Security News > 2023 > April > LimeRAT Malware Analysis: Extracting the Config

Interestingly, LimeRAT shares similarities with njRAT, which ANY.RUN ranks as the third most popular malware family in terms of uploads during Q1 2023.

ANY.RUN researchers have recently conducted an in-depth analysis of a LimeRAT sample and successfully extracted its configuration.

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Closer examination of the code revealed a class resembling the malware configuration.

We hope you found this brief overview of our LimeRAT configuration decryption process insightful.

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/04/limerat-malware-analysis-extracting.html