What is RAT ?
As i have told you in my introduction paragraph RAT is Remote Access trojan. It is a peace of software or program which hacker uses to get complete control of your computer. It can be send to you in form of images, videos or any other files. Their are some RAT that even your antivirus software can not detect. So always be sure about what you are downloading from the internet and never save or download files that anonymous user send you over the mail or in chat room.
What You Can do With RAT ?
As i have told you in my introduction paragraph RAT is Remote Access
trojan. It is a peace of software or program which hacker uses to get
complete control of your computer. It can be send to you in form of
images, videos or any other files. Their are some RAT that even your
antivirus software can not detect. So always be sure about what you are
downloading from the internet and never save or download files that
anonymous user send you over the mail or in chat room.
What You Can do With RAT ?
Once a RAT is installed on any computer hacker can do almost anything
with that computer. Some malicious task that you can do with RAT are
listed below:
- Infecting Files
- Installing Keyloggers
- Controlling Computer
- Remotely start webcam, sounds, movies etc
- Using your PC to attack Website (DDOS)
- View Screen
Harmless RAT or Good RAT
As you have seen how harmfull RAT are for your computer, but their are
some good RAT which some of you might be using daily. You might have
heard of TeamViewer, it is a software which you use to control
some one's computer with his permission for file transfer, sharing your
screen and more.
Some Commonly Used RAT
- ProRAT
- CyberGate RAT
- DarkComet RAT
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