ObliqueRAT
ObliqueRAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) malware family. Based on the provided content, it can capture screenshots of the current screen and capture images from webcams on compromised hosts. It can copy specific files, webcam captures, and screenshots to local directories for staging, and it can break large files of interest into smaller chunks to prepare them for exfiltration. ObliqueRAT can discover pluggable/removable drives and extract data from removable devices connected to an endpoint. It can also check for blocklisted usernames on infected endpoints. The malware has been observed gaining execution on targeted systems by luring users to click links to malicious URLs, and it can hide its payload in BMP images hosted on compromised websites. The content also references lookalike-domain and IDN homograph attack tradecraft being used to deliver malware, including ObliqueRAT. No specific threat actor, industry targeting, or concrete indicators of compromise are directly provided in the content.
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Groups observed using it
1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
...deployed a stealer malware... and shares code similarity with ObliqueRAT.
Techniques & procedures
17 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Resource Development
1 technique
Resource Development
Initial Access
1 technique
Initial Access
Persistence
1 technique
Persistence
The content repeatedly describes malware and threat actors establishing persistence by adding values under HKCU/HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run or RunOnce, and by placing executables, scripts, or .lnk files in the Startup folder. | Examples include malware copied to '%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup', creation of '.lnk' shortcuts in Startup, and scripts or batch files placed in Startup folders.
Privilege Escalation
1 technique
Privilege Escalation
The content repeatedly describes malware and threat actors establishing persistence by adding values under HKCU/HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run or RunOnce, and by placing executables, scripts, or .lnk files in the Startup folder. | Examples include malware copied to '%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup', creation of '.lnk' shortcuts in Startup, and scripts or batch files placed in Startup folders.
Stealth
2 techniques
Stealth
Several entries describe malware examining running processes to determine if a debugger, sandbox, virtual environment, or analysis/security tools are present, such as AsyncRAT checking for a debugger, RogueRobin enumerating Wireshark and Sysinternals processes, and P8RAT checking for processes associated with virtual environments.
Discovery
6 techniques
Discovery
The content repeatedly describes malware and threat actors collecting usernames, identifying logged-in users, running whoami/query user/quser, checking whether the current user is an administrator, enumerating user sessions, and gathering account details from compromised hosts.
The content repeatedly describes malware and threat actors obtaining lists of running processes, using utilities such as tasklist, ps, WMI, Get-Process, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, EnumProcesses, and similar APIs/commands to enumerate active processes on victim systems.
The content repeatedly describes malware and threat actors collecting host details such as OS version, hostname, architecture, CPU, memory, BIOS, domain, language, and other configuration data; e.g., "APT41 uses multiple built-in commands such as systeminfo and net config Workstation to enumerate victim system basic configuration information."
The content repeatedly describes malware and threat actors listing files and directories, enumerating drives, searching for files by extension/name/path, retrieving file metadata, and browsing file systems (for example: "APT28 has used Forfiles to locate PDF, Excel, and Word documents during collection" and "cmd can be used to find files and directories with native functionality such as dir commands").
The content repeatedly describes malware and threat actors identifying, monitoring, or enumerating connected peripheral devices such as USB mass storage, Bluetooth devices, printers, smart card readers, cameras, Apple devices, VGA/display devices, and removable drives.
Several entries describe malware examining running processes to determine if a debugger, sandbox, virtual environment, or analysis/security tools are present, such as AsyncRAT checking for a debugger, RogueRobin enumerating Wireshark and Sysinternals processes, and P8RAT checking for processes associated with virtual environments.
Collection
5 techniques
Collection
AppleSeed can find and collect data from removable media devices. APT28 backdoor may collect the entire contents of an inserted USB device. Aria-body has the ability to collect data from USB devices. BADNEWS copies files with certain extensions from USB devices to a predefined directory.
The content repeatedly describes adversaries and malware storing collected data, command output, credentials, archives, or files in local temporary folders, working directories, hidden directories, registry locations, recycle bins, or specific files prior to exfiltration.
"Agent Tesla can capture screenshots of the victim’s desktop"; "AppleSeed can take screenshots on a compromised host"; "APT28 has used tools to take screenshots from victims"; "Cobalt Strike's Beacon payload is capable of capturing screenshots"; "PowerSploit's Get-TimedScreenshot Exfiltration module can take screenshots at regular intervals"; "Hydraq includes a component based on the code of VNC that can stream a live feed of the desktop"
Exfiltration
1 technique
Exfiltration
Recent activity
23 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
RAT family referenced due to code similarity with a stealer deployed in an APT36-attributed phishing campaign.
RAT family referenced via code similarity to a stealer used in APT36-linked phishing activity against Indian aerospace/government targets.
Referenced only as an example source related to lookalike domains used to deliver malware; no further malware-specific behavior is described in the content.
A Windows C/C++-based remote access trojan/implant used by Transparent Tribe, described as reserved for hyper-targeted attacks where stealth is a prime focus, and noted to have evolved in deployment tactics and functionality over time.
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Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.
CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.
Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.