In our globalized world, the danger of malware like Remote Access Trojans (RATs), Keyloggers, and Registry Keys is increasing. This paper aims to bring awareness on how these things can work together to do a lot of damage to individuals and organizations. With a proof-of-concept malware, we will illustrate how RATs compromise systems remotely. These RATs allow threat actors to get unauthorized access to critical systems. Keyloggers, on the other hand, work in the background, quietly recording important data like keyboard activity, passwords, credit card details, and confidential organizational information. Registry keys act as a supporting actor in this dangerous mix, giving the malware persistence. This paper also discusses strategies to detect and prevent the unholy trinity and emphasizes on a good cyber mentality to safeguard against these threats.

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The Threat Triplet: RATs, Keyloggers and Registry Keys—A Proof of Concept Analysis

  • Swayam Tejas Padhy,
  • Krishnamoorthi Makkithaya,
  • Sucharitha Shetty

摘要

In our globalized world, the danger of malware like Remote Access Trojans (RATs), Keyloggers, and Registry Keys is increasing. This paper aims to bring awareness on how these things can work together to do a lot of damage to individuals and organizations. With a proof-of-concept malware, we will illustrate how RATs compromise systems remotely. These RATs allow threat actors to get unauthorized access to critical systems. Keyloggers, on the other hand, work in the background, quietly recording important data like keyboard activity, passwords, credit card details, and confidential organizational information. Registry keys act as a supporting actor in this dangerous mix, giving the malware persistence. This paper also discusses strategies to detect and prevent the unholy trinity and emphasizes on a good cyber mentality to safeguard against these threats.