ValleyRAT Backdoor Hides in Signed Adware That Users Add to Antivirus Exclusions
- Posted on August 31, 2026
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ValleyRAT Backdoor Hides in Signed Adware That Users Add to Antivirus Exclusions
ValleyRAT abuses signed QN Wallpaper software for DLL sideloading, disables Windows Defender, and runs inside a trusted process.