Woody RAT

MITRE ATT&CK: S1065 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Woody RAT

First seen
2021-08-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:26:31

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector

Targeted regions: country_code:ru

Context

Woody RAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) that has been used since at least August 2021 against Russian organizations.

Detection coverage

  • 749 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • System Owner/User Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Process Hollowing (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • PowerShell (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Encrypted/Encoded File (attack-pattern)
  • Local Storage Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Security Software Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Account Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • Screen Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Asymmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • File Deletion (attack-pattern)
  • Process Injection (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Spearphishing Attachment (attack-pattern)
  • Internet Connection Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Malicious File (attack-pattern)
  • Native API (attack-pattern)
  • Disable or Modify Tools (attack-pattern)

Reports & references

  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Woodyrat (report)
  • blog.malwarebytes.com — Woody Rat A New Feature Rich Malware Spotted In The Wild (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S1065 (report)
  • malwarebytes.com — Woody Rat A New Feature Rich Malware Spotted In The Wild (report)

External references