FakeM

MITRE ATT&CK: S0076 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: FakeM

First seen
2016-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:18:46

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector media-and-entertainment education-and-nonprofits

Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:us

Context

FakeM is a shellcode-based Windows backdoor that has been used by Scarlet Mimic.

Detection coverage

  • 8 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Non-Application Layer Protocol (attack-pattern)
  • Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • Keylogging (attack-pattern)
  • Protocol or Service Impersonation (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com — Scarlet Mimic Years Long Espionage Targets Minority Activists (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0076 (report)

External references