Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260630-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260630-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/07/2026, 18:14

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
  • Size 9.8MB
  • Sample260706-wvldyaa18x
  • SHA256 411c67f406a6388d13b3b933594b9559400f35b03c081ed8639f10602295f405
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 2 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 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 50 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 9 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
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 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 SetWindowsHookEx 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
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2876
  • 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 SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5012
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 7E7E564EAA28D43A6D74171CFE4F8D73 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4212
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF680.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240711578 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5340
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIFD48.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240713468 10 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiMotw
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1120
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI671.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240715421 17 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiFileName
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2388
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:3676
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 99A662E813BDF1CA1112044F1FF66B9B
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4840
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding A642DAE4F25471938B2F8BA52350DFD9 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1148
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4772
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-cd9k32-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=e6a74ec9-93cd-4175-b10c-a3ab5296ef93&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQCtXBrnIUHas3kLOIfWset0v3Tv7zI4JEwMVwdjdCu8wfq97oPAhJbf8b7N8b5KHVN1e8VvLOgD3bqtEIEJWSeNlU2qGzKLgFSgfZ4Dz5PlhS81DHvQrNEiQx1eEY3rpWYJ0kT7Cf0nFmjfD18kUoF0nAMpE1c0Hi5uv87NH0y5kiXqTbUJXrpKO13hHZjwZZWeTbY06cn24zsNt4Cdeta9VfG2ViLeG60qbTfLtR9AIcyZUmwBxuFkdfOmuMcu6OQU9q2QuQ7SKUbbiUKzO4xHSpmupl7MGfCzSGuzG0Z4PAlvEoPpfzXeR2M1UT4e90u8OQ7P5hb4bJnggWXfnLnW"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2764
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2764 -s 1336
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:3528
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-cd9k32-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=e6a74ec9-93cd-4175-b10c-a3ab5296ef93&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQCtXBrnIUHas3kLOIfWset0v3Tv7zI4JEwMVwdjdCu8w%2fq97oPAhJ%2b%2f8b7N8%2b5KHVN1e8VvLOgD3bqtEIEJWSeNlU2qGzKLgFSg%2fZ4Dz5PlhS81DHvQrNEiQx1eEY3rpWYJ0kT7C%2f0nFmjfD18kUoF0nAMpE1c0Hi5uv87NH0y5kiXqT%2bUJXrpKO13hHZjwZZWeT%2bY06cn24zsNt4Cdeta9VfG2ViLeG60qbT%2fLtR9AIcyZUmwBxuFkdfOmuMcu6OQU9q2QuQ7SKU%2b%2biUKzO4xHSpmupl7MG%2fCzSGuzG0Z4PAlvEoPpfzXeR2M1UT4e90u8OQ7P5h%2b4%2bJnggWX%2fnLnW"
      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:5932
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "33b1f3f2-c194-487e-887e-1c5b2a58e1c7" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:5976
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "e8b03887-6361-4ccd-b098-998958f0932b" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:4064
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 2764 -ip 2764
      1⤵
        PID:3564

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e596048.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e596048.rbs
            • Size 214KB
            • SHA256 1c6b46eb83c5c18933742e6f51eecd196a87b488448ff29b727f33f6b26655ed
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Client.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
            • Size 412KB
            • SHA256 4010ea184982e71ad71e76b43266488c954f665324b89ef042cea9e463a60c9d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
            • Size 91KB
            • SHA256 6e6aa42b107d3e82b7b7dc18a75eee3f09e9f268788c0a7edbbc617152adf178
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
            • Size 93KB
            • SHA256 a94ecccb5b88e3860d619fbb3b87ff4af6448240ab65b89d610f348d75e793f2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 577KB
            • SHA256 eedbd9ba4755f238af397c71b575082e18a31eabacc22abb4949f92fe991e169
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 305663a05c77c8058569a976db740aa2f20b66583f0381059633b628376570fc
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
            • Size 254KB
            • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            system.config

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\system.config
            • Size 974B
            • SHA256 ef65355ad82e6ad03c7a2748af54759f8a958697d6bb4c2c81f9e1213ac52a79
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            MSIF680.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF680.tmp
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 18bacfd2a7c95800b6279cb8731bf03c8bbb526f5bc3790254a8e06d7ceee8ad
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF680.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 172KB
            • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF680.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 567KB
            • SHA256 15fec18d3a8990cdb540897ede61227353165668048c001164fcd22233cc8390
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF680.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
            • Size 24KB
            • SHA256 c1142cc3ae09a7d3b5392539c29cbeb585543a38c93e37e55d82cbe0bb56d588
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF680.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 ae3005e1ca932eccde09c479fde2ecf8ea2feeb908dec4f0c830eab671276454
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            CustomAction.config

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIFD48.tmp-\CustomAction.config
            • Size 234B
            • SHA256 7027b69ab6ebc9f3f7d2f6c800793fde2a057b76010d8cfd831cf440371b2b23
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIFD48.tmp-\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 137KB
            • SHA256 7c27380976a5befc5a947e129eb464123f46d06cf0eb7f984ced921f36e1d0e7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSI67D9.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI67D9.tmp
            • Size 202KB
            • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            e596047.msi

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e596047.msi
            • Size 9.8MB
            • SHA256 411c67f406a6388d13b3b933594b9559400f35b03c081ed8639f10602295f405
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            g5txnhdt.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\g5txnhdt.newcfg
            • Size 878B
            • SHA256 a08440571a79ec321cdf3279803912448a9bfd024951d12621836e6bb06cb88b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            k1wwda3r.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\k1wwda3r.newcfg
            • Size 683B
            • SHA256 cd07dd06d3b058a51c602281ad308e9db3c4b07db9f14d39c1bd8a54f13894f3
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            user.config

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (0a311428183994d2)\user.config
            • Size 520B
            • SHA256 ffc788882b58b8bb871d92670aa447dca2d94a6a1ad26c3fd3c3eab29c58ab00
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/1120-64-0x0000000005CC0000-0x0000000005CE8000-memory.dmp

            memory/2764-143-0x0000000002FF0000-0x000000000300A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2764-163-0x0000000005840000-0x00000000059F0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2764-150-0x0000000005570000-0x0000000005604000-memory.dmp

            memory/4064-219-0x00000000011F0000-0x0000000001231000-memory.dmp

            memory/5012-221-0x00000200C8AE0000-0x00000200C8BAD000-memory.dmp

            memory/5012-135-0x00000200C8AE0000-0x00000200C8BAD000-memory.dmp

            memory/5012-134-0x00000200CB0F0000-0x00000200CBA94000-memory.dmp

            memory/5340-25-0x0000000005670000-0x000000000567C000-memory.dmp

            memory/5340-33-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005BB0000-memory.dmp

            memory/5340-21-0x0000000005680000-0x00000000056AE000-memory.dmp

            memory/5340-29-0x0000000005750000-0x00000000057E4000-memory.dmp

            memory/5340-34-0x0000000006170000-0x000000000672A000-memory.dmp

            memory/5932-194-0x0000000004CB0000-0x0000000004D1C000-memory.dmp

            memory/5932-195-0x0000000004DC0000-0x0000000004E52000-memory.dmp

            memory/5932-197-0x0000000004A00000-0x0000000004A41000-memory.dmp

            memory/5932-198-0x0000000004FB0000-0x0000000005086000-memory.dmp

            memory/5932-175-0x0000000004BF0000-0x0000000004C40000-memory.dmp

            memory/5976-213-0x0000000003100000-0x000000000316C000-memory.dmp

            memory/5976-215-0x000000001C210000-0x000000001C3C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/5976-216-0x0000000003080000-0x000000000309A000-memory.dmp

            memory/5976-217-0x000000001C550000-0x000000001C6D8000-memory.dmp

            memory/5976-218-0x00000000030A0000-0x00000000030E1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5976-214-0x000000001BC80000-0x000000001BD14000-memory.dmp

            memory/5976-212-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000F5E000-memory.dmp