Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/05/2026, 04:35

General

  • Target
    2026-05-19_496e6cfc36b76b0015cb5379fd6854f9_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.3MB
  • Sample260519-e7wxrsfy71
  • SHA256 7f75a61ff2906c49aa33452e0f5eb8782acda1eb2f7f0d95e4601a02a2ab9157
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Floxif, Floodfix

    Floxif aka FloodFix is a file-changing trojan and backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects Floxif payload 1 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 3 IoCs
  • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs

    Detects file using ACProtect software.

  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-19_496e6cfc36b76b0015cb5379fd6854f9_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-19_496e6cfc36b76b0015cb5379fd6854f9_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2388
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2388 -s 752
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4976
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2388 -s 772
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1752
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2388 -ip 2388
    1⤵
      PID:5016
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 496 -p 2388 -ip 2388
      1⤵
        PID:1100

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            symsrv.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll
            • Size 67KB
            • SHA256 de055a89de246e629a8694bde18af2b1605e4b9b493c7e4aef669dd67acf5085
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/2388-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

            memory/2388-5-0x0000000000801000-0x0000000000802000-memory.dmp

            memory/2388-6-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000A4B000-memory.dmp

            memory/2388-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp