Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
07/09/2026, 16:34
General
- Target 2026-09-05_7950702771c024d8d5f1fda4968acd22_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260907-t3lcss1cjb
- SHA256 e46476caabe21dae7405645feac46d11843d00a0615e2341483d7bebd609e629
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 9 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\2026-09-05_7950702771c024d8d5f1fda4968acd22_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-05_7950702771c024d8d5f1fda4968acd22_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\11629\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\11629\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\11629" /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\11629" /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
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 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\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-3986082593-3624157295-3514260330-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-3986082593-3624157295-3514260330-10002 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\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2896 2856 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2928 2940 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⤵
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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
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
Tmp3273.tmp
TmpB183.tmp
TmpE1BD.tmp
TmpE27A.tmp
TmpEDB6.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/460-148-0x000002C94F520000-0x000002C94F586000-memory.dmp
memory/460-155-0x00007FF69F890000-0x00007FF69F9F7000-memory.dmp
memory/460-153-0x000002C94F520000-0x000002C94F586000-memory.dmp
memory/460-146-0x00007FF69F890000-0x00007FF69F9F7000-memory.dmp
memory/460-147-0x000002C94F520000-0x000002C94F586000-memory.dmp
memory/1588-278-0x000002180F2F0000-0x000002180F356000-memory.dmp
memory/1588-277-0x00007FF6A1E50000-0x00007FF6A231F000-memory.dmp
memory/1588-350-0x00007FF6A1E50000-0x00007FF6A231F000-memory.dmp
memory/1588-276-0x000002180F2F0000-0x000002180F356000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-112-0x000001D1BDFC0000-0x000001D1BE026000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-113-0x000001D1BDFC0000-0x000001D1BE026000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-158-0x00007FF6F4130000-0x00007FF6F41F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-114-0x000001D1BDFC0000-0x000001D1BE026000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-111-0x00007FF6F4130000-0x00007FF6F41F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2180-210-0x000001D13DF90000-0x000001D13DFF6000-memory.dmp
memory/2180-282-0x00007FF7A77A0000-0x00007FF7A784C000-memory.dmp
memory/2180-211-0x000001D13DF90000-0x000001D13DFF6000-memory.dmp
memory/2180-209-0x00007FF7A77A0000-0x00007FF7A784C000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-229-0x000001ABB7340000-0x000001ABB73A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-230-0x000001ABB7340000-0x000001ABB73A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-228-0x00007FF666D50000-0x00007FF666E02000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-295-0x00007FF666D50000-0x00007FF666E02000-memory.dmp
memory/2432-309-0x000002BD5E140000-0x000002BD5E1A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2432-355-0x00007FF7B4F40000-0x00007FF7B527E000-memory.dmp
memory/2432-308-0x00007FF7B4F40000-0x00007FF7B527E000-memory.dmp
memory/2432-307-0x000002BD5E140000-0x000002BD5E1A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2536-269-0x000001DC49390000-0x000001DC493F6000-memory.dmp
memory/2536-267-0x00007FF7F61B0000-0x00007FF7F6439000-memory.dmp
memory/2536-268-0x000001DC49390000-0x000001DC493F6000-memory.dmp
memory/2536-321-0x00007FF7F61B0000-0x00007FF7F6439000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-275-0x00007FF6425E0000-0x00007FF642D22000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-206-0x00007FF6425E0000-0x00007FF642D22000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-201-0x000001D846120000-0x000001D846186000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-202-0x000001D846120000-0x000001D846186000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-509-0x000001D846120000-0x000001D846186000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-511-0x00007FF6425E0000-0x00007FF642D22000-memory.dmp
memory/2716-239-0x000001B819FE0000-0x000001B81A046000-memory.dmp
memory/2716-236-0x00007FF684920000-0x00007FF684BC2000-memory.dmp
memory/2716-303-0x00007FF684920000-0x00007FF684BC2000-memory.dmp
memory/2716-238-0x000001B819FE0000-0x000001B81A046000-memory.dmp
memory/3268-129-0x0000021D64610000-0x0000021D646A8000-memory.dmp
memory/3268-130-0x0000021D64780000-0x0000021D647E6000-memory.dmp
memory/3268-131-0x0000021D64780000-0x0000021D647E6000-memory.dmp
memory/3540-261-0x0000028991410000-0x0000028991476000-memory.dmp
memory/3540-263-0x00007FF7B3AC0000-0x00007FF7B3DDF000-memory.dmp
memory/3540-257-0x0000028991410000-0x0000028991476000-memory.dmp
memory/3540-256-0x0000028991410000-0x0000028991476000-memory.dmp
memory/3540-255-0x00007FF7B3AC0000-0x00007FF7B3DDF000-memory.dmp
memory/3664-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/3664-266-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/3664-195-0x0000000000900000-0x0000000000969000-memory.dmp
memory/3664-191-0x0000000000900000-0x0000000000969000-memory.dmp
memory/3836-245-0x00007FF6BC4F0000-0x00007FF6BC609000-memory.dmp
memory/3836-159-0x00007FF6BC4F0000-0x00007FF6BC609000-memory.dmp
memory/3836-160-0x00000258697F0000-0x0000025869856000-memory.dmp
memory/3836-161-0x00000258697F0000-0x0000025869856000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-123-0x00000221EEA50000-0x00000221EEAB6000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-122-0x00000221EEA50000-0x00000221EEAB6000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-121-0x00000221EEA50000-0x00000221EEAB6000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-120-0x00007FF6F4130000-0x00007FF6F41F8000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-188-0x00007FF6F4130000-0x00007FF6F41F8000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-219-0x000001D9AE4D0000-0x000001D9AE536000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-324-0x00007FF737EF0000-0x00007FF738305000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-218-0x000001D9AE4D0000-0x000001D9AE536000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-220-0x00007FF737EF0000-0x00007FF738305000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-291-0x00007FF737EF0000-0x00007FF738305000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-322-0x000001D9AE4D0000-0x000001D9AE536000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-140-0x000002B089AD0000-0x000002B089B36000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-138-0x000002B089910000-0x000002B0899A8000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-139-0x000002B089AD0000-0x000002B089B36000-memory.dmp
memory/4668-0-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002AE9000-memory.dmp
memory/4668-7-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002AE9000-memory.dmp
memory/4668-5-0x0000000002B40000-0x0000000002C67000-memory.dmp
memory/4668-6-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002AE9000-memory.dmp
memory/5268-354-0x00007FF68C1C0000-0x00007FF68C2EE000-memory.dmp
memory/5268-296-0x00007FF68C1C0000-0x00007FF68C2EE000-memory.dmp
memory/5268-298-0x00000265623C0000-0x0000026562426000-memory.dmp
memory/5268-297-0x00000265623C0000-0x0000026562426000-memory.dmp
memory/5488-247-0x000001856CA10000-0x000001856CA76000-memory.dmp
memory/5488-248-0x000001856CA10000-0x000001856CA76000-memory.dmp
memory/5488-306-0x00007FF644B70000-0x00007FF644D03000-memory.dmp
memory/5488-246-0x00007FF644B70000-0x00007FF644D03000-memory.dmp
memory/5532-179-0x00007FF651920000-0x00007FF651A69000-memory.dmp
memory/5532-181-0x00000230763D0000-0x0000023076436000-memory.dmp
memory/5532-182-0x00000230763D0000-0x0000023076436000-memory.dmp
memory/5532-254-0x00007FF651920000-0x00007FF651A69000-memory.dmp
memory/5604-285-0x00007FF623990000-0x00007FF623E96000-memory.dmp
memory/5604-351-0x00007FF623990000-0x00007FF623E96000-memory.dmp
memory/5604-286-0x000001DE132B0000-0x000001DE13316000-memory.dmp
memory/5604-287-0x000001DE132B0000-0x000001DE13316000-memory.dmp
memory/5884-172-0x000002A98A0C0000-0x000002A98A126000-memory.dmp
memory/5884-173-0x000002A98A0C0000-0x000002A98A126000-memory.dmp
memory/5884-171-0x000002A989F50000-0x000002A989FE8000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-135-0x00007FF715F30000-0x00007FF716052000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-17-0x00000240A2A90000-0x00000240A2AF6000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-18-0x00000240A2A90000-0x00000240A2AF6000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-16-0x00000240A2A90000-0x00000240A2AF6000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-15-0x00007FF715F30000-0x00007FF716052000-memory.dmp