Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
05/09/2026, 04:45
General
- Target 2026-09-04_8631b2de83f53d2a541d6a017b3e4791_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260905-fdcsgaep2y
- SHA256 ee52513216fae7b629596532e89454eb9bbd11d9c5b3bdae73f0baa46e544160
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\2026-09-04_8631b2de83f53d2a541d6a017b3e4791_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_8631b2de83f53d2a541d6a017b3e4791_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_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\29159\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\29159\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\29159" /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\29159" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- 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-1-5-21-2246396966-3025826688-3847171515-10001_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2246396966-3025826688-3847171515-10001 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 3000 3004 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2940 2964 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 2940 2964 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 3000 3004 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
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp1965.tmp
Tmp4B26.tmp
Tmp4C01.tmp
Tmp5317.tmp
Tmp83A1.tmp
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
GameInputSvc.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.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
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/248-202-0x000002A67E6A0000-0x000002A67E706000-memory.dmp
memory/248-201-0x000002A67E6A0000-0x000002A67E706000-memory.dmp
memory/248-363-0x000002A67E6A0000-0x000002A67E706000-memory.dmp
memory/248-365-0x00007FF7628F0000-0x00007FF763033000-memory.dmp
memory/248-200-0x00007FF7628F0000-0x00007FF763033000-memory.dmp
memory/248-289-0x00007FF7628F0000-0x00007FF763033000-memory.dmp
memory/1228-187-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/1228-274-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/1228-188-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000899000-memory.dmp
memory/1228-193-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000899000-memory.dmp
memory/1232-154-0x00007FF60EE40000-0x00007FF60EFA7000-memory.dmp
memory/1232-146-0x0000023E7CD30000-0x0000023E7CD96000-memory.dmp
memory/1232-147-0x0000023E7CD30000-0x0000023E7CD96000-memory.dmp
memory/1232-145-0x00007FF60EE40000-0x00007FF60EFA7000-memory.dmp
memory/1232-152-0x0000023E7CD30000-0x0000023E7CD96000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-137-0x0000017744E60000-0x0000017744FB8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-139-0x0000017746120000-0x0000017746186000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-138-0x0000017746120000-0x0000017746186000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-157-0x00007FF602C40000-0x00007FF602D59000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-159-0x000001E92D4B0000-0x000001E92D516000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-253-0x00007FF602C40000-0x00007FF602D59000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-158-0x000001E92D4B0000-0x000001E92D516000-memory.dmp
memory/1680-304-0x00007FF7AD1A0000-0x00007FF7AD253000-memory.dmp
memory/1680-228-0x00007FF7AD1A0000-0x00007FF7AD253000-memory.dmp
memory/1680-229-0x00000236686C0000-0x0000023668726000-memory.dmp
memory/1680-230-0x00000236686C0000-0x0000023668726000-memory.dmp
memory/2028-129-0x00000220044E0000-0x0000022004638000-memory.dmp
memory/2028-131-0x0000022004410000-0x0000022004476000-memory.dmp
memory/2028-130-0x0000022004410000-0x0000022004476000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-6-0x0000000002B50000-0x0000000002BB9000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-0-0x0000000002B50000-0x0000000002BB9000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-5-0x0000000002860000-0x00000000029DE000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-7-0x0000000002B50000-0x0000000002BB9000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-322-0x00007FF7E3A00000-0x00007FF7E3E16000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-320-0x00000206047A0000-0x0000020604806000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-223-0x00007FF7E3A00000-0x00007FF7E3E16000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-219-0x00000206047A0000-0x0000020604806000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-218-0x00000206047A0000-0x0000020604806000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-301-0x00007FF7E3A00000-0x00007FF7E3E16000-memory.dmp
memory/2620-237-0x0000013FC74C0000-0x0000013FC7526000-memory.dmp
memory/2620-318-0x00007FF7CD4E0000-0x00007FF7CD782000-memory.dmp
memory/2620-239-0x00007FF7CD4E0000-0x00007FF7CD782000-memory.dmp
memory/2620-238-0x0000013FC74C0000-0x0000013FC7526000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-306-0x00007FF71F3C0000-0x00007FF71F6FE000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-307-0x0000021FC4D60000-0x0000021FC4DC6000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-305-0x0000021FC4D60000-0x0000021FC4DC6000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-334-0x00007FF71F3C0000-0x00007FF71F6FE000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-255-0x0000021EBE730000-0x0000021EBE796000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-254-0x00007FF768D70000-0x00007FF769090000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-262-0x00007FF768D70000-0x00007FF769090000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-256-0x0000021EBE730000-0x0000021EBE796000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-260-0x0000021EBE730000-0x0000021EBE796000-memory.dmp
memory/2968-211-0x0000026EC2810000-0x0000026EC2876000-memory.dmp
memory/2968-210-0x0000026EC2810000-0x0000026EC2876000-memory.dmp
memory/2968-209-0x00007FF6CD800000-0x00007FF6CD8AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2968-293-0x00007FF6CD800000-0x00007FF6CD8AD000-memory.dmp
memory/3312-330-0x00007FF792ED0000-0x00007FF7933D6000-memory.dmp
memory/3312-288-0x00007FF792ED0000-0x00007FF7933D6000-memory.dmp
memory/3312-284-0x0000021065580000-0x00000210655E6000-memory.dmp
memory/3312-283-0x0000021065580000-0x00000210655E6000-memory.dmp
memory/3436-246-0x0000019795C30000-0x0000019795C96000-memory.dmp
memory/3436-247-0x0000019795C30000-0x0000019795C96000-memory.dmp
memory/3436-245-0x00007FF6A6210000-0x00007FF6A63A4000-memory.dmp
memory/3436-323-0x00007FF6A6210000-0x00007FF6A63A4000-memory.dmp
memory/3916-171-0x000001B2A8B10000-0x000001B2A8B76000-memory.dmp
memory/3916-169-0x000001B2A88E0000-0x000001B2A8A38000-memory.dmp
memory/3916-170-0x000001B2A8B10000-0x000001B2A8B76000-memory.dmp
memory/4276-294-0x00007FF6ACD70000-0x00007FF6ACE9E000-memory.dmp
memory/4276-333-0x00007FF6ACD70000-0x00007FF6ACE9E000-memory.dmp
memory/4276-296-0x000001905BE90000-0x000001905BEF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4276-295-0x000001905BE90000-0x000001905BEF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-181-0x0000021034990000-0x00000210349F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-180-0x0000021034990000-0x00000210349F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-265-0x00007FF6DB2F0000-0x00007FF6DB439000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-178-0x00007FF6DB2F0000-0x00007FF6DB439000-memory.dmp
memory/4664-26-0x00007FF705B80000-0x00007FF705C48000-memory.dmp
memory/4664-27-0x000001AE01430000-0x000001AE01496000-memory.dmp
memory/4664-29-0x000001AE01430000-0x000001AE01496000-memory.dmp
memory/4664-197-0x00007FF705B80000-0x00007FF705C48000-memory.dmp
memory/4664-28-0x000001AE01430000-0x000001AE01496000-memory.dmp
memory/4704-268-0x0000019EBAB10000-0x0000019EBAB76000-memory.dmp
memory/4704-328-0x00007FF78A3F0000-0x00007FF78A67A000-memory.dmp
memory/4704-266-0x00007FF78A3F0000-0x00007FF78A67A000-memory.dmp
memory/4704-267-0x0000019EBAB10000-0x0000019EBAB76000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-208-0x00007FF705B80000-0x00007FF705C48000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-35-0x00007FF705B80000-0x00007FF705C48000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-37-0x000001B4DBDF0000-0x000001B4DBE56000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-38-0x000001B4DBDF0000-0x000001B4DBE56000-memory.dmp
memory/4980-36-0x000001B4DBDF0000-0x000001B4DBE56000-memory.dmp
memory/5060-17-0x000001B8736F0000-0x000001B873756000-memory.dmp
memory/5060-177-0x00007FF67F720000-0x00007FF67F842000-memory.dmp
memory/5060-18-0x000001B8736F0000-0x000001B873756000-memory.dmp
memory/5060-16-0x000001B8736F0000-0x000001B873756000-memory.dmp
memory/5060-15-0x00007FF67F720000-0x00007FF67F842000-memory.dmp
memory/5332-280-0x00007FF761880000-0x00007FF761D50000-memory.dmp
memory/5332-275-0x0000015717BF0000-0x0000015717C56000-memory.dmp
memory/5332-329-0x00007FF761880000-0x00007FF761D50000-memory.dmp
memory/5332-276-0x0000015717BF0000-0x0000015717C56000-memory.dmp