DarkComet
Also known as: Breut, Fynloski, klovbot
DarkComet is one of the most famous RATs, developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur in 2008. After being used in the Syrian civil war in 2011, Lesuer decided to stop developing the trojan. Indeed, DarkComet is able to enable control over a compromised system through use of a simple graphic user interface. Experts think that this user friendliness is the key of its mass success.
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Last 7 days
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| Apr 14, 2026 | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 1 |
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