PE_FLOXIF.E
W32.Fixflo (Symantec);
Windows
Threat Type: File infector
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Infects files
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
1,881,213 bytes
EXE
No
06 Dec 2014
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 Program Files folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files on all Windows operating system versions; C:\Program Files (x86) for 32-bit applications running on Windows 64-bit operating systems.)
NOTES:
This file infector infects .EXE and .DLL files found in the affected computer, as well as shared folders and removable drives.
SOLUTION
9.700
11.285.00
18 Nov 2014
11.286.00
18 Nov 2014
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 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.E. 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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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