What is RAT (Remote Access Trojan) ?

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