APT / THREAT GROUP

DarkComet

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

DarkComet is one of the most famous RATs, developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur in 2008. After being used in the Syrian civil war in 2011, Lesuer decided to stop developing the trojan. Indeed, DarkComet is able to enable control over a compromised system through use of a simple graphic user interface. Experts think that this user friendliness is the key of its mass success.

Threat Analysis

DarkComet is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.

External References

→http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2012/06/rat-samples-from-syrian-targeted.html

→https://any.run/cybersecurity-blog/darkcomet-rat-technical-analysis/

→https://asec.ahnlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Lazarus-%EA%B7%B8%EB%A3%B9%EC%9D%98-NukeSped-%EC%95%85%EC%84%B1%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C-%EB%B6%84%EC%84%9D-%EB%B3%B4%EA%B3%A0%EC%84%9C.pdf

→https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2012/06/you-dirty-rat-part-1-darkcomet/

→https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2012/10/dark-comet-2-electric-boogaloo/

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Aliases5

Also Known As

win.darkcometBreutFynloskiDarkCometklovbot

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.darkcomet

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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