SectopRAT
malware · malware:sectoprat
Information stealer and remote-access tool with hands-on-keyboard capability, delivered by the FakeAgent malvertising campaign through DLL side-loading under signed third-party binaries. Huntress documents plaintext strings referencing browser logins, cookies, autofills and credit cards, and command-and-control data stored in the Ethereum blockchain, the takedown-resistant technique known as EtherHiding (Huntress, 2026-07-22; BleepingComputer, 2026-07-23).
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Typed, source-stated connections from the entity registry; each edge cites the entry whose reporting establishes it.
used by
- FakeAgentBleepingComputer names SectopRAT as the payload the FakeAgent installer delivers.
Story timeline
Every entry that names SectopRAT, newest first. Rows tagged mention only name it in passing: they are listed for completeness and add nothing to the action items, pivots or ATT&CK profile on this page.
Entries about SectopRAT
No published entry is about this entity yet · the story timeline above lists the entries that mention it.
Co-occurring entities
Derived: referenced by the same focused operational entries (weekly summaries and report roundups don't count); ×N counts the shared entries.
Where this entity is cited
Source distribution
- bleepingcomputer.com1 (33%)
- helpnetsecurity.com1 (33%)
- huntress.com1 (33%)
All cited sources (3)
- bleepingcomputer.comBleepingComputerhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-claude-app-promoted-by-bing-ads-pushes-sectoprat-malware/
- helpnetsecurity.comHelp Net Securityhttps://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/23/anthropic-claude-artifacts-download-malware/
- huntress.comHuntresshttps://www.huntress.com/blog/fakeagent-claude-desktop-malvertising-ends-in-dotnet-rat