MALWARE FAMILY

DarkWatchman

Internal ID: js.darkwatchman

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Prevailion found this RAT written in JavaScript, which dynamically compiles an accompanying keylogger written in C# and uses a DGA for C&C.

Threat Analysis

DarkWatchman is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→https://cyble.com/blog/sophisticated-darkwatchman-rat-spreads-through-phishing-sites/

→https://securityintelligence.com/posts/hive00117-fileless-malware-delivery-eastern-europe/

→https://securityintelligence.com/x-force/new-hive0117-phishing-campaign-imitates-conscription-summons-deliver-darkwatchman-malware/

→https://www.intrinsec.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/INTRINSEC-2025-Threat-Report-Trouble_in_the_air.pdf

→https://www.prevailion.com/darkwatchman-new-fileness-techniques/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

js.darkwatchman

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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