MALWARE FAMILY

KRNRAT

Internal ID: win.krnrat
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to Trend Micro, this is a rootkit with capabilities of a full-featured backdoor with various capabilities, including process manipulation, file hiding, shellcode execution, traffic concealment, and C&C communication. It is controlled through a range of IOCTL codes.

Threat Analysis

KRNRAT 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.krnrat

Research Links

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