SYMBOLCOMMON_NAMEaka. SYNONYMS
win.netsupportmanager_rat (Back to overview)

NetSupportManager RAT

aka: NetSupport
VTCollection     URLhaus    

Enigma Software notes that NetSupport Manager is a genuine application, which was first released about twenty years ago. The purpose of the NetSupport Manager tool is to enable users to receive remote technical support or provide remote computer assistance. However, cyber crooks have hijacked this useful application and misappropriated it to use it in their harmful campaigns. The name of the modified version of the NetSupport Manager has been labeled the NetSupport Manager RAT.

References
2026-02-18Recorded FutureInsikt Group
GrayCharlie Hijacks Law Firm Sites in Suspected Supply-Chain Attack
SmartApeSG NetSupportManager RAT SectopRAT GrayCharlie
2025-11-12ISCBrad Duncan
SmartApeSG campaign uses ClickFix page to push NetSupport RAT
SmartApeSG NetSupportManager RAT
2025-06-13Recorded FutureInsikt Group
GrayAlpha Uses Diverse Infection Vectors to Deploy PowerNet Loader and NetSupport RAT
EugenLoader POWERTRASH NetSupportManager RAT
2025-03-28IntrinsecDavid Sardinha
From espionage to PsyOps: Tracking operations and bulletproof providers of UACs in 2025
sLoad NetSupportManager RAT Remcos SmokeLoader
2025-03-12Red CanaryRed Canary
2025 Threat Detection Report
HijackLoader Lumma Stealer NetSupportManager RAT
2025-02-04Team CymruS2 Research Team
Tracing the Path From SmartApeSG to NetSupport RAT
SmartApeSG NetSupportManager RAT Quasar RAT
2024-12-02Kaspersky LabsArtem Ushkov
Horns&Hooves campaign delivers NetSupport RAT and BurnsRAT
NetSupportManager RAT RMS
2024-11-18ProofpointProofpoint Threat Research Team, Selena Larson, Tommy Madjar
Security Brief: ClickFix Social Engineering Technique Floods Threat Landscape
AsyncRAT Brute Ratel C4 DanaBot DarkGate Latrodectus Lumma Stealer NetSupportManager RAT XWorm
2024-07-25SymantecSymantec
Growing Number of Threats Leveraging AI
Broomstick DBatLoader NetSupportManager RAT Rhadamanthys
2024-07-02SekoiaQuentin Bourgue
Exposing FakeBat loader: distribution methods and adversary infrastructure
BlackCat Royal Ransom EugenLoader Carbanak Cobalt Strike DICELOADER Gozi IcedID Lumma Stealer NetSupportManager RAT Pikabot RedLine Stealer SectopRAT Sliver SmokeLoader Vidar
2024-06-17ProofpointProofpoint
From Clipboard to Compromise: A PowerShell Self-Pwn
DarkGate HijackLoader Lumma Stealer Matanbuchus NetSupportManager RAT TA571
2024-06-11ThreatDownJérôme Segura
SmartApeSG walkthrough
SmartApeSG NetSupportManager RAT
2024-05-10Rapid7 LabsEvan McCann, Thomas Elkins, Tyler McGraw
Ongoing Social Engineering Campaign Linked to Black Basta Ransomware Operators
Black Basta Black Basta Cobalt Strike NetSupportManager RAT
2024-03-18Perception PointAriel Davidpur, Peleg Cabra
Operation PhantomBlu: New and Evasive Method Delivers NetSupport RAT
NetSupportManager RAT
2024-02-26Twitter (@embee_research)Embee_research
Advanced CyberChef Techniques for Configuration Extraction - Detailed Walkthrough and Examples
NetSupportManager RAT
2024-02-25YouTube (Embee Research)Embee_research
My Longest CyberChef Recipe Ever - 22 Operation Configuration Extractor
NetSupportManager RAT
2024-01-23Medium ad12347Ariel Davidpur
NetSupport RAT hits again with new IOCs
NetSupportManager RAT
2023-12-30Rewterz Information SecurityRewterz Information Security
Rewterz Threat Alert – Widely Abused MSIX App Installer Disabled by Microsoft – Active IOCs
EugenLoader POWERTRASH BATLOADER DarkGate FlawedGrace NetSupportManager RAT SectopRAT Storm-0506
2023-11-20vmwareAbe Schneider, Alan Ngo, Alex Murillo, Fae Carlisle, Nikki Benoit
NetSupport RAT: The RAT King Returns
NetSupportManager RAT
2023-10-27ElasticJoe Desimone, Salim Bitam
GHOSTPULSE haunts victims using defense evasion bag o' tricks
HijackLoader Lumma Stealer NetSupportManager RAT Rhadamanthys SectopRAT Vidar
2023-10-26Medium walmartglobaltechJonathan Mccay
SmartApeSG
SmartApeSG NetSupportManager RAT
2023-09-06MalwarebytesJérôme Segura
Mac users targeted in new malvertising campaign delivering Atomic Stealer
AMOS NetSupportManager RAT
2023-08-10TrellixAntonio Ribeiro, Jonell Baltazar
Exploring New Techniques of Fake Browser Updates Leading to NetSupport RAT
NetSupportManager RAT
2023-03-29Trend MicroJaromír Hořejší, Joseph C Chen
New OpcJacker Malware Distributed via Fake VPN Malvertising
NetSupportManager RAT OpcJacker
2023-01-06AhnLabASEC
Distribution of NetSupport RAT Malware Disguised as a Pokemon Game
NetSupportManager RAT
2022-09-15SekoiaThreat & Detection Research Team
PrivateLoader: the loader of the prevalent ruzki PPI service
Agent Tesla Coinminer DanaBot DCRat Eternity Stealer Glupteba Mars Stealer NetSupportManager RAT Nymaim Nymaim2 Phoenix Keylogger PrivateLoader Raccoon RedLine Stealer SmokeLoader Socelars STOP Vidar YTStealer
2022-05-25Medium walmartglobaltechJason Reaves, Joshua Platt
SocGholish Campaigns and Initial Access Kit
FAKEUPDATES Blister Cobalt Strike NetSupportManager RAT
2022-04-11eSentireeSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU)
Fake Chrome Setup Leads to NetSupportManager RAT and Mars Stealer
Mars Stealer NetSupportManager RAT
2022-04-07Bleeping ComputerBill Toulas
Malicious web redirect service infects 16,500 sites to push malware
NetSupportManager RAT
2022-04-07Avast DecodedJan Rubín, Pavel Novák
Parrot TDS takes over web servers and threatens millions
FAKEUPDATES Parrot TDS Parrot TDS WebShell NetSupportManager RAT
2020-11-02SUCURIDenis Sinegubko
CSS-JS Steganography in Fake Flash Player Update Malware
magecart NetSupportManager RAT
2020-05-22Positive TechnologiesPT ESC Threat Intelligence
Operation TA505: investigating the ServHelper backdoor with NetSupport RAT. Part 2.
NetSupportManager RAT ServHelper
2020-03-19PrevailionPrevailion
The Curious Case of the Criminal Curriculum Vitae
LALALA Stealer NetSupportManager RAT Rekt Loader
2017-09-01Palo Alto Networks Unit 42Brad Duncan
EITest: HoeflerText Popups Targeting Google Chrome Users Now Push RAT Malware
NetSupportManager RAT
2016-09-30Bleeping ComputerLawrence Abrams
Hacked Steam accounts spreading Remote Access Trojan
NetSupportManager RAT
2013-01-01NetSupport ManagerNetSupport Manager
NetSupport Manager Website
NetSupportManager RAT
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_netsupportmanager_rat_auto (20260504 | Detects win.netsupportmanager_rat.)
rule win_netsupportmanager_rat_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.netsupportmanager_rat."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.netsupportmanager_rat"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20260422"
        malpedia_hash = "a182e35da64e6d71cb55f125c4d4225196523f14"
        malpedia_version = "20260504"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
     * The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
     * The code and documentation is published here:
     * https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
     * As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
     * number of families, only single samples are documented.
     * This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
     * Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
     * apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { c7869400000000000000 8945ec c70000000000 c70700000000 0f85d5000000 8b4510 85c0 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   c7869400000000000000     | mov    dword ptr [esi + 0x94], 0
            //   8945ec               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x14], eax
            //   c70000000000         | mov                 dword ptr [eax], 0
            //   c70700000000         | mov                 dword ptr [edi], 0
            //   0f85d5000000         | jne                 0xdb
            //   8b4510               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp + 0x10]
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax

        $sequence_1 = { f2ae f7d1 d1e9 8d55cc 51 52 e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   f2ae                 | repne scasb         al, byte ptr es:[edi]
            //   f7d1                 | not                 ecx
            //   d1e9                 | shr                 ecx, 1
            //   8d55cc               | lea                 edx, [ebp - 0x34]
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_2 = { ff5218 6a1e e8???????? a1???????? 83c404 3bc3 0f8595000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   ff5218               | call                dword ptr [edx + 0x18]
            //   6a1e                 | push                0x1e
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   a1????????           |                     
            //   83c404               | add                 esp, 4
            //   3bc3                 | cmp                 eax, ebx
            //   0f8595000000         | jne                 0x9b

        $sequence_3 = { f3ab 8d45f8 8d8df0feffff 50 51 e8???????? 8bf8 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   f3ab                 | rep stosd           dword ptr es:[edi], eax
            //   8d45f8               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 8]
            //   8d8df0feffff         | lea                 ecx, [ebp - 0x110]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8bf8                 | mov                 edi, eax

        $sequence_4 = { 8bd9 33ff 8d4dbc 897dec e8???????? 8db30d010000 897dfc }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   8bd9                 | mov                 ebx, ecx
            //   33ff                 | xor                 edi, edi
            //   8d4dbc               | lea                 ecx, [ebp - 0x44]
            //   897dec               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x14], edi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8db30d010000         | lea                 esi, [ebx + 0x10d]
            //   897dfc               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 4], edi

        $sequence_5 = { e8???????? eb14 3bf7 7410 8bce e8???????? 56 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   eb14                 | jmp                 0x16
            //   3bf7                 | cmp                 esi, edi
            //   7410                 | je                  0x12
            //   8bce                 | mov                 ecx, esi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   56                   | push                esi

        $sequence_6 = { e8???????? 53 894508 e8???????? 8b7ddc 8b1d???????? 83c40c }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   894508               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp + 8], eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b7ddc               | mov                 edi, dword ptr [ebp - 0x24]
            //   8b1d????????         |                     
            //   83c40c               | add                 esp, 0xc

        $sequence_7 = { ff15???????? 8bf0 85f6 8975f8 0f8488000000 68???????? 56 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8bf0                 | mov                 esi, eax
            //   85f6                 | test                esi, esi
            //   8975f8               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 8], esi
            //   0f8488000000         | je                  0x8e
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   56                   | push                esi

        $sequence_8 = { e8???????? c7865c02000001000000 c7863c02000001000000 5f 5e 8b4df4 64890d00000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   c7865c02000001000000     | mov    dword ptr [esi + 0x25c], 1
            //   c7863c02000001000000     | mov    dword ptr [esi + 0x23c], 1
            //   5f                   | pop                 edi
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   8b4df4               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0xc]
            //   64890d00000000       | mov                 dword ptr fs:[0], ecx

        $sequence_9 = { eb03 895e2c 8b4df4 8bc6 5f 5e 5b }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   eb03                 | jmp                 5
            //   895e2c               | mov                 dword ptr [esi + 0x2c], ebx
            //   8b4df4               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0xc]
            //   8bc6                 | mov                 eax, esi
            //   5f                   | pop                 edi
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   5b                   | pop                 ebx

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 4734976
}
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