ATT&CKReferencesMicrosoft Sliver 2022

Microsoft Sliver 2022

Microsoft Security Experts. (2022, August 24). Looking for the ‘Sliver’ lining: Hunting for emerging command-and-control frameworks. Retrieved March 24, 2025.

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T1027
Obfuscated Files or Information
ToolSliver

Sliver obfuscates configuration and other static files using native Go libraries such as `garble` and `gobfuscate` to inhibit configuration analysis and static detection.

T1055
Process Injection
ToolSliver

Sliver includes multiple methods to perform process injection to migrate the framework into other, potentially privileged processes on the victim machine.

T1071.001
Web Protocols
ToolSliver

Sliver has the ability to support C2 communications over HTTP and HTTPS.

T1071.004
DNS
ToolSliver

Sliver can support C2 communications over DNS.

T1573.002
Asymmetric Cryptography
ToolSliver

Sliver can use mutual TLS and RSA cryptography to exchange a session key.

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