BBSRAT

MITRE ATT&CK: S0127 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: BBSRAT

Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:44:58

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications energy-and-utilities

Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:cn

Context

BBSRAT is malware with remote access tool functionality that has been used in targeted compromises.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 294 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Archive via Library (attack-pattern)
  • Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)
  • System Service Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Service Execution (attack-pattern)
  • DLL (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • Component Object Model Hijacking (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • File Deletion (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Service (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Process Hollowing (attack-pattern)

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Bbsrat_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • cocomelonc.github.io — Malware Pers 4 (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Bbsrat (report)
  • researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com — Digital Quartermaster Scenario Demonstrated In Attacks Against The Mongolian Government (report)
  • youtube.com — Watch (report)
  • medium.com — Shadows In The Rain A16Efaf21Aae (report)
  • medium.com — Shadows With A Chance Of Blacknix Badc0F2F41Cb (report)
  • sstic.org — Sstic2020 Slides Pivoter Tel Bernard Ou Comment Monitorer Des Attaquants Ngligents Lunghi (report)
  • researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com — Bbsrat Attacks Targeting Russian Organizations Linked To Roaming Tiger (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0127 (report)

External references