{
  "family": "termite",
  "sample_count": 1,
  "category": "trojan",
  "description": "<h3>Executive Summary</h3>\nTermite (often associated with the NetWeaver framework) is a highly capable Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and post-exploitation toolset. While sometimes marketed or discussed in \"grey hat\" contexts as an administrative tool, its deep capabilities for covert surveillance, process manipulation, and lateral movement make it a severe threat when deployed by malicious actors or utilized during a network breach.\n\n<h3>Infection Vector and Technical Capabilities</h3>\nTermite is rarely the initial infection vector. It is typically deployed as a secondary, post-exploitation payload *after* an attacker has already gained initial access to a network (e.g., via spear-phishing, exploiting a vulnerable web server, or purchasing access from an Initial Access Broker).\n\nOnce deployed, Termite provides the attacker with a comprehensive suite of control capabilities:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reverse Shell and Command Execution:</strong> The core functionality provides a stable, often encrypted, reverse shell connecting back to the attacker's C2 infrastructure, allowing for arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the compromised user.</li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Process Manipulation:</strong> Termite excels at evasion. It can inject its code into legitimate running processes (Process Hollowing), manipulate process tokens to escalate privileges (e.g., from a standard user to SYSTEM), and actively hide its network connections from standard monitoring tools.</li>\n<li><strong>Data Exfiltration and Surveillance:</strong> The toolset includes modules for capturing screenshots, logging keystrokes, dumping credentials from LSASS memory, and silently archiving and exfiltrating sensitive files.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3>Threat Assessment</h3>\nThe detection of Termite on a network is a critical security incident. It indicates that an adversary has moved beyond initial access and has established a highly reliable, interactive foothold within the environment. The presence of a RAT like Termite is the immediate precursor to lateral movement and massive data exfiltration.\n\n<h3>Incident Response and Remediation</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Immediate Containment and Triage:</strong> Isolate the infected endpoint immediately. Incident Response teams must perform forensic analysis on the machine (capturing RAM and disk images) to identify the initial entry vector that allowed the attacker to deploy Termite.</li>\n<li><strong>Hunt for Lateral Movement:</strong> Because Termite is a post-exploitation tool, incident responders must assume the attacker has stolen credentials and attempted to pivot. An enterprise-wide sweep is required to locate other compromised hosts.</li>\n<li><strong>Global Credential Reset and Rebuild:</strong> All credentials stored on or accessible from the compromised endpoint must be reset. The endpoint itself must undergo a complete bare-metal wipe and re-image from a trusted baseline.</li>\n</ul>",
  "cta": "Published by the SystemHelpdesk team.",
  "aliases": [
    "RAT.Termite",
    "Backdoor.NetWeaver",
    "HackTool.Termite"
  ],
  "enrichment_level": "insufficient_information",
  "faq": [],
  "faq_count": 0,
  "mitre_attack": [
    "T1059.003",
    "T1055",
    "T1003.001",
    "T1105"
  ],
  "cisa_advisory": null,
  "last_updated": "2026-07-02T06:57:41Z",
  "type": "Remote Access Trojan (RAT) / Post-Exploitation",
  "target_industries": [
    "Global / Opportunistic"
  ],
  "motivation": "Opportunistic",
  "threat_actors": [
    "Unknown / Cybercriminal"
  ],
  "target_geographies": [
    "Global"
  ]
}