His Name Is Anusfragger: We Wrote a Song About It Before Zscaler Named It
- Patrick Duggan
- Jan 7
- 2 min read
The Rebrand
Today Zscaler ThreatLabz announced their discovery of "NodeCordRAT."
His name is Anusfragger. We wrote a punk rock song about him.
The Receipts
Our Song (December 2025)
Track: "Rhyme of the Anusfragger" Platform: Suno AI Artist: @hacksawduggan UUID: 3212b1c1-7430-4a6f-a67f-0a7189ff3dfc URL: https://suno.com/song/3212b1c1-7430-4a6f-a67f-0a7189ff3dfc
Timestamped. Immutable. On a third-party platform we don't control.
Zscaler's "Discovery" (January 2026)
Name: "NodeCordRAT" Announcement: January 7, 2026 Innovation: Giving our malware a boardroom-safe name
Why "Anusfragger"?
Because that's what it does. It frags your anus. Specifically:
Browser credentials - fragged
Crypto wallets - fragged
Discord tokens - fragged
API secrets - fragged
SSH keys - fragged
"NodeCordRAT" sounds like enterprise software. "Anusfragger" sounds like what happens to your security posture when you run untrusted NPM packages.
Which name do you think developers will remember?
The Full Catalog
We didn't just document this threat family. We made an album.
Track | Investigation | UUID |
Rhyme of the Anusfragger | Origin story | 3212b1c1-7430-4a6f-a67f-0a7189ff3dfc |
Hydra Factory | GitHub Discord stealer network | 540d51f8-8d06-42eb-8218-03f5ce2657bc |
FOLLOW THE FOLLOWER | Methodology anthem | ab60e630-8dc8-4829-ab40-910d695f5c79 |
Freudian Fork Farms | Pattern 38 follow-farms | 4ca8b213-ef3a-4783-a13d-c700933dc895 |
Russian New Style | Russian C2 auto-blocking | c8664dbf-f20b-41c4-8d3a-9513d32e2c71 |
Full catalog: https://suno.com/@hacksawduggan
Each track is timestamped on Suno's platform. Each one documents an investigation that predates whatever vendor "discovers" it next quarter.
The Pattern
We investigate - Pattern 38, supply chain attacks, Discord C2
We document - Blog posts, STIX feed, OTX pulses
We write songs - Because why not
Vendor "discovers" - 4-6 weeks later
Vendor rebrands - "NodeCordRAT" instead of "Anusfragger"
Enterprise pays - $420K/year for rebranded free intel
We publish receipts - You are here
Corporate Sanitization of Malware Names
Vendors can't say "Anusfragger" to a CISO. So they rebrand.
Our Name | Their Name | Why They Changed It |
Anusfragger | NodeCordRAT | Can't say "anus" in a board meeting |
Pattern 38 | "Supply chain vulnerability" | Too specific, implies prior art |
Discord Stealer | "C2 communication channel" | Sounds more sophisticated |
The name change isn't just marketing. It's attribution laundering.
By renaming the malware, they disconnect it from prior research. "NodeCordRAT" returns zero results before January 2026. "Anusfragger" has a song, blog posts, and IOCs dating back months.
How to Verify
Our Timestamps
Suno: https://suno.com/song/3212b1c1-7430-4a6f-a67f-0a7189ff3dfc
Blog: https://www.dugganusa.com/post/stealc-rhadamanthys-anatomy-github-supply-chain-infostealer (Nov 25, 2025)
STIX Feed: https://analytics.dugganusa.com/api/v1/stix-feed
OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/user/pduggusa
Their Timestamps
Press release: January 7, 2026
The Math (Again)
Provider | Annual Cost (1000 users) | Includes Original Music? |
Zscaler ThreatLabz | $420,000+ | No |
DugganUSA | $0 | Yes |
For $420K you get "NodeCordRAT."
For free you get Anusfragger AND a punk rock soundtrack.
Request to Zscaler
Please update your threat intelligence to use the correct name: Anusfragger.
Prior art (November 2025)
Documentation (blog, STIX, OTX)
Original music (Suno, timestamped)
A much better name
A marketing department
A $25 billion market cap
"NodeCordRAT"
Listen to the Evidence
Closing Argument
Document it
Publish free IOCs
Write a song about it
Name it something memorable
Rename it
Write a press release
Charge $420K/year
His name is Anusfragger.
We wrote the song. We have the receipts. NodeCordRAT is a cover band.
Patrick Duggan is founder of DugganUSA LLC, a Minnesota-based threat intelligence company with a Suno catalog. Our malware names are crude because malware is crude. Deal with it.
TLP:WHITE - Share freely. Play loudly.




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