gh0strat | 49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55

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
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General

Target
49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
Size 5.2MB
Sample260831-j83txsfd38
SHA256 49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55
MD5 2f9b9d7c591cd3d8b1e183a02b9c07c9
SHA1 554bd4e06835310b5cdd6fba300a0c1b9dbce383
SHA512 07b572c5fd1ecb61e47a61344fc8a1d7129ce3a8bd4ab2802a5d110cc1161526ffb52c2ff64dbdf21a8991b1009f46332f18444245708dad77ef551b542e2249
SSDEEP 98304:aws2ANnKXOaeOgmhXxcsrH2SD0Cl6ipcmzHIrWrYat2mMmYY:wKXbeO7LHDAOpPzHzt21
TLSH
T1C646E043B59644B2C7C85571DE66DAF3DB207EBE1BF306777A88BDC43A242047B22225
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution gh0strat purplefox persistence rat rootkit trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat
Family: PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
rootkit trojan purplefox

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 8 IoCs

Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

rootkit

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3172-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3172-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3172-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2732-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/2732-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3920-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3920-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit
behavioral2/memory/3920-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	purplefox_rootkit

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c566-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3172-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3172-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3172-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2732-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2732-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3920-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3920-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3920-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\drivers\QAssist.sys	TXPlatfor.exe

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240770625.txt"	R.exe

Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\QAssist\ImagePath = "system32\\DRIVERS\\QAssist.sys"	TXPlatfor.exe

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

pid	Process
5832	R.exe
3172	N.exe
2732	TXPlatfor.exe
3920	TXPlatfor.exe
1840	HD_49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
4952	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
5832	R.exe
4900	svchost.exe
4952	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240770625.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1840	HD_49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
1840	HD_49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3172-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3172-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3172-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3172-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2732-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2732-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2732-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3920-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3920-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3920-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
1300	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.exe

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

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
1300	cmd.exe
4648	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4648	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3536	49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
3536	49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
1840	HD_49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
1840	HD_49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3920	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3172	N.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3920	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	3920	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3920	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: 33	3920	TXPlatfor.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3920	TXPlatfor.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3536	49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
3536	49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3536 wrote to memory of 5832	3536	49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe	88
PID 3536 wrote to memory of 3172	3536	49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe	91
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 1300	3172	N.exe	94
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 3920	2732	TXPlatfor.exe	96
PID 3536 wrote to memory of 1840	3536	49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe	97
PID 1300 wrote to memory of 4648	1300	cmd.exe	100
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 4952	4900	svchost.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3536
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5832
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3172
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - Executes a command shell one-liner
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1300
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:4648
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:1840

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:4668

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4900
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240770625.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4952

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2732
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -acsi
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Drivers directory
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3920

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3460

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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HD_49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_49c788a9e7dad45243369081adca1a3b43d51848d139152c9275eec77cc2fa55.exe
Size 2.9MB
SHA256 5371678a5b5ed378b6525057e418b31fa9de0a1317b1282611357dd29656d85e
MD5 14d3193334d7c4a02d145aa2c4a6ff6e
SHA1 3a3752048dedf92d39d505da2108a57b0e9f7195
SHA512 85abe7afa965795fd9373835d02bc79d48522385506c23ae0023d4e61369bc350a514ea66c76ce892da18187a84527457ec7b466696938baf3b5bbdaa661b9b7
SSDEEP 49152:oZDBn47Z6X7HHSr9BSNhX0YxBWaTl6iyvMcdwz821yrWsOErybbYJAa3G3tD5Q7G:MxcsrH2SD0Cl6ipcmzHIrWrYat2mMmYY
TLSH
T166E52380B4DF93F9CDBBBAB0015C838CE5D616212F5B3D7B038635011661A666B9BF27
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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HD_X.dat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
Size 2.3MB
SHA256 9aa1c6f70c75b791ec4efcc036696bef7d96fd350e5a032a7b4f3dad0dcbb446
MD5 7e1846c5cd21e88198f267bbeeda8763
SHA1 295c0c0ee93e8931453494148e54df04e5af19bf
SHA512 ac5fbc9a2d251544954ef52ca85c127756c4b75e407c6a8e5c6e9d56a40a5e3d184edf743317b2c4670a9b925cdc1fa1f0c1d71c83cd6f729cf692a7da753570
SSDEEP 24576:PCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHK:PCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhJ
TLSH
T1D3B58D43B5A544B2C3C85571DE67DAF39B207EBE57F306777A48FDC83A282047A22225
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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N.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
Size 377KB
SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
MD5 4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0
SHA1 f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b
SHA512 5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0
SSDEEP 6144:5UGp2l6zRmeVLNHfkQ2TAygOcqAJwQZgb4YtjH6/MuQafORzEOmFfMzi71o+YHL7:HclcceBKlKwAg0Mja/UafOVwbha
TLSH
T152841241FF520127C74AB0B5C9984E7F8E7A03888E650C3A7F795E4E1B603EE6923D59
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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R.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
Size 941KB
SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
MD5 8dc3adf1c490211971c1e2325f1424d2
SHA1 4eec4a4e7cb97c5efa6c72e0731cd090c0c4adc5
SHA512 ae92ea20b359849dcdba4808119b154e3af5ef3687ee09de1797610fe8c4d3eb9065b068074d35adddb4b225d17c619baff3944cb137ad196bcef7a6507f920d
SSDEEP 24576:N+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH1PXw:cerL7Vw
TLSH
T105257D43E6765C93C3CC4836CC7AD27273217A5CB3F79636B180AAD7B6B52603D2065A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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240770625.txt

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240770625.txt
Size 899KB
SHA256 d0baf549924e01624c3dfe957493ee23a7f4a0a40509a8791d245a334f02f9d9
MD5 3d127659caedcc2954f1abc9805bd0cb
SHA1 05d0710097ae40ac0d997419093a92e300f0c043
SHA512 ca9a7fd7ab5ac87dabc8861d3aabbd872d728a8f1fff05b1bbf2946b87885cc70b1a96dbe1ababa61ac69de18bbf9d17dc06a94382474808cbb29551deedbebb
SSDEEP 24576:7V2bG+2gMir4fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH1PX6:7wqd87V6
TLSH
T1A2152983F6B68CA3C7C90435DC7AD2B67B24761CE3F786327280E9D7B5B6251781421A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Remote Data.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
Size 51KB
SHA256 ce6bb7eddc83762c708d4a41709ae00371dbdc09b2a380f28fa60b1edf917473
MD5 2e068ce2770fde8d1af4cb114b98df1f
SHA1 b6f9c2775babb025b22f915c3047aa627d07c312
SHA512 998d695eb56375e63df7db16740b89deb2cf630ccbead8bcf84a921ec6f4a4f9aef2755b703f7190f332b2008ebcc949363bcf8f392d7d07246c255b5073ed35
SSDEEP 1536:6G9yoVEpHP29I3fbcJboSUge5N+CnC/maz9Rh:8pv2mbcJboce58wvOR
TLSH
T137336C236A0A49B3DFE231780A9D7232526DD862075541F7A61057EAFD243E2EE743CF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1840-46-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140559000-memory.dmp

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memory/1840-45-0x00007FFC36FF0000-0x00007FFC36FF2000-memory.dmp

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memory/2732-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/2732-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/2732-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3172-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3172-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3172-21-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3172-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3920-43-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3920-44-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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memory/3920-39-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

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