DownEx
- First seen
- 2023-07-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- spyware
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:58:46
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector defense-and-aerospace
Context
According to Bitdefender, this is an exfiltration tool, scanning local and network drives for sensitive files, like documents, archives, certificates, and cryptographic keys.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Downex_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Downex (report)
- bitdefender.com — Deep Dive Into Downex Espionage Operation In Central Asia (report)