NetSupportManager RAT

Internal ID: win.netsupportmanager_rat

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Enigma Software notes that NetSupport Manager is a genuine application, which was first released about twenty years ago. The purpose of the NetSupport Manager tool is to enable users to receive remote technical support or provide remote computer assistance. However, cyber crooks have hijacked this useful application and misappropriated it to use it in their harmful campaigns. The name of the modified version of the NetSupport Manager has been labeled the NetSupport Manager RAT.

Threat Analysis

NetSupportManager 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

→http://www.netsupportmanager.com/index.asp

→https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/45312/

→https://blog.prevailion.com/2020/03/the-curious-case-of-criminal-curriculum.html

→https://blog.sekoia.io/exposing-fakebat-loader-distribution-methods-and-adversary-infrastructure/

→https://blog.sekoia.io/privateloader-the-loader-of-the-prevalent-ruzki-ppi-service/

→https://blog.sucuri.net/2020/11/css-js-steganography-in-fake-flash-player-update-malware.html

→https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2023/11/netsupport-rat-the-rat-king-returns.html

→https://decoded.avast.io/janrubin/parrot-tds-takes-over-web-servers-and-threatens-millions/

→https://embee-research.ghost.io/advanced-cyberchef-operations-netsupport/

→https://embeeresearch.io/advanced-cyberchef-operations-netsupport/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.netsupportmanager_rat

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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