SLAPSTICK
- Malware type
- backdoor
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:10:22
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector
Context
According to FireEye, SLAPSTICK is a Solaris PAM backdoor that grants a user access to the system with a secret, hard-coded password.
Detection coverage
- 3 YARA rules
Detection rules
- SIGNATURE_BASE_EXT_APT_UNC2891_SLAPSTICK (yara-rule)
- SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_UNC2891_Slapstick (yara-rule)
- R3C0NST_UNC2891_Slapstick (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- Mandiant — Unc2891 Overview (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Elf.Slapstick (report)
- Mandiant — Live Off The Land An Overview Of Unc1945 (report)