MALWARE FAMILY
DownEx
Internal ID: win.downex
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to Bitdefender, this is an exfiltration tool, scanning local and network drives for sensitive files, like documents, archives, certificates, and cryptographic keys.
Threat Analysis
DownEx is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.
External References
Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Aliases1
Also Known As
win.downex
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.