Emerging Moonrise Malware Identified as Remote Access Tool

A new remote access Trojan (RAT) named Moonrise has been identified as a Golang binary that allows attackers to maintain a live connection to infected Windows hosts. The malware features capabilities such as keylogging, clipboard monitoring, and crypto-focused data handling, and at the time of analysis, it was undetected by all antivirus solutions. Both articles detailing the analysis were published on Reddit, with the first on February 26, 2026, and the second on February 28, 2026.