MALWARE FAMILY
SLAPSTICK
Internal ID: elf.slapstick
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to FireEye, SLAPSTICK is a Solaris PAM backdoor that grants a user access to the system with a secret, hard-coded password.
Threat Analysis
SLAPSTICK 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
Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Aliases1
Also Known As
elf.slapstick
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.