Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
22/05/2026, 03:12
General
- Target 2026-05-22_708911df3dc3d130cc5c528a093975d6_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260522-dqnz6ags21
- SHA256 b36fa954034274359c196b969b59561129e7f1b022b6df7f22ee5b59df2efa6e
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 23 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 48 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in System32 directory 33 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 17 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
- 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\2026-05-22_708911df3dc3d130cc5c528a093975d6_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_708911df3dc3d130cc5c528a093975d6_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"2⤵
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C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\20784\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\20784\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\20784" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\20784" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s TapiSrv1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exeC:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
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\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exeC:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exeC:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\system32\locator.exeC:\Windows\system32\locator.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exeC:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exeC:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exeC:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exeC:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exeC:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exeC:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exeC:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 948 2972 2976 932 {0E5DCEC5-7795-4E38-9621-94DFD9F9A421}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 948 3008 3004 932 {85EE815A-7738-4808-A14A-3AD87E32A3BF}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Defense Evasion
Modify Registry
1Subvert Trust Controls
1Install Root Certificate
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
elevation_service.exe
maintenanceservice.exe
7z.exe
7zFM.exe
7zG.exe
Uninstall.exe
AppVShNotify.exe
IntegratedOffice.exe
MavInject32.exe
OfficeC2RClient.exe
appvcleaner.exe
LICLUA.EXE
OSE.EXE
VSTOInstaller.exe
chrmstp.exe
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARM.msi
AdobeARMHelper.exe
RdrManifest2.msi
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp1432.tmp
TmpA340.tmp
TmpCD40.tmp
TmpCDED.tmp
TmpD408.tmp
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
FXSSVC.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
Spectrum.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
StructuredQuerySchema.bin
msiexec.exe
memory/132-130-0x0000010F9E4F0000-0x0000010F9E638000-memory.dmp
memory/132-132-0x0000010F9E760000-0x0000010F9E7C6000-memory.dmp
memory/132-131-0x0000010F9E760000-0x0000010F9E7C6000-memory.dmp
memory/472-15-0x000001E1A4310000-0x000001E1A4376000-memory.dmp
memory/472-18-0x000001E1A4310000-0x000001E1A4376000-memory.dmp
memory/472-158-0x00007FF735A80000-0x00007FF735B67000-memory.dmp
memory/472-17-0x00007FF735A80000-0x00007FF735B67000-memory.dmp
memory/704-253-0x000001B854330000-0x000001B854396000-memory.dmp
memory/704-257-0x00007FF6B3ED0000-0x00007FF6B42C0000-memory.dmp
memory/704-252-0x000001B854330000-0x000001B854396000-memory.dmp
memory/704-260-0x00007FF6B3ED0000-0x00007FF6B42C0000-memory.dmp
memory/704-258-0x000001B854330000-0x000001B854396000-memory.dmp
memory/832-213-0x00007FF686920000-0x00007FF686D4C000-memory.dmp
memory/832-208-0x000001AAC2AF0000-0x000001AAC2B56000-memory.dmp
memory/832-279-0x00007FF686920000-0x00007FF686D4C000-memory.dmp
memory/832-209-0x000001AAC2AF0000-0x000001AAC2B56000-memory.dmp
memory/832-346-0x000001AAC2AF0000-0x000001AAC2B56000-memory.dmp
memory/832-348-0x00007FF686920000-0x00007FF686D4C000-memory.dmp
memory/1076-172-0x0000019C75F10000-0x0000019C75F76000-memory.dmp
memory/1076-171-0x0000019C75C50000-0x0000019C75D98000-memory.dmp
memory/1076-173-0x0000019C75F10000-0x0000019C75F76000-memory.dmp
memory/1264-7-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002DE9000-memory.dmp
memory/1264-0-0x0000000002BF0000-0x0000000002C93000-memory.dmp
memory/1264-2-0x0000000002D80000-0x0000000002DE9000-memory.dmp
memory/1592-160-0x000001CAE87A0000-0x000001CAE8806000-memory.dmp
memory/1592-263-0x00007FF7A0E90000-0x00007FF7A0FA7000-memory.dmp
memory/1592-159-0x000001CAE87A0000-0x000001CAE8806000-memory.dmp
memory/1592-164-0x00007FF7A0E90000-0x00007FF7A0FA7000-memory.dmp
memory/1996-140-0x000002893BC20000-0x000002893BC86000-memory.dmp
memory/1996-138-0x000002893BA00000-0x000002893BB48000-memory.dmp
memory/1996-139-0x000002893BC20000-0x000002893BC86000-memory.dmp
memory/2044-199-0x0000019A43880000-0x0000019A438E6000-memory.dmp
memory/2044-275-0x00007FF77F340000-0x00007FF77F3EB000-memory.dmp
memory/2044-200-0x0000019A43880000-0x0000019A438E6000-memory.dmp
memory/2044-205-0x00007FF77F340000-0x00007FF77F3EB000-memory.dmp
memory/2192-121-0x00000270AF890000-0x00000270AF8F6000-memory.dmp
memory/2192-126-0x00000270AF890000-0x00000270AF8F6000-memory.dmp
memory/2192-120-0x00000270AF890000-0x00000270AF8F6000-memory.dmp
memory/2192-127-0x00007FF78ACF0000-0x00007FF78AF7B000-memory.dmp
memory/2192-119-0x00007FF78ACF0000-0x00007FF78AF7B000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-278-0x00000279A0B30000-0x00000279A0B96000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-284-0x00007FF7B21C0000-0x00007FF7B26EB000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-280-0x00000279A0B30000-0x00000279A0B96000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-376-0x00007FF7B21C0000-0x00007FF7B26EB000-memory.dmp
memory/2540-295-0x00007FF7565F0000-0x00007FF7568B4000-memory.dmp
memory/2540-228-0x00007FF7565F0000-0x00007FF7568B4000-memory.dmp
memory/2540-226-0x000001B1F7220000-0x000001B1F7286000-memory.dmp
memory/2540-227-0x000001B1F7220000-0x000001B1F7286000-memory.dmp
memory/3364-288-0x000001C7430E0000-0x000001C743146000-memory.dmp
memory/3364-289-0x000001C7430E0000-0x000001C743146000-memory.dmp
memory/3364-290-0x00007FF7E8240000-0x00007FF7E836F000-memory.dmp
memory/3364-377-0x00007FF7E8240000-0x00007FF7E836F000-memory.dmp
memory/3400-337-0x000001E5BB110000-0x000001E5BB118000-memory.dmp
memory/3400-378-0x00007FF6D32A0000-0x00007FF6D35DF000-memory.dmp
memory/3400-299-0x000001E5B19D0000-0x000001E5B1A36000-memory.dmp
memory/3400-300-0x000001E5B19D0000-0x000001E5B1A36000-memory.dmp
memory/3400-305-0x000001E5B2920000-0x000001E5B2930000-memory.dmp
memory/3400-321-0x000001E5B2B50000-0x000001E5B2B60000-memory.dmp
memory/3400-301-0x00007FF6D32A0000-0x00007FF6D35DF000-memory.dmp
memory/3492-246-0x00000212EE1C0000-0x00000212EE226000-memory.dmp
memory/3492-342-0x00007FF7F1E10000-0x00007FF7F1FA2000-memory.dmp
memory/3492-245-0x00000212EE1C0000-0x00000212EE226000-memory.dmp
memory/3492-244-0x00007FF7F1E10000-0x00007FF7F1FA2000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-236-0x00007FF7AB510000-0x00007FF7AB6FF000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-298-0x00007FF7AB510000-0x00007FF7AB6FF000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-237-0x000001BDBCFD0000-0x000001BDBD036000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-238-0x000001BDBCFD0000-0x000001BDBD036000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-270-0x000002D117DF0000-0x000002D117E56000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-271-0x00007FF689940000-0x00007FF689E0B000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-269-0x000002D117DF0000-0x000002D117E56000-memory.dmp
memory/3968-352-0x00007FF689940000-0x00007FF689E0B000-memory.dmp
memory/4520-204-0x00007FF66E010000-0x00007FF66E0F7000-memory.dmp
memory/4520-26-0x00007FF66E010000-0x00007FF66E0F7000-memory.dmp
memory/4520-28-0x000002B29C380000-0x000002B29C3E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4520-27-0x000002B29C380000-0x000002B29C3E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-287-0x00007FF7572E0000-0x00007FF757391000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-218-0x00007FF7572E0000-0x00007FF757391000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-219-0x0000019842CD0000-0x0000019842D36000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-220-0x0000019842CD0000-0x0000019842D36000-memory.dmp
memory/4708-179-0x00007FF678A50000-0x00007FF678B97000-memory.dmp
memory/4708-180-0x000002A6FB640000-0x000002A6FB6A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4708-181-0x000002A6FB640000-0x000002A6FB6A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4708-265-0x00007FF678A50000-0x00007FF678B97000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-146-0x00007FF7793F0000-0x00007FF779558000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-155-0x00007FF7793F0000-0x00007FF779558000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-153-0x000001B146890000-0x000001B1468F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-147-0x000001B146890000-0x000001B1468F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-148-0x000001B146890000-0x000001B1468F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-568-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-563-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-562-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-561-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-570-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-566-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-565-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-564-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-569-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-567-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-572-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-571-0x00000234D2A70000-0x00000234D2A80000-memory.dmp
memory/5020-349-0x00007FF7CAA40000-0x00007FF7CACFE000-memory.dmp
memory/5020-264-0x00007FF7CAA40000-0x00007FF7CACFE000-memory.dmp
memory/5060-187-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/5060-188-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000909000-memory.dmp
memory/5060-193-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000909000-memory.dmp
memory/5060-268-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp