Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    109s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/09/2026, 05:56

General

  • Target
    2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe
  • Size 654KB
  • Sample260913-gng1lsvsbx
  • SHA256 2da4d409271c97dd2c63daa2c12aeceda39910e6d0a81d42e832180d164ce8c7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Floxif, Floodfix

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

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Detects Floxif payload 1 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 19 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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 12 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 19 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 6 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1116
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2000
      • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe 
        c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe 
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2956
      • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1292
    • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3336
      • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5648
        • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
          c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2416
          • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            5⤵
            • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5044
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
              c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Loads dropped DLL
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:6108

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

        2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe.tmp
        • Size 731KB
        • SHA256 964addb39b5e4bae0f0a2c1a0c64748b7b09e2ccaf108f4c117ccfddf5d2f440
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe 

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_17181cc51df114dc21dd0a370c024e2d_cobalt-strike_elex_floxif_icedid_swisyn_vidar.exe 
        • Size 519KB
        • SHA256 763383a4c74cbbef7fb0778c33838a5882cfdbdf44789da32704a63a35b5d19b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        770B6A47D0.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A1D26E2\770B6A47D0.tmp
        • Size 443KB
        • SHA256 d7ffe44ae3911ec34438907f2502ce2232d89b268a625a577f8a0d3c3f4dfcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 3e3795920ab2420100cb0f207a92b542aa7f4159d21c568b99ccf2d7de1fbf95
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 a3352daae95adaa5ffc6d37efced23c330563c69ad32392409c90eb2347fbc48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 812701f04cfc131ae9d214ba8e454b16de6c2f4f3c33ab418cd743fc65523baa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 51eb2ac9b6dcda766f34afa3da26d81035afa02b67d12294aa9bc6d2e9e44770
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1116-114-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1116-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1292-50-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/1292-57-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1292-56-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/2000-51-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/2000-60-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2000-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2000-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/2416-108-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2416-109-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/2416-76-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/2956-32-0x0000000002530000-0x0000000002560000-memory.dmp

        memory/2956-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2956-33-0x0000000002530000-0x0000000002560000-memory.dmp

        memory/2956-31-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/2956-45-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/3336-112-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/3336-36-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/3336-113-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3336-96-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DBF000-memory.dmp

        memory/3336-97-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/5044-131-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5044-115-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/5044-89-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-111-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-65-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-116-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-130-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/6108-105-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/6108-106-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

        memory/6108-101-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp