F009MEDIUMSuspiciousvalidator: passed

Multiple rundll32.exe instances with null command lines spawned from PowerShell child

rundll32.exe

⚖ The AI did not get the final word

Model / ReAct proposed

Confirmed malicious

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Veritas (deterministic) verdict

Suspicious

Promotion withheld because

✕gate:confirmed_ineligible[rwx_memory_region_uncorroborated,weak_alone_signal_uncorroborated]
✕MALICIOUS_SEMANTIC_GATE=FAIL
✕RWX_REQUIRES_CORROBORATION_GATE=FAIL

Analyst narrative

PowerShell child process (PID 5848) spawned 6 rundll32.exe instances with null/missing command lines between 2018-08-30 18:31:04 and 2018-09-06 17:26:35, indicative of process injection or DLL sideloading patterns.

Claims asserted

pid-vol_pstreevol_cmdlinevol_psxview

user_accountspsql

Proof chain · 50 facts

Every confirmed claim links by foreign key to the typed fact that validated it, and to the forensic tool that produced that fact. This is one finding_trace() query.

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeCreateTokenPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 91209bed11c17388e75b44d5f7a65fc21c0ae429

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Create a token object", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeCreateTokenPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 2, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege

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Raw tool output · a6448e4797ee359c6dce9c00236f547448410c10

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Replace a process-level token", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 3, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeLockMemoryPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 3b846fbd7e6671c56c16f0771f22027500875126

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Lock pages in memory", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeLockMemoryPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 4, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege

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Raw tool output · e988bf0eefbbf2c546c1fef4af6818c03a622671

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Increase quotas", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 5, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeMachineAccountPrivilege

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Raw tool output · d63fb600cb55c54e2639bba7329119c6acd5c33b

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Add workstations to the domain", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeMachineAccountPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 6, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeTcbPrivilege

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Raw tool output · a94988f29b3b90678a54e0caeaec89877da7cc41

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Act as part of the operating system", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeTcbPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 7, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeSecurityPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 98b1b217861fb8dfc1d51fe495f6f4547820a4d6

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Manage auditing and security log", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeSecurityPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 8, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege

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Raw tool output · d94cd196aefab13a76035de696a33fc07d528783

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Take ownership of files/objects", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 9, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeLoadDriverPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 9b0e3c9c8ecc94ed2c187139cea69db81a4ae757

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Load and unload device drivers", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeLoadDriverPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 10, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeSystemProfilePrivilege

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Raw tool output · f76f7d55a80b7ae65d2b26fa7c84f8e32dd8a417

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Profile system performance", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeSystemProfilePrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 11, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeSystemtimePrivilege

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Raw tool output · 86dd44c07cb6a7e9b666cdf32fa425b73d50ce79

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Change the system time", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeSystemtimePrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 12, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 7d8bf856b597b0f045ee971654cd9ea58b7bb616

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Profile a single process", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 13, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege

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Raw tool output · fb2dda586866c34f93d0f4fe21d2118929295470

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Increase scheduling priority", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 14, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeCreatePagefilePrivilege

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Raw tool output · c8c1d0f7c095abfcadb5c3f4fdb9cb366f7c7c08

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Create a pagefile", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeCreatePagefilePrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 15, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeCreatePermanentPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 65ed1402186165998bb54d3dc0199c2b6a6bc66e

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Create permanent shared objects", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeCreatePermanentPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 16, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeBackupPrivilege

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Raw tool output · afd78f9937189a9db0c0b5d659fc139dea7d3de0

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Backup files and directories", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeBackupPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 17, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeRestorePrivilege

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Raw tool output · 5d400a9af22cab882a090b9d14d4d5d511520619

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Restore files and directories", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeRestorePrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 18, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeShutdownPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 1e53fe08296c67506ae8b890825a08e2f7bd5c0a

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Shut down the system", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeShutdownPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 19, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeDebugPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 769d27be99078842e8262ce3bf33f2bdc093f01f

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Debug programs", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeDebugPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 20, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeAuditPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 88f2f7ecd61135aaa8c083394827c53b8321b91f

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Generate security audits", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeAuditPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 21, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege

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Raw tool output · faed8736316efb12413b9dfcd3ef3b2e90cf7865

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Edit firmware environment values", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 22, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeChangeNotifyPrivilege

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Raw tool output · d60fd573cab744cdcf727e61515aa968ce77036d

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Receive notifications of changes to files or directories", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeChangeNotifyPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 23, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 0856232b3f5f9b74df3acbbba7c1a78f533bbec1

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Force shutdown from a remote system", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 24, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeUndockPrivilege

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Raw tool output · bc4211cbedcc496b5bb594bd8f6be38e20766c04

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Remove computer from docking station", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeUndockPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 25, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeSyncAgentPrivilege

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Raw tool output · be4122a5b65ce516c6933d29ebf19e8dcd8cc337

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Synch directory service data", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeSyncAgentPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 26, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeEnableDelegationPrivilege

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Raw tool output · dd3b722145e9b10fbfe25f0a449df4227eccc9b2

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Enable user accounts to be trusted for delegation", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeEnableDelegationPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 27, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeManageVolumePrivilege

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Raw tool output · 201fcdddea4961cd3befbf5d7963914270fcb809

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Manage the files on a volume", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeManageVolumePrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 28, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeImpersonatePrivilege

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Raw tool output · 181bf2faa961651f07f35b80dd15430f0bc923c7

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Impersonate a client after authentication", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeImpersonatePrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 29, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeCreateGlobalPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 2484ca581aa1610c8c964b229241be795b948a36

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Create global objects", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeCreateGlobalPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 30, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeTrustedCredManAccessPrivilege

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Raw tool output · f49f409516f7d677129adb6f9b7c262290a1cb0a

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeTrustedCredManAccessPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 31, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeRelabelPrivilege

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Raw tool output · 6a048cbfcbb7cd65c049d98fec2bab3821e6b883

{"Attributes": "", "Description": "Modify the mandatory integrity level of an object", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeRelabelPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 32, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege

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Raw tool output · d62ed2d9b7814a0e8f836f1c3df9d07b44a46c11

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Allocate more memory for user applications", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 33, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeTimeZonePrivilege

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Raw tool output · 203b3a28f39155c6a967cb923785908fccc7df54

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Adjust the time zone of the computer's internal clock", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeTimeZonePrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 34, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege

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Raw tool output · c8446e4936d08dacd3425c637ca31ed049880171

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Required to create a symbolic link", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 35, "TreeDepth": 0}

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privilege factprivilege:pid:6768:SeDelegateSessionUserImpersonatePrivilege

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Raw tool output · f574ffb6cf0bc0f85146136df1515dad9390911e

{"Attributes": "Present,Enabled,Default", "Description": "Obtain an impersonation token for another user in the same session.", "PID": 6768, "Privilege": "SeDelegateSessionUserImpersonatePrivilege", "Process": "rundll32.exe", "Value": 36, "TreeDepth": 0}

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process cmdline factcmdline:pid:6768

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Raw tool output · 1074bcaa68ab25917d7ecdaf88673e1671b2c84b

{"Args": null, "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "TreeDepth": 0}

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process factpid:6768

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Raw tool output · 4129191b194a26a413ecdc40cc13173f81cfa7d1

{"CreateTime": "2018-08-30T18:31:04+00:00", "ExitTime": "2018-08-30T18:31:35+00:00", "File output": "Disabled", "Handles": null, "ImageFileName": "rundll32.exe", "Offset(V)": 154518691087552, "PID": 6768, "PPID": 5848, "SessionId": 0, "Threads": 0, "Wow64": true, "TreeDepth": 0}

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process relationship factpid:6768->pid:5848

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Raw tool output · d0b8ce336f24ae13c72fc35d440b4f6ca4588998

{"CreateTime": "2018-08-30T18:31:04+00:00", "ExitTime": "2018-08-30T18:31:35+00:00", "File output": "Disabled", "Handles": null, "ImageFileName": "rundll32.exe", "Offset(V)": 154518691087552, "PID": 6768, "PPID": 5848, "SessionId": 0, "Threads": 0, "Wow64": true, "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-5-21-3445421715-2530590580-3149308974-1193

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Raw tool output · 57e693a2d9789f3a09a83cb9dca44676ea55131f

{"Name": "spsql", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-5-21-3445421715-2530590580-3149308974-1193", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-5-21-3445421715-2530590580-3149308974-513

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Raw tool output · c7af4faede0dd9f35fa00f34e2faae20598a8162

{"Name": "Domain Users", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-5-21-3445421715-2530590580-3149308974-513", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-1-0

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Raw tool output · 48433fd1076a27b648e1be902da5747904fc1a0a

{"Name": "Everyone", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-1-0", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-5-32-545

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Raw tool output · e992e4f4c3748fe550cd66d3c8495587df6ada26

{"Name": "Users", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-5-32-545", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-5-32-544

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Raw tool output · c5512ffbb8396b1a563cab00fc8341407a9ccf84

{"Name": "Administrators", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-5-32-544", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-5-2

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Raw tool output · 7b1a25cf521ee02af370bc66c87ad11d3f8cea0b

{"Name": "Network", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-5-2", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-5-11

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Raw tool output · 9817f61a476c4f3657333aa79203625b0af87204

{"Name": "Authenticated Users", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-5-11", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-5-15

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Raw tool output · 278c2cca7950882cef73f574753048b837d4939b

{"Name": "This Organization", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-5-15", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-5-21-3445421715-2530590580-3149308974-512

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Raw tool output · 79a52c05df67daf4d43beed0862f1142c9f2b647

{"Name": "Domain Admins", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-5-21-3445421715-2530590580-3149308974-512", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-18-1

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Raw tool output · 5cf989112d0f9eee26e653bd5743f277171d3ddc

{"Name": "Authentication Authority Asserted Identity", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-18-1", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-5-21-3445421715-2530590580-3149308974-572

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Raw tool output · 1cf8e7807b7de1febc2013f743b4d640bcd014f9

{"Name": null, "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-5-21-3445421715-2530590580-3149308974-572", "TreeDepth": 0}

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sid factsid:pid:6768:S-1-16-12288

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Raw tool output · f0f4d2680421586da89569555aed17745ca6b8fb

{"Name": "High Mandatory Level", "PID": 6768, "Process": "rundll32.exe", "SID": "S-1-16-12288", "TreeDepth": 0}

Source tools

vol_cmdlinevol_pstreevol_psxview