GovRAT
- First seen
- 2014-07-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:46:43
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:us
Context
GovRAT is a Remote Access Trojan primarily used for cyber-espionage, targeting governmental organizations and financial institutions, particularly in the United States. It provides attackers with a backdoor to compromised systems, enabling data exfiltration and unauthorized access.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Govrat_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Govrat (report)
- yumpu.com — Govrat V20 (report)
- securityaffairs.co — Govrat Platform (report)
- securityaffairs.co — Govrat 2 0 Attacks (report)