UBoatRAT

MITRE ATT&CK: S0333 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: UBoatRAT

Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:31:22

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector defense-and-aerospace technology-and-telecommunications

Targeted regions: country_code:jp country_code:kr country_code:hk

Context

UBoatRAT is a remote access tool that was identified in May 2017.

Detection coverage

  • 155 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Bidirectional Communication (attack-pattern)
  • BITS Jobs (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • System Checks (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)

Reports & references

  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0333 (report)
  • researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com — Unit42 Uboatrat Navigates East Asia (report)

External references