However, the capability of most RATs takes that functionality and multiplies it significantly. The Flame malware could do a lot of stuff, although not completely analyzed we know that it can take screenshots, modify/create/delete files and execute a keylogger. While the tool is free to download and use, he offers the “VIP” service, which gives the user access to direct support, updates about the product and the ability to post new ideas or software bugs, all for 20 Euros or $25. However, he also mentions that his tool is often used by hackers and hence it is often detected by antivirus engines as being malicious. He advertises DarkComet as a tool and not a Trojan because of its many useful functions which could be used to administer a network at a very close level. This first blog is about DarkComet, a freely available Remote Administration “Tool” which was developed by DarkCoderSC, an independent programmer and computer security specialist from France.

Discuss some of the RAT malware currently seen in the wild.

This blog post is one of many which I am going to use to: Before you get too freaked out, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes these threats all the time, so don’t worry too much about being a victim as long as you properly protect your system. Take out the state-sponsored aspect of Flame and you’ve got a RAT or Remote Administration Trojan, of which there are many out there that are used every single day to spy on the average people. So are you completely safe from malware like Flame? Well not exactly.

Its purpose is for very specifically targeted cyber-espionage, not stealing your Facebook password.

State-sponsored RAT malware, like Flame, would likely not infect average users and even in the off chance that it did, the operators behind the malware would probably remove the Trojan before being discovered.

Last week, I talked a little about the Flame Trojan and how much the average user would need to worry about being infected with it, which is none.

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