Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 18:58

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_95b4ea68a1a93b8b55ba9da9d709c3fb_alina_amadey_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.4MB
  • Sample260820-xmlv6steph
  • SHA256 dbed123d6c7c0d76091b02143e67236333a94ea97036e4b981b15880ae2af772
  • 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
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • 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.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_95b4ea68a1a93b8b55ba9da9d709c3fb_alina_amadey_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_95b4ea68a1a93b8b55ba9da9d709c3fb_alina_amadey_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
    PID:5016
  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\EDGEHTML.dll",#141 Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy
    1⤵
      PID:2328
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4108
    • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\EDGEHTML.dll",#141 Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy
      1⤵
        PID:836
      • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\EDGEHTML.dll",#141 Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy
        1⤵
          PID:3672
        • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
          "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
          1⤵
          • Enumerates system info in registry
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:2988
        • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\EDGEHTML.dll",#141 Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin_cw5n1h2txyewy
          1⤵
            PID:2164

          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

                microsoft.windows[1].xml

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\U7GJMV7T\microsoft.windows[1].xml
                • Size 97B
                • SHA256 68e82ac6915cdfb51c298a282b0332a798f24622bc9cd653d826d68ef475a8c7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                Microsoft_AutoGenerated_{2F519BF2-C697-59F8-8F6A-1E19509CE66B}

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\Microsoft_AutoGenerated_{2F519BF2-C697-59F8-8F6A-1E19509CE66B}
                • Size 36KB
                • SHA256 813c66ce7dec4cff9c55fb6f809eab909421e37f69ff30e4acaa502365a32bd1
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                Microsoft_Windows_ControlPanel

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\Microsoft_Windows_ControlPanel
                • Size 36KB
                • SHA256 1649ec9493be27f76ae7304927d383f8a53dd3e41ea1678bacaff33120ea4170
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                0.0.filtertrie.intermediate.txt

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ConstraintIndex\Apps_{1c9e0fcf-4f2d-4cf4-898c-562b46596a6d}\0.0.filtertrie.intermediate.txt
                • Size 30KB
                • SHA256 dbde1c7ce64381d0dd036ad858f25f15b295b61d353a74d294b03f84057455b5
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                0.1.filtertrie.intermediate.txt

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ConstraintIndex\Apps_{1c9e0fcf-4f2d-4cf4-898c-562b46596a6d}\0.1.filtertrie.intermediate.txt
                • Size 5B
                • SHA256 8e1e6a3d56796a245d0c7b0849548932fee803bbdb03f6e289495830e017f14c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                0.2.filtertrie.intermediate.txt

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ConstraintIndex\Apps_{1c9e0fcf-4f2d-4cf4-898c-562b46596a6d}\0.2.filtertrie.intermediate.txt
                • Size 5B
                • SHA256 d65b6a3bf11a27a1ced1f7e98082246e40cf01289fd47fe4a5ed46c221f2f73f
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                Apps.ft

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ConstraintIndex\Apps_{1c9e0fcf-4f2d-4cf4-898c-562b46596a6d}\Apps.ft
                • Size 40KB
                • SHA256 94c8c5fca08e446b66792b6afd1317d23a9fb1934e3bac3b8d8b800a3cb887e2
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                Apps.index

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ConstraintIndex\Apps_{1c9e0fcf-4f2d-4cf4-898c-562b46596a6d}\Apps.index
                • Size 1.0MB
                • SHA256 7c2e528ef25d64c73ea57ce9c9ea9897adea8add514f1bef2f4730fc3c5395db
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                apps.csg

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ConstraintIndex\Input_{8016e824-a769-4b9a-a22a-7a6938e35fa5}\apps.csg
                • Size 444B
                • SHA256 0b0af873ef116a51fc2a2329dc9102817ce923f32a989c7a6846b4329abd62cd
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                apps.schema

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ConstraintIndex\Input_{8016e824-a769-4b9a-a22a-7a6938e35fa5}\apps.schema
                • Size 150B
                • SHA256 5af0fc2a0b5ccecdc04e54b3c60f28e3ff5c7d4e1809c6d7c8469f0567c090bb
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                appsconversions.txt

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ConstraintIndex\Input_{8016e824-a769-4b9a-a22a-7a6938e35fa5}\appsconversions.txt
                • Size 1.4MB
                • SHA256 8b9fae5ea9dd21c2313022e151788b276d995c8b9115ee46832b804a914e6307
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                appsglobals.txt

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ConstraintIndex\Input_{8016e824-a769-4b9a-a22a-7a6938e35fa5}\appsglobals.txt
                • Size 343KB
                • SHA256 541dfa71a3728424420f082023346365cca013af03629fd243b11d8762e3403e
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                appssynonyms.txt

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ConstraintIndex\Input_{8016e824-a769-4b9a-a22a-7a6938e35fa5}\appssynonyms.txt
                • Size 237KB
                • SHA256 2aa90f795a65f0e636154def7d84094af2e9a5f71b1b73f168a6ea23e74476d1
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                AppCache134317259083800924.txt

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\DeviceSearchCache\AppCache134317259083800924.txt
                • Size 82KB
                • SHA256 7fdaa156f549bb22d2d90e870469f271bcaf9d6522507a651d986c69a8c2544b
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                IDX_CONTENT_TASKBARHEADLINES.json

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\ShellFeeds\IDX_CONTENT_TASKBARHEADLINES.json
                • Size 336KB
                • SHA256 afb4903427d442ee1ac049e0936472e7580e9e1af238515ab3cdea7989850c6b
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                CortanaUnifiedTileModelCache.dat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\CortanaUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
                • Size 16KB
                • SHA256 517148ec50fae3ed3ce3135977ee14f7202d0e59263be2a2969e5ca4f6f245a6
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                CortanaUnifiedTileModelCache.dat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\CortanaUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
                • Size 17KB
                • SHA256 cdcdd028e791dd2ddf408850d2a2e34c4d34be9b7b493cd7188ae2a3aae1c2e8
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/2988-85-0x000001B344260000-0x000001B344280000-memory.dmp

                memory/2988-112-0x000001B3445A0000-0x000001B3445C0000-memory.dmp

                memory/2988-99-0x000001B344220000-0x000001B344240000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-56-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-61-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-66-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-67-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-68-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-69-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-70-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-71-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-72-0x0000019D10960000-0x0000019D10961000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-73-0x0000019D10960000-0x0000019D10961000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-74-0x0000019D10970000-0x0000019D10971000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-75-0x0000019D109C0000-0x0000019D109C1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-76-0x0000019D109C0000-0x0000019D109C1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-64-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-63-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-62-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-60-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-65-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-59-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-58-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-57-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-55-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-54-0x0000019D10950000-0x0000019D10951000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-53-0x0000019D10930000-0x0000019D10931000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-51-0x0000019D10930000-0x0000019D10931000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-50-0x0000019D10920000-0x0000019D10921000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-52-0x0000019D10930000-0x0000019D10931000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-48-0x0000019D10920000-0x0000019D10921000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-46-0x0000019D107E0000-0x0000019D107E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-27-0x0000019D005B0000-0x0000019D005C0000-memory.dmp

                memory/4108-11-0x0000019D004B0000-0x0000019D004C0000-memory.dmp

                memory/5016-10-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

                memory/5016-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp