HOMETHREATSHeaderTip
MALWARE FAMILY

HeaderTip

Internal ID: win.headertip
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

The Chinese threat actor "Scarab" is using a custom backdoor dubbed "HeaderTip" according to SentinelLABS. This malware may be the successor of "Scieron".

Threat Analysis

HeaderTip is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→https://blogs.blackberry.com/en/2022/04/threat-thursday-headertip-backdoor-shows-attackers-from-china-preying-on-ukraine
→https://cert.gov.ua/article/38097
→https://cip.gov.ua/en/news/khto-stoyit-za-kiberatakami-na-ukrayinsku-kritichnu-informaciinu-infrastrukturu-statistika-15-22-bereznya
→https://www.esentire.com/blog/esentire-threat-intelligence-malware-analysis-headertip
→https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/chinese-threat-actor-scarab-targeting-ukraine/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

win.headertip

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.
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