Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
20/07/2026, 03:08
General
- Target 2026-07-20_540ec0d5e0c61b2f7c1c3b621db26fb9_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260720-dnecyadv9j
- SHA256 471c5c95ed7d5c3a6cb8a0e8bbe2879ff34ae22c628232e7d8c72a46cb8fcd13
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 24 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 2 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\2026-07-20_540ec0d5e0c61b2f7c1c3b621db26fb9_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_540ec0d5e0c61b2f7c1c3b621db26fb9_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_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\20538\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\20538\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\20538" /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\20538" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- 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
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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\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup1⤵
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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\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-10002 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\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2948 2944 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 3016 3032 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 2948 2944 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 3016 3032 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}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
AdobeARM.exe
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
notification_helper.exe
os_update_handler.exe
chrome_proxy.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_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp2936.tmp
Tmp29F3.tmp
Tmp30D9.tmp
Tmp5D5C.tmp
Tmp8AC.tmp
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
GameInputSvc.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.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
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/768-159-0x00007FF7DFE20000-0x00007FF7DFF39000-memory.dmp
memory/768-160-0x000002922F190000-0x000002922F1F6000-memory.dmp
memory/768-161-0x000002922F190000-0x000002922F1F6000-memory.dmp
memory/768-245-0x00007FF7DFE20000-0x00007FF7DFF39000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-173-0x0000024E42EA0000-0x0000024E42F06000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-171-0x0000024E42D80000-0x0000024E42E41000-memory.dmp
memory/1148-172-0x0000024E42EA0000-0x0000024E42F06000-memory.dmp
memory/1960-135-0x00007FF7B85C0000-0x00007FF7B86E2000-memory.dmp
memory/1960-15-0x00007FF7B85C0000-0x00007FF7B86E2000-memory.dmp
memory/1960-16-0x0000022B43B00000-0x0000022B43B66000-memory.dmp
memory/1960-18-0x0000022B43B00000-0x0000022B43B66000-memory.dmp
memory/1960-17-0x0000022B43B00000-0x0000022B43B66000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-717-0x0000000002950000-0x00000000029B9000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-722-0x0000000002950000-0x00000000029B9000-memory.dmp
memory/2608-299-0x00007FF7A5C60000-0x00007FF7A5D8E000-memory.dmp
memory/2608-332-0x00007FF7A5C60000-0x00007FF7A5D8E000-memory.dmp
memory/2608-295-0x0000019DC7730000-0x0000019DC7796000-memory.dmp
memory/2608-294-0x0000019DC7730000-0x0000019DC7796000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-289-0x00007FF7425B0000-0x00007FF742CF3000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-343-0x00007FF7425B0000-0x00007FF742CF3000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-341-0x000001A036CB0000-0x000001A036D16000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-201-0x00007FF7425B0000-0x00007FF742CF3000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-203-0x000001A036CB0000-0x000001A036D16000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-202-0x000001A036CB0000-0x000001A036D16000-memory.dmp
memory/3108-248-0x00000298C6710000-0x00000298C6776000-memory.dmp
memory/3108-247-0x00000298C6710000-0x00000298C6776000-memory.dmp
memory/3108-324-0x00007FF7F2CC0000-0x00007FF7F2E54000-memory.dmp
memory/3108-246-0x00007FF7F2CC0000-0x00007FF7F2E54000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-121-0x000001BC41B70000-0x000001BC41BD6000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-120-0x00007FF73B3E0000-0x00007FF73B4A8000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-179-0x00007FF73B3E0000-0x00007FF73B4A8000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-123-0x000001BC41B70000-0x000001BC41BD6000-memory.dmp
memory/3552-304-0x00007FF743CA0000-0x00007FF7440B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3552-323-0x00007FF743CA0000-0x00007FF7440B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3552-218-0x000001FABC490000-0x000001FABC4F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3552-219-0x000001FABC490000-0x000001FABC4F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3552-220-0x00007FF743CA0000-0x00007FF7440B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3552-322-0x000001FABC490000-0x000001FABC4F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3780-147-0x000001F2B07D0000-0x000001F2B0836000-memory.dmp
memory/3780-148-0x000001F2B07D0000-0x000001F2B0836000-memory.dmp
memory/3780-154-0x000001F2B07D0000-0x000001F2B0836000-memory.dmp
memory/3780-157-0x00007FF6CDB90000-0x00007FF6CDCF7000-memory.dmp
memory/3780-146-0x00007FF6CDB90000-0x00007FF6CDCF7000-memory.dmp
memory/4064-111-0x00007FF73B3E0000-0x00007FF73B4A8000-memory.dmp
memory/4064-158-0x00007FF73B3E0000-0x00007FF73B4A8000-memory.dmp
memory/4064-112-0x000001DE10840000-0x000001DE108A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4064-113-0x000001DE10840000-0x000001DE108A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4064-114-0x000001DE10840000-0x000001DE108A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-195-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000A39000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-190-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000A39000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-274-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4112-305-0x0000028C0DD20000-0x0000028C0DD86000-memory.dmp
memory/4112-303-0x0000028C0DD20000-0x0000028C0DD86000-memory.dmp
memory/4112-333-0x00007FF6F5AC0000-0x00007FF6F5DFE000-memory.dmp
memory/4112-309-0x00007FF6F5AC0000-0x00007FF6F5DFE000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-327-0x00007FF696170000-0x00007FF6963FA000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-266-0x00007FF696170000-0x00007FF6963FA000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-268-0x0000027523660000-0x00000275236C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-267-0x0000027523660000-0x00000275236C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-277-0x0000016929150000-0x00000169291B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-275-0x0000016929150000-0x00000169291B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-276-0x00007FF76F1E0000-0x00007FF76F6B0000-memory.dmp
memory/4328-328-0x00007FF76F1E0000-0x00007FF76F6B0000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-261-0x00000177C3BA0000-0x00000177C3C06000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-255-0x00000177C3BA0000-0x00000177C3C06000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-263-0x00007FF6377F0000-0x00007FF637B10000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-256-0x00007FF6377F0000-0x00007FF637B10000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-254-0x00000177C3BA0000-0x00000177C3C06000-memory.dmp
memory/4692-131-0x0000028BBAEB0000-0x0000028BBAF16000-memory.dmp
memory/4692-129-0x0000028BBAD90000-0x0000028BBAE51000-memory.dmp
memory/4692-130-0x0000028BBAEB0000-0x0000028BBAF16000-memory.dmp
memory/4940-0-0x00000000031E0000-0x0000000003304000-memory.dmp
memory/4940-1-0x0000000003440000-0x00000000034A9000-memory.dmp
memory/4940-7-0x0000000003440000-0x00000000034A9000-memory.dmp
memory/5112-237-0x00007FF74ACA0000-0x00007FF74AF42000-memory.dmp
memory/5112-240-0x000001C1208C0000-0x000001C120926000-memory.dmp
memory/5112-318-0x00007FF74ACA0000-0x00007FF74AF42000-memory.dmp
memory/5112-238-0x000001C1208C0000-0x000001C120926000-memory.dmp
memory/5368-227-0x00000130A3D50000-0x00000130A3DB6000-memory.dmp
memory/5368-228-0x00007FF7EC5D0000-0x00007FF7EC683000-memory.dmp
memory/5368-316-0x00007FF7EC5D0000-0x00007FF7EC683000-memory.dmp
memory/5368-229-0x00000130A3D50000-0x00000130A3DB6000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-209-0x00007FF689FA0000-0x00007FF68A04D000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-211-0x000001CBC9B70000-0x000001CBC9BD6000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-210-0x000001CBC9B70000-0x000001CBC9BD6000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-293-0x00007FF689FA0000-0x00007FF68A04D000-memory.dmp
memory/5616-285-0x0000023AFC000000-0x0000023AFC066000-memory.dmp
memory/5616-284-0x0000023AFC000000-0x0000023AFC066000-memory.dmp
memory/5616-283-0x00007FF782570000-0x00007FF782A76000-memory.dmp
memory/5616-331-0x00007FF782570000-0x00007FF782A76000-memory.dmp
memory/5760-139-0x000002236F570000-0x000002236F5D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5760-138-0x000002236F380000-0x000002236F441000-memory.dmp
memory/5760-140-0x000002236F570000-0x000002236F5D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5992-183-0x000002D2EB680000-0x000002D2EB6E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5992-265-0x00007FF704EB0000-0x00007FF704FF9000-memory.dmp
memory/5992-182-0x000002D2EB680000-0x000002D2EB6E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5992-181-0x00007FF704EB0000-0x00007FF704FF9000-memory.dmp