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Poet RAT

Cisco Talos has discovered a Python-based RAT they call Poet RAT.

Poet RAT is a Python rat.

Background

Cisco Talos uncovered a Python-based RAT it named Poet RAT. The malware is dropped by a Word document and ships alongside a Python interpreter and the libraries it needs. Its name comes from Shakespeare references found within it, and it exfiltrates stolen data over FTP.


Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).