RunningRAT

RunningRAT is a remote access tool that appeared in operations surrounding the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics along with Gold Dragon and Brave Prince. [1]

ID: S0253
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.1
Created: 17 October 2018
Last Modified: 21 April 2020

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1560 Archive Collected Data

RunningRAT contains code to compress files.[1]

Enterprise T1547 .001 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

RunningRAT adds itself to the Registry key Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run to establish persistence upon reboot.[1]

Enterprise T1115 Clipboard Data

RunningRAT contains code to open and copy data from the clipboard.[1]

Enterprise T1059 .003 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell

RunningRAT uses a batch file to kill a security program task and then attempts to remove itself.[1]

Enterprise T1562 .001 Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

RunningRAT kills antimalware running process.[1]

Enterprise T1070 .001 Indicator Removal on Host: Clear Windows Event Logs

RunningRAT contains code to clear event logs.[1]

.004 Indicator Removal on Host: File Deletion

RunningRAT contains code to delete files from the victim’s machine.[1]

Enterprise T1056 .001 Input Capture: Keylogging

RunningRAT captures keystrokes and sends them back to the C2 server.[1]

Enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery

RunningRAT gathers the OS version, logical drives information, processor information, and volume information.[1]

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