Description

The Windows Service Manager feature in malware allows attackers to interact with and manipulate Windows services running on the compromised system. This feature provides the capability to list, start, stop, or even modify services, giving attackers a powerful tool to influence system behavior and configurations. Beyond these manipulations, the feature can also be employed to cause disruptions, either by disabling essential services or by triggering services that consume excessive system resources, thereby affecting system performance and stability. One of the most potent uses of this feature is in privilege escalation; by tampering with or replacing certain services that run with elevated permissions, attackers can potentially gain higher-level access to the system.

Associated with Releases

Version	Origins	Authors	Languages	Release Date
ProRat 1.8	Turkey 🇹🇷	HighLander , ATmaCA	Borland C++	Apr, 2004
Beast 2.07	Romania 🇷🇴	Tataye	Delphi	Aug, 2004
Optix Pro 1.33	Unknown 🏴‍☠️	s13az3	Delphi	Aug, 2004
ProRat 1.9	Turkey 🇹🇷	HighLander , ATmaCA	Borland C++	Aug, 2004
Institution 2004 0.4.0	United States 🇺🇸	Aphex	Delphi	Oct, 2004
CIA 1.3	England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Alchemist	Visual Basic 6 (VB6)	Dec, 2004
DARKMOON 4.11 / 4.11 Private Edition	Spain 🇪🇸	shukisnike	Delphi	Jun, 2005
Poison Ivy 2.3.0	Sweden 🇸🇪	Shapeless	Delphi, MASM	Jun, 2007
sharK 2.4.0 Fwb+	Germany 🇩🇪	sNiper109 , rockZ	Visual Basic 6 (VB6)	Aug, 2007
Poison Ivy 2.3.2	Sweden 🇸🇪	Shapeless	Delphi, MASM	Jan, 2008
Turkojan 4	Turkey 🇹🇷	FµNGµ§	Delphi	Feb, 2008
sharK 3.1 fwb++	Germany 🇩🇪	sNiper109 , rockZ	Visual Basic 6 (VB6)	Mar, 2008
SynRAT 2.1	France 🇫🇷	DarkCoderSc	Delphi	Oct, 2008
SynRAT 4.0.1	France 🇫🇷	DarkCoderSc	Delphi	May, 2009
Cerberus 1.0 Beta	United States 🇺🇸, United Kingdom 🇬🇧	Protocol , Steve10120 , 2sly , Sam	Delphi	Aug, 2009
Cerberus 1.01 Beta	United States 🇺🇸, United Kingdom 🇬🇧	Protocol , Steve10120 , 2sly , Sam	Delphi	Aug, 2009
Cerberus 1.02 Beta	United States 🇺🇸, United Kingdom 🇬🇧	Protocol , Steve10120 , 2sly , Sam	Delphi	Aug, 2009
Apocalypse RAT 1.4	Turkey 🇹🇷	ap0calypse	Delphi	Aug, 2009
Cerberus 1.03.4	United States 🇺🇸, United Kingdom 🇬🇧	Protocol , Steve10120 , 2sly , Sam	Delphi	Sep, 2009
Spy-Net 2.6	Brazil 🇧🇷	Raphael	Delphi	Oct, 2009
Cerberus 1.03.5 Beta	United States 🇺🇸, United Kingdom 🇬🇧	Protocol , Steve10120 , 2sly , Sam	Delphi	Dec, 2009
DarkComet RAT 2.0 RC4	France 🇫🇷	DarkCoderSc	Delphi	Mar, 2010
CyberGate 1.04.8	United States 🇺🇸	johnyk	Delphi	Apr, 2010
Lost Door 4.3.1	Tunisia 🇹🇳	OussamiO	Visual Basic 6 (VB6)	Apr, 2010
Coolvibes 1 Update 8	Spain 🇪🇸	Thor	Delphi	May, 2011
Xtreme RAT 2.9	Brazil 🇧🇷	Raphael	Delphi	Jul, 2011
DarkComet RAT 5.3.1	France 🇫🇷	DarkCoderSc	Delphi	Jun, 2012
NjRat 0.7d	Kuwait 🇰🇼	njq8	VB .net	Dec, 2013