MALWARE FAMILY
BookCodes RAT
Internal ID: win.bookcodesrat
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
BookCodesRAT is a remote access trojan that uses HTTP(S) for communication. It supports around 25 commands that include operations on the victim’s filesystem, basic process management and the download and execution of additional tools from the attacker’s arsenal. They are indexed by 32-bit integers, starting with the value 0x97853646.
BookCodesRAT uses mostly compromised South Korean web servers for the C&C traffic and is usually deployed against South Korean targets.
Threat Analysis
BookCodes RAT 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
Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Aliases1
Also Known As
win.bookcodesrat
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.