MALWARE FAMILY

SparkRAT

Internal ID: win.spark_rat

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

SparkRAT is a cross-platform, open-source Remote Administration Tool (RAT) written in Go and released on GitHub in 2022. Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, it offers extensive remote access capabilities, including file and process management, file transfer, remote desktop monitoring, system information collection, and command execution via terminal access.

Threat Analysis

SparkRAT 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://asec.ahnlab.com/en/52899/

→https://asec.ahnlab.com/ko/56715/

→https://blog.exatrack.com/melofee/

→https://github.com/XZB-1248/Spark

→https://hunt.io/blog/sparkrat-server-detection-macos-activity-and-malicious-connections

→https://securelist.com/cyber-anarchy-squad-attacks-with-uncommon-trojans/114990/

→https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/chinese-hackers-rednovember-target.html

→https://www.clearskysec.com/0d-vulnerability-exploited-in-the_wild/

→https://www.clearskysec.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zero-day-cve-2024-4351-report.pdf

→https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/12/21/microsoft-research-uncovers-new-zerobot-capabilities/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.spark_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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