Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
96s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
05/06/2026, 12:12
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
General
- Target 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 3.0MB
- Sample260605-pddjfaew5s
- SHA256 14635fa0948b03d6ffb4e86446fe413848803a4fd193298a96974a02dd1915ec
- MD5 3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134
- SHA1 3229c88337f67fd7f22bb3ef0beba69842af7604
- SHA512 b016d7e65bb827bac20b1341bd1b076ee25982c766af4c0f1584247440ef516181b0b16b94a6cae1d855d1f8ad8ab87cc051a6f1159bdf47aaa8674f1af52dca
- SSDEEP 49152:Vu/dUpCw4SIjcP0idTfTXE5JJ7g97K8Ls6:Vg4midTSJIB
- TLSH T17BE56D13BAC4243AC0AB163A8477A7589D3FBA612B56CD9F57F4484C8E351803E3A75F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell = "C:\\Windows\\explorer.exe, c:\\windows\\wininit.exe" icsys.ico.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell = "C:\\Windows\\explorer.exe, c:\\windows\\wininit.exe" wininit.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell = "C:\\Windows\\explorer.exe, c:\\windows\\wininit.exe" svchost.exe - Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" wininit.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" svchost.exe - UAC bypass 3 TTPs 15 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" icsys.ico.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" icsys.ico.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" wininit.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" spoolsv.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" spoolsv.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" wininit.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" spoolsv.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" svchost.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" icsys.ico.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" wininit.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" svchost.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" svchost.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
pid Process 5316 icsys.ico.exe 2308 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4268 wininit.exe 5932 wininit.exe 4216 spoolsv.exe 5400 spoolsv.exe 3212 svchost.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Wininit = "c:\\windows\\wininit.exe" icsys.ico.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\svchost.exe" icsys.ico.exe - Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 10 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA icsys.ico.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA wininit.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" wininit.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA spoolsv.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA svchost.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" icsys.ico.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" spoolsv.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" svchost.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\svchost.exe spoolsv.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\svchost.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Wininit 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Wininit icsys.ico.exe File created \??\c:\windows\wininit.exe icsys.ico.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\wininit.exe icsys.ico.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\wininit.exe wininit.exe File created \??\c:\windows\svchost.exe spoolsv.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 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 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language icsys.ico.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wininit.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wininit.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 5316 icsys.ico.exe 5316 icsys.ico.exe 4216 spoolsv.exe 4216 spoolsv.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe 4268 wininit.exe 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe 3212 svchost.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
pid Process 4268 wininit.exe 3212 svchost.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4872 wrote to memory of 5316 4872 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 80 PID 4872 wrote to memory of 2308 4872 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 81 PID 5316 wrote to memory of 4268 5316 icsys.ico.exe 83 PID 4268 wrote to memory of 4216 4268 wininit.exe 87 PID 4268 wrote to memory of 5400 4268 wininit.exe 88 PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3212 4216 spoolsv.exe 89 - System policy modification 1 TTPs 15 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" wininit.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" wininit.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" spoolsv.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" spoolsv.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" svchost.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" icsys.ico.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" icsys.ico.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" 2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" icsys.ico.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" wininit.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" spoolsv.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" svchost.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" svchost.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:4872 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\icsys.ico.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\icsys.ico.exe2⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- UAC bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:5316 -
C:\windows\wininit.exe"C:\windows\wininit.exe"3⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- UAC bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:4268 -
C:\Users\Admin\appdata\roaming\spoolsv.exe"C:\Users\Admin\appdata\roaming\spoolsv.exe" /SE4⤵
- UAC bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:4216 -
C:\windows\svchost.exe"C:\windows\svchost.exe"5⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- UAC bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- System policy modification
PID:3212
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C:\Users\Admin\appdata\roaming\spoolsv.exe"C:\Users\Admin\appdata\roaming\spoolsv.exe" /SE4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5400
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\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2308
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\??\c:\windows\wininit.exec:\windows\wininit.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5932
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
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Downloads
2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 155KB
- SHA256 81ba64a836bcc83edfe22c0bd5a7aabc0d0412e06d585477bb46dc7ec829b9c6
- MD5 a9a05bfbecb56b93169710635d606e90
- SHA1 d91d0728940c8537f9b7c16982fb8ce4ccd786ca
- SHA512 bde16883059b7ac1c78bae06b5ca004054afd679c82e68f802530f16a8a36da29b03d74c8c9990273f6732609d492ac4cf5261c46e9124ff3620db670344ec18
- SSDEEP 3072:Es0tSMzZSFQFgd8ORA3j6DUnGfe0tJfGNDss:Es0t501VAHGVfows
- TLSH T191F36B1036C1C471E173023649F9AB21167EFD764F668ADBB7D84E8E0A741C06B7A7A3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\icsys.ico.exe
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 75ebaa1eecc0370cb7fa03d9badf3654710e5b2aef20581ade760c9e163ab973
- MD5 ba0b64d1abd37c0bd13b60a514edd1bf
- SHA1 1e0c45955d5fce59fdeffa0789627535544fe939
- SHA512 ff1422eaa89083079d304541170ad0b5608a7da6f9a800735458bdf2576eb6920f3f5e4095076edd22e61cb76afcd57540effbc506dbfa282ea56f1ac88694d0
- SSDEEP 24576:a2Fu/HGcDdQwWH+7aU2E0lFgG9XqcSUXI+SwBeSwtPpoc+yu0cjZxY6jRt5oHkvT:Vu/dUpCw4SIjcP0idTfTXE5JJ7g97l
- TLSH T1ABD55C23BAC4243AC0AB163A8477A7589D3F76613B56CD9F57F0485C8E361803E3A65F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Wininit
- Size 17B
- SHA256 764df4d37a31be29b4d87041c66c520cf72260d05b22c92df5f61e1eb67ef728
- MD5 dc88c4aa03f5180bbece1abdfec93e70
- SHA1 59662d61697f32a522dc6cfeb67202803b311788
- SHA512 f3b434bfa1767976744b80abe90c4d9614aecbacca889571ba90e8c848808bed73d37b21eb56afa51234481c36ba74348bb791f43655be4f0ee9bca8df89ae49
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512