Hacker's Door RAT

Researchers have found that the Remote Access Trojan (RAT) called "Hacker's Door" has reappeared in active investigations after being dormant since 2004-2005. The RAT was signed with a stolen certificate that is known to be used by the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group "Winnti."

Threat ID:: CC-1726
Category:: Spyware, Trojan
Threat Severity:: Low
Threat Vector:
Published:: 25 October 2017 12:00 AM

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Summary

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows - All Versions

Threat details

The RAT is comprised of a backdoor and rootkit. Once the Hacker’s Door RAT is activated it allows the attacker to:

Gather system information.
Take screenshots and copy files.
Download addition files.
Run process and commands.
List and kill processes.
Open a Telnet and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) service.
Extract Windows credentials from the current session.

Remediation advice

To prevent and detect a Trojan infection, ensure that:

Remediation steps

Type	Step
	A robust program of education and awareness training is delivered to users to ensure they don’t open attachments or follow links within unsolicited emails. All operating systems, antivirus and other security products are kept up to date. All day to day computer activities such as email and internet are performed using non-administrative accounts. Strong password policies are in place and password reuse is discouraged. Network, proxy and firewall logs should be monitored for suspicious activity. User accounts accessed from infected machines should be reset on a clean computer

Type

Step

A robust program of education and awareness training is delivered to users to ensure they don’t open attachments or follow links within unsolicited emails.
All operating systems, antivirus and other security products are kept up to date.
All day to day computer activities such as email and internet are performed using non-administrative accounts.
Strong password policies are in place and password reuse is discouraged.
Network, proxy and firewall logs should be monitored for suspicious activity.
User accounts accessed from infected machines should be reset on a clean computer

Last edited: 17 February 2020 11:32 am