CrossRAT

MITRE ATT&CK: S0235 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Trupto, CrossRAT

First seen
2018-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
linux, windows, macos
Related IoCs
17 (17 malicious)
Last IoC activity
2026-10-10 08:14:54
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:52:28

Context

CrossRAT is a cross-platform remote access tool (RAT) that affects Windows, OSX, and Linux systems. It is known for its ability to provide attackers with remote control over infected devices.

Recent IoC activity

17 malicious indicators in Maltiverse are attributed to CrossRAT (S0235). The 17 most recently updated:

TypeIndicatorUpdatedSources
file sample Scan0004.exe 2026-10-10 4
file sample vwExeNX.exe 2026-10-05 4
file sample _43ee2409e135916fab34e910035ff437eb1eaa670000c4f0948ba33f11a7083b.exe 2026-09-20 4
file sample PO.bat.exe 2026-09-18 3
file sample f35b6cb6af991bfa735e039f6bc0e49c69759c015a207.exe 2026-09-18 4
file sample SecuriteInfo.com.BackDoor.Remcos.716.17702.7178 2026-09-17 3
file sample 737646392a7c882064e22ecb9fc0b2732399e44ced2f56d873e656d0035af288 2026-09-11 4
file sample ekstre.pdf.exe 2026-09-11 4
file sample e5bccb979fef3945c64622c6ad4461947eca123465f2989d9f4af879fd467890 2026-09-11 3
file sample 66lottery.exe 2026-09-10 4
file sample _6eaa4e25359d0b61c37a9884fbdb8c53bf00e8e9a5478e325e63338d0d2ad51b.exe 2026-09-10 4
file sample Bonifico n.1101252230290346.docx.exe 2026-09-04 3
file sample c4fc9162227b35c631fbe623ee30fa7f660ed015915ed66c76942b1583ac3f77 2026-09-04 3
file sample Swift_Copy_41,5332_HIKf.bat.exe 2026-09-04 2
file sample c0762bd8b3b098c6d5300256f9e8bc67d45709dc244db.exe 2026-09-02 4
file sample 07_remcos_agent_7.1.0.bin 2026-08-01 4
file sample 1f5fd302317ab14f751695ee07a4901d1b7319641181eaeabe3c14cf46ec9525 2026-05-08 1

Detection coverage

  • 64 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Screen Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Launch Agent (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)
  • XDG Autostart Entries (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • info.lookout.com — Lookout Dark Caracal Srr 20180118 Us V.1.0 (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0235 (report)
  • digitasecurity.com — Crossrat (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Jar.Crossrat (report)
  • objective-see.com — Blog 0X28 (report)

External references