gh0strat | 0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
150s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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09/08/2026, 08:18

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General

Target
0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
Size 4.7MB
Sample260809-j7fm1ateng
SHA256 0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd
MD5 c6c111825a503d43174e6ee467ff7db6
SHA1 ca4485b0dc13b503bd7df6355549e3d02d442452
SHA512 2ae3d9bc7fb278a25e83a45ce2e07658ea61764b2c05e1e9026554911bae76f4a45b1ecf2ec7603c45d55c0c2bb69bd71f09b1282cd920f60e817f9d3247205b
SSDEEP 98304:ows2ANnKXOaeOgmhDa7vL57LR2oxQqtaVUr7OtR:+KXbeO7Qj2oxheUvOtR
TLSH
T18136CF43A055C46EC3C98572CD67D9B297387EAE07F3423A7AE8BECF7A352047A21154
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 9 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4740-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4740-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/4740-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3468-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3468-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3468-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2500-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2500-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2500-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 10 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4cd-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4740-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4740-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4740-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3468-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3468-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3468-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2500-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2500-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2500-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

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

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

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4416	R.exe
4740	N.exe
3468	TXPlatfor.exe
2500	TXPlatfor.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4416	R.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240712812.txt	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 13 IoCs

pid	Process
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
2416	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe

UPX packed file 11 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4740-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3468-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3468-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3468-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2500-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2500-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2500-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3468-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-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
2952	cmd.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
4616	4416	WerFault.exe	89
4792	4416	WerFault.exe	89

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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	HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.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	0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.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
2952	cmd.exe
5948	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
5948	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4892	0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
4892	0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2500	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4740	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2500	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2500	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2500	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	2500	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2500	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4892	0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
4892	0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 4416	4892	0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe	89
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 4740	4892	0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe	95
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 2952	4740	N.exe	97
PID 3468 wrote to memory of 2500	3468	TXPlatfor.exe	98
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 2416	4892	0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe	99
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 5948	2952	cmd.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4892
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4416
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4416 -s 508
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:4616
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4416 -s 500
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:4792
- 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:4740
- - 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:2952
  - - 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:5948
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2416

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 500 -p 4416 -ip 4416
1⤵
PID:2248

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 616 -p 4416 -ip 4416
1⤵
PID:5532

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:3468
- 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:2500

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

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

Query Registry

T1012

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

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_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_0c12322bd9f61ac51c07e01b1f2cef67c40a9089d29e9223b055be85b833e6dd.exe
Size 2.0MB
SHA256 5b3eefd32d2bf3c3f30f1d937a0ee2b1c446121661b174c10d031175c240ee6f
MD5 fd5ee597825d4225a70ed6c857105003
SHA1 80b572ca9f00876b50abb86919b554603b854ee0
SHA512 b7cabcbd1c6ec8d24bd9279622e14a4552b2eff51ed2ea87c714e5779be21be57a699ea2fb2ecbae8b8ddf33deceee9ed18dccace5b26547eead431b728dc3d9
SSDEEP 49152:TL15vL5kH1y11R2K/QnybQqtXKEuUr7OtKQUra7:T7vL57LR2oxQqtaVUr7OtR
TLSH
T15BA523C2F8201232C1B74971242A68CDE5FA0ED51A79C8BB27F943DB3A71675642F787
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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HD_X.dat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Size 2.7MB
SHA256 c1f917576cb8d823499d1a0fb33827a7121ef21ca1765970dd5ecf7bc2c016e2
MD5 b0965bce360fc792cc2c41fdc48a2891
SHA1 08bf7783b4db0c10673d48d2548f201e5ea17fd7
SHA512 5a1dcbd7bdda67e8bc5f9318def2d8ea559e57cd93b296a419868d035c5d4e5065bd3b6b988b568429f674787acb3db30a7e6bc3371f994ce6044f6c9ca82b58
SSDEEP 24576:1CwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHY:1CwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhDr
TLSH
T1CAD56C03A055C46ED3C98572CE57D9B257387EAE07F3433ABAE8BECE7A352047A21154
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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240712812.txt

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240712812.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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memory/2416-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006E7000-memory.dmp

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memory/2416-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006E7000-memory.dmp

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memory/2500-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/2500-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/2500-38-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3468-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3468-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3468-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3468-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/4740-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/4740-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/4740-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/4740-14-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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