Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
123s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
27/08/2026, 18:03
General
- Target 2026-08-27_4da86b0ac42c236bd9b488dc0ff1830f_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260827-wm5slsysaw
- SHA256 eb4fbd67333b98148bfc15d1ee0a343706b3f99694f472a9f860cecaaf0d778d
Malware Config
Signatures
- Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 23 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 48 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in System32 directory 30 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 42 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 26 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_4da86b0ac42c236bd9b488dc0ff1830f_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_4da86b0ac42c236bd9b488dc0ff1830f_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"1⤵
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"2⤵
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C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\5558\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\5558\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\5558" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\5558" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe"C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe" Global\GameInputSession_12⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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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⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exeC:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
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\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exeC:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exeC:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\locator.exeC:\Windows\system32\locator.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exeC:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exeC:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exeC:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exeC:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exeC:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exeC:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-10001_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-10001 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" "1"2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe2_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe2 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2872 2880 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2928 2908 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe3_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe3 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2928 2908 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2872 2880 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
elevation_service.exe
maintenanceservice.exe
7z.exe
7zFM.exe
7zG.exe
Uninstall.exe
AppVShNotify.exe
IntegratedOffice.exe
MavInject32.exe
OfficeC2RClient.exe
appvcleaner.exe
LICLUA.EXE
OSE.EXE
VSTOInstaller.exe
chrmstp.exe
setup.exe
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
notification_helper.exe
os_update_handler.exe
chrome_proxy.exe
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
Windows.db
Windows.db-wal
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
ArmUI.ini
Tmp1AFB.tmp
Tmp516F.tmp
Tmp5299.tmp
Tmp59BE.tmp
Tmp869E.tmp
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
GameInputSvc.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
ReFsDedupSvc.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/424-228-0x000001D5BB490000-0x000001D5BB4F6000-memory.dmp
memory/424-230-0x000001D5BB490000-0x000001D5BB4F6000-memory.dmp
memory/424-227-0x00007FF76F270000-0x00007FF76F324000-memory.dmp
memory/424-302-0x00007FF76F270000-0x00007FF76F324000-memory.dmp
memory/476-329-0x00007FF6B0200000-0x00007FF6B06D1000-memory.dmp
memory/476-274-0x000001CC18420000-0x000001CC18486000-memory.dmp
memory/476-275-0x000001CC18420000-0x000001CC18486000-memory.dmp
memory/476-279-0x00007FF6B0200000-0x00007FF6B06D1000-memory.dmp
memory/1020-209-0x0000026F22560000-0x0000026F225C6000-memory.dmp
memory/1020-290-0x00007FF697F70000-0x00007FF69801E000-memory.dmp
memory/1020-210-0x0000026F22560000-0x0000026F225C6000-memory.dmp
memory/1020-208-0x00007FF697F70000-0x00007FF69801E000-memory.dmp
memory/1152-7-0x0000000002D90000-0x0000000002DF9000-memory.dmp
memory/1152-1-0x0000000002D90000-0x0000000002DF9000-memory.dmp
memory/1152-6-0x0000000002D90000-0x0000000002DF9000-memory.dmp
memory/1152-0-0x00000000013D0000-0x00000000014B4000-memory.dmp
memory/1172-330-0x00007FF766CB0000-0x00007FF7671B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1172-284-0x0000014BD4FF0000-0x0000014BD5056000-memory.dmp
memory/1172-286-0x0000014BD4FF0000-0x0000014BD5056000-memory.dmp
memory/1172-285-0x00007FF766CB0000-0x00007FF7671B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1904-265-0x000001FF42460000-0x000001FF424C6000-memory.dmp
memory/1904-266-0x000001FF42460000-0x000001FF424C6000-memory.dmp
memory/1904-270-0x00007FF618990000-0x00007FF618C1B000-memory.dmp
memory/1904-326-0x00007FF618990000-0x00007FF618C1B000-memory.dmp
memory/1972-259-0x000001DCA17E0000-0x000001DCA1846000-memory.dmp
memory/1972-261-0x00007FF79B940000-0x00007FF79BC61000-memory.dmp
memory/1972-255-0x000001DCA17E0000-0x000001DCA1846000-memory.dmp
memory/1972-254-0x000001DCA17E0000-0x000001DCA1846000-memory.dmp
memory/1972-253-0x00007FF79B940000-0x00007FF79BC61000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-147-0x000002296FC70000-0x000002296FCD6000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-146-0x000002296FC70000-0x000002296FCD6000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-145-0x00007FF7D0DE0000-0x00007FF7D0F48000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-152-0x000002296FC70000-0x000002296FCD6000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-154-0x00007FF7D0DE0000-0x00007FF7D0F48000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-308-0x00000213939D0000-0x0000021393A36000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-306-0x00007FF6B9830000-0x00007FF6B9B6F000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-334-0x00007FF6B9830000-0x00007FF6B9B6F000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-307-0x00000213939D0000-0x0000021393A36000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-131-0x0000017C3D7A0000-0x0000017C3D806000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-129-0x0000017C3D520000-0x0000017C3D622000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-130-0x0000017C3D7A0000-0x0000017C3D806000-memory.dmp
memory/3392-159-0x000001B4B9AA0000-0x000001B4B9B06000-memory.dmp
memory/3392-157-0x00007FF62F780000-0x00007FF62F89A000-memory.dmp
memory/3392-158-0x000001B4B9AA0000-0x000001B4B9B06000-memory.dmp
memory/3392-264-0x00007FF62F780000-0x00007FF62F89A000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-217-0x00007FF63AAC0000-0x00007FF63AB89000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-36-0x0000026312820000-0x0000026312886000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-37-0x0000026312820000-0x0000026312886000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-35-0x00007FF63AAC0000-0x00007FF63AB89000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-38-0x0000026312820000-0x0000026312886000-memory.dmp
memory/3496-201-0x00000154A9240000-0x00000154A92A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3496-200-0x00007FF6071B0000-0x00007FF6078F4000-memory.dmp
memory/3496-283-0x00007FF6071B0000-0x00007FF6078F4000-memory.dmp
memory/3496-360-0x00000154A9240000-0x00000154A92A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3496-362-0x00007FF6071B0000-0x00007FF6078F4000-memory.dmp
memory/3496-202-0x00000154A9240000-0x00000154A92A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-236-0x00007FF755090000-0x00007FF755333000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-238-0x0000026A9E130000-0x0000026A9E196000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-305-0x00007FF755090000-0x00007FF755333000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-239-0x0000026A9E130000-0x0000026A9E196000-memory.dmp
memory/3548-187-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/3548-280-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/3548-193-0x00000000008C0000-0x0000000000929000-memory.dmp
memory/3548-188-0x00000000008C0000-0x0000000000929000-memory.dmp
memory/4180-137-0x0000022461B30000-0x0000022461C32000-memory.dmp
memory/4180-139-0x0000022461D60000-0x0000022461DC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4180-138-0x0000022461D60000-0x0000022461DC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4476-16-0x00000222FA730000-0x00000222FA796000-memory.dmp
memory/4476-15-0x00007FF72EF80000-0x00007FF72F0A3000-memory.dmp
memory/4476-17-0x00000222FA730000-0x00000222FA796000-memory.dmp
memory/4476-18-0x00000222FA730000-0x00000222FA796000-memory.dmp
memory/4476-177-0x00007FF72EF80000-0x00007FF72F0A3000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-294-0x00007FF7C06B0000-0x00007FF7C0AC7000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-320-0x000002085C090000-0x000002085C0F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-322-0x00007FF7C06B0000-0x00007FF7C0AC7000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-219-0x00007FF7C06B0000-0x00007FF7C0AC7000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-220-0x000002085C090000-0x000002085C0F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-218-0x000002085C090000-0x000002085C0F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4692-26-0x00007FF63AAC0000-0x00007FF63AB89000-memory.dmp
memory/4692-27-0x0000027753D80000-0x0000027753DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/4692-199-0x00007FF63AAC0000-0x00007FF63AB89000-memory.dmp
memory/4692-29-0x0000027753D80000-0x0000027753DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/4692-28-0x0000027753D80000-0x0000027753DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/4756-273-0x00007FF676890000-0x00007FF6769DA000-memory.dmp
memory/4756-178-0x00007FF676890000-0x00007FF6769DA000-memory.dmp
memory/4756-180-0x000002066DDD0000-0x000002066DE36000-memory.dmp
memory/4756-181-0x000002066DDD0000-0x000002066DE36000-memory.dmp
memory/4940-295-0x00007FF6357A0000-0x00007FF6358CF000-memory.dmp
memory/4940-297-0x000001FFF4930000-0x000001FFF4996000-memory.dmp
memory/4940-296-0x000001FFF4930000-0x000001FFF4996000-memory.dmp
memory/4940-333-0x00007FF6357A0000-0x00007FF6358CF000-memory.dmp
memory/5156-245-0x00007FF6AD690000-0x00007FF6AD825000-memory.dmp
memory/5156-319-0x00007FF6AD690000-0x00007FF6AD825000-memory.dmp
memory/5156-247-0x0000020AA5D00000-0x0000020AA5D66000-memory.dmp
memory/5156-246-0x0000020AA5D00000-0x0000020AA5D66000-memory.dmp
memory/5384-171-0x000001F329CD0000-0x000001F329D36000-memory.dmp
memory/5384-169-0x000001F329A90000-0x000001F329B92000-memory.dmp
memory/5384-170-0x000001F329CD0000-0x000001F329D36000-memory.dmp