xworm | 6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
148s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260630-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260630-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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General

Target
6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe
Size 786KB
Sample260702-yc91padt8y
SHA256 6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a
MD5 e703ddbc183e54ede390f1ff832d1fab
SHA1 0da540cd506e2a1454e86dd9b8ef9b7db6936faf
SHA512 511d9ef0f27027a617c6c5ffb452af3a33742d266c019085b5c25dd6a858f8990c2a52ec3817821bfeb197fd2573b41c797ff3b927d294ee09a1f8ae6ac42495
SSDEEP 12288:DUwfTj8fAJRkVj8GirD1Sp+L1HOjVdy5l7looJkjiNo2ZN/3EGxbDUlqo2bxzsNW:AAEFT0DQpm1HQEiiNRfDUIXdINR+
TLSH
T1F905F114274ADD03D4DA4BF44AA0E2B417704E99E922E253DFE7BEEFB87E25419053C2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution xworm persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xworm

Version

192.3.171.223:4445

Mutex

E46mCFM1aX0TrNpG

Attributes

install_file
USB.exe

aes.plain

Signatures

Family: Xworm
Xworm is a remote access trojan written in C#.
trojan rat xworm

Detect Xworm Payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1568-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp	family_xworm

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1584	powershell.exe
952	powershell.exe
2340	powershell.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3392	LdutKEeIHmjE.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\USER\S-1-5-21-2132828192-1552876075-2324613956-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\LdutKEeIHmjE = "\"C:\\Windows\\system32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe\" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\llq1w45xzmn.ps1\""	6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3956 set thread context of 1568	3956	6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe	90
PID 3392 set thread context of 3700	3392	LdutKEeIHmjE.exe	97

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 6 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	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RegSvcs.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	LdutKEeIHmjE.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RegSvcs.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1584	powershell.exe
1584	powershell.exe
2340	powershell.exe
2340	powershell.exe
952	powershell.exe
952	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 47 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1568	RegSvcs.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1584	powershell.exe
Token: 33	1584	powershell.exe
Token: 34	1584	powershell.exe
Token: 35	1584	powershell.exe
Token: 36	1584	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3700	RegSvcs.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	952	powershell.exe
Token: 33	952	powershell.exe
Token: 34	952	powershell.exe
Token: 35	952	powershell.exe
Token: 36	952	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 1584	3956	6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe	88
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 1568	3956	6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe	90
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 1568	3956	6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe	90
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 1568	3956	6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe	90
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 1568	3956	6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe	90
PID 3956 wrote to memory of 1568	3956	6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe	90
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 3392	2340	powershell.exe	93
PID 3392 wrote to memory of 952	3392	LdutKEeIHmjE.exe	95
PID 3392 wrote to memory of 3700	3392	LdutKEeIHmjE.exe	97
PID 3392 wrote to memory of 3700	3392	LdutKEeIHmjE.exe	97
PID 3392 wrote to memory of 3700	3392	LdutKEeIHmjE.exe	97
PID 3392 wrote to memory of 3700	3392	LdutKEeIHmjE.exe	97
PID 3392 wrote to memory of 3700	3392	LdutKEeIHmjE.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3956
- 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\6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1584
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1568

C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\llq1w45xzmn.ps1"
1⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2340
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\LdutKEeIHmjE.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\LdutKEeIHmjE.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3392
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\LdutKEeIHmjE.exe"
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:952
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
    "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3700

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

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

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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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 21KB
SHA256 d55e6f2be65c7f06e9ed9f2952937fdc94b656af92f20cfc349d774b6aa430c3
MD5 a4a2523ec82aa7750ed2bce213dd1589
SHA1 5551fa3c5fde3225aa7168b5e9b82087a83dcb49
SHA512 6f1827d3c77ff1e5a81efaad95d0cdebdaaa384b0ea3629fbfc87c4c28f382c2e28cf667a27a0c05f60452945384d5a36f5003fef94731045419856da3f5bf4f
SSDEEP 384:eSEboT1iBGCGW14bOyufvOtxVuCwl5I0PnlIAXr4B+tWsCtzKwIvYbhNaPcWRtHa:y0Z6GZWiSJf2txctLdIAXrq+uVHbhNaa
TLSH
T1A4A2C578213F6DC7D8D216B010D20AF7FBE4D489DAB651D4AF2BDA2F4C90EB64E60524
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__PSScriptPolicyTest_ccu31cjf.yyn.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ccu31cjf.yyn.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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llq1w45xzmn.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\llq1w45xzmn.ps1
Size 1KB
SHA256 db76b3464f3eb415dd4231fe3d7bbe02401e2486671019d87e4b251520ca8b7b
MD5 77719bbda0bbc091324a8c4328bf0352
SHA1 add1eb7e8dcbb48b6da6189a9d0f2acd8f4fb3ab
SHA512 a8714a7708385786dbbac2582d409655115a82ce50d45cf1fe3e5f01a418f980759389e70075447df5f8a39ab99701be06ecd8672f3ec9187152b4dd0fc5dd05
TLSH
T1DB21EF9A9E4407C9402403E4161738CE346E71DB2BEF154089EDB5DDB327E67356ACE0
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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LdutKEeIHmjE.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\LdutKEeIHmjE.exe
Size 786KB
SHA256 6a28979e4873a92ab14b8e3e7ee1b14b65458a9c60ed51b87cda24c03383429a
MD5 e703ddbc183e54ede390f1ff832d1fab
SHA1 0da540cd506e2a1454e86dd9b8ef9b7db6936faf
SHA512 511d9ef0f27027a617c6c5ffb452af3a33742d266c019085b5c25dd6a858f8990c2a52ec3817821bfeb197fd2573b41c797ff3b927d294ee09a1f8ae6ac42495
SSDEEP 12288:DUwfTj8fAJRkVj8GirD1Sp+L1HOjVdy5l7looJkjiNo2ZN/3EGxbDUlqo2bxzsNW:AAEFT0DQpm1HQEiiNRfDUIXdINR+
TLSH
T1F905F114274ADD03D4DA4BF44AA0E2B417704E99E922E253DFE7BEEFB87E25419053C2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/952-58-0x0000000007790000-0x0000000007833000-memory.dmp

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memory/952-55-0x0000000070EF0000-0x0000000070F3C000-memory.dmp

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memory/952-54-0x0000000006A70000-0x0000000006ABC000-memory.dmp

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memory/952-52-0x00000000060B0000-0x000000000640B000-memory.dmp

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memory/1568-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

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memory/1568-48-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000753EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/1568-26-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000753EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/1568-23-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000753EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-40-0x0000000007120000-0x00000000071C3000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-35-0x00000000070C0000-0x00000000070F6000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-14-0x0000000005150000-0x000000000579A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-16-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000753EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-13-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000753EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-18-0x00000000058A0000-0x00000000058C2000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-24-0x0000000005B60000-0x0000000005EBB000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-12-0x0000000004A50000-0x0000000004A86000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-22-0x00000000059B0000-0x0000000005A16000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-21-0x0000000005940000-0x00000000059A6000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-47-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000753EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-27-0x0000000005F10000-0x0000000005F2E000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-44-0x00000000074F0000-0x0000000007586000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-28-0x00000000061D0000-0x000000000621C000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-43-0x00000000072F0000-0x00000000072FA000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-41-0x00000000078C0000-0x0000000007F3C000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-42-0x0000000007280000-0x000000000729A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-15-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000753EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-36-0x00000000754E0000-0x000000007552C000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-39-0x0000000007100000-0x0000000007120000-memory.dmp

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memory/2340-31-0x000001AFF1480000-0x000001AFF14A2000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-6-0x0000000006B60000-0x0000000006B7E000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-8-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000753EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-9-0x0000000007030000-0x00000000070D0000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-0-0x0000000074C42000-0x0000000074C43000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-10-0x0000000007170000-0x000000000720C000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-7-0x0000000074C42000-0x0000000074C43000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-25-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000753EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-5-0x0000000005470000-0x000000000547A000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-4-0x0000000074C30000-0x00000000753EC000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-3-0x0000000005480000-0x0000000005512000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-2-0x00000000059A0000-0x0000000005F5A000-memory.dmp

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memory/3956-1-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A7A000-memory.dmp

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