99668140-a8f6-48f8-86d1-cf3bf693600c

ProtectS.sys :inline

Description

ProtectS.sys is a vulnerable driver and more information will be added as found.

  • UUID: 99668140-a8f6-48f8-86d1-cf3bf693600c
  • Created: 2023-01-09
  • Author: Michael Haag

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Commands

sc.exe create ProtectS.sys binPath=C:\windows\temp\ProtectS.sys type=kernel && sc.exe start ProtectS.sys
Use CasePrivilegesOperating System
Elevate privilegeskernelWindows 10

Detections

YARA 🏹

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Exact Match

with header and size limitation

Threat Hunting

without header and size limitation

Renamed

for renamed driver files

Sigma 🛡️

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Names

detects loading using name only

Hashes

detects loading using hashes only

Sysmon 🔎

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on hashes

Alert

on hashes

Resources


  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/microsoft-recommended-driver-block-rules

    • Known Vulnerable Samples

    PropertyValue
    FilenameProtectS.sys
    Creation Timestamp
    MD5
    SHA1
    SHA256
    Authentihash MD5
    Authentihash SHA167650bc9cdf0716bc7b5664723c38fc5327ec662
    Authentihash SHA2569d58f640c7295952b71bdcb456cae37213baccdcd3032c1e3aeb54e79081f395

    Imports

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    Imported Functions

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    Exported Functions

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    Sections

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    Signature

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    PropertyValue
    FilenameProtectS.sys
    Creation Timestamp
    MD5
    SHA1
    SHA256
    Authentihash MD5
    Authentihash SHA167650bc9cdf0716bc7b5664723c38fc5327ec662
    Authentihash SHA2564a9093e8dbcb867e1b97a0a67ce99a8511900658f5201c34ffb8035881f2dbbe

    Imports

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    Imported Functions

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    Exported Functions

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    Signature

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    PropertyValue
    Filename
    Creation Timestamp2018-12-23 21:03:09
    MD53db2afc15e7cc78bd11f4c726060db5c
    SHA15a7bcb1864d1e8ecde0b58d21b98518ca4b2f1f2
    SHA256c7079033659ac9459b3b7ab2510805832db2e2a70fe9beb1a6e13c1f51890d88
    Authentihash MD5d490f971f9503765a947997d7c54a4c7
    Authentihash SHA167650bc9cdf0716bc7b5664723c38fc5327ec662
    Authentihash SHA2564a9093e8dbcb867e1b97a0a67ce99a8511900658f5201c34ffb8035881f2dbbe
    RichPEHeaderHash MD518623b4d88442645503926b328abb317
    RichPEHeaderHash SHA11e18f1576c30891e0fc129a5a5d3ed62f92a47cc
    RichPEHeaderHash SHA25657ee8839c76bdd17ee60e0df2c3c4ee98bb5ce9fd3923fc2db10e708168514ca

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    Certificates

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    Certificate 0400000000012f4ee152d7
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5e140543fe3256027cfa79fc3c19c1776
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1c655f94eb1ecc93de319fc0c9a2dc6c5ec063728
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA2563ca71e85908ff67368e4dc00253f5691b9e6d50c966e7784143d75fb92aa3448
    SubjectC=BE, O=GlobalSign nv,sa, CN=GlobalSign Timestamping CA , G2
    ValidFrom2011-04-13 10:00:00
    ValidTo2028-01-28 12:00:00
    Signature4e5e56901e46b4d94931f3bb1739281bc216ddfd41dc0905049b6fb2a29ad6992e40990055b5ea3fa52076d38634d417cc553ac782eeefa8babcd8069f1550dfcd167b523a02d7191afdaff0785ce04bc518df3a241edaacb8a95804020730dbb0125efe31bef00448f4f070f83a5e5683cf3dfb0dbcf4c5ed979db9d4dba52784e3389b8ba735864420a43b6da46a0ba183fd28ebdaef28f6cc885dfb0a3b00abe021ebe22f356c0f8e344597eba2f79933357ecb9a8abb454de73f9fc2d98afa65b26ec77e65ffe892e12c31a2f7b02736488f266f3bee4d761f79c3e57f9635bc2d0ecc01b08e7fff518080a792d4b34446648c874f166307314b63b0dff3
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityTrue
    SerialNumber0400000000012f4ee152d7
    Version3
    Certificate 47c30ffefc22bb280f96fea75251
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5729cf4baceff4ef7aa199ad4f4ebed3d
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1f478f0e790d5c8ec6056a3ab2567404a991d2837
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA256c3c88c2a500cb5a97abca837193a5bd382f6eb3aeb0008edbce65ea2a3dbfd5c
    SubjectC=BE, O=GlobalSign nv,sa, CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA , G3
    ValidFrom2016-03-16 00:00:00
    ValidTo2024-03-16 00:00:00
    Signature3b41bbc84f561182b719e3d96dc185ae9e690ec84326234b8d44c8e87d5f070e5341d563444a890bb874ac7db578792f8426e2d7f7bad1ae2dfd69cffa7c64dc24162a4adac097a9bbd5dd88e7a1929a0aa5f6f7bace85d6e4e3d455deeddc3e211f1bc87788cffc65fb05b48f12a630d30d66982f6c2e6f85187c8ff5f6fbb1ab10e183270885b07321ba5d2cba8330b73984dd5db67fd28bb455534c42a2bc4a6c78395b631ca37827bfbe34836b6d7b1e60fbc29b0d88ac8c72546bdc3b88ba81525e689783b8ce7fa3cdf9ea2f2676facd0b06ac4344497bf64c9442b2abcfd542d51942696e618664c7b37d078bdbe5767b6e5f65a91690a2cee4ae6492
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityTrue
    SerialNumber47c30ffefc22bb280f96fea75251
    Version3
    Certificate 1121d699a764973ef1f8427ee919cc534114
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5acb5170547d76873f1e4ff18ed5de2eb
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1bd6e261e75b807381bada7287de04d259258a5fa
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA2564783380498acf592286ef2dea0fcc5bdea3f54d5e374d3e3497df9d5f662cfb6
    SubjectC=SG, O=GMO GlobalSign Pte Ltd, CN=GlobalSign TSA for MS Authenticode , G2
    ValidFrom2016-05-24 00:00:00
    ValidTo2027-06-24 00:00:00
    Signature8fa91a916d04a637200e8396de23d36b6e1f6edd643d682122b5f84736698ee1a545c724a222b72909cc545aaec6bccd638eb33d5048e5b4ccaecd928d9e288b134a11aabda3efd3b236fcb4a172bf6d9763798c44bc702f7ef3bcdd8253ab1af6ebfa1c97bcb6379ca41c30bcabbc2d4736df922003e871c658f675059a34f00b595a824434aa80e42f84f6475d96c9b6caca9db7a6bae450d3d437b8ba200ed0d3922a5bc459bba16ddb3cce449dc1382aade38dbdcd09771a10be670a02366488b9b31b26eee79e60c446a8bc61336ccf4eb99cb96af09f37feb53d4f9ad34dffde208e4e97a6fd9f09bc4dca1876c9b04d8550f280d21d06f5580407b118
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityFalse
    SerialNumber1121d699a764973ef1f8427ee919cc534114
    Version3
    Certificate 388c116793e1e1d856228d71
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD575180555124339ca60ebf14f4557be81
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA177633d11569cd564679dc30224d0ae48e1edccae
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA25661dba159677df60bad1a8fcc134eb94160b690c25ec944d49cf02359d8c757c7
    SubjectC=CN, ST=, L=, O=, CN=
    ValidFrom2017-12-08 05:01:50
    ValidTo2021-01-01 08:01:33
    Signature0ffa0e6fd50ae2d624724fcd237a21b0b7c6e198cfe7236ea203a1ea53ed23c306e8b6e23704583b50986a34b0cd0cb26d7a06fe5ca90f4f45320f2d59a2f88d1fe793c9baf7d328fd60317d21ae9242e85710a5c2184a7f93b82abbb8a8eb705722e17c0ce0eda8f2cdd44da7ba54ecf400584636802e7ec786354386807768df2a49f88330eb86e89b8db3894ccebc7db0ddbc48165f8b802469e9a5c0c95395b631328cf867519024b1d5229768f2b2b070e5529eb2186a694fa134c9494d82dc028c2428c6b72ba9289830e0222b27952d4abb3c639de8ecb47f5b37bc53df7c781e83850dcbb0a9c4c1d8ce917fac942af20e8bd4a58537a3b5a71ea679
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityFalse
    SerialNumber388c116793e1e1d856228d71
    Version3
    Certificate 6129152700000000002a
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD50bb058d116f02817737920f112d9fd3b
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1fd116235171a4feafedee586b7a59185fb5fd7e6
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA256f970426cc46d2ae0fc5f899fa19dbe76e05f07e525654c60c3c9399492c291f4
    SubjectC=BE, O=GlobalSign nv,sa, OU=Root CA, CN=GlobalSign Root CA
    ValidFrom2011-04-15 19:55:08
    ValidTo2021-04-15 20:05:08
    Signature5ff8d065746a81c6a6ca5b03b6914ae84bbdef2ba142f0efb4a5adcd3389ec0b9585ac62501108aa58d25aa08310e5a6337af25af2c5fe787cf09c83df190ad97396002dd62ccde914d41d9de83f3c1a76f7904efb01350a6c9313a0c356eb67a0e4d17a96dec267f190f80a7bf5321b94ec5f751f8d1b34da6c58a7cb2d279e2226b7c9aa30cc0777b836e38201b5393ccc8dd9a75f7f23b3877fdb5798918bd7ce2520e39d644fdd87f72b68490318e0a5df7c5f68644d36838d4781f2e9e0a869abfa7b163c05a449ea8830190a6c73055178dfd41ddd3ad47f2de44e54be83431e7a7433b4a4ebd77073bc2a02988966eef6bc8f749378e329025a5a43e258ce7ccf9acad236893be25fda26054ec8d4e72c910e1797c5beee8b13112323294ffa83d050f6bafad53db3173df4ff034aa325dce67561d1fa35086bd62744d068b78d45e0eb852cc8a15d614474160e5958aed2b5eea5bcd6d7076ab62978fd976767dd8d4f17944fd2ed0caf972437c3a29c81da6be143b6577b4cecbf791319e79fe844e94781b75e701e91f83dd17b27f50b7056434805dda92fab86101d0b12e31ad04c6e75ded645b30b748887935c564a41029af7aeb799d8b67f88fa11f2457cf4d71b91c01cf1a0fbd4080a411a142acef4eb34486e66879ed54b7a397fbb0e3d3861cf735706e412066bd96b5308cd7018c22d4f974691bca9f0
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityTrue
    SerialNumber6129152700000000002a
    Version3

    Imports

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    • ntoskrnl.exe
    • FLTMGR.SYS

    Imported Functions

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    • RtlFreeAnsiString
    • RtlFreeAnsiString
    • FltCloseClientPort
    • FltCloseClientPort
    • FltCloseClientPort
    • FltCloseClientPort

    Exported Functions

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    Sections

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    • .text
    • .sedata
    • .idata
    • .reloc

    Signature

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    PropertyValue
    Filename
    Creation Timestamp2018-12-23 21:03:09
    MD5986f083e5fd01eea4ec3b2575a110a95
    SHA1ebced350ea447df8e10ebb080e3a3e5b32aca348
    SHA256082d4d4d4ba1bda5e1599bd24e930ae9f000e7d12b00f7021cca90a4600ea470
    Authentihash MD5d490f971f9503765a947997d7c54a4c7
    Authentihash SHA167650bc9cdf0716bc7b5664723c38fc5327ec662
    Authentihash SHA2564a9093e8dbcb867e1b97a0a67ce99a8511900658f5201c34ffb8035881f2dbbe
    RichPEHeaderHash MD518623b4d88442645503926b328abb317
    RichPEHeaderHash SHA11e18f1576c30891e0fc129a5a5d3ed62f92a47cc
    RichPEHeaderHash SHA25657ee8839c76bdd17ee60e0df2c3c4ee98bb5ce9fd3923fc2db10e708168514ca

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    Certificates

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    Certificate 0400000000012f4ee152d7
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5e140543fe3256027cfa79fc3c19c1776
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1c655f94eb1ecc93de319fc0c9a2dc6c5ec063728
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA2563ca71e85908ff67368e4dc00253f5691b9e6d50c966e7784143d75fb92aa3448
    SubjectC=BE, O=GlobalSign nv,sa, CN=GlobalSign Timestamping CA , G2
    ValidFrom2011-04-13 10:00:00
    ValidTo2028-01-28 12:00:00
    Signature4e5e56901e46b4d94931f3bb1739281bc216ddfd41dc0905049b6fb2a29ad6992e40990055b5ea3fa52076d38634d417cc553ac782eeefa8babcd8069f1550dfcd167b523a02d7191afdaff0785ce04bc518df3a241edaacb8a95804020730dbb0125efe31bef00448f4f070f83a5e5683cf3dfb0dbcf4c5ed979db9d4dba52784e3389b8ba735864420a43b6da46a0ba183fd28ebdaef28f6cc885dfb0a3b00abe021ebe22f356c0f8e344597eba2f79933357ecb9a8abb454de73f9fc2d98afa65b26ec77e65ffe892e12c31a2f7b02736488f266f3bee4d761f79c3e57f9635bc2d0ecc01b08e7fff518080a792d4b34446648c874f166307314b63b0dff3
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityTrue
    SerialNumber0400000000012f4ee152d7
    Version3
    Certificate 47c30ffefc22bb280f96fea75251
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5729cf4baceff4ef7aa199ad4f4ebed3d
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1f478f0e790d5c8ec6056a3ab2567404a991d2837
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA256c3c88c2a500cb5a97abca837193a5bd382f6eb3aeb0008edbce65ea2a3dbfd5c
    SubjectC=BE, O=GlobalSign nv,sa, CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA , G3
    ValidFrom2016-03-16 00:00:00
    ValidTo2024-03-16 00:00:00
    Signature3b41bbc84f561182b719e3d96dc185ae9e690ec84326234b8d44c8e87d5f070e5341d563444a890bb874ac7db578792f8426e2d7f7bad1ae2dfd69cffa7c64dc24162a4adac097a9bbd5dd88e7a1929a0aa5f6f7bace85d6e4e3d455deeddc3e211f1bc87788cffc65fb05b48f12a630d30d66982f6c2e6f85187c8ff5f6fbb1ab10e183270885b07321ba5d2cba8330b73984dd5db67fd28bb455534c42a2bc4a6c78395b631ca37827bfbe34836b6d7b1e60fbc29b0d88ac8c72546bdc3b88ba81525e689783b8ce7fa3cdf9ea2f2676facd0b06ac4344497bf64c9442b2abcfd542d51942696e618664c7b37d078bdbe5767b6e5f65a91690a2cee4ae6492
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityTrue
    SerialNumber47c30ffefc22bb280f96fea75251
    Version3
    Certificate 1121d699a764973ef1f8427ee919cc534114
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5acb5170547d76873f1e4ff18ed5de2eb
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1bd6e261e75b807381bada7287de04d259258a5fa
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA2564783380498acf592286ef2dea0fcc5bdea3f54d5e374d3e3497df9d5f662cfb6
    SubjectC=SG, O=GMO GlobalSign Pte Ltd, CN=GlobalSign TSA for MS Authenticode , G2
    ValidFrom2016-05-24 00:00:00
    ValidTo2027-06-24 00:00:00
    Signature8fa91a916d04a637200e8396de23d36b6e1f6edd643d682122b5f84736698ee1a545c724a222b72909cc545aaec6bccd638eb33d5048e5b4ccaecd928d9e288b134a11aabda3efd3b236fcb4a172bf6d9763798c44bc702f7ef3bcdd8253ab1af6ebfa1c97bcb6379ca41c30bcabbc2d4736df922003e871c658f675059a34f00b595a824434aa80e42f84f6475d96c9b6caca9db7a6bae450d3d437b8ba200ed0d3922a5bc459bba16ddb3cce449dc1382aade38dbdcd09771a10be670a02366488b9b31b26eee79e60c446a8bc61336ccf4eb99cb96af09f37feb53d4f9ad34dffde208e4e97a6fd9f09bc4dca1876c9b04d8550f280d21d06f5580407b118
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityFalse
    SerialNumber1121d699a764973ef1f8427ee919cc534114
    Version3
    Certificate 6260caa0dfd6e5dd9d99e2ac
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5fa7f67540996b008a11a94e03d6d24cb
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1321a7da448b3b0accf8ad08a1ff68e40d7f0f38a
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA25656f735f32eb7c2522d538c5021e5a9662188c06f4a73e5abdee2ed692d5cd1d6
    SubjectC=CN, ST=, L=, O=, CN=
    ValidFrom2019-03-25 08:28:21
    ValidTo2021-01-01 08:01:33
    Signature1bb1fdbb9443a09ed9116cefc42898629cc241933acd0732b579933b8658315d82b85c4e67f0f17bd8d0f0b01842e8d16ba5be8b1d6151e979df5509c2723be19dbf7678c670656aa3c59ec6649877610352f3f1940c5f015dc83bddccbd394929e14f8df29619c0c9a3a10280b520237150882c0bcaff759b1be9b80d44a6e9beb47e3f179f5b506099dc90097b484cd793a27b145e9dfa969fa1d6a62194d3674951db43a19ef821d15c2fdd0c11ad01a08892bb2b049dbe568ae5d48b32740b59d9c3513be87e533ab1fa99aa03b68911431b605fd7cc3bfe2af1cc15856dd5ce1ccb8c5e1000c14314153f6967157f69bc867f5436ee81061655e61dde0d
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityFalse
    SerialNumber6260caa0dfd6e5dd9d99e2ac
    Version3
    Certificate 6129152700000000002a
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD50bb058d116f02817737920f112d9fd3b
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1fd116235171a4feafedee586b7a59185fb5fd7e6
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA256f970426cc46d2ae0fc5f899fa19dbe76e05f07e525654c60c3c9399492c291f4
    SubjectC=BE, O=GlobalSign nv,sa, OU=Root CA, CN=GlobalSign Root CA
    ValidFrom2011-04-15 19:55:08
    ValidTo2021-04-15 20:05:08
    Signature5ff8d065746a81c6a6ca5b03b6914ae84bbdef2ba142f0efb4a5adcd3389ec0b9585ac62501108aa58d25aa08310e5a6337af25af2c5fe787cf09c83df190ad97396002dd62ccde914d41d9de83f3c1a76f7904efb01350a6c9313a0c356eb67a0e4d17a96dec267f190f80a7bf5321b94ec5f751f8d1b34da6c58a7cb2d279e2226b7c9aa30cc0777b836e38201b5393ccc8dd9a75f7f23b3877fdb5798918bd7ce2520e39d644fdd87f72b68490318e0a5df7c5f68644d36838d4781f2e9e0a869abfa7b163c05a449ea8830190a6c73055178dfd41ddd3ad47f2de44e54be83431e7a7433b4a4ebd77073bc2a02988966eef6bc8f749378e329025a5a43e258ce7ccf9acad236893be25fda26054ec8d4e72c910e1797c5beee8b13112323294ffa83d050f6bafad53db3173df4ff034aa325dce67561d1fa35086bd62744d068b78d45e0eb852cc8a15d614474160e5958aed2b5eea5bcd6d7076ab62978fd976767dd8d4f17944fd2ed0caf972437c3a29c81da6be143b6577b4cecbf791319e79fe844e94781b75e701e91f83dd17b27f50b7056434805dda92fab86101d0b12e31ad04c6e75ded645b30b748887935c564a41029af7aeb799d8b67f88fa11f2457cf4d71b91c01cf1a0fbd4080a411a142acef4eb34486e66879ed54b7a397fbb0e3d3861cf735706e412066bd96b5308cd7018c22d4f974691bca9f0
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityTrue
    SerialNumber6129152700000000002a
    Version3

    Imports

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    • ntoskrnl.exe
    • FLTMGR.SYS

    Imported Functions

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    • RtlFreeAnsiString
    • RtlFreeAnsiString
    • FltCloseClientPort
    • FltCloseClientPort
    • FltCloseClientPort
    • FltCloseClientPort

    Exported Functions

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    Sections

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    • .text
    • .sedata
    • .idata
    • .reloc

    Signature

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    source

    last_updated: 2026-05-04