Harnig
Aliases: Piptea
- First seen
- 2012-07-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- downloader
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-06-19 21:55:43
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:04:59
Context
Harnig, also known as Piptea, is a malware downloader used to install additional malicious software onto infected systems. It has been active since at least 2012 and is commonly associated with other malware campaigns as a delivery mechanism.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Harnig_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Harnig (report)
- Mandiant — A Retreating Army (report)
- Mandiant — Harnig Is Back (report)