Remote access tools have long been a major part of targeted hacker attacks on individuals and corporate networks. RATs have been used for everything from hacking the e-mail boxes of New York Times ...

A hacker who manages to plant a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) on your Android phone gets total control of the device. Using the new Androrat APK Binder, even a total newbie hacker can Trojanize a valid ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Back in July, we told you about AndroRAT—a remote access ...

It was a December to remember, on the malware front: The risk of malware infection grew by 17% in the month, as the number of active malware families increased by 25%. That’s the word from analysis by ...

The malware was originally a university project – meant to be an open-source application that provided remote control of an Android system REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration A new variant of an Android ...

Symantec’s Andrea Lelli noted that since November 2012, underground forums have been offering a free Android RAT known as AndroRAT. Like other RATs, it allows a remote attacker to control the infected ...

Computer viruses replicate indiscriminately, spreading their infection at every opportunity. A Remote-Access Trojan, or RAT, is a targeted tool, and that makes it quite a different story. When a PC ...