Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    118s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/05/2026, 00:12

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
  • Size 5.5MB
  • Sample260504-ahdbxaav21
  • SHA256 3ac64697f4e3c09f8d6d5ea2245e2fc902cfd7408f4e7ced5e4a66fab07cc9b1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate 1 IoCs

    Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.

  • Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 17 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 15 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5048
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\d4d78080a77ed34f\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:2740
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4908
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 4DCB9C59C921E7F74E5EC547F496E605 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5192
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI2AC4.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240659390 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1940
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:3888
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding C600240058066AF13C14B775B5973117
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1188
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:3924

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e58681c.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e58681c.rbs
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 ff30578f41f9a15bfd88ccd5b8acb0c3c6971bcf311fc10f2b8bda4b37cb2d3f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI2AC4.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI2AC4.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a45ba86c5d13aa8e814e4cb0860b5b2a39ce9677b0d980947f6fe31676051cb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI2AC4.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI2AC4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 538KB
          • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI2AC4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI2AC4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 da29455a64858fda773319c32c0a6cd40edbe8042ed005aa2befb8a4f0fb0522
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\d4d78080a77ed34f\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 13.0MB
          • SHA256 196219f94821a313d898a263a9b409c40d34ccbae00765c9678752592786f969
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI6A20.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6A20.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 24.6MB
          • SHA256 65ff7a024fdf6f011074c19f46b525c23d42e8d7709a9084382ce3b612184541
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {f3509a92-1317-42b8-9cbe-c996b9ae71af}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{b9c79ca0-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{f3509a92-1317-42b8-9cbe-c996b9ae71af}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 ca748086537c4f20c9498ab989449d30a988da09b38b00fca16a9adba6e0fe7d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1940-30-0x0000000002710000-0x000000000273E000-memory.dmp

          memory/1940-34-0x0000000002750000-0x000000000275A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1940-38-0x0000000004B80000-0x0000000004C0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1940-42-0x0000000004DC0000-0x0000000004F6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-2-0x0000000001A30000-0x0000000001A40000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-4-0x0000000005910000-0x000000000599C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-0-0x0000000001A30000-0x0000000001A40000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-3-0x0000000005BA0000-0x0000000005E92000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-8-0x0000000001A30000-0x0000000001A40000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-7-0x0000000006440000-0x00000000069E6000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-1-0x0000000003390000-0x0000000003398000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-6-0x00000000059E0000-0x0000000005B8C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-5-0x00000000059C0000-0x00000000059E2000-memory.dmp