General

  • Target
    2026-08-21_b078ead808df3252bd192376a19de825_coinminer_elex_floxif
  • Size 523KB
  • Sample260821-mczzyaxgmg
  • SHA256 e8a6e550d6af38d97a194efdb9790c5efdc041c6032f01dca0b7089b1e697837
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2026-08-21_b078ead808df3252bd192376a19de825_coinminer_elex_floxif
    • Size 523KB
    • SHA256 e8a6e550d6af38d97a194efdb9790c5efdc041c6032f01dca0b7089b1e697837
    • 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 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