Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
148s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
27/10/2026, 22:27
General
- Target 2026-10-27_efeaff7c83b5eab615dc390feb351ae3_amadey_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 352KB
- Sample261027-2dfd9axsfx
- SHA256 a5b571d103754205dd2e7b846e38d65c554f0c0a7294f56436118858bdd068dd
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) 8 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 4 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 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 8 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Modifies registry class 4 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_efeaff7c83b5eab615dc390feb351ae3_amadey_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_efeaff7c83b5eab615dc390feb351ae3_amadey_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_efeaff7c83b5eab615dc390feb351ae3_amadey_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_efeaff7c83b5eab615dc390feb351ae3_amadey_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe" -atboottime1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1AppInit DLLs
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1AppInit DLLs
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
symsrv.dll
symsrv.dll.000
memory/4716-16-0x0000000000780000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/4716-15-0x0000000000780000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/4716-14-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/4716-17-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/5168-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/5168-20-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/5168-22-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/5168-25-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/5168-27-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp