Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
153s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/08/2026, 14:53
General
- Target 2026-08-09_14cee644c1d62cfead12ee3590f76171_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample260809-r9f1jsba26
- SHA256 23ce51d2b338230948dd145b2ab53104132a534ea5cf8d2193f4591fc1c73999
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) 4 IoCs
- Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
- ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
- Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- UPX packed file 4 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 1 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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_14cee644c1d62cfead12ee3590f76171_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_14cee644c1d62cfead12ee3590f76171_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
symsrv.dll
memory/1084-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/1084-5-0x0000000000A31000-0x0000000000A32000-memory.dmp
memory/1084-6-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000C31000-memory.dmp
memory/1084-7-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000C31000-memory.dmp
memory/1084-12-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/1084-13-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000C31000-memory.dmp
memory/1084-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp