HOMETHREATSReverseRAT
MALWARE FAMILY

ReverseRAT

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

Intelligence Profile

Malware family identifying win.reverse_rat. Origin and technical characteristics tracked via Malpedia.

Threat Analysis

ReverseRAT 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.lumen.com/reverserat-reemerges-with-a-nightfury-new-campaign-and-new-developments-same-familiar-side-actor/
→https://blog.lumen.com/suspected-pakistani-actor-compromises-indian-power-company-with-new-reverserat/
→https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/media/Kaspersky-ICS-CERT-APT-attacks-on-industrial-organizations-in-H1-2021-En.pdf
→https://s3.amazonaws.com/talos-intelligence-site/production/document_files/files/000/095/591/original/062521_SideCopy_%281%29.pdf?1625657388
→https://threatmon.io/apt-sidecopy-targeting-indian-government-entities/
→https://www.seqrite.com/blog/umbrella-of-pakistani-threats-converging-tactics-of-cyber-operations-targeting-india/
→https://www.seqrite.com/documents/en/white-papers/Whitepaper-OperationSideCopy.pdf

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

win.reverse_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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