MALWARE FAMILY

PureRAT

Internal ID: win.pure_rat

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to Morphisec, this RAT combines advanced in-memory execution, API and resource resolution at runtime, and layered evasion techniques. They have named it ‘Resolver’ due to its heavy reliance on runtime resolution mechanisms and dynamic resource handling, which make static and behavioral analysis significantly more difficult.

Threat Analysis

PureRAT 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://blog.plainbit.co.kr/sanae-yuib-seupieopising-meil-bunseog/

→https://securelist.ru/purerat-attacks-russian-organizations/112619/

→https://www.darkrym.com/posts/2025/09/pxa-stealers-evolution-to-purerat-part-6-finally-the-final-stage-purerat-stage-9/

→https://www.morphisec.com/blog/new-malware-variant-identified-resolverrat-enters-the-maze/

→https://www.netresec.com/?page=Blog&month=2025-08&post=PureRAT-ResolverRAT-PureHVNC

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.pure_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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