beast
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-07-16 06:43:20
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:54:23
Context
Beast is one of the early remote access trojans (RATs) that could be used to gain unauthorized access to a victim's computer. Despite being outdated, it serves as a classic example of remote-controlled malware.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Beast_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- ransomlook.io — Beast (report)
- cyberint.com — The Nature Of The Beast Ransomware (report)
- cybereason.com — Threat Analysis Beast Ransomware (report)