HOMETHREATSRMS
MALWARE FAMILY

RMS

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

Intelligence Profile

CyberInt states that Remote Manipulator System (RMS) is a legitimate tool developed by Russian organization TektonIT and has been observed in campaigns conducted by TA505 as well as numerous smaller campaigns likely attributable to other, disparate, threat actors. In addition to the availability of commercial licenses, the tool is free for non-commercial use and supports the remote administration of both Microsoft Windows and Android devices.

Threat Analysis

RMS 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://awakesecurity.com/blog/catching-the-white-stork-in-flight/
→https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2017/09/cve-2017-0199-used-to-deliver-modified-rms-agent-rat/
→https://blog.yoroi.company/research/ta505-is-expanding-its-operations/
→https://e.cyberint.com/hubfs/Report%20Legit%20Remote%20Access%20Tools%20Turn%20Into%20Threat%20Actors%20Tools/CyberInt_Legit%20Remote%20Access%20Tools%20Turn%20Into%20Threat%20Actors'%20Tools_Report.pdf
→https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/media/Kaspersky-Attacks-on-industrial-enterprises-using-RMS-and-TeamViewer-EN.pdf
→https://securelist.com/horns-n-hooves-campaign-delivering-netsupport-rat/114740/
→https://ssu.gov.ua/uploads/files/DKIB/Technical%20report%20Armagedon.pdf
→https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit-42-title-gamaredon-group-toolset-evolution
→https://web.archive.org/web/20161223002016/https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/odinaff-new-trojan-used-high-level-financial-attacks
→https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/businessinsights/curly-comrades-new-threat-actor-targeting-geopolitical-hotbeds

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

win.rms

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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