gh0strat | 6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
148s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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General

Target
6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
Size 5.9MB
Sample260809-j7clcatenf
SHA256 6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23
MD5 4cdf3ce3f0df0a5a8e7a1be4f932004f
SHA1 e466c0ba782fa41efe4564829f5c84560dfc1c1e
SHA512 b3452087a333a50f30968c1348c82ebdbf5a5b4e55b903120b8b4ddd238df08acc7c57d143a9d0ac9f72a92b2adabacebfe128ac151d996afa09f9cf83722b5e
SSDEEP 98304:Qws2ANnKXOaeOgmhC9LxhEs+wTuZ3Rslxizm2VgW+D/Bxonq1eLklQofA:GKXbeO7CH/Tusz0mb1Donq1eL474
TLSH
T1C056BE02A019D46ED389C573CD53E9B267787EEE06F2833979E4BECFBA315047A21194
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat
Family: PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
rootkit trojan purplefox

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 6 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2584-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2584-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3448-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3448-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5932-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/5932-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 7 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c57a-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2584-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2584-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3448-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3448-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5932-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5932-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatfor.exe

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240727531.txt"	R.exe

Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatfor.exe

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4360	R.exe
2584	N.exe
3448	TXPlatfor.exe
4976	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
5932	TXPlatfor.exe
4064	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4360	R.exe
4644	svchost.exe
4064	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240727531.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 9 IoCs

pid	Process
4976	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
4976	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
4976	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
4976	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
4976	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
4976	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
4976	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
4976	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
4976	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe

UPX packed file 8 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2584-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2584-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2584-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3448-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3448-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3448-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5932-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5932-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
4856	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
4856	cmd.exe
2588	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2588	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3520	6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
3520	6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5932	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2584	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5932	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5932	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5932	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	5932	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5932	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3520	6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
3520	6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3520 wrote to memory of 4360	3520	6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe	89
PID 3520 wrote to memory of 2584	3520	6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe	93
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 4856	2584	N.exe	96
PID 3520 wrote to memory of 4976	3520	6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe	97
PID 3448 wrote to memory of 5932	3448	TXPlatfor.exe	98
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 2588	4856	cmd.exe	101
PID 4644 wrote to memory of 4064	4644	svchost.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3520
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4360
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2584
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - Executes a command shell one-liner
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4856
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:2588
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4976

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:5952

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4644
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240727531.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4064

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:1212

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3448
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -acsi
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Drivers directory
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5932

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_6069e9e50588b33f17beb30769ba401daf92da4f43a6de273ce513001a201c23.exe
Size 3.3MB
SHA256 756e17df2d36f111068c9162a4f7b563ea30e7ca4f3e9caceb2f3f7fc9fb0eab
MD5 069630f4da712ce2db12ad080c2c84ce
SHA1 c93b3b83eb8a1ca60f797c638f3e4bfec9834c34
SHA512 ce2e116a1bedaf42c4a77189e2b3ca4634ff8e5b4f06499417d86b75a8ad5dcd6971325d3b89b65a94b45fee62a6c1c27fd7c8269fa73741497ca7dfaa1eed2c
SSDEEP 98304:SLxhEs+wTuZ3Rslxizm2VgW+D/Bxonq1eLklQofA:SH/Tusz0mb1Donq1eL474
TLSH
T146F50141901DEA9EE39BD477C543E6B8B0BC6ECA0494C73D69F17E1FFA3286996210C4
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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HD_X.dat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Size 2.6MB
SHA256 3d010822ed9ba65338fd1ff6ca4e3bc7983a1e56f7ad6cd343bd2a6ffebbfc0f
MD5 05bc236abfa89e9e8aef7e67a0ed8979
SHA1 9038762b3d7a308bd2360ac126c242f7c3afe526
SHA512 7ceeca4ceb573b8193e92592782cc0895f68c6f023ad63e6ed71d0facac0b1709c8ce1761d4eeb7f0348098fc033280220b41848f017351135f87990e6d65520
SSDEEP 24576:tCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHr:tCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhCj
TLSH
T14FD56C03A055C46ED3C98572CE57D9B257387EAE07F3433ABAE8BECE7A352047A21154
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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N.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
Size 377KB
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0
SSDEEP 6144:5UGp2l6zRmeVLNHfkQ2TAygOcqAJwQZgb4YtjH6/MuQafORzEOmFfMzi71o+YHL7:HclcceBKlKwAg0Mja/UafOVwbha
TLSH
T152841241FF520127C74AB0B5C9984E7F8E7A03888E650C3A7F795E4E1B603EE6923D59
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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R.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
Size 941KB
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d
SSDEEP 24576:N+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH1PXw:cerL7Vw
TLSH
T105257D43E6765C93C3CC4836CC7AD27273217A5CB3F79636B180AAD7B6B52603D2065A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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240727531.txt

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240727531.txt
Size 899KB
SHA256 dc94d5271ab294eb2537de9b4dbd532d2dce9d3515830940b48243084e3c7293
MD5 6ad899b7a9eb46d4f3499a5a93ed31b2
SHA1 e71db906c16b667160a1cb6554b7b43b3976608b
SHA512 c75f5d0d0130ae84be7af7f7c84480760a16c242c51de5451acf2789f4c0eba9ad868ceb8bffabe876b1cb1c12ca5b7df325006e78fc60d615d5893d0719400e
SSDEEP 24576:7V2bG+2gMir4fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH1PXL:7wqd87VL
TLSH
T101152983F6B68CA3C7C90435DC7AD2B67B24761CE3F786327280E9D7B5B6251781421A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Remote Data.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
Size 51KB
SHA256 ce6bb7eddc83762c708d4a41709ae00371dbdc09b2a380f28fa60b1edf917473
MD5 2e068ce2770fde8d1af4cb114b98df1f
SHA1 b6f9c2775babb025b22f915c3047aa627d07c312
SHA512 998d695eb56375e63df7db16740b89deb2cf630ccbead8bcf84a921ec6f4a4f9aef2755b703f7190f332b2008ebcc949363bcf8f392d7d07246c255b5073ed35
SSDEEP 1536:6G9yoVEpHP29I3fbcJboSUge5N+CnC/maz9Rh:8pv2mbcJboce58wvOR
TLSH
T137336C236A0A49B3DFE231780A9D7232526DD862075541F7A61057EAFD243E2EE743CF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/2584-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/2584-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/2584-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3448-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3448-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3448-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/4976-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000B15000-memory.dmp

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memory/4976-46-0x0000000075A00000-0x0000000075C8A000-memory.dmp

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memory/4976-4028-0x0000000075D70000-0x0000000075F29000-memory.dmp

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memory/4976-6269-0x0000000075640000-0x00000000756BE000-memory.dmp

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memory/4976-13562-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000B15000-memory.dmp

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memory/5932-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/5932-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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