MALWARE FAMILY
Slingshot
Internal ID: win.slingshot
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
- 2012 first sighted
- Attack vector via compromised Mikrotik routers where victims get infection when they connect to Mikrotik router admin software - Winbox
- 2018 when discovered by Kaspersky Team
Infection Vector
- Infected Mikrotik Router > Malicious DLL (IP4.dll) in Router > User connect via winbox > Malicious DLL downloaded on computer
Threat Analysis
Slingshot 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
win.slingshot
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.