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-6551-0x00000000056D0000-0x0000000005CFA000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-26042-0x0000000007B20000-0x0000000007B2E000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-6550-0x0000000002F50000-0x0000000002F86000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-6927-0x0000000005ED0000-0x0000000005F36000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-18371-0x0000000007AA0000-0x0000000007AB1000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-17208-0x0000000007B40000-0x0000000007BD6000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-15453-0x0000000007900000-0x000000000790A000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-14231-0x0000000007EE0000-0x000000000855A000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-14232-0x0000000007890000-0x00000000078AA000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-12824-0x00000000076C0000-0x0000000007764000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-30171-0x0000000007D50000-0x0000000007D58000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-12482-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-12506-0x00000000076A0000-0x00000000076BE000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-6925-0x0000000005E30000-0x0000000005E52000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-7533-0x00000000052E0000-0x00000000052FE000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-7594-0x0000000006A00000-0x0000000006A4C000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-6981-0x0000000006090000-0x00000000063E7000-memory.dmp
memory/3436-27705-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp
memory/3444-30136-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp
memory/3604-25846-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-25431-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp
memory/4452-19834-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp
memory/5360-30395-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-130-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-102-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-110-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-90-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-44-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-42-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-40-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-38-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-36-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-32-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-30-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-28-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-24-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-22-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-18-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-16-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-14-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-12-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-10-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-1689-0x0000000005150000-0x0000000005160000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-1960-0x0000000005150000-0x0000000005160000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-2287-0x0000000005150000-0x0000000005160000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5228-0x0000000005150000-0x0000000005160000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5229-0x0000000004BE0000-0x0000000004BFC000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5230-0x0000000004C10000-0x0000000004C60000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5232-0x0000000006290000-0x00000000062A0000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5231-0x0000000004C70000-0x0000000004C78000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5233-0x0000000006850000-0x0000000006866000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5234-0x0000000006630000-0x0000000006638000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5235-0x00000000069B0000-0x00000000069C0000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5236-0x0000000006880000-0x000000000688A000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5237-0x00000000068B0000-0x00000000068BC000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5238-0x00000000068C0000-0x00000000068D2000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5239-0x00000000069C0000-0x0000000006EEC000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5240-0x0000000006950000-0x000000000695C000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5241-0x0000000006960000-0x000000000696C000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5244-0x0000000007280000-0x000000000728C000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5243-0x0000000007270000-0x0000000007278000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5242-0x0000000006990000-0x000000000699A000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5245-0x0000000007290000-0x0000000007322000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5246-0x0000000007350000-0x000000000735C000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5247-0x0000000005150000-0x0000000005160000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-5250-0x0000000007390000-0x00000000073F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-96-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-98-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-100-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-93-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-106-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-108-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-112-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-114-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-116-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-118-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-120-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-124-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-126-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-128-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-0-0x0000000005150000-0x0000000005160000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-122-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-105-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-94-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-46-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-48-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-50-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-52-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-56-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-58-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-60-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-62-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-64-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-66-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-68-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-72-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-74-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-76-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-1-0x00000000053F0000-0x000000000566C000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-78-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-80-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-82-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-86-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-88-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-84-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-70-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-54-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-34-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-26-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-20-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-8-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-6-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-4-0x0000000005160000-0x00000000053DA000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-3-0x0000000005670000-0x0000000005C16000-memory.dmp
memory/5496-2-0x0000000005150000-0x0000000005160000-memory.dmp
memory/6072-29705-0x00000000711E0000-0x000000007122C000-memory.dmp