Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
143s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
27/10/2026, 20:36
General
- Target 2026-10-27_fa084e8bbf1762980e93eac025f44ed9_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample261027-zdq5msgw5n
- SHA256 ce9956aa611ec710a8a05567a1d6437f20319ebea3dc37a2e0a19cb4d30adcd8
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: Floxif, Floodfix
Floxif aka FloodFix is a file-changing trojan and backdoor written in C++.
- Detects Floxif payload 1 IoCs
- Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 3 IoCs
- Detects executables referencing many IR and analysis tools 3 IoCs
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 IoCs
- Drops file in Drivers directory 1 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 1 IoCs
- 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 6 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 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
- Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
- Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_fa084e8bbf1762980e93eac025f44ed9_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_fa084e8bbf1762980e93eac025f44ed9_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- 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
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_fa084e8bbf1762980e93eac025f44ed9_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia64.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_fa084e8bbf1762980e93eac025f44ed9_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia.exe2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
-
C:\Windows\System32\Notepad.exeNotepad.exe C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Rkill.txt3⤵
- Modifies registry class
- Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
-
-
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Replay Monitor
Loading Replay Monitor...
Downloads
symsrv.dll
symsrv.dll.000
2026-10-27_fa084e8bbf1762980e93eac025f44ed9_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia64.exe
Rkill.txt
Rkill.txt
memory/5160-20-0x0000000000280000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp
memory/5160-19-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/5160-5-0x0000000000281000-0x0000000000282000-memory.dmp
memory/5160-26-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/5160-29-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/5160-34-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp
memory/5160-32-0x0000000000280000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp
memory/5160-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp