Overview
overview
8Static
static
3The Boys A...er.exe
windows10-2004-x64
7The Boys A...er.exe
windows11-21h2-x64
8$PLUGINSDI...os.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...os.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3$PLUGINSDIR/INetC.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDIR/INetC.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...LL.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...LL.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...ls.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...ls.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...em.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...em.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...rd.bmp
windows10-2004-x64
1$PLUGINSDI...rd.bmp
windows11-21h2-x64
$PLUGINSDI...gs.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...gs.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...ec.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...ec.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...ON.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...ON.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...le.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...le.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3General
- Target The Boys Ascent Installer.exe
- Size 345KB
- Sample260602-x53lmsds4x
- SHA256 4d520ba4df04666acedac089e40729a5b52daa0f00361a8b17ff8fd7c58ba40a
- MD5 b2c35798debfccc957501c08ca9953ba
- SHA1 35607b5d67932585c2cd4e0ca29bfa46c97c6d04
- SHA512 11461436f169bd08b6507c64b1f2f7a5b6ccca58ba9725c405de7870ccf85bcdb12aa01fbc73a8ab4a6cd56b26f1ef467bb29f342eeffefebfc8d8bf4b06ddfd
- SSDEEP 6144:DVGdx6xmkCO01HAARiyet+MvR3DYxC5UmTrX6jC+2t0EyL+mcRIlgvf:J6N1HAARiyiLvRR6m3X6jCqRKphn
- TLSH T10B748CA8AF9A920FC3B22B7935D5F73021BD8FD0BA96014257D17F8BB9B190D0ED5580
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
The Boys Ascent Installer.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
The Boys Ascent Installer.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/ExecDos.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/ExecDos.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral5
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/INetC.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral6
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/INetC.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral7
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/LangDLL.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral8
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/LangDLL.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral9
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/StdUtils.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral10
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/StdUtils.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral11
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral12
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral13
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/modern-wizard.bmp
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral14
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/modern-wizard.bmp
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral15
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/nsDialogs.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral16
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/nsDialogs.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral17
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/nsExec.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral18
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/nsExec.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral19
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/nsJSON.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral20
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/nsJSON.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral21
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/nsisFile.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral22
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/nsisFile.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Malware Config
Targets
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- Target The Boys Ascent Installer.exe
- Size 345KB
- SHA256 4d520ba4df04666acedac089e40729a5b52daa0f00361a8b17ff8fd7c58ba40a
- MD5 b2c35798debfccc957501c08ca9953ba
- SHA1 35607b5d67932585c2cd4e0ca29bfa46c97c6d04
- SHA512 11461436f169bd08b6507c64b1f2f7a5b6ccca58ba9725c405de7870ccf85bcdb12aa01fbc73a8ab4a6cd56b26f1ef467bb29f342eeffefebfc8d8bf4b06ddfd
- SSDEEP 6144:DVGdx6xmkCO01HAARiyet+MvR3DYxC5UmTrX6jC+2t0EyL+mcRIlgvf:J6N1HAARiyiLvRR6m3X6jCqRKphn
- TLSH T10B748CA8AF9A920FC3B22B7935D5F73021BD8FD0BA96014257D17F8BB9B190D0ED5580
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.
Drops file in Drivers directory
Manipulates Digital Signatures
Attackers can apply techniques such as changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to make their binary seem validly signed.
Modifies Windows Firewall
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Modifies file permissions
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
Drops file in System32 directory
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- Target $PLUGINSDIR/ExecDos.dll
- Size 6KB
- SHA256 91d5481f576382164703e4ac244052265769377838ac30233ad79c983ed9d454
- MD5 774e3b33d151413dc826bf2421cd51e8
- SHA1 ab2928dcf6fa54bb9eb16e5f64bfcffaaeee90fa
- SHA512 3cf955b13e81e4b6edb292df751ce7f64b0cf30979f57b1609f002859b4e68adc046b6674f76f7b7ce7144382316c344c11fed02d638e62fcc8464c32795a365
- SSDEEP 96:38IgHUv7jr2GJ+dfuitjFVsDtwC6OcgHl7cFi1cyMV7WhWuaW:dCajridfjR6tw1OjHl7cE1KyhWua
- TLSH T172D1C639B7F40473E2FE16343EA1522357B9FC120B2686BE865329CD2CA1D50DD24B67
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score3/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/INetC.dll
- Size 25KB
- SHA256 85e03805f90f72257dd41bfdaa186237218bbb0ec410ad3b6576a88ea11dccb9
- MD5 40d7eca32b2f4d29db98715dd45bfac5
- SHA1 124df3f617f562e46095776454e1c0c7bb791cc7
- SHA512 5fd4f516ce23fb7e705e150d5c1c93fc7133694ba495fb73101674a528883a013a34ab258083aa7ce6072973b067a605158316a4c9159c1b4d765761f91c513d
- SSDEEP 384:pjj9e9dE95XD+iTx58Y5oMM3O9MEoLr1VcQZ/ZwcSyekMRlZ4L4:dAvE90GuY2tO93oLrJRM7Z4E
- TLSH T1F0B2F99257EA179AF7BAAB3478B9E762497FBC211821CCCF5533068D1872241ED30727
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score3/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/LangDLL.dll
- Size 5KB
- SHA256 86cff5eaca76c49f924cb123d242fdcfd45ab99c4b638d3b8f4a8cfb1970ab5b
- MD5 3dd80dff583544514eeb3a5ed851a519
- SHA1 56f7324d9d4230c96d1963e7b3e02b05a6cf5c24
- SHA512 955f4df195b5d134449904e9020f80125cfb64d70d9482ff583451f3fcb10d15577ceac4180f71a96452d8478f6365160ab15731f9a79a494383087c9310fd1d
- SSDEEP 48:S46+/p2TKYKxbWsptIpBtWZ0iV8jAWiAJCvxft2O2B8mhofjLl:zf2uPbOBtWZBV8jAWiAJCdv2CmwL
- TLSH T1ECC19470B3C248B9D491413368A733D36612EE746784500F9F6311AA38209E7AD3EBC3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score3/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/StdUtils.dll
- Size 100KB
- SHA256 b72e9013a6204e9f01076dc38dabbf30870d44dfc66962adbf73619d4331601e
- MD5 c6a6e03f77c313b267498515488c5740
- SHA1 3d49fc2784b9450962ed6b82b46e9c3c957d7c15
- SHA512 9870c5879f7b72836805088079ad5bbafcb59fc3d9127f2160d4ec3d6e88d3cc8ebe5a9f5d20a4720fe6407c1336ef10f33b2b9621bc587e930d4cbacf337803
- SSDEEP 3072:WNuZmJ9TDP3ahD2TF7Rq9cJNPhF9vyHf:WNuZ81zaAFHhF9v
- TLSH T125A33B62A2FA9CF5E4E70B3D1469BB264CBB7B383431D93F2342054B8534586DA2D35B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score3/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
- Size 11KB
- SHA256 a632d74332b3f08f834c732a103dafeb09a540823a2217ca7f49159755e8f1d7
- MD5 75ed96254fbf894e42058062b4b4f0d1
- SHA1 996503f1383b49021eb3427bc28d13b5bbd11977
- SHA512 58174896db81d481947b8745dafe3a02c150f3938bb4543256e8cce1145154e016d481df9fe68dac6d48407c62cbe20753320ebd5fe5e84806d07ce78e0eb0c4
- SSDEEP 192:X24sihno0bW+l97H4GB7QDs91kMtwtobTr4u+QHbazMNHT7dmNIEr:m8vJl97JeoxtN/r3z7YV
- TLSH T1E0327D1293E044F2F191853C086B3B5AAB7A65099BE24EA79FE381817D15AD6BD3D303
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score3/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/modern-wizard.bmp
- Size 25KB
- SHA256 3ad2dc318056d0a2024af1804ea741146cfc18cc404649a44610cbf8b2056cf2
- MD5 cbe40fd2b1ec96daedc65da172d90022
- SHA1 366c216220aa4329dff6c485fd0e9b0f4f0a7944
- SHA512 62990cb16e37b6b4eff6ab03571c3a82dcaa21a1d393c3cb01d81f62287777fb0b4b27f8852b5fa71bc975feab5baa486d33f2c58660210e115de7e2bd34ea63
- SSDEEP 24:Qwika6aSaaDaVYoG6abuJsnZs5GhI11BayNXPcDrSsUWcSphsWwlEWqCl6aHAX2x:Qoi47a5G8SddzKFIcsOz3Xz
- TLSH T139C29757DE6B6EA4BE0804EF1A0694931C71FE211AB0CD0561D2B767B4FC93B19A0B3C
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score1/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/nsDialogs.dll
- Size 9KB
- SHA256 feb6364375d0ab081e9cdf11271c40cb966af295c600903383b0730f0821c0be
- MD5 ca95c9da8cef7062813b989ab9486201
- SHA1 c555af25df3de51aa18d487d47408d5245dba2d1
- SHA512 a30d94910204d1419c803dc12d90a9d22f63117e4709b1a131d8c4d5ead7e4121150e2c8b004a546b33c40c294df0a74567013001f55f37147d86bb847d7bbc9
- SSDEEP 192:oF8cSzvTyl4tgi8pPjQM0PuAg0YNy8IFtSP:EBSzm+t18pZ0WAg0R8IFg
- TLSH T16312F793E5A820B3C6D3523F35BE2B2EC7B95335B0512C0487738A497A6947A6E38347
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score3/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/nsExec.dll
- Size 6KB
- SHA256 8bdd996ae4778c6f829e2bcb651c55efc9ec37eeea17d259e013b39528dddbb6
- MD5 3d366250fcf8b755fce575c75f8c79e4
- SHA1 2ebac7df78154738d41aac8e27d7a0e482845c57
- SHA512 67d2d88de625227ccd2cb406b4ac3a215d1770d385c985a44e2285490f49b45f23ce64745b24444e2a0f581335fda02e913b92781043e8dfd287844435ba9094
- SSDEEP 96:cjHFiKaoggCtJzTlKXb0tbo68qD853Ns7GgmkNG3m+s:9bogRtJzTlNR8qD85uGgmkNP
- TLSH T10DD109BC36C10CF3D54E46743E22381753FEE4761B7542A18B972AD61D92AE2FE20781
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score3/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/nsJSON.dll
- Size 23KB
- SHA256 64b3efdf3de54e338d4db96b549a7bdb7237bb88a82a0a63aef570327a78a6fb
- MD5 f4d89d9a2a3e2f164aea3e93864905c9
- SHA1 4d4e05ee5e4e77a0631a3dd064c171ba2e227d4a
- SHA512 dbda3fe7ca22c23d2d0f2a5d9d415a96112e2965081582c7a42c139a55c5d861a27f0bd919504de4f82c59cf7d1b97f95ed5a55e87d574635afdb7eb2d8cadf2
- SSDEEP 384:n7U5CiIZ1ZC2RvhrTfldNuwQ5pk+BISivMyyOgqCoRUj+OvHxOuofnykhVQJrTU:YoZ1ZnhrTfldqk7Yyy94RxOcVQJrT
- TLSH T1D4B21746A6B054F4F57B55BAB4322E232E7EBD08286095EFC73319196860913BB3D333
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score3/10 -
- Target $PLUGINSDIR/nsisFile.dll
- Size 5KB
- SHA256 a820a32e5ce89e3e336afc71aa1bf42a357ec542c2bc6e50c6255c1333812587
- MD5 b7d0d765c151d235165823b48554e442
- SHA1 fe530e6c6fd60392d4ce611b21ec9daad3f1bc84
- SHA512 5d801c24dfa1b7326f72f9c0acf3a330ef0cc3fce25ceee200bb12eab8c2b653025602e610e0cecda1e7cbd851ce1b66252531220b557a378ddb0b4a1741fa66
- SSDEEP 48:a+guelvxkcuEkVy5wM4zL5stbmaN0QpUFdAwsj1gAtl/lSFc/H9UhV0n:3CBxIEkVQwzR2300URs5ldSFcv9c
- TLSH T191B1D83B69A097F2E0044673177B2EC76CB2A16433C9012F4B531A207E51937EDAEB47
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score3/10
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Active Setup
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Active Setup
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Defense Evasion
File and Directory Permissions Modification
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
3Subvert Trust Controls
1SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking
1