Remote Administration Tools

A Remote Administration Tool (known more commonly on the Internet as a RAT) is used to remotely connect and manage single or multiple computers with a variety of tools such as:

Screen/camera capture and control.
File management (download/upload/execute/etc.).
Shell control (usually piped from command prompt).
Computer control (power off/on/log off).
Registry management (query/add/delete/modify).
Other product specific function.

A remote administration tool is based on the server and client technology. The server part runs on a controlled computer and receives commands from the client, which is installed on other remote host. A remote administration tool works in background and hides from the user. The person who controls it can monitor user’s activity, manage files, install additional software, control the entire system including any present application or hardware device, modify essential system settings, turn off or restart a computer.

Remote administration tools are divided into malicious and legitimate applications. Parasitical RATs, also known as remote administration Trojans, are analogous to backdoors and have very similar functionality. However, they aren’t viral, do not propagate by themselves and usually do not have additional destructive functions or other dangerous payload. These parasites do not work on their own and must be controlled by the client.

How Can You Detect Remote Administration Tools?

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to Detect Remote Administration Tools. * SpyHunter's scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read more on SpyHunter. If you no longer wish to have SpyHunter installed on your computer, follow these steps to uninstall SpyHunter.

There are 26 articles listed on remote administration tools.

Name	Threat Level	Detection Count	Date
Alien Spy			May 18, 2009
AntiHacker	10/10	77	September 11, 2014
Autospy			September 23, 2011
Avone 2 beta			May 18, 2009
Back Orifice			October 12, 2011
Backdoor.Netbus			March 2, 2011
Blue Adeptz			May 18, 2009
Elf 1.0			January 9, 2012
Fearless Lite			May 18, 2009
Frutas RAT	7/10	61	August 15, 2013
GlaceTrojan	9/10	117	May 18, 2009
Icoscript	9/10		October 31, 2014
McRAT			March 4, 2013
MIRC Orifice 3.1.1			May 18, 2009
NukeProtecter 1.0			May 18, 2009
PentagonRAT	8/10	9	May 10, 2017
Preview Unlocked 1.0			May 18, 2009
Pupy	6/10	34	January 8, 2016
RARSTONE	6/10	63	June 18, 2013
RemoteAccess.GhostRadmin			October 6, 2009
RemoteAdmin.NetCat			May 13, 2009
RemoteAdmin.RemotelyAnywhere.a			October 15, 2009
Shady Rat	7/10	56	April 18, 2014
TightVNC			December 2, 2009
Trochilus RAT	7/10	34	January 22, 2016

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