
When Tools Turn Threats: How Legitimate Remote Control Software Is Being Abused as Remote Access Trojans (RATs)

Mike Puglia
Posted on Jun 5
A Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is a type of malware that allows an attacker to gain full access to a system as if they were physically present on the keyboard. As antivirus and antimalware have improved at detecting malicious applications, bad actors have increasingly turned to using legitimate remote control tools as RATs. Legitimate remote […]