Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    31/10/2026, 17:34

General

  • Target
    2026-10-30_ef491e111328d19741972b01de696e4b_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.3MB
  • Sample261031-v5mt3saa23
  • SHA256 dc4abc95ea9f12c80d1f89397a6a17b1049d067a7a1f67ae8d1594b1b3dcb909
  • 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
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-30_ef491e111328d19741972b01de696e4b_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-30_ef491e111328d19741972b01de696e4b_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2636
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2636 -s 760
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2244
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 508 -p 2636 -ip 2636
    1⤵
      PID:4476

    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

          memory/2636-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

          memory/2636-5-0x0000000000291000-0x0000000000292000-memory.dmp

          memory/2636-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp

          memory/2636-6-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000004DB000-memory.dmp