General

  • Target
    2026-08-02_12a7d5f8395040d27e19a726e1f6b676_coinminer_elex_floxif
  • Size 523KB
  • Sample260802-r83sxsbf42
  • SHA256 7b9a5927f289b06657e8d782bf8fa3dfabc90e4250e35d3c88c88f09d6fb014e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2026-08-02_12a7d5f8395040d27e19a726e1f6b676_coinminer_elex_floxif
    • Size 523KB
    • SHA256 7b9a5927f289b06657e8d782bf8fa3dfabc90e4250e35d3c88c88f09d6fb014e
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: Floxif, Floodfix

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

    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings

    • Modifies firewall policy service

    • Modifies security service

    • Windows security bypass

    • Detects Floxif payload

    • Detects command variations typically used by ransomware

    • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen

    • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point)

    • Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs

      Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.

    • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection

    • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software

      Detects file using ACProtect software.

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Windows security modification

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence

      remove IFEO.

    • Modifies Security services

      Modifies the startup behavior of a security service.

    • AutoIT Executable

      AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • UPX packed file

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks