GlassRAT is a malware that was released sometime in 2012: it was 'discovered' just a couple of weeks ago. The researchers say the code has been used to target Windows users since at least 2012. GlassRAT appears to track Chinese employees in multi-nationals; but its origins and purpose are immaterial at this stage. The issue is that it was active and undiscovered for three years; so just as a zero-day vulnerability has high value, until it is discovered, the zero-detection Trojan also has high value.
GlassRAT is a malware that was released sometime in 2012: it was 'discovered' just a couple of weeks ago. According to RSA, this is a growing threat and just as important to corporates as the much publicised 'zero-day vulnerabilities'; in fact they are two sides of the same coin. GlassRAT appears to track Chinese employees in multi-nationals; but its origins and purpose are immaterial at this stage. The issue is that it was active and undiscovered for three years; so just as a zero-day vulnerability has high value, until it is discovered, the zero-detection Trojan also has high value.