9c0bee0824d86e3c0a5bf226ab3e2b30fcec406d0acbdfe1be834e4539e29637

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
58s
max time network
64s
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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24/10/2026, 07:47

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Reason

Machine shutdown

General

Target
XWormClient.exe
Size 115KB
Sample261024-jmtdcsav7j
SHA256 9c0bee0824d86e3c0a5bf226ab3e2b30fcec406d0acbdfe1be834e4539e29637
MD5 428a3fe3f57d833fee35327d1a8d86f3
SHA1 3e2582afa825dc8960074eac5c7c8f74d9f72f22
SHA512 31570284bb47ac3e20fe03574cd80457299b9f8676c9adae8b4d03c9e5b22aba685d638d9e6813e7dd6f7f5f158e3c774389b28276f1fb62ef220a89bad3a974
SSDEEP 1536:HhkCuF5NkjaYHVzBx1T3XHzLAmaIEWs0Nd+1yVgYyEIl/b8fZsBJmljItZ1oYmDR:HhAFrTeBP3XjBsMdGV8fiSqgHnPbADu
TLSH
T176B37C0FFB520E15C70D1DB38567904492F5C6A72627FBBB24C94EB49EA3C989F4B098
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

8^/10

defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation

Malware Config

Signatures

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
264	powershell.exe
3108	powershell.exe
5460	powershell.exe
2028	powershell.exe

Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

persistence privilege_escalation

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\x64DLLhelper.lnk	XWormClient.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\x64DLLhelper.lnk	XWormClient.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1672	x64DLLhelper.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-696679853-3915825385-3233721679-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\x64DLLhelper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\x64DLLhelper.exe"	XWormClient.exe

Enumerates video capture drivers 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Queries the legacy Video for Windows capture drivers. This is commonly abused by RATs to check for available webcams on the system before reporting to their C2.

discovery defense_evasion

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Video Capture

T1125

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32\msvideo9	XWormClient.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	XWormClient.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	XWormClient.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent	LogonUI.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\AccentPalette = 99ebff004cc2ff000091f8000078d4000067c000003e9200001a6800f7630c00	LogonUI.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\History	LogonUI.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\History\AutoColor = "0"	LogonUI.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2720	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
264	powershell.exe
264	powershell.exe
3108	powershell.exe
3108	powershell.exe
5460	powershell.exe
5460	powershell.exe
2028	powershell.exe
2028	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4320	XWormClient.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	264	powershell.exe
Token: 33	264	powershell.exe
Token: 34	264	powershell.exe
Token: 35	264	powershell.exe
Token: 36	264	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3108	powershell.exe
Token: 33	3108	powershell.exe
Token: 34	3108	powershell.exe
Token: 35	3108	powershell.exe
Token: 36	3108	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5460	powershell.exe
Token: 33	5460	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2920	LogonUI.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4320 wrote to memory of 264	4320	XWormClient.exe	89
PID 4320 wrote to memory of 3108	4320	XWormClient.exe	92
PID 4320 wrote to memory of 5460	4320	XWormClient.exe	94
PID 4320 wrote to memory of 2028	4320	XWormClient.exe	96
PID 4320 wrote to memory of 2720	4320	XWormClient.exe	98

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWormClient.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWormClient.exe"
1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Adds Run key to start application
- Enumerates video capture drivers
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4320
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XWormClient.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:264
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XWormClient.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3108
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\x64DLLhelper.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5460
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'x64DLLhelper.exe'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2028
- C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "x64DLLhelper" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\x64DLLhelper.exe"
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2720

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\x64DLLhelper.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\x64DLLhelper.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1672

C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3a2f855 /state1:0x41c64e6d
1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2920

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
1⤵
PID:5472

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k CameraMonitor
1⤵
PID:5432

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Video Capture

T1125

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
MD5 acbc65123954839a819fa2495d239bf7
SHA1 063cff64444a6e3b4be1445b4cecb477e4d6ae47
SHA512 af07d3f6dcf1779bcc864aabe9e08563b20b8df8238df7bb08a5fe3b4e40d10f2e2a4442a042fe5d7a320e3b8195799ecc885549faa8babb5909eb32271e7b91
TLSH
T170216833B3DD8615CC9A413A10CDAC1036B6C7DB40DECFAB7B84E655A43F699CE61160
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 692a34514a01d6aba5001653c9e0a5079305a17379c8427f308b03d7b494fc94
MD5 a391959e01fb198fac17e339c9eedb4b
SHA1 cfaaa41d6766343d0bfb459bcc7cf9f448f7a1c7
SHA512 d0a5665e3291e9dae539469ffd973c7654f01f8ddaa4a50602c712305949bc6fb0f4a9d7285315079685f6e455b9753306054ffcb50b4ebb149381f5c436161f
TLSH
T115219833B3CC8614C89A013A10CDAC0036B6CBCB40DECE5B6B80E655A43F698CE60060
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 69cd39a2fb022158102c40a03d97c78b5dcd357c40825b0c7ac5a7735f9ad534
MD5 9108d86ab6beaf27b5dc977e3a25132e
SHA1 8a11b841d4a4f2318b56b6db5235c4b9d4968cc9
SHA512 b83c7e114df5ba38a33d1f7e01332c2723920b0ce11bbfc40775ae915fe75e5b9fa314a5f78317d5e37b9cbdbf15126f9cc126c08640e0802c6aec5d025e8dff
TLSH
T157219837B3CC8614C89A003A10CDAC0036B6CBCB40DECE5B6B80E655A43F698CE60060
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__PSScriptPolicyTest_df11qpnr.cln.psm1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_df11qpnr.cln.psm1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
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x64DLLhelper.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\x64DLLhelper.exe
Size 115KB
SHA256 9c0bee0824d86e3c0a5bf226ab3e2b30fcec406d0acbdfe1be834e4539e29637
MD5 428a3fe3f57d833fee35327d1a8d86f3
SHA1 3e2582afa825dc8960074eac5c7c8f74d9f72f22
SHA512 31570284bb47ac3e20fe03574cd80457299b9f8676c9adae8b4d03c9e5b22aba685d638d9e6813e7dd6f7f5f158e3c774389b28276f1fb62ef220a89bad3a974
SSDEEP 1536:HhkCuF5NkjaYHVzBx1T3XHzLAmaIEWs0Nd+1yVgYyEIl/b8fZsBJmljItZ1oYmDR:HhAFrTeBP3XjBsMdGV8fiSqgHnPbADu
TLSH
T176B37C0FFB520E15C70D1DB38567904492F5C6A72627FBBB24C94EB49EA3C989F4B098
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memory/264-18-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-5-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-10-0x00000201E56D0000-0x00000201E56F2000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-9-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-11-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-12-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-13-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-14-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-15-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-16-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-17-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-28-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-21-0x00000201FDD10000-0x00000201FDD2E000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-6-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-22-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-23-0x00000201FDD80000-0x00000201FDE32000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-24-0x00000201E5860000-0x00000201E586A000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-25-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/264-26-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/4320-0-0x00007FFB0B56F000-0x00007FFB0B570000-memory.dmp

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memory/4320-4-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/4320-34-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/4320-3-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/4320-2-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/4320-52-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/4320-1-0x00000000001E0000-0x0000000000204000-memory.dmp

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memory/4320-55-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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memory/4320-56-0x00007FFB0B3E0000-0x00007FFB0BD84000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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