Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
121s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
12/07/2026, 11:41
General
- Target 2026-07-12_c3af08204d42df90881f691815aa8088_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260712-ntfhasaz41
- SHA256 7daf4df28b98671205eefbaa227e520ac0f82b299fa5ce9e5c1c5bc850023faa
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 30 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 42 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 26 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 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\2026-07-12_c3af08204d42df90881f691815aa8088_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-12_c3af08204d42df90881f691815aa8088_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
- 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\26383\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\26383\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\26383" /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\26383" /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\GameInputSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe"C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe" Global\GameInputSession_12⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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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
- Drops file in Program Files directory
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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\ReFsDedupSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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\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\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2246396966-3025826688-3847171515-10001_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2246396966-3025826688-3847171515-10001 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" "1"2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe2_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe2 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" 952 1892 724 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2944 2940 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe3_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe3 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" 952 2944 2940 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 1892 724 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential 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
setup.exe
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
Windows.db
Windows.db-wal
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp2FBE.tmp
Tmp308A.tmp
Tmp3732.tmp
Tmp6B94.tmp
TmpF459.tmp
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
GameInputSvc.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
ReFsDedupSvc.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/1060-254-0x00007FF694550000-0x00007FF694871000-memory.dmp
memory/1060-262-0x00007FF694550000-0x00007FF694871000-memory.dmp
memory/1060-260-0x000001E204D20000-0x000001E204D86000-memory.dmp
memory/1060-255-0x000001E204D20000-0x000001E204D86000-memory.dmp
memory/1060-256-0x000001E204D20000-0x000001E204D86000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-15-0x00007FF6FCB30000-0x00007FF6FCC53000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-177-0x00007FF6FCB30000-0x00007FF6FCC53000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-17-0x0000021930D80000-0x0000021930DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-18-0x0000021930D80000-0x0000021930DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-16-0x0000021930D80000-0x0000021930DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/1392-245-0x00007FF66F8F0000-0x00007FF66FA85000-memory.dmp
memory/1392-246-0x000001A2D3420000-0x000001A2D3486000-memory.dmp
memory/1392-247-0x000001A2D3420000-0x000001A2D3486000-memory.dmp
memory/1392-306-0x00007FF66F8F0000-0x00007FF66FA85000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-334-0x00007FF73AC90000-0x00007FF73AFCF000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-307-0x000002174A610000-0x000002174A676000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-309-0x000002174A610000-0x000002174A676000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-308-0x00007FF73AC90000-0x00007FF73AFCF000-memory.dmp
memory/2076-180-0x0000020981F40000-0x0000020981FA6000-memory.dmp
memory/2076-178-0x00007FF772790000-0x00007FF7728DA000-memory.dmp
memory/2076-181-0x0000020981F40000-0x0000020981FA6000-memory.dmp
memory/2076-265-0x00007FF772790000-0x00007FF7728DA000-memory.dmp
memory/2264-146-0x000001E556AC0000-0x000001E556B26000-memory.dmp
memory/2264-152-0x000001E556AC0000-0x000001E556B26000-memory.dmp
memory/2264-154-0x00007FF7029D0000-0x00007FF702B38000-memory.dmp
memory/2264-145-0x00007FF7029D0000-0x00007FF702B38000-memory.dmp
memory/2264-147-0x000001E556AC0000-0x000001E556B26000-memory.dmp
memory/2568-292-0x00007FF718AE0000-0x00007FF718EF7000-memory.dmp
memory/2568-218-0x0000013FFAFD0000-0x0000013FFB036000-memory.dmp
memory/2568-322-0x00007FF718AE0000-0x00007FF718EF7000-memory.dmp
memory/2568-320-0x0000013FFAFD0000-0x0000013FFB036000-memory.dmp
memory/2568-219-0x0000013FFAFD0000-0x0000013FFB036000-memory.dmp
memory/2568-220-0x00007FF718AE0000-0x00007FF718EF7000-memory.dmp
memory/3580-295-0x00007FF755DC0000-0x00007FF755E74000-memory.dmp
memory/3580-227-0x00007FF755DC0000-0x00007FF755E74000-memory.dmp
memory/3580-228-0x0000023504040000-0x00000235040A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3580-229-0x0000023504040000-0x00000235040A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3620-138-0x0000017086560000-0x00000170865C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3620-137-0x00000170862F0000-0x0000017086438000-memory.dmp
memory/3620-139-0x0000017086560000-0x00000170865C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3724-129-0x0000020DD0890000-0x0000020DD09D8000-memory.dmp
memory/3724-131-0x0000020DD0B20000-0x0000020DD0B86000-memory.dmp
memory/3724-130-0x0000020DD0B20000-0x0000020DD0B86000-memory.dmp
memory/4076-188-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000959000-memory.dmp
memory/4076-193-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000959000-memory.dmp
memory/4076-187-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/4076-273-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-268-0x000001CE018C0000-0x000001CE01926000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-266-0x00007FF70A500000-0x00007FF70A78B000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-323-0x00007FF70A500000-0x00007FF70A78B000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-267-0x000001CE018C0000-0x000001CE01926000-memory.dmp
memory/4348-7-0x0000000003040000-0x00000000030A9000-memory.dmp
memory/4348-5-0x00000000030C0000-0x0000000003244000-memory.dmp
memory/4348-6-0x0000000003040000-0x00000000030A9000-memory.dmp
memory/4348-0-0x0000000003040000-0x00000000030A9000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-200-0x00007FF7DC840000-0x00007FF7DCF84000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-201-0x000001B88A3F0000-0x000001B88A456000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-283-0x00007FF7DC840000-0x00007FF7DCF84000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-364-0x00007FF7DC840000-0x00007FF7DCF84000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-362-0x000001B88A3F0000-0x000001B88A456000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-202-0x000001B88A3F0000-0x000001B88A456000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-38-0x000001BA8DC80000-0x000001BA8DCE6000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-36-0x000001BA8DC80000-0x000001BA8DCE6000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-35-0x00007FF711920000-0x00007FF7119E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-208-0x00007FF711920000-0x00007FF7119E9000-memory.dmp
memory/5516-238-0x00000277278B0000-0x0000027727916000-memory.dmp
memory/5516-239-0x00000277278B0000-0x0000027727916000-memory.dmp
memory/5516-237-0x00007FF7E9480000-0x00007FF7E9723000-memory.dmp
memory/5516-303-0x00007FF7E9480000-0x00007FF7E9723000-memory.dmp
memory/5560-27-0x000002CFCD470000-0x000002CFCD4D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5560-29-0x000002CFCD470000-0x000002CFCD4D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5560-26-0x00007FF711920000-0x00007FF7119E9000-memory.dmp
memory/5560-28-0x000002CFCD470000-0x000002CFCD4D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5560-197-0x00007FF711920000-0x00007FF7119E9000-memory.dmp
memory/5744-296-0x00007FF61C450000-0x00007FF61C57F000-memory.dmp
memory/5744-333-0x00007FF61C450000-0x00007FF61C57F000-memory.dmp
memory/5744-298-0x0000025D9C810000-0x0000025D9C876000-memory.dmp
memory/5744-297-0x0000025D9C810000-0x0000025D9C876000-memory.dmp
memory/5840-159-0x0000019304DD0000-0x0000019304E36000-memory.dmp
memory/5840-253-0x00007FF761920000-0x00007FF761A3A000-memory.dmp
memory/5840-158-0x0000019304DD0000-0x0000019304E36000-memory.dmp
memory/5840-157-0x00007FF761920000-0x00007FF761A3A000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-170-0x0000024324620000-0x0000024324686000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-169-0x00000243243B0000-0x00000243244F8000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-171-0x0000024324620000-0x0000024324686000-memory.dmp
memory/5916-285-0x00007FF6E9E40000-0x00007FF6EA347000-memory.dmp
memory/5916-284-0x0000025B38B90000-0x0000025B38BF6000-memory.dmp
memory/5916-287-0x0000025B38B90000-0x0000025B38BF6000-memory.dmp
memory/5916-330-0x00007FF6E9E40000-0x00007FF6EA347000-memory.dmp
memory/5936-209-0x0000018C80450000-0x0000018C804B6000-memory.dmp
memory/5936-210-0x00007FF7DE6C0000-0x00007FF7DE76E000-memory.dmp
memory/5936-290-0x00007FF7DE6C0000-0x00007FF7DE76E000-memory.dmp
memory/5936-211-0x0000018C80450000-0x0000018C804B6000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-280-0x00007FF6898F0000-0x00007FF689DC1000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-329-0x00007FF6898F0000-0x00007FF689DC1000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-275-0x000001DCA7EA0000-0x000001DCA7F06000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-276-0x000001DCA7EA0000-0x000001DCA7F06000-memory.dmp