Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    94s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/05/2026, 18:13

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260528-wt2drsh19p
  • SHA256 0600f397e12f8eee94623728448eb6a39d3720ca9fed34499715caed8a42f481
  • 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 15 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:1668
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\4ed5919e09342dc9\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:4004
  • 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:1472
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 768FE61EA4B3FEE8A24B9FB8B78ACC2F C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2924
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8A59.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240683687 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2840
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2660
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 4818283C1AC8DC094142571744F1E5A2
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:104
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4252

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e58bed7.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e58bed7.rbs
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 1c091d6a2a5cc41d8ba9ee3c87b2214eb7f55dd4c923fe03ac68f4f46c7dfc1f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI8A59.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8A59.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a45ba86c5d13aa8e814e4cb0860b5b2a39ce9677b0d980947f6fe31676051cb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8A59.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8A59.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 538KB
          • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8A59.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8A59.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\4ed5919e09342dc9\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 9.5MB
          • SHA256 6fa8a482052e9d048c7c6f3baf697a86bce14c251dda5b1642f85c3aaa3987a7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSIC08D.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIC08D.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 779fc91936108117cbda025080c2b4703049d93afec1bcfb562d2cd35eb41222
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {3e443764-1b79-4aae-acba-21de9c52f2d5}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{a40cd035-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{3e443764-1b79-4aae-acba-21de9c52f2d5}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 32121c9b6b6dfc2efb1ffe7a099c3940904fc46b0d252d8fcd6366013b9f8cde
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1668-7-0x0000000006090000-0x0000000006636000-memory.dmp

          memory/1668-2-0x00000000054F0000-0x0000000005500000-memory.dmp

          memory/1668-4-0x0000000005570000-0x00000000055FC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1668-3-0x00000000057F0000-0x0000000005AE2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1668-8-0x00000000054F0000-0x0000000005500000-memory.dmp

          memory/1668-0-0x00000000054F0000-0x0000000005500000-memory.dmp

          memory/1668-6-0x0000000005630000-0x00000000057DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1668-5-0x0000000005610000-0x0000000005632000-memory.dmp

          memory/1668-1-0x00000000054C0000-0x00000000054C8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2840-30-0x0000000005250000-0x000000000527E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2840-42-0x0000000005580000-0x000000000572C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2840-38-0x0000000005340000-0x00000000053CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2840-34-0x00000000052A0000-0x00000000052AA000-memory.dmp