BlackNix RAT
The BlackNix RAT or Trojan.BlackNixRAT is a Remote Access Trojan that is used by cybercrooks for various purposes. The BlackNix RAT has many features that you can find in legitimate instruments for remote desktop management like TeamViewer and LogMeIn. The BlackNix RAT is spread among users manually, and it is usually part of a social engineering scheme. Fake accounts on social media and "hacking tools" for PayPal and Steam may be used to convince users to run the BlackNix RAT client software. On the other end of the connection is a BlackNix RAT server, which an attacker can use to access remote machines and perform various actions. The BlackNix RAT can be obtained on the Dark Web for free, and it is stated to include support for:
- HMI devices (keyboard, camera, microphone, joystick, mouse, printer) control
- Keylogging, P2P chat
- Registry editor
- Services management
- Valve's Steam platform
- Windows management
- audio recording and video streaming
Since the BlackNix RAT is available for free on the Web, there are some versions of the threat that include support for ant-sandboxing and anti-debugging. PC users that are infected with the BlackNix RAT may be locked out of their systems and have their keyboard input recorded. The camera and microphone can be turned on remotely, and victims can be under surveillance without knowing. The people who control bots (computers compromised by a RAT) can use them to hide their Internet traffic, extract personal data like notes, saved credit card information, log-ins, and family photos. Infected users may notice windows closing and files missing on their disks. Also, there may be unfamiliar tasks running in the Task Manager. It is recommended to clean the computers affected by the BlackNix RAT using a respected anti-malware tool.
