DarkRat
Aliases: DarkRAT
- First seen
- 2018-01-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Related IoCs
- 1 (1 malicious)
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-09-18 08:46:57
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:56:44
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Context
DarkRat is a remote access trojan (RAT) known for its ability to stealthily control compromised systems. It is typically used for espionage, data theft, and enabling further network intrusion activities.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Darkrat_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- infosecurity-magazine.com — The Dark Rat (report)
- darkratphp.blogspot.lu (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Darkrat (report)
- github.com — Readme.Md (report)
- fr3d.hk — Darkrat Hacking A Malware Control Panel (report)