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)

External references