PE_FLOXIF.D
W32.Fixflo (Symantec);
Windows
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Threat Type: File infector
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Infects files, Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
This File infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
5,514,854 bytes
EXE
No
23 Jul 2024
Drops files
Arrival Details
This File infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Dropping Routine
This File infector drops the following files:
- %Program Files%\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll
(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000(32-bit), Server 2003(32-bit), XP, Vista(64-bit), 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit) , or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP(64-bit), Vista(64-bit), 7(64-bit), 8(64-bit), 8.1(64-bit), 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Other Details
This File infector does the following:
- It infects .exe and .dll files in compromised computer, shared folders and removable drives.
SOLUTION
9.700
14.294.04
04 Jun 2018
14.295.00
05 Jun 2018
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Search and delete this file
- %Program Files%\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as PE_FLOXIF.D. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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