Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
147s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
04/08/2026, 09:43
General
- Target 2026-08-03_ca730eb3ddaa6dd0cd6fc33a7097b466_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260804-lqa3asha37
- SHA256 0d2ff86d984224fbddd26851402dfab7c8908ed9bf92614b591e709bf90127ae
Malware Config
Signatures
- Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
- 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\2026-08-03_ca730eb3ddaa6dd0cd6fc33a7097b466_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_ca730eb3ddaa6dd0cd6fc33a7097b466_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\4724\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\4724\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\4724" /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\4724" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- 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-1-5-21-1014449518-1831897916-4205727055-10001_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-1014449518-1831897916-4205727055-10001 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 2892 2904 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 2916 1636 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 2892 2904 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2916 1636 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
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
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
ArmUI.ini
Tmp17BF.tmp
Tmp49DD.tmp
Tmp4AC9.tmp
Tmp5624.tmp
Tmp867F.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/120-0-0x0000000002E10000-0x0000000002E79000-memory.dmp
memory/120-5-0x0000000002BB0000-0x0000000002D28000-memory.dmp
memory/120-6-0x0000000002E10000-0x0000000002E79000-memory.dmp
memory/120-7-0x0000000002E10000-0x0000000002E79000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-131-0x00000265FCBF0000-0x00000265FCC56000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-129-0x00000265FC990000-0x00000265FCABC000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-130-0x00000265FCBF0000-0x00000265FCC56000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-17-0x000001E4432B0000-0x000001E443316000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-15-0x00007FF76B840000-0x00007FF76B962000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-143-0x00007FF76B840000-0x00007FF76B962000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-16-0x000001E4432B0000-0x000001E443316000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-18-0x000001E4432B0000-0x000001E443316000-memory.dmp
memory/1672-239-0x00000130C7CD0000-0x00000130C7D36000-memory.dmp
memory/1672-238-0x00000130C7CD0000-0x00000130C7D36000-memory.dmp
memory/1672-303-0x00007FF72DD00000-0x00007FF72DFA2000-memory.dmp
memory/1672-237-0x00007FF72DD00000-0x00007FF72DFA2000-memory.dmp
memory/1800-246-0x000001F09CB80000-0x000001F09CBE6000-memory.dmp
memory/1800-306-0x00007FF79C6C0000-0x00007FF79C854000-memory.dmp
memory/1800-245-0x00007FF79C6C0000-0x00007FF79C854000-memory.dmp
memory/1800-247-0x000001F09CB80000-0x000001F09CBE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2292-275-0x000001A527ED0000-0x000001A527F36000-memory.dmp
memory/2292-327-0x00007FF6542B0000-0x00007FF654780000-memory.dmp
memory/2292-280-0x00007FF6542B0000-0x00007FF654780000-memory.dmp
memory/2292-276-0x000001A527ED0000-0x000001A527F36000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-229-0x0000024571140000-0x00000245711A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-228-0x00007FF66BBC0000-0x00007FF66BC73000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-230-0x0000024571140000-0x00000245711A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-295-0x00007FF66BBC0000-0x00007FF66BC73000-memory.dmp
memory/2688-274-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2688-194-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000999000-memory.dmp
memory/2688-189-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000999000-memory.dmp
memory/2688-188-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-265-0x00007FF7B1D60000-0x00007FF7B1EA9000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-182-0x0000017F9ACE0000-0x0000017F9AD46000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-179-0x00007FF7B1D60000-0x00007FF7B1EA9000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-181-0x0000017F9ACE0000-0x0000017F9AD46000-memory.dmp
memory/3368-172-0x00000242ADCC0000-0x00000242ADD26000-memory.dmp
memory/3368-170-0x00000242ADAC0000-0x00000242ADBEC000-memory.dmp
memory/3368-171-0x00000242ADCC0000-0x00000242ADD26000-memory.dmp
memory/3440-309-0x00000214D2160000-0x00000214D21C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3440-335-0x00007FF762DD0000-0x00007FF76310E000-memory.dmp
memory/3440-334-0x00000214D34D0000-0x00000214D376E000-memory.dmp
memory/3440-308-0x00000214D2160000-0x00000214D21C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3440-307-0x00007FF762DD0000-0x00007FF76310E000-memory.dmp
memory/3992-158-0x00007FF6DF190000-0x00007FF6DF2A9000-memory.dmp
memory/3992-253-0x00007FF6DF190000-0x00007FF6DF2A9000-memory.dmp
memory/3992-160-0x000001DC9F770000-0x000001DC9F7D6000-memory.dmp
memory/3992-159-0x000001DC9F770000-0x000001DC9F7D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4336-111-0x00007FF6505F0000-0x00007FF6506B8000-memory.dmp
memory/4336-112-0x000001689A920000-0x000001689A986000-memory.dmp
memory/4336-114-0x000001689A920000-0x000001689A986000-memory.dmp
memory/4336-113-0x000001689A920000-0x000001689A986000-memory.dmp
memory/4336-178-0x00007FF6505F0000-0x00007FF6506B8000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-137-0x000001AB9D7B0000-0x000001AB9D8DC000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-139-0x000001AB9DA00000-0x000001AB9DA66000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-138-0x000001AB9DA00000-0x000001AB9DA66000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-122-0x0000021BB6590000-0x0000021BB65F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-123-0x0000021BB6590000-0x0000021BB65F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-121-0x0000021BB6590000-0x0000021BB65F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-120-0x00007FF6505F0000-0x00007FF6506B8000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-198-0x00007FF6505F0000-0x00007FF6506B8000-memory.dmp
memory/5452-290-0x00007FF7916A0000-0x00007FF79174D000-memory.dmp
memory/5452-210-0x000001DB860A0000-0x000001DB86106000-memory.dmp
memory/5452-209-0x000001DB860A0000-0x000001DB86106000-memory.dmp
memory/5452-215-0x00007FF7916A0000-0x00007FF79174D000-memory.dmp
memory/5544-268-0x00007FF6F9190000-0x00007FF6F941A000-memory.dmp
memory/5544-324-0x00007FF6F9190000-0x00007FF6F941A000-memory.dmp
memory/5544-267-0x00000202C5EF0000-0x00000202C5F56000-memory.dmp
memory/5544-266-0x00000202C5EF0000-0x00000202C5F56000-memory.dmp
memory/5644-146-0x00007FF7DE2B0000-0x00007FF7DE417000-memory.dmp
memory/5644-147-0x000001CFE5910000-0x000001CFE5976000-memory.dmp
memory/5644-149-0x000001CFE5910000-0x000001CFE5976000-memory.dmp
memory/5644-153-0x000001CFE5910000-0x000001CFE5976000-memory.dmp
memory/5644-155-0x00007FF7DE2B0000-0x00007FF7DE417000-memory.dmp
memory/6368-297-0x000001AD07760000-0x000001AD077C6000-memory.dmp
memory/6368-333-0x00007FF623E90000-0x00007FF623FBE000-memory.dmp
memory/6368-298-0x000001AD07760000-0x000001AD077C6000-memory.dmp
memory/6368-296-0x00007FF623E90000-0x00007FF623FBE000-memory.dmp
memory/6680-203-0x00007FF74ADB0000-0x00007FF74B4F3000-memory.dmp
memory/6680-281-0x00007FF74ADB0000-0x00007FF74B4F3000-memory.dmp
memory/6680-360-0x0000019C5A2A0000-0x0000019C5A306000-memory.dmp
memory/6680-202-0x0000019C5A2A0000-0x0000019C5A306000-memory.dmp
memory/6680-362-0x00007FF74ADB0000-0x00007FF74B4F3000-memory.dmp
memory/6680-201-0x0000019C5A2A0000-0x0000019C5A306000-memory.dmp
memory/6900-260-0x0000020DAA520000-0x0000020DAA586000-memory.dmp
memory/6900-255-0x00007FF77F0A0000-0x00007FF77F3C0000-memory.dmp
memory/6900-262-0x00007FF77F0A0000-0x00007FF77F3C0000-memory.dmp
memory/6900-254-0x0000020DAA520000-0x0000020DAA586000-memory.dmp
memory/6900-256-0x0000020DAA520000-0x0000020DAA586000-memory.dmp
memory/6992-223-0x00007FF78FEC0000-0x00007FF7902D6000-memory.dmp
memory/6992-218-0x000001F80F0D0000-0x000001F80F136000-memory.dmp
memory/6992-320-0x000001F80F0D0000-0x000001F80F136000-memory.dmp
memory/6992-291-0x00007FF78FEC0000-0x00007FF7902D6000-memory.dmp
memory/6992-219-0x000001F80F0D0000-0x000001F80F136000-memory.dmp
memory/6992-322-0x00007FF78FEC0000-0x00007FF7902D6000-memory.dmp
memory/6996-285-0x00007FF7D0560000-0x00007FF7D0A66000-memory.dmp
memory/6996-286-0x000001D788AE0000-0x000001D788B46000-memory.dmp
memory/6996-330-0x00007FF7D0560000-0x00007FF7D0A66000-memory.dmp
memory/6996-284-0x000001D788AE0000-0x000001D788B46000-memory.dmp