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Database Entry


XWorm


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 22 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: aaf94802ec4fd06c7498021cdda4527dd3b51340648627f8a47a09778b863558
SHA3-384 hash: 0c1876ed7146ea9f7c8eb9d1d5c89d1e61ff0dae013fc3a870eaee6b641d3cbe325fa8efb9093d74a6e5e4ec0de01056
SHA1 hash: bd75e242951197e608dfb169166f30c79c48b4e8
MD5 hash: 40ee1549e8c99a64265e217620aefc9a
humanhash: apart-one-arizona-saturn
File name:bot2.exe
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Signature XWorm
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File size:815'104 bytes
First seen:2025-02-12 14:44:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 332f7ce65ead0adfb3d35147033aabe9 (82 x XRed, 18 x SnakeKeylogger, 7 x DarkComet)
ssdeep 12288:6MSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9Z1mG1Bj:6nsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9TXL
Threatray 357 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T13A057D22F2D18437D1761B3D9C6BA3A5583ABE512E38794E3BE81E4C5F3E6812C152D3
TrID 86.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 7 (664796/42/58)
7.4% (.CPL) Windows Control Panel Item (generic) (57583/11/19)
1.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Delphi generic (14182/79/4)
1.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
1.2% (.EXE) DOS Borland compiled Executable (generic) (10000/1/2)
Magika pebin
dhash icon c8c2a69898a6c2c8 (1 x XWorm)
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:exe github-com--mailclone2500 xworm

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
462
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
bot2.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-02-12 14:54:33 UTC
Tags:
evasion xred backdoor telegram xworm remote delphi ims-api generic dyndns snake keylogger
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/db59ffd3-313f-4381-84c7-cc2c23dd661c

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection(s):
PUA.Win.Packer.D1s1g-5
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PUA.Win.Packer.D1s1g-1
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PUA.Win.Packer.D1s1g-2
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Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0
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Win.Trojan.Generic-9936029-0
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Win.Packed.njRAT-10002074-1
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Win.Packed.Msilzilla-10002982-0
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Win.Packed.Msilzilla-10019837-0
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Win.Packed.Loveletter-10023052-0
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Win.Dropper.Nanocore-10024427-0
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Win.Packed.Msilzilla-10024501-0
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Win.Packed.Loveletter-10024677-0
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Win.Packed.Msilzilla-10024808-0
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Win.Packed.Msilzilla-10026193-0
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ditekSHen.MALWARE.Win.Trojan.AsyncRAT.UNOFFICIAL
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ditekSHen.MALWARE.Win.XWorm.UNOFFICIAL
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Win.Malware.Delf-6899401-0
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67acb3ff4f5583c4c4d86757
Tags:
darkkomet asyncrat autorun delphi
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Moving a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Moving a file to the %temp% directory
Modifying an executable file
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Launching a process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Query of malicious DNS domain
Setting a global event handler for the keyboard
Infecting executable files
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm asyncrat autorun backdoor borland_delphi cmd darkkomet dropper emotet evasive fingerprint fingerprint hacktool keylogger lolbin macros-on-open njrat obfuscated rat remote schtasks schtasks xworm
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/67acb4004d32c7a4e2bb53c6/reports/1bb9333d-567e-42d3-98cb-265dec943ee8/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.DarkKomet
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/aaf94802ec4fd06c7498021cdda4527dd3b51340648627f8a47a09778b863558
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Malware family:
XWorm
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/a5b5fb5d-ddb7-4738-a2b7-69c5f58952d9
Result
Threat name:
XRed, XWorm
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1613217
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Check if machine is in data center or colocation facility
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
Document contains an embedded VBA macro with suspicious strings
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to ADO stream file operations
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to HTTP operations
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to WSH operations (process, registry, environment, or keystrokes)
Drops PE files to the document folder of the user
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects its processes via BreakOnTermination flag
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses dynamic DNS services
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication)
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Yara detected Telegram Recon
Yara detected XRed
Yara detected XWorm
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1613217 Sample: bot2.exe Startdate: 12/02/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 61 freedns.afraid.org 2->61 63 api.telegram.org 2->63 65 9 other IPs or domains 2->65 79 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->79 81 Found malware configuration 2->81 83 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->83 89 22 other signatures 2->89 9 bot2.exe 1 6 2->9         started        12 Python 2->12         started        15 EXCEL.EXE 230 60 2->15         started        17 3 other processes 2->17 signatures3 85 Uses dynamic DNS services 61->85 87 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 63->87 process4 file5 53 C:\Users\user\Desktop\._cache_bot2.exe, PE32 9->53 dropped 55 C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe, PE32 9->55 dropped 57 C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\RCXBBE4.tmp, PE32 9->57 dropped 59 C:\...\Synaptics.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 9->59 dropped 19 ._cache_bot2.exe 15 6 9->19         started        24 Synaptics.exe 132 9->24         started        101 Antivirus detection for dropped file 12->101 103 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 12->103 26 splwow64.exe 15->26         started        signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 67 103.68.109.212, 5000, 50306, 50308 CHGPL-AS-APKoreaHK Belize 19->67 69 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 19->69 75 2 other IPs or domains 19->75 49 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Python, PE32 19->49 dropped 91 Antivirus detection for dropped file 19->91 93 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 19->93 95 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 19->95 99 6 other signatures 19->99 28 powershell.exe 19->28         started        31 powershell.exe 19->31         started        33 powershell.exe 19->33         started        37 2 other processes 19->37 71 docs.google.com 142.250.185.206, 443, 49708, 49709 GOOGLEUS United States 24->71 73 drive.usercontent.google.com 142.250.185.65, 443, 49719, 49720 GOOGLEUS United States 24->73 77 2 other IPs or domains 24->77 51 C:\Users\user\Documents\CZQKSDDMWR\~$cache1, PE32 24->51 dropped 97 Drops PE files to the document folder of the user 24->97 35 WerFault.exe 24->35         started        file9 signatures10 process11 signatures12 105 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 28->105 39 conhost.exe 28->39         started        41 conhost.exe 31->41         started        43 conhost.exe 33->43         started        45 conhost.exe 37->45         started        47 conhost.exe 37->47         started        process13
Detection:
shortloader
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/aaf94802ec4fd06c7498021cdda4527dd3b51340648627f8a47a09778b863558/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Synaptics
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-11-28 02:49:17 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
67
AV detection:
34 of 37 (91.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vl4uqaxmj7igy5eyaion3jcspxj3ke2amsdcp6fepiexpc4ggvma._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
darkcomet
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xworm
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Result
Malware family:
xworm
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xred family:xworm backdoor discovery persistence rat trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250212-r4rvvswkdj/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Adds Run key to start application
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Downloads MZ/PE file
Detect Xworm Payload
Xred
Xred family
Xworm
Xworm family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
xred.mooo.com
127.0.0.1:5000
103.68.109.212:5000
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
backdoor xred_backdoor rat xworm Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0 user_agent win32_snakekeylogger external_ip_lookup
YARA:
mal_xred_backdoor win_mal_XWorm MALWARE_Win_XWorm
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/570e1460-36a5-445d-8ae6-65147cd6f247
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
aaf94802ec4fd06c7498021cdda4527dd3b51340648627f8a47a09778b863558
MD5 hash:
40ee1549e8c99a64265e217620aefc9a
SHA1 hash:
bd75e242951197e608dfb169166f30c79c48b4e8
Detections:
win_xworm_w0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/f94b902b-4620-45c3-9efb-395d2ad6179c/
SH256 hash:
b9eae90f8e942cc4586d31dc484f29079651ad64c49f90d99f86932630c66af2
MD5 hash:
c0ef4d6237d106bf51c8884d57953f92
SHA1 hash:
f1da7ecbbee32878c19e53c7528c8a7a775418eb
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/f94b902b-4620-45c3-9efb-395d2ad6179c/
SH256 hash:
0c7e0a71032427d62725a9e6899feac3c69f3d52bd99fb94804a6a7feea2f681
MD5 hash:
d5259deae033d7fa5d46258af7da42b6
SHA1 hash:
932af956f3d0cda96e087b30d74c220be333d276
Detections:
win_xworm_w0
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XWorm
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win_xworm_bytestring
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win_xworm_simple_strings
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win_mal_XWorm
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
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MALWARE_Win_AsyncRAT
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MALWARE_Win_XWorm
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/f94b902b-4620-45c3-9efb-395d2ad6179c/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/aaf94802ec4fd06c7498021cdda4527dd3b51340648627f8a47a09778b863558

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:BobSoftMiniDelphiBoBBobSoft
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Borland
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:ByteCode_MSIL_Backdoor_AsyncRAT
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Author:ReversingLabs
Description:Yara rule that detects AsyncRAT backdoor.
Rule name:D1S1Gv11betaD1N
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
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Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_AsyncRAT
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects AsyncRAT
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_XWorm
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects XWorm
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Njrat
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Author:botherder https://github.com/botherder
Description:Njrat
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:shellcode
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Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:telegram_bot_api
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Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing Telegram Bot API
Rule name:vbaproject_bin
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Author:CD_R0M_
Description:{76 62 61 50 72 6f 6a 65 63 74 2e 62 69 6e} is hex for vbaproject.bin. Macros are often used by threat actors. Work in progress - Ran out of time
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_XWorm_b7d6eaa8
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_xworm_w0
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Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Description:Detects win.xworm.
Rule name:XWorm
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects XWorm
Rule name:xworm
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Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:xworm_kingrat
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Author:jeFF0Falltrades

File information

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BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIadvapi32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
SHELL_APIManipulates System Shellshell32.dll::ShellExecuteExA
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and Threadskernel32.dll::CreateProcessA
advapi32.dll::OpenProcessToken
kernel32.dll::OpenProcess
kernel32.dll::CloseHandle
wininet.dll::InternetCloseHandle
kernel32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIkernel32.dll::TerminateProcess
kernel32.dll::LoadLibraryExA
kernel32.dll::LoadLibraryA
kernel32.dll::GetDriveTypeA
kernel32.dll::GetSystemInfo
kernel32.dll::GetStartupInfoA
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create Fileskernel32.dll::CopyFileA
kernel32.dll::CreateDirectoryA
kernel32.dll::CreateFileA
kernel32.dll::CreateFileMappingA
kernel32.dll::DeleteFileA
kernel32.dll::MoveFileA
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account Informationkernel32.dll::GetComputerNameA
advapi32.dll::GetUserNameA
advapi32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueA
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows Registryadvapi32.dll::RegCreateKeyExA
advapi32.dll::RegNotifyChangeKeyValue
advapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA
advapi32.dll::RegQueryValueExA
advapi32.dll::RegSetValueExA
WIN_SVC_APICan Manipulate Windows Servicesadvapi32.dll::OpenSCManagerA
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI Actionsuser32.dll::ActivateKeyboardLayout
user32.dll::CreateMenu
user32.dll::FindWindowA
user32.dll::PeekMessageA
user32.dll::CreateWindowExA

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