DeviceManager Python RAT execution from unusual path with network connection

Duo Tech@duotech

•updated Aug 4, 2026•7•0•28

Detects python.exe/pythonw.exe executing compiled bytecode (.pyc/.pyz) from a non-standard installation path (excluding venv/site-packages/Program Files) with an outbound connection to a non-standard port within 5 minutes, consistent with DeviceManager RAT execution.