RAT stands for Remote Access Trojan or Remote Administration Tool. It is one of the
most dangerous virus out their over the internet. Hacker can use RAT to get
complete control to your computer. He can do basicly anything with your
computer. Using RAT hacker can install keyloggers and other malicious viruses
remotely to your computer, infect files on your system and more. In this post i
will tell you about what hacker can do with your computer using RAT and tell
you about some commonly use RAT by hackers.
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 ?
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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