H3XA — Operational Evidence

TypeMalware

External ID—

First seen2026-08-14

Last seen2026-08-14

Confidence

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[MarkiRAT](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0652) is a remote access Trojan (RAT) compiled with Visual Studio that has been used by [Ferocious Kitten](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0137) since at least 2015.(Citation: Kaspersky Ferocious Kitten Jun 2021)

Labels

malware

23 recorded

Relationships

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from Ferocious Kitten

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to Clipboard Data

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to Data from Local System

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to Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

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to File and Directory Discovery

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to Ingress Tool Transfer

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to Local Data Staging

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to Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location

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to Password Managers

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to Process Discovery

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to Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

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to Screen Capture

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to Security Software Discovery

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to Shortcut Modification

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to Software Discovery

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to System Information Discovery

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to System Language Discovery

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to System Owner/User Discovery

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to Web Protocols

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to Windows Command Shell

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2 external

References

mitre-attack

S0652

Kaspersky Ferocious Kitten Jun 2021

https://securelist.com/ferocious-kitten-6-years-of-covert-surveillance-in-iran/102806/