| File name: | WUDFhost.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/f2343867-868f-4ecd-8157-b1772be0cb51 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | XWorm is a remote access trojan (RAT) sold as a malware-as-a-service. It possesses an extensive hacking toolset and is capable of gathering private information and files from the infected computer, hijacking MetaMask and Telegram accounts, and tracking user activity. XWorm is typically delivered to victims' computers through multi-stage attacks that start with phishing emails. |
| Analysis date: | January 09, 2025, 15:08:11 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 999DED2F21F52CE98AEE079DE4498745 |
| SHA1: | AC8036B4F79F1D15386420BE31691249C0BC6924 |
| SHA256: | 3CBDF872AE8FD4FB01A62D802D5F3EF809DF707A2384623313228564BC90EC35 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:GMC1RVbIfl9t/tkcbysLjo65ujOgjeO80mWLBwGrFk+OnoxkZGMT1Qt54V83qtNu:X/9B1U044+D |
MALICIOUS
Changes powershell execution policy (Bypass)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Adds path to the Windows Defender exclusion list
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Bypass execution policy to execute commands
- powershell.exe (PID: 6252)
- powershell.exe (PID: 5096)
- powershell.exe (PID: 6452)
- powershell.exe (PID: 4668)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7148)
- powershell.exe (PID: 4724)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
Adds process to the Windows Defender exclusion list
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
XWORM has been detected
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Create files in the Startup directory
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the date of Windows installation
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Application launched itself
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2192)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Script adds exclusion path to Windows Defender
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Script adds exclusion process to Windows Defender
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- svchost (PID: 6304)
- svchost (PID: 6180)
- svchost (PID: 904)
- svchost (PID: 4500)
- svchost (PID: 1760)
Connects to unusual port
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
- svchost (PID: 6304)
- svchost (PID: 4500)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
- svchost (PID: 904)
Reads the computer name
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
- svchost (PID: 6304)
- svchost (PID: 6180)
- svchost (PID: 1760)
Reads Environment values
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Process checks computer location settings
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Disables trace logs
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
The process uses the downloaded file
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Checks proxy server information
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6908)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
- svchost.exe (PID: 5916)
Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 6252)
- powershell.exe (PID: 6452)
- powershell.exe (PID: 4668)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7148)
- powershell.exe (PID: 5096)
- powershell.exe (PID: 4724)
Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 6252)
- powershell.exe (PID: 6452)
- powershell.exe (PID: 4668)
- powershell.exe (PID: 5096)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7148)
- powershell.exe (PID: 4724)
The sample compiled with english language support
- WUDFhost.exe (PID: 6152)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:12:13 16:43:30+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 3927552 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 79872 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3c0cfe |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 7.1.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 7.1.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Alexander Roshal |
| FileDescription: | WinRAR |
| FileVersion: | 7.1.0.0 |
| InternalName: | WUDFhost.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © Alexander Roshal 1993-2024 |
| OriginalFileName: | WUDFhost.exe |
| ProductName: | WinRAR |
| ProductVersion: | 7.1.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 7.1.0.0 |
Total processes
141
Monitored processes
23
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 904 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Host Process for Windows Services Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.4355 Modules
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| 1616 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1760 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Host Process for Windows Services Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.4355 Modules
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| 2192 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3928 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4500 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Host Process for Windows Services Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.4355 Modules
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| 4548 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4668 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe' | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4724 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost' | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5096 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe' | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
37 162
Read events
37 146
Write events
16
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6908) WUDFhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WUDFhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6908) WUDFhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WUDFhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6908) WUDFhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WUDFhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6908) WUDFhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WUDFhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6908) WUDFhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WUDFhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6908) WUDFhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WUDFhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6908) WUDFhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WUDFhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6908) WUDFhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WUDFhost_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6908) WUDFhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WUDFhost_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6908) WUDFhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WUDFhost_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
1
Text files
12
Unknown types
1
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6252 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nka5zuhp.gmj.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6252 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_w3xrcaag.z3j.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6452 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ibvcxyyq.ipf.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6452 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_50ouqxhj.4ck.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 5916 | svchost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost | executable | |
MD5:B5A7404E5802166F2CC7BAA952ACDAC5 | SHA256:10F10ACA7AD41AAD571E7AD051294FF9B3FF32154AF6BB517C86DC5A0493DE43 | |||
| 5096 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_unf5fca5.vah.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 4724 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nonjovtw.kpm.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7148 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ysulz3xo.xun.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6152 | WUDFhost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe | executable | |
MD5:B5A7404E5802166F2CC7BAA952ACDAC5 | SHA256:10F10ACA7AD41AAD571E7AD051294FF9B3FF32154AF6BB517C86DC5A0493DE43 | |||
| 5096 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_tfyqaxw4.ei4.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
25
DNS requests
18
Threats
16
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | shared |
6152 | WUDFhost.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | shared |
6564 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5916 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | shared |
2972 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.230.103:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2972 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.230.103:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4008 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6908 | WUDFhost.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | shared |
6152 | WUDFhost.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | shared |
6564 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 20.74.47.205:443 | arc.msn.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6564 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
6564 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 20.223.35.26:443 | fd.api.iris.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2972 | SIHClient.exe | 20.109.210.53:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5916 | svchost.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | shared |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
ip-api.com |
| shared |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
windowsupdate.loseyourip.com |
| unknown |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
smartcorporation.theworkpc.com |
| unknown |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2192 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
2192 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
6908 | WUDFhost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
6908 | WUDFhost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
— | — | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
— | — | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
— | — | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
— | — | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External Hosting Lookup by ip-api |
2192 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a *.loseyourip .com Domain |
2192 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a *.theworkpc .com Domain |
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