Remote Administration Tool (RAT)

• Remote Administration Tools (RAT) are used to control an infected machine or a group of infected machines.
• The attacker (client) often connects to the infected machines (server run by the malware) using HTTP(s) protocol.
• A RAT enables the attacker to connect to individual machines
• Poison Ivy is a very famous RAT, freely distributed (http://www.poisonivy-rat.com/).