Overview

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Static

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Project Aero.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Project Aero.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

8

Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    1049s
  • max time network
    913s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/08/2026, 22:44

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General

  • Target
    Project Aero.exe
  • Size 652KB
  • Sample260825-2nxfhsbb34
  • SHA256 cdfb961d045bb8bad53881c955988050fc8c3d0c74a5f329d7222ea6e0523513
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
adwarepersistenceransomwarespyware

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    persistence
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 25 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 41 IoCs
  • 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
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Project Aero.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Project Aero.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:2832
    • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2560
      • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
        2⤵
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5344
        • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -parentBuildID 20250130195129 -prefsHandle 1944 -prefsLen 27019 -prefMapHandle 1948 -prefMapSize 270249 -ipcHandle 2032 -initialChannelId {5dc5bf56-f320-477e-b8ea-b9a480d5847e} -parentPid 5344 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5344" -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 1 gpu
          3⤵
            PID:4556
          • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -parentBuildID 20250130195129 -prefsHandle 2412 -prefsLen 27055 -prefMapHandle 2416 -prefMapSize 270249 -ipcHandle 2424 -initialChannelId {1261cd30-4396-48c1-9966-f32f77845238} -parentPid 5344 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5344" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 2 socket
            3⤵
            • Checks processor information in registry
            PID:5284
          • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 3888 -prefsLen 27196 -prefMapHandle 3892 -prefMapSize 270249 -jsInitHandle 3896 -jsInitLen 253512 -parentBuildID 20250130195129 -ipcHandle 3904 -initialChannelId {2b102879-c567-4c62-8313-ef41f984644a} -parentPid 5344 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5344" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 3 tab
            3⤵
            • Checks processor information in registry
            PID:4820
          • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -parentBuildID 20250130195129 -prefsHandle 4076 -prefsLen 27196 -prefMapHandle 4080 -prefMapSize 270249 -ipcHandle 4144 -initialChannelId {3fa86083-3420-4ce6-8a0b-c042dea705db} -parentPid 5344 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5344" -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 4 rdd
            3⤵
              PID:4268
            • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 2760 -prefsLen 34695 -prefMapHandle 2764 -prefMapSize 270249 -jsInitHandle 1628 -jsInitLen 253512 -parentBuildID 20250130195129 -ipcHandle 2832 -initialChannelId {81c36b9b-6002-4ecb-ab6d-1d4a136724bc} -parentPid 5344 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5344" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 5 tab
              3⤵
              • Checks processor information in registry
              PID:6080
            • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -parentBuildID 20250130195129 -sandboxingKind 0 -prefsHandle 4936 -prefsLen 34744 -prefMapHandle 4940 -prefMapSize 270249 -ipcHandle 4916 -initialChannelId {95c5989f-e568-46b9-9417-1aa88b0a47dd} -parentPid 5344 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5344" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 6 utility
              3⤵
              • Checks processor information in registry
              PID:6084
            • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 5192 -prefsLen 32650 -prefMapHandle 5196 -prefMapSize 270249 -jsInitHandle 5200 -jsInitLen 253512 -parentBuildID 20250130195129 -ipcHandle 5176 -initialChannelId {71c82a31-e0ad-4d54-8665-be123da75f62} -parentPid 5344 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5344" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 7 tab
              3⤵
              • Checks processor information in registry
              PID:2936
            • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 5392 -prefsLen 32650 -prefMapHandle 5396 -prefMapSize 270249 -jsInitHandle 5400 -jsInitLen 253512 -parentBuildID 20250130195129 -ipcHandle 5408 -initialChannelId {91bfa443-e974-4d11-86cd-f099d5e5f2dd} -parentPid 5344 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5344" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 8 tab
              3⤵
              • Checks processor information in registry
              PID:4568
            • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 5584 -prefsLen 32702 -prefMapHandle 5588 -prefMapSize 270249 -jsInitHandle 5592 -jsInitLen 253512 -parentBuildID 20250130195129 -ipcHandle 5596 -initialChannelId {84dd1815-0d55-45db-ba6b-65d882dc9822} -parentPid 5344 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5344" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 9 tab
              3⤵
              • Checks processor information in registry
              PID:2688
            • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 6172 -prefsLen 33355 -prefMapHandle 6176 -prefMapSize 270249 -jsInitHandle 6164 -jsInitLen 253512 -parentBuildID 20250130195129 -ipcHandle 5432 -initialChannelId {4479e420-ead2-45c1-bd92-b96a56c501ec} -parentPid 5344 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5344" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 10 tab
              3⤵
              • Checks processor information in registry
              PID:1392
        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
          1⤵
            PID:5044
          • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
            sihost.exe
            1⤵
            • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2572
            • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
              explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
              2⤵
              • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
              • Enumerates connected drives
              • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
              • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
              • Modifies registry class
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
              • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:4128
          • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
            1⤵
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:1796
          • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
            1⤵
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:5616
          • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
            \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
            1⤵
              PID:5564

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  activity-stream.discovery_stream.json.tmp
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\activity-stream.discovery_stream.json.tmp
                  • Size 75KB
                  • SHA256 aeae5a42cf4fa70ca8dc9f3c6c61bdf741ebf842f1e3234cf0afaa83dfcdd6ae
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                  prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
                  • Size 599B
                  • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  data.safe.tmp
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\datareporting\glean\db\data.safe.tmp
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 bf8f5e028a0a953a362e4287a5d953b417dced790eacf47cd72e6e963452b30f
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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                  data.safe.tmp
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\datareporting\glean\db\data.safe.tmp
                  • Size 27KB
                  • SHA256 61fbc5f68cf0d968f8d7a32a9c34c23dd80795389ada1357b9ac990be392d6c9
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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                  events
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\datareporting\glean\events\events
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 5b2360c88d1aa15da3285351aba6f5f523f57c2d6abf05546e9f09dd23bdb7e9
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  1058501d-46f8-4bae-9ab6-79d4d0d0a2d4
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\datareporting\glean\pending_pings\1058501d-46f8-4bae-9ab6-79d4d0d0a2d4
                  • Size 235B
                  • SHA256 9d429614876a84bd1662f68ec7c1249e675ef5cee89578cd1fdfae17a7b663ee
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  16859a4a-58fd-48b4-9f94-32bb65904c9d
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\datareporting\glean\pending_pings\16859a4a-58fd-48b4-9f94-32bb65904c9d
                  • Size 883B
                  • SHA256 a6895ac323a00be403fbfb44bf7cd2ef14e9a4fbad7b0e1906bebe1ec8cdd875
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  2a7f4b05-5cdf-45a5-adfb-2228c7bdd8f6
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\datareporting\glean\pending_pings\2a7f4b05-5cdf-45a5-adfb-2228c7bdd8f6
                  • Size 886B
                  • SHA256 33f0635419e54e973cb4ffc8e5cac4e5a15c6835381866285c93a119fb986dad
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  2c6b0cab-4f3f-4203-be3a-823400d6b710
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\datareporting\glean\pending_pings\2c6b0cab-4f3f-4203-be3a-823400d6b710
                  • Size 2KB
                  • SHA256 3dab09bba9743e4e29ba9d31d8cfa490a54f9a3a707d203e28dbcda718e392be
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  2d499600-34ef-4734-a876-7d2059519d65
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\datareporting\glean\pending_pings\2d499600-34ef-4734-a876-7d2059519d65
                  • Size 867B
                  • SHA256 180c010027f721ca7e02229ed1e7a35e8bc3d221190b82404637febe010d71c6
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  3561ba8c-752a-43f0-a1f2-a74607e1c531
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\datareporting\glean\pending_pings\3561ba8c-752a-43f0-a1f2-a74607e1c531
                  • Size 16KB
                  • SHA256 f5310d09ff4c3df0679d4aa796f6299ee164d9ffb57879f6382073a1b5b36079
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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                  f666177a-e211-4be3-a9b2-a2d4e08d3aab
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\datareporting\glean\pending_pings\f666177a-e211-4be3-a9b2-a2d4e08d3aab
                  • Size 235B
                  • SHA256 6916c7404aaf67199c61f6d2da9078ef0eeb24ad55255f803060f8dd425d337d
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  prefs-1.js
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\prefs-1.js
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 0def07589ed491aa4031299c755f2cb1c1c7873fdc5538c48dd1585528476f97
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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                  prefs-1.js
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\prefs-1.js
                  • Size 7KB
                  • SHA256 ad67ffa1bb2845459c9c6bd2ad83e02e329b3d53cacfb42aca017ad9ef3951de
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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                  prefs-1.js
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\prefs-1.js
                  • Size 7KB
                  • SHA256 872bff815cdd9b2cc7c1d6e5ebf8b04f0cdfde5c35be984b7e7470780bf77d91
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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                  prefs.js
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\prefs.js
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 13c472ec42c020f16aba02f778f62be1fda3247139f9c4b46511bb1ba29534cd
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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                  recovery.baklz4
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\sessionstore-backups\recovery.baklz4
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 2c5487d5e2ad284ade0e5b0efc3b8d1a263ce63de0573817ad40c4d1ed526fc0
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  recovery.baklz4
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\sessionstore-backups\recovery.baklz4
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 3302e0c603862770c02c82d98e53a8e39c3773e4f4493ca011787dda6d021998
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  recovery.baklz4
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\sessionstore-backups\recovery.baklz4
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 5d1dd21c380aef97f7cbbcfcd2ad75fd1fe520fc9b2d66e40a31589bf192fcc9
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  recovery.baklz4
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\sessionstore-backups\recovery.baklz4
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 cf17258874c3f6b3787cdab8884e88f99abfb7f8eb80e431a2507a5e8cfb3b98
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  recovery.baklz4
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\sessionstore-backups\recovery.baklz4
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 d8dc541f3ff73d981439a5c5a45c3134787c9a588646c8784988b4b8a3ee0005
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  recovery.baklz4
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\6uwf3l8l.default-release\sessionstore-backups\recovery.baklz4
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 1e8f88b9cc743a411418d636cc4cafcf805714ec41d1bc33ef848d5703fea04c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                  memory/1796-511-0x000001C301910000-0x000001C301930000-memory.dmp
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                  memory/1796-534-0x000001C301C50000-0x000001C301C70000-memory.dmp
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                  memory/1796-550-0x000001C3142B0000-0x000001C3142D0000-memory.dmp
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                  memory/1796-512-0x000001C301D50000-0x000001C301E50000-memory.dmp
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                  memory/1796-504-0x000001C3001E0000-0x000001C3002E0000-memory.dmp
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                  memory/1796-502-0x000001C3001E0000-0x000001C3002E0000-memory.dmp
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                  memory/1796-503-0x000001C3001E0000-0x000001C3002E0000-memory.dmp
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                  memory/5616-646-0x00000184EEB20000-0x00000184EEF54000-memory.dmp
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