Scieron
- First seen
- 2020-05-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- backdoor
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:00:42
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications defense-and-aerospace
Context
The Chinese threat actor has used a custom backdoor dubbed "Scieron" over years in several campaigns according to SentinelLABS.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Scieron_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- sentinelone.com — Chinese Threat Actor Scarab Targeting Ukraine (report)
- inquest.net — Ukraine Cyberwar Overview (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Scieron (report)
- Broadcom/Symantec — Viewdocument (report)