Sliver C2 Default Service Installation

calendar Oct 17, 2023 · attack.execution attack.privilege_escalation attack.t1543.003 attack.t1569.002  ·
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Detects known malicious service installation that appear in cases in which a Sliver implants execute the PsExec commands

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 1title: Sliver C2 Default Service Installation
 2id: 31c51af6-e7aa-4da7-84d4-8f32cc580af2
 3status: test
 4description: Detects known malicious service installation that appear in cases in which a Sliver implants execute the PsExec commands
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/BishopFox/sliver/blob/79f2d48fcdfc2bee4713b78d431ea4b27f733f30/client/command/commands.go#L1231
 7    - https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/08/24/looking-for-the-sliver-lining-hunting-for-emerging-command-and-control-frameworks/
 8author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 9date: 2022/08/25
10tags:
11    - attack.execution
12    - attack.privilege_escalation
13    - attack.t1543.003
14    - attack.t1569.002
15logsource:
16    product: windows
17    service: system
18detection:
19    selection_eid:
20        Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
21        EventID: 7045
22    selection_service_1:
23        ImagePath|re: '^[a-zA-Z]:\\windows\\temp\\[a-zA-Z0-9]{10}\.exe'
24    selection_service_2:
25        ServiceName:
26            - 'Sliver'
27            - 'Sliver implant'
28    condition: selection_eid and 1 of selection_service_*
29falsepositives:
30    - Unknown
31level: high

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