Rule History

SID: 2022434 • Source: et/open

Versions (4)

Version DetailsCurrent

Rev: 5 • Jan 27, 2016, 12:00 PM

Message:

ET MALWARE Scarlet Mimic DNS Lookup 24

Rule:

alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (msg:"ET MALWARE Scarlet Mimic DNS Lookup 24"; dns.query; content:"github.ignorelist.com"; depth:21; nocase; endswith; fast_pattern; reference:url,researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/01/scarlet-mimic-years-long-espionage-targets-minority-activists/; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2022434; rev:5; metadata:created_at 2016_01_27, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2020_09_17;)

Created:

Jan 27, 2016, 12:00 PM

Updated:

Sep 17, 2020, 12:00 PM

DB Created:

Sep 21, 2024, 3:00 AM

DB Updated:

Oct 29, 2025, 9:34 PM

Filename:

rules/emerging-malware.rules