BOATLAUNCH

First seen
2020-06-15 00:00:00
Malware type
loader
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:22:01

Targeted industries: financial-services retail-and-hospitality

Context

FIN7 uses this malware as helper module during intrusion operations. BOATLAUNCH is continuously looking for PowerShell processes on infected systems and patches them to bypuss Windows AntiMalware Scan Interface (AMSI).

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Boatlaunch_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • Mandiant — Evolution Of Fin7 (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Boatlaunch (report)

External references