Scarlet Mimic

Scarlet Mimic is a threat group that has targeted minority rights activists. This group has not been directly linked to a government source, but the group's motivations appear to overlap with those of the Chinese government. While there is some overlap between IP addresses used by Scarlet Mimic and Putter Panda, researchers have not determined that the groups are the same.

This is a collection of rules based on the presence of indicators of compromise publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor.

• Suspicious DNS Request - Scarlet Mimic Related Domain Observed
• Suspicious Process - Scarlet Mimic Related Binary Executed
• Suspicious Web Request - Scarlet Mimic Related Domain Observed

Suspicious DNS Request - Scarlet Mimic Related Domain Observed

Description

This detection identifies a request to resolve a domain publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often use compromised legitimate websites for malicious purposes.

Recommendation

The alert may be related to normal web browsing activity by the end user. Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.

Suspicious Process - Scarlet Mimic Related Binary Executed

Description

This detection identifies the execution of a file with a hash publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often use common System Administration tools for malicious purposes.

Recommendation

Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.

Suspicious Web Request - Scarlet Mimic Related Domain Observed

Description

This detection identifies a request to a domain publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often compromise legitimate websites to use for malicious purposes.

Recommendation

The alert may be related to normal web browsing activity by the end user. Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.