Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
126s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/08/2026, 16:13
General
- Target 2026-08-09_a9290e962aa9392841d0b822fae295d4_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample260809-tpjxta1fnf
- SHA256 1a39c10a03df9a456dc452ca07a351dffe954de75fe4b5f9e26722b9fb722279
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
- 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 3 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_a9290e962aa9392841d0b822fae295d4_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_a9290e962aa9392841d0b822fae295d4_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/4316-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/4316-7-0x0000000000011000-0x0000000000012000-memory.dmp
memory/4316-8-0x0000000000010000-0x0000000000211000-memory.dmp
memory/4316-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/4316-16-0x0000000000010000-0x0000000000211000-memory.dmp