Atharvan
- First seen
- 2022-06-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:46:11
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector defense-and-aerospace
Targeted regions: country_code:in country_code:us
Context
Atharvan is a remote access tool primarily used for cyber espionage, targeting government and defense sectors. It is known to infiltrate systems in India and the United States to extract sensitive information.
Detection coverage
- 3 YARA rules
Detection rules
- SEKOIA_Rat_Win_Atharvan (yara-rule)
- SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_APT_NK_Andariel_Atharvan_3RAT (yara-rule)
- MALPEDIA_Win_Atharvan_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Atharvan (report)
- Broadcom/Symantec — Clasiopa Materials Research (report)