Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    98s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/08/2026, 13:40

General

  • Target
    shiftx emu.exe
  • Size 13.3MB
  • Sample260826-qysdrsem2s
  • SHA256 303c59cae53076324e7eee576eb97afdcc8dec98af85ff9516d41a7934a858ba
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • 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.

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

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

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

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 35 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shiftx emu.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shiftx emu.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2992
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 >nul & attrib -r -s -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shiftx emu.exe" & del /f /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shiftx emu.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3332
      • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
        3⤵
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:5016
      • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
        attrib -r -s -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shiftx emu.exe"
        3⤵
        • Views/modifies file attributes
        PID:5880
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s NPSMSvc
    1⤵
      PID:5108
    • C:\Windows\System32\oobe\UserOOBEBroker.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\oobe\UserOOBEBroker.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      PID:2196
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileCoAuth.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileCoAuth.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3228
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s LxpSvc
      1⤵
        PID:4752
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
        1⤵
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5240
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=140.0.7339.81 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xe0,0x108,0x7ffd57aec728,0x7ffd57aec734,0x7ffd57aec740
          2⤵
            PID:1228
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=1824,i,7333985704786406020,5852322349478333202,524288 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2148 /prefetch:11
            2⤵
            • System Time Discovery
            PID:2224
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAQAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --metrics-shmem-handle=1652,i,9474757070246863685,5181579774403437424,262144 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2116 /prefetch:2
            2⤵
              PID:1076
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2408,i,9078144319010202122,9758478276209377400,524288 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2396 /prefetch:13
              2⤵
                PID:1120
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --metrics-shmem-handle=3232,i,12746072791706227836,13843843941958362119,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3448 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:2084
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --metrics-shmem-handle=3284,i,1345633451710413925,8041426956742133617,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3484 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:5392
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4304,i,17791295550493160010,13266724657860199395,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4316 /prefetch:9
                    2⤵
                      PID:4972
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --metrics-shmem-handle=4640,i,4739438963918503771,13187596009810435253,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4760 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:1816
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.ProcessorMetrics --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=5528,i,3844651281990279973,14027499992523028475,524288 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5532 /prefetch:14
                        2⤵
                          PID:5916
                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=10 --metrics-shmem-handle=5560,i,16681705214576688634,8506161239432160415,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5652 /prefetch:1
                          2⤵
                            PID:4860
                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=11 --metrics-shmem-handle=5996,i,8318024733395847367,7294180428503417654,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6028 /prefetch:1
                            2⤵
                              PID:4544
                            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=3684,i,6422131279552272059,12647463372279185279,524288 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=220 /prefetch:14
                              2⤵
                                PID:5992
                              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=3668,i,13773227802024234025,6328679322518832876,524288 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3692 /prefetch:14
                                2⤵
                                  PID:4092
                                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=3672,i,18390080039537642393,14221056364619441246,524288 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3492 /prefetch:14
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:4844
                                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=15 --metrics-shmem-handle=3512,i,17770723990827065161,13327692189870895746,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3684 /prefetch:1
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:3440
                                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=16 --metrics-shmem-handle=5928,i,6648954178591394874,16062636315511951090,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4748 /prefetch:1
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:2152
                                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=17 --metrics-shmem-handle=4420,i,1730458135358777796,12948543252288146991,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3916 /prefetch:1
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:4468
                                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=18 --metrics-shmem-handle=6048,i,16310915660392346534,12451384034156214256,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3620 /prefetch:1
                                          2⤵
                                            PID:4280
                                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=19 --metrics-shmem-handle=6036,i,13084269379057051082,16055256657057100627,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,3552435910937848926,10682462065803474008,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6000 /prefetch:1
                                            2⤵
                                              PID:5784
                                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
                                            1⤵
                                              PID:5784
                                            • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                              C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                                              1⤵
                                                PID:5484

                                              Network

                                                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                                    Downloads

                                                    BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering
                                                    • Size 6B
                                                    • SHA256 4489f9e3e454748b3521eb214e0a5694d562cff3d9ff511cb456953c8f534c00
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                                    BrowsingTopicsState

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BrowsingTopicsState
                                                    • Size 414B
                                                    • SHA256 faa8eb7649281e6cd14def4ee3efefd41ece9f8e30282268a4d72ee530aa0b76
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                    SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                                                    • Size 2B
                                                    • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                                    Preferences

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                    • Size 13KB
                                                    • SHA256 a36e8658199628e6c081393722e269966ab708fb11e14c3f69a28d2af5fb88f0
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                    Preferences

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                    • Size 13KB
                                                    • SHA256 28eb155abec928514c6c8aec2e157b450fb60357814534abf87664dbf0dfe5b3
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                    Preferences

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                    • Size 12KB
                                                    • SHA256 9d0427e4ef3b8218e82f22fc85852d9c24a5e07d95c2c282aff5a48dda64290b
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                    Secure Preferences

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                                    • Size 17KB
                                                    • SHA256 3fceec2368f93ddd3be7eaa1465a3011c325ff47801261d2e3bc86a459460fa8
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                    the-real-index

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index
                                                    • Size 120B
                                                    • SHA256 d3f97b117dc369a5956628a151166c3076350403fcfa84c9167f29eba6163185
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                    the-real-index~RFe590229.TMP

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe590229.TMP
                                                    • Size 96B
                                                    • SHA256 a93ddd274eb8a18dd89e8a53774d521f0c5e5472f072e2be596338257e31269e
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                    Local State

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                    • Size 240KB
                                                    • SHA256 a50e4951053d83fa722eafc3371969153da15a66ce8d651621b479b68ab9aa85
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                    Local State

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                    • Size 241KB
                                                    • SHA256 6d6ab560b85eedd73970af1047b1264883bf6d1c28a4941a90cc21cc21ccdbec
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                    Local State

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                    • Size 240KB
                                                    • SHA256 9793a9ba88546ebd4be89d4b167245267ffbf712ea47b97f8b9eb443640ea444
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                    Local State

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                    • Size 115KB
                                                    • SHA256 a25131848331bed37fdf9b20f650eaeeed0c42e11ff5312ab5668b858f80b7f3
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                    libcrypto-4-x64.dll

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shiftx-openssl-1.1.9\libcrypto-4-x64.dll
                                                    • Size 6.8MB
                                                    • SHA256 2293979c545c2e798e141e2c13f1107687a15c590fa428976ea11a38f462c720
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                    libssl-4-x64.dll

                                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shiftx-openssl-1.1.9\libssl-4-x64.dll
                                                    • Size 1.3MB
                                                    • SHA256 dc1badd14417f670cd841979732b51553a47c26f35132126efc146be70cd5a03
                                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                    memory/5484-74-0x000001BF74660000-0x000001BF74748000-memory.dmp