4594f4ca982b30754cd95344fd0f682f17b6762fe9933cd324ebdf23bf62acd1

Analysis

max time kernel
5s
max time network
68s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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01/10/2026, 17:37

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Reason

Machine shutdown

General

Target
Chernobyl.exe
Size 1.5MB
Sample261001-v7mxvsshqc
SHA256 4594f4ca982b30754cd95344fd0f682f17b6762fe9933cd324ebdf23bf62acd1
MD5 f82146b660bd76cc092c4c2ae7fe6d97
SHA1 d5cb2455eb0e3728e8b88ee5db0b289ef3e9478a
SHA512 2a65b65eaf41c654d6f9371ed5eb209cced4fa1614a8507004fa645ac76084a81f93a8b4db51f0940d856fbe2476d9b67f967185de37d1bf41b6480f15355cef
SSDEEP 24576:XzYx3PgYWwocek/r2+AAYNh3tBULAkS7LevcUMkoI3j8K12LE/q:XkoA/qhlL3rmzS7nUdoI3F1cE/
TLSH
T1AE752822A687D9A3C41E1270DDC7D32977B2E0F46B364B8BBA4C87EF6D213A11CC5546
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

bootkit discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation

Malware Config

Signatures

Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
persistence privilege_escalation

Component Object Model Hijacking
T1546.015

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4720	nasm.exe

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 34 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

description	ioc	Process
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runas\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runas	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shell\open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shellex	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Compatibility	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\edit\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runas	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runasuser\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PintoStartScreen	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\print	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runas\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\edit	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runasuser\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Compatibility	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runasuser	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\print\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runasuser	reg.exe

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PhysicalDrive0	Chernobyl.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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
5840	cmd.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Chernobyl.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	nasm.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Modifies registry class 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m1v\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m4b\ShellEx	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpg\ShellEx\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.pptx\PersistentHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CertificateStoreFile\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{048EB43E-2059-422F-95E0-557DA96038AF}\VersionIndependentProgID	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4154726816-2055034831-2297277433-1000_Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{389510b7-9e58-40d7-98bf-60b911cb0ea9}\TypeLib	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{75D01070-1234-44E9-82F6-DB5B39A47C13}\DataFormats\GetSet\3	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\bootstrap.vsto.1\DocObject	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{4A56AF32-C21F-11DB-96FA-005056C00008}\Instance	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{DD9DA666-8594-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EA770D9E-D1C9-454B-99B7-B2F8CDD2482F}\InProcServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\IE.HTTP\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Components\175C21850F357644EBAFA0F4749A34C7	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.jfif	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpe\ShellEx	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.obj	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.rc2\PersistentHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.acrobatsecuritysettings.1	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppX0jr688mrddhm2gsn5y1q8jpx5tfsxk7s\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{65235197-874B-4A07-BDC5-E65EA825B718}\InprocHandler32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.hhc	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.psd1	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{00020907-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Conversion\Readable\Main	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{17CCA71B-ECD7-11D0-B908-00A0C9223196}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{3050F31A-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{AA14F9C9-62B5-4637-8AC4-8F25BF29D5A7}\Conversion\Readable	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{EABCECDB-CC1C-4A6F-B4E3-7F888A5ADFC8}\Conversion\ReadWritable\Main	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\printto	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xdp\AcroExch.XDPDoc	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppX8mn6f6acw2d3hves535dpq0zqnxqkec7\Shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\certificate_wab_auto_file\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{00020803-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Conversion	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{DC020317-E6E2-4A62-B9FA-B3EFE16626F4}\Insertable	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.in_\PersistentHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{3C18EAE4-BC25-4134-B7DF-1ECA1337DDDC}\DefaultExtension	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{91493441-5A91-11CF-8700-00AA0060263B}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\cmdfile\shell\print\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.grp	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpa\PersistentHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\oledb32.dll	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{00020810-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\AuxUserType\3	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{3050F24D-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{82B02373-B5BC-11CF-810F-00A0C9030074}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{da4e3da0-d07d-11d0-bd50-00a0c911ce86}\Instance\{4A56AF32-C21F-11DB-96FA-005056C00008}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xltm\ShellEx\PropertyHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.Document.7\shell\read	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{0006F051-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{083863F1-70DE-11D0-BD40-00A0C911CE86}\Instance\{D51BD5A5-7548-11CF-A520-0080C77EF58A}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4154726816-2055034831-2297277433-1000_Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{C5FF006E-2AE9-408C-B85B-2DFDD5449D9C}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers\{D12E3394-DE4B-4777-93E9-DF0AC88F8584}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.docx\Word.Document.12\ShellNew	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.lnk	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u\PersistentHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4154726816-2055034831-2297277433-1000_Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{71DCE5D6-4B57-496B-AC21-CD5B54EB93FD}\VersionIndependentProgID	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Template.8\shell\New\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\IE.FTP\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.eyb\PersistentHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ppam\ShellEx\PropertyHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.vstm	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{2CE4D4CF-B278-4126-AD1E-B622DA2E8339}\VersionIndependentProgID	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\feed	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Forms.ScrollBar.1\CLSID	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5420	Chernobyl.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5420	Chernobyl.exe
Token: 33	3684	AUDIODG.EXE
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3684	AUDIODG.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5420 wrote to memory of 4720	5420	Chernobyl.exe	89
PID 5420 wrote to memory of 5840	5420	Chernobyl.exe	92
PID 5840 wrote to memory of 5620	5840	cmd.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Chernobyl.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Chernobyl.exe"
1⤵
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5420
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nasm.exe
  "nasm.exe" -f bin mbr_temp.asm -o mbr_temp.bin
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4720
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c reg delete HKCR /f
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5840
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    reg delete HKCR /f
    3⤵
    - Modifies system executable filetype association
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:5620

C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004FC 0x0000000000000504
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3684

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Component Object Model Hijacking

T1546.015

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Component Object Model Hijacking

T1546.015

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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mbr_temp.asm

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mbr_temp.asm
Size 1KB
SHA256 9fdfd968643c046a87defa558840a6a523324d8b7d447deb5cd089ab7e456317
MD5 3632f34a0a2e0b39b9adfba26f745b8d
SHA1 199cfd15f8debdf1e77e3e37fcf92f4e0a28f1b6
SHA512 f005ac944ceb38552bacf856bcb4ddb69680f889a9dfd557292e151b01af86495d470a53703fcd19d6dea69d44bc9686635237f23901a9494cdb0f59fbf8cfdd
TLSH
T1F8217B9E6D1247CA45FA161CD4C1EE1FF2AD575F40C52929B71C43378F7A450EBA046C
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mbr_temp.bin

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mbr_temp.bin
Size 512B
SHA256 032c085f82cde3370e27119e29392d0bec4df704a6c431e9461f8bf1a32a5a06
MD5 0a8589321be2e6c9a0e9a4e4aa46c0fa
SHA1 a548554896bc34d9c7e25dc024050dd44a2825e1
SHA512 9cfc0daaa474f643af5845d3e4a83323a17325446c6b065f3a9d7287a3ff3f3a588bf72209ba0aa3be412b6bdb2f80b84c43c467d48849db5813ecd92fa82bca
TLSH
T16BF0226AA4CE92C9D44601B0603A48B824083AACEA0AE45040682C0BE3D8760CF0E269
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nasm.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nasm.exe
Size 1.2MB
SHA256 a4735165141570d966b577d594c0541c29baed4978078c1c7237b855f8592a87
MD5 2f17bab79b9e5caa79c4f493a18fb06c
SHA1 f3eb8a09529b82fc08e919517e098644ddc01004
SHA512 37c62999e11f3a44c02bad2ad9941213c0264312f228de32466818ec84d745312f941f4adf6e4bf3f49d5d91e8df56dbf39b7966ed8d4b214b484c93635ca154
SSDEEP 24576:2zYx3PgYWwocek/r2+AAYNh3tBULAkS7Le:2koA/qhlL3rmzS7
TLSH
T1A4459422A687D9A3C40E1270DDC7D32977B2E0F46B368B87BA4C97AF7D213A11CC5546
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memory/4720-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000539000-memory.dmp

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memory/5420-0-0x00000000750E2000-0x00000000750E3000-memory.dmp

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memory/5420-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000592000-memory.dmp

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memory/5420-5-0x00000000750D0000-0x000000007588C000-memory.dmp

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memory/5420-14-0x0000000005810000-0x00000000058A2000-memory.dmp

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memory/5420-17-0x00000000750E2000-0x00000000750E3000-memory.dmp

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memory/5420-18-0x00000000750D0000-0x000000007588C000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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