RAT

RAT definition - computer

(Remote Administration Trojan) A Trojan in a user's machine that is interactively controlled by the attacker. The attacker remotely configures and controls the Trojan in the infected machine just like a user with a Web browser requests data from a server. Back Orifice is an example of a RAT. See Trojan.



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