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His Name Is Anusfragger: We Wrote a Song About It Before Zscaler Named It

  • Writer: Patrick Duggan
    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


  1. We investigate - Pattern 38, supply chain attacks, Discord C2

  2. We document - Blog posts, STIX feed, OTX pulses

  3. We write songs - Because why not

  4. Vendor "discovers" - 4-6 weeks later

  5. Vendor rebrands - "NodeCordRAT" instead of "Anusfragger"

  6. Enterprise pays - $420K/year for rebranded free intel

  7. 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


  1. Suno: https://suno.com/song/3212b1c1-7430-4a6f-a67f-0a7189ff3dfc

  2. Blog: https://www.dugganusa.com/post/stealc-rhadamanthys-anatomy-github-supply-chain-infostealer (Nov 25, 2025)

  3. STIX Feed: https://analytics.dugganusa.com/api/v1/stix-feed

  4. OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/user/pduggusa


Their Timestamps


  1. 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


  1. Document it

  2. Publish free IOCs

  3. Write a song about it

  4. Name it something memorable

  1. Rename it

  2. Write a press release

  3. 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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