Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/06/2026, 02:01

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260602-cfpy2abs61
  • SHA256 374d7a229f92adb4925b662bec83206c16a7233ff64c0a5d58428d02f4420d3a
  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • 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 11 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⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3172
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.3.2.9271\897b7a8ce83b13fd\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:4660
  • 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:3184
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 0AB93B1C648AC66D39B86D756B96E183 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1408
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIBFB1.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240697453 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1860
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2376
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 57CDB052EF60EEA1F8D445A23DD0B0D9
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2032
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4576

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e590b03.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e590b03.rbs
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 c0b5f48b5072edac562a08aba165475c3ee22ed87a3b669dee5662353b1ecd45
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSIBFB1.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIBFB1.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 64ddf83b4acb09b518518e07a8ffd0446d256ff842c113efa1cdb6378fdf1018
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIBFB1.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIBFB1.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 539KB
          • SHA256 51d9dcd755a424b8b3122350bbcc02d453880c39636fb1e0265084161afca983
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIBFB1.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 8f4a00b34720f19b0e67dc957085ad1986e58bb16a1abcc580dab21bcd61382d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIBFB1.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 602a640e2d9f94acfe47d3946f7dd088992431e24b670d40233e1ae6e9e270ad
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.3.2.9271\897b7a8ce83b13fd\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 12.9MB
          • SHA256 c6707a1ac8b196c5cbd0f68df58e465e987da561dd277d8988f34ea4e8d0fbcc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSICC9.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSICC9.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 24.1MB
          • SHA256 545c934f40a8fad8ce0492642e3be38f9cc7b5ce8e57579460d1a242d82b28cb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {ccb16d0e-bca2-443a-8931-b23e2effb626}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{73216430-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{ccb16d0e-bca2-443a-8931-b23e2effb626}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 7475a768fe9ff73245dd5a98dcd4ea45089a724600ca8a6563b6cabe8a6474c0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1860-34-0x00000000053C0000-0x00000000053CA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1860-42-0x0000000005700000-0x00000000058AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1860-30-0x0000000005380000-0x00000000053AE000-memory.dmp

          memory/1860-38-0x00000000054C0000-0x000000000554E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3172-8-0x00000000055B0000-0x00000000055C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3172-0-0x00000000055B0000-0x00000000055C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3172-2-0x00000000055B0000-0x00000000055C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3172-3-0x00000000058C0000-0x0000000005BB2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3172-4-0x00000000055C0000-0x000000000564E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3172-7-0x0000000006160000-0x0000000006704000-memory.dmp

          memory/3172-1-0x0000000001710000-0x0000000001718000-memory.dmp

          memory/3172-6-0x0000000005670000-0x000000000581C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3172-5-0x0000000005650000-0x0000000005672000-memory.dmp