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A Remote Administration Tool is a special kind of hacker malware, used for remote access and control of other people's PCs. The attacker infects the PC via the e-mail or File and Print Sharing. A "server" allows him to connect via a "client" on his own machine. The functions of a RAT may vary, depending on the needs of the hacker. Written in Assembly applicationming language. The author of this pest is a hacker called Radix16, a member of the CIP group. The RAT originated in January 1998 somewhere in the Czech republic.