HOMETHREATSStormKittyRAT
MALWARE FAMILY

StormKittyRAT

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

Intelligence Profile

According to unpac.me, StormKitty is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT), written in C#, primarily designed to perform extensive system reconnaissance and data collection. It leverages Windows Management Instrumentation for execution and conducts a thorough discovery of system information, including querying the registry, identifying system owners and users, and discovering network configurations. StormKitty is also capable of collecting data from information repositories and performing file and directory discovery. For defense evasion, it employs techniques such as obfuscating files or information and checks for virtualization or sandbox environments to avoid detection. These capabilities enable StormKitty to maintain persistence and gather sensitive information from compromised systems.

Threat Analysis

StormKittyRAT 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

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

win.stormkitty_rat

Research Links

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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