Fundamentals of Building a Remote Access Tool (RAT1) in C#

Learn basic C# programming, networking and client-server technology by writing a Remote Access Trojan from scratch

Created by: Paul Chin, PhD
College lecturer

What Will I Learn?

• Networking Essentials
• Socket Programming
• Running Multiple Commands
• Handling Client-Server Disconnections
• Multitasking
• Using Threads to run commands concurrently
• Two-way full-duplex Client-Server communication
• Remote command execution methods
• Creating a GUI based client control center
• Creating a Portbinding shell
• Reverse connection shell
• Firewall penetration
• Creating invisible and hidden trojans
• Executing commands in a Reverse Connection System
• Command and Control Methods
• Passing data between threads
• and more . . .

Requirements

• Windows PC
• Some background in programming and networking would be helpful, but not mandatory

Target audience

• Anyone wishing to learn C# programming in a fun way
• Malware analysts, reverse engineers and developers
• Ethical hackers, pen testers and red teamers
• Students who like to get started on the career path to become malware analysts or penetration testers