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.