TONResolver: node.exe RAT Network, Credential Access, and Child Process Activity

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated Jun 30, 2026•0•0•0

This rule detects malicious activity associated with the TONResolver RAT, which leverages node.exe to execute JavaScript payloads stored in AppData\Local\Nodejs. The rule monitors for multiple suspicious behaviors, including outbound C2 beaconing to known malicious domains, spawning of suspicious child processes (powershell.exe, cmd.exe, wscript.exe, cscript.exe), unauthorized access to browser-based credential stores (Login Data and Cookies), and establishment of persistence via Windows Registry Run keys.