Archer RAT
Aliases: RustyWater
- First seen
- 2022-03-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:44:51
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications defense-and-aerospace
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:ru country_code:cn
Context
Archer RAT, also known as RustyWater, is a sophisticated Remote Access Trojan used primarily for cyber-espionage. It targets government and technology sectors, allowing attackers to maintain persistent access to compromised systems.
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Archer Rat (report)
- cloudsek.com — Reborn In Rust Muddywater Evolves Tooling With Rustywater Implant (report)