Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/06/2026, 12:19

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
  • Size 9.7MB
  • Sample260604-phmynsft4k
  • SHA256 6ca62e81fbdcd88ef640234d7c45ecf4aacd816f6fa6ebc8a28b03c8d2774522
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 3 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool

    ConnectWise ScreenConnect is a remote desktop tool that can be used as a backdoor.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 42 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Suspicious Windows Authentication Registry Modification.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 16 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 17 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 13 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:4076
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package
    • 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:2356
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 5306B33F159C9CD0673BE51ECDF82327 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2624
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI220A.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240657093 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4288
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI2585.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240657812 10 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiMotw
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3156
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI2F0C.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240660250 17 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiFileName
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2028
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:1668
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding DC6CA2171C6A4B11DFA091A699B4E3EC
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3108
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 5564DBA2332C6B8CD6858581BD2524AD E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3368
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4780
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-os16pj-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=ecedf099-e26f-45a1-a828-cd21d08da89f&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQBJDb4f7KC6CAcCicbSrRuzt46t2OIJ6VrBB4FTatsM9LfQ%2fFOr6omcJO%2fBnxx1LA5ihvay3o9bUGLIa9qRhDE17JAFAQEpDsCph5oelzS5Kj1KItlKha0vc%2bfLqSDNQr9QbbWxeLKLEgWiiX6PJXikX5FwJ5uibo%2boyJQCiodsnvrJBhypgjAr6Wh3QspqiIYrJz6U8OG8uHGol1kBVevnWEd1aUvNO2m6X9S%2fOl8rFRIaEkZTwEWZohBj%2fDXcjJWS2VHz%2bbOf%2f0JJ4AdrJ6coMZvjHPH4qiUpv5kta2LIX3DnRMcVL5PWfT6N%2f7AVmdElBEDQMMx5RuO%2fdrSr0xy9"
      1⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4024
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "c07954f0-4f19-4a06-bd1d-3d1d35125c76" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:4732
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "8fa28f62-a9b0-4562-9b91-0379805d1196" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:5080

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e5869e1.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5869e1.rbs
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 14f0665cef20006a2ec38c34e3e41078bab4fe0d9bbf7b5778f4e1579474a5ee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\Client.en-US.resources
          • Size 64KB
          • SHA256 efdb0b4fcc38b52cbf72336bd107a814db8454003f3495de21e2026a148823ea
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\Client.resources
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 bd34378ad99f7609fa0c7c8edde6337c738a61d288863015629329806a1cc728
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Client.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
          • Size 411KB
          • SHA256 28ff8468ad2db8b41fe9d9a2971dd56fea0aecad14808fe4b31c9b1072d3b129
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
          • Size 90KB
          • SHA256 9cf2c77df0a1a1e854ec1bbc6940d96f508bfb4b0555a07657c77314803a717e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 01341bd42426c3d110136cc94433df00dbad690a56593f7cca41a93f698f214a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 572KB
          • SHA256 92e831159d5e9f2676241ab7ce80060a0b1dc34684f83797aec93b3ecff41139
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.7MB
          • SHA256 2292aac48ad575c6d1ed99c862e3408e254db34b8fea50cf3594aa08f3e875d0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
          • Size 665KB
          • SHA256 6e95d68102dc761942e67e2337ad8e49d32ee7c8943340489a01e2c56ea6e00b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
          • Size 838KB
          • SHA256 3fa1fe4a588015cc94eceb06867f16a5e562293139fbf6b36bde21dba478968d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          system.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2504b84beac67e4f)\system.config
          • Size 964B
          • SHA256 444449c21524b4a9aec06f2f0a85b191e967e2b15dc46e5e828b69e37beae351
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_59E89BCE9615F2B61F2F2C691688F111

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_59E89BCE9615F2B61F2F2C691688F111
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 a38b23d5e2ddfd1160baa3e90bb9585b50c52067ac533f81b1f058b22276f2f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 4b642558ead3bb575c3ccd601c655effbe506e5434a5afa0c3accab7b7ef1005
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_59E89BCE9615F2B61F2F2C691688F111

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_59E89BCE9615F2B61F2F2C691688F111
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 ea2a486d19f5d505366e3ea90c87ee78b8dce255e4996a6813bc72e729c859d8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 a3cec3a167dc7121a951c46bc5dc0fd28f16784a713451b79aae95052420718c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          rundll32.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\rundll32.exe.log
          • Size 746B
          • SHA256 76ced2c52d647683572ceac0687933e96e198b5a6f998457fa334763cc1ef978
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI220A.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI220A.tmp
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 cd6bccce073b2a5205840ec31c91df0d443cc57c68756de2c03e21db8e3fc157
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI220A.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI220A.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 562KB
          • SHA256 c51a2b5cb5054ec0136e332bf290c8af3392d7936b5137a07423df08ab33d264
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI220A.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 24KB
          • SHA256 432abf3a198ff64fb2c660eb06b2bb33a16cf69fd28d836cfcb65c43d37dc462
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI220A.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.7MB
          • SHA256 10933424536d53e397f651915f862c933199c50722943c236b020787b2e8f147
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          CustomAction.config

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI2585.tmp-\CustomAction.config
          • Size 234B
          • SHA256 7027b69ab6ebc9f3f7d2f6c800793fde2a057b76010d8cfd831cf440371b2b23
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI2585.tmp-\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 137KB
          • SHA256 528242c7745783b3b4ae72fec13bb9bd49b17b0e00f60c027351147f21fdd359
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI6BE5.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6BE5.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          e5869e0.msi

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e5869e0.msi
          • Size 9.7MB
          • SHA256 6ca62e81fbdcd88ef640234d7c45ecf4aacd816f6fa6ebc8a28b03c8d2774522
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3156-74-0x0000000003100000-0x0000000003128000-memory.dmp

          memory/4024-187-0x0000000004D30000-0x0000000004E05000-memory.dmp

          memory/4024-161-0x00000000046D0000-0x0000000004764000-memory.dmp

          memory/4024-167-0x0000000004800000-0x0000000004850000-memory.dmp

          memory/4024-173-0x0000000004AD0000-0x0000000004B3A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4024-165-0x0000000004920000-0x0000000004AD0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4024-183-0x0000000004B40000-0x0000000004BD2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4024-155-0x00000000044C0000-0x00000000044DA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4024-185-0x0000000004850000-0x0000000004891000-memory.dmp

          memory/4288-37-0x0000000005090000-0x0000000005124000-memory.dmp

          memory/4288-41-0x0000000005360000-0x0000000005510000-memory.dmp

          memory/4288-29-0x0000000004FC0000-0x0000000004FEE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4288-42-0x0000000005AC0000-0x0000000006066000-memory.dmp

          memory/4288-33-0x0000000002C60000-0x0000000002C6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4732-194-0x00000000001F0000-0x000000000029A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4732-195-0x000000001C3D0000-0x000000001C43A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4732-196-0x000000001C870000-0x000000001C904000-memory.dmp

          memory/4732-197-0x000000001CAC0000-0x000000001CC70000-memory.dmp

          memory/4732-198-0x000000001DEB0000-0x000000001E038000-memory.dmp

          memory/4732-199-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000024AA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4732-200-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000024EA000-memory.dmp