njRAT

HackHound IRC Bot Being Distributed via Webhards

Webhards are the main platforms that the attackers targeting Korean users exploit to distribute malware. The ASEC analysis team has been monitoring malware types distributed through webhards and uploaded multiple blog posts about them in the past. Generally, attackers distribute malware through illegal programs such as adult games and crack versions of games. Those who use webhards as a distribution path typically install RAT type malware such as njRAT, UdpRAT, and DDoS IRC Bot. As shown in the cases covered…

njRAT Being Distributed via Webhards

Webhards is a platform used to distribute malware, and it is mainly used by attackers that mainly target Korean users. The ASEC analysis team has been monitoring malware types distributed through webhards and has uploaded multiple blog posts about them in the past. Various types of malware are used recently such as UdpRat or DDoS IRC Bot developed with GoLang, but njRAT had been used in multiple attacks in the past. The ASEC analysis team has recently found njRAT being…

Malware Distributed via Discord along with Illegal Pornography

The ASEC analysis team recently discovered batches of RAT (Remote Administration Tool) malware that is being distributed via Discord messenger. Currently, a downloader malware that downloads these batches of malware is being distributed under the name ‘porn URL.exe’ and when this malware is run, it downloads various RAT malwares externally and installs them. Discord is an instant messenger program that supports text chat, voice chat, and video chat. This program is one of the most popular instant messengers that is…