Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/08/2026, 04:26

General

  • Target
    2026-08-21_6c8f5d624a4d6ee174b3a8466ac621de_elex_gandcrab.exe
  • Size 69KB
  • Sample260821-e2mrxagm3v
  • SHA256 485b8b1d7ed668f9dbe571b184277072645e38d7e96f96cad47938d401de5031
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 64 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_6c8f5d624a4d6ee174b3a8466ac621de_elex_gandcrab.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_6c8f5d624a4d6ee174b3a8466ac621de_elex_gandcrab.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2836
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
      nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
      2⤵
        PID:1808
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
        nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
        2⤵
          PID:6012
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
          nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
          2⤵
            PID:476
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
            nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
            2⤵
              PID:2832
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
              nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
              2⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:728
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
              nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
              2⤵
                PID:2308
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                2⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1960
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                2⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:264
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                2⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:3604
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                2⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:5936
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                2⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:5684
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                2⤵
                  PID:1332
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                  nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                  2⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:2816
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                  nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                  2⤵
                    PID:1556
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                    nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                    2⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:2400
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                    nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                    2⤵
                      PID:948
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                      nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                      2⤵
                        PID:1224
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                        nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                        2⤵
                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                        PID:2824
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                        nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                        2⤵
                          PID:4464
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                          nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                          2⤵
                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                          PID:5864
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                          nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                          2⤵
                            PID:3108
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                            nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                            2⤵
                              PID:1460
                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                              nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                              2⤵
                                PID:2528
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                2⤵
                                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                PID:2820
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                2⤵
                                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                PID:3788
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                2⤵
                                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                PID:2888
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                2⤵
                                  PID:5960
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                  nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                  2⤵
                                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                  PID:3252
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                  nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                  2⤵
                                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                  PID:3136
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                  nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:480
                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                    nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:1816
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                      nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                      2⤵
                                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                      PID:4312
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                      nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                      2⤵
                                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                      PID:4248
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                      nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                      2⤵
                                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                      PID:4728
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                      nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:1372
                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                        nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                        2⤵
                                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                        PID:5204
                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                        nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:1656
                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                          nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                          2⤵
                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                          PID:2500
                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                          nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                          2⤵
                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                          PID:1136
                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                          nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                          2⤵
                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                          PID:5652
                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                          nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                          2⤵
                                            PID:236
                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                            nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                            2⤵
                                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                            PID:928
                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                            nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                            2⤵
                                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                            PID:1776
                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                            nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                            2⤵
                                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                            PID:2916
                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                            nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                            2⤵
                                              PID:1412
                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                              nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                              2⤵
                                              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                              PID:900
                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                              nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                              2⤵
                                                PID:2540
                                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                2⤵
                                                  PID:1252
                                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                  nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                  2⤵
                                                    PID:584
                                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                    nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                    2⤵
                                                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                    PID:5772
                                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                    nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                    2⤵
                                                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                    PID:5380
                                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                    nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                    2⤵
                                                      PID:5972
                                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                      nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                      2⤵
                                                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                      PID:1352
                                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                      nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                      2⤵
                                                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                      PID:4752
                                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                      nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                      2⤵
                                                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                      PID:6076
                                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                      nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                      2⤵
                                                        PID:608
                                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                        nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                        2⤵
                                                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                        PID:3488
                                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                        nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                        2⤵
                                                          PID:2732
                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                          2⤵
                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                          PID:932
                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                          nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                          2⤵
                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                          PID:6108
                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                          2⤵
                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                          PID:4892
                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                          2⤵
                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                          PID:2740
                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                          nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                          2⤵
                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                          PID:2424
                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                          2⤵
                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                          PID:5452
                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                          2⤵
                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                          PID:1576
                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                          nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                          2⤵
                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                          PID:3008
                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                          2⤵
                                                            PID:3184
                                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                            nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                            2⤵
                                                              PID:4824
                                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                              nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                              2⤵
                                                              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                              PID:4172
                                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                              nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                              2⤵
                                                                PID:5644
                                                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                2⤵
                                                                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                PID:3408
                                                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                2⤵
                                                                  PID:3404
                                                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                  nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                  2⤵
                                                                    PID:1796
                                                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                    nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                    2⤵
                                                                      PID:4872
                                                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                      nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                      2⤵
                                                                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                      PID:4856
                                                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                      nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                      2⤵
                                                                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                      PID:5908
                                                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                      nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                      2⤵
                                                                        PID:3984
                                                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                        nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                        2⤵
                                                                          PID:984
                                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                          2⤵
                                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                          PID:636
                                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                          2⤵
                                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                          PID:1256
                                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                          nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                          2⤵
                                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                          PID:4932
                                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                          2⤵
                                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                          PID:3484
                                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                          2⤵
                                                                            PID:1416
                                                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                            nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                            2⤵
                                                                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                            PID:5388
                                                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                            nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                            2⤵
                                                                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                            PID:4088
                                                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                            nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                            2⤵
                                                                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                            PID:4660
                                                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                            nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                            2⤵
                                                                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                            PID:2344
                                                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                            nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                            2⤵
                                                                              PID:3564
                                                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                              nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                              2⤵
                                                                              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                              PID:3716
                                                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                              nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                              2⤵
                                                                              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                              PID:4776
                                                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                              nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                              2⤵
                                                                                PID:5336
                                                                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                                2⤵
                                                                                  PID:3324
                                                                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                  nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                                  2⤵
                                                                                    PID:4472
                                                                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                    nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                                    2⤵
                                                                                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                                    PID:4296
                                                                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                    nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                                    2⤵
                                                                                      PID:1632
                                                                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                      nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                                      2⤵
                                                                                        PID:3332
                                                                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                        nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                                        2⤵
                                                                                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                                        PID:1292
                                                                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                        nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                                        2⤵
                                                                                          PID:2736
                                                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                          nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                                          2⤵
                                                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                                          PID:5948
                                                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                                          2⤵
                                                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                                          PID:2184
                                                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                                          2⤵
                                                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                                          PID:4700
                                                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                          nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                                          2⤵
                                                                                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                                          PID:4780
                                                                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                          nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                                          2⤵
                                                                                            PID:3152
                                                                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                            nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ru
                                                                                            2⤵
                                                                                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                                            PID:3248
                                                                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                            nslookup gandcrab.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                                            2⤵
                                                                                              PID:1908
                                                                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                              nslookup nomoreransom.coin dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                                              2⤵
                                                                                              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                                              PID:2760
                                                                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                                                                                              nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns2.soprodns.ru
                                                                                              2⤵
                                                                                              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                                                                              PID:4888
                                                                                          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_6c8f5d624a4d6ee174b3a8466ac621de_elex_gandcrab.exe
                                                                                            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_6c8f5d624a4d6ee174b3a8466ac621de_elex_gandcrab.exe
                                                                                            1⤵
                                                                                            • Checks processor information in registry
                                                                                            PID:4248

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                                                                                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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