Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/07/2026, 04:05

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
  • Size 9.8MB
  • Sample260716-enppcaf13z
  • SHA256 e8248af065066edec325c195fcb210b92425f5e5c40c5e0e9f6f93506e6e11b4
  • 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:936
  • 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:5296
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 5370491235F0BDF472FCB4647F960938 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4968
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI7E00.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240746265 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2896
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI84F6.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240747843 10 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiMotw
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4348
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8A47.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240749296 17 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiFileName
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3884
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:3048
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding F50BD7371814BD9E9900EEAE53F5DF86
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1396
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding B91948A149C8353EDDAE3215B3452AF0 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3336
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4260
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-qb94ve-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=9caf8dfc-65ca-45ac-8d2e-b1919a129bd5&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQCdNFSY3UbmzoTalXPjIpV5yOCs6gn3EiiNv39G5vo3N6ib17UmNuiN2XtnvfsR8RjIsPKQC0E3xn4UoAhWX7qTXmiwLct8fVC1io2LoSOp1GpNnkAPgWgaQSsA6mgtPgHDK3ZCN6NbbYZfiuLVcVJSWNW2sH2atHZSvp21FuIRjS3fLFEUdfj0sw1ofSvCEI7dRRp6zmvmMXmoHsqtMxfiGHZzMWKs1jN31Zl0LpLXyYb9xt9omrS9eKHRuVYBDQiBmIe9rKbggsQqWPHkH06E2UHwxCiPESb1uS2bAcYF1awLXQ4S22vcjXL67xCJIY29yilOeKjqXDPJfV2coaSc"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2792
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2792 -s 1340
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2876
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-qb94ve-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=9caf8dfc-65ca-45ac-8d2e-b1919a129bd5&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQCdNFSY3UbmzoTalXPjIpV5yOCs6gn3EiiNv39G5vo3N6i%2b17UmNuiN2Xtnv%2fsR8RjIsPKQC0E3xn4UoAhWX7qTXmiwLct8fVC1io2LoSOp1GpNnkAPgWgaQSsA6mgtPgHDK3ZCN6NbbYZfiuLVcVJSWNW2sH2atHZSvp21FuIRjS3fLFEUd%2fj0sw1ofSvCEI7dRRp6zmvmMXmoHsqtMxfiGHZzMWKs1jN31Zl0LpLXyY%2b9xt9omrS9eKHRuVYBDQiBmIe9rK%2bggsQqWPHkH06E2UHwxCiPES%2b1uS2bAcYF1awLXQ4S22vcjXL67xCJIY29yilOeKjqXDPJ%2fV2coaSc"
      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:1504
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "324ebec5-360a-42c6-bbf9-295498dc5597" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:4844
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "fd2787c6-bcef-422c-9ec7-8fbc4a8f93b8" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:2120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 2792 -ip 2792
      1⤵
        PID:3012

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e59cad9.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59cad9.rbs
            • Size 214KB
            • SHA256 e107a43ce5750cbd968e65b5564b8373ec3f33de534a06e2bc1d652950c88752
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Client.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
            • Size 412KB
            • SHA256 4010ea184982e71ad71e76b43266488c954f665324b89ef042cea9e463a60c9d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
            • Size 91KB
            • SHA256 6e6aa42b107d3e82b7b7dc18a75eee3f09e9f268788c0a7edbbc617152adf178
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
            • Size 93KB
            • SHA256 a94ecccb5b88e3860d619fbb3b87ff4af6448240ab65b89d610f348d75e793f2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 577KB
            • SHA256 eedbd9ba4755f238af397c71b575082e18a31eabacc22abb4949f92fe991e169
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 305663a05c77c8058569a976db740aa2f20b66583f0381059633b628376570fc
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
            • Size 254KB
            • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            system.config

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\system.config
            • Size 958B
            • SHA256 0bdf6cae798f89364929140f3e57b539bbb909e5423561e6e33e8d45d7b85598
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            MSI7E00.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI7E00.tmp
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 18bacfd2a7c95800b6279cb8731bf03c8bbb526f5bc3790254a8e06d7ceee8ad
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI7E00.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 172KB
            • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI7E00.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 567KB
            • SHA256 15fec18d3a8990cdb540897ede61227353165668048c001164fcd22233cc8390
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI7E00.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
            • Size 24KB
            • SHA256 c1142cc3ae09a7d3b5392539c29cbeb585543a38c93e37e55d82cbe0bb56d588
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI7E00.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 ae3005e1ca932eccde09c479fde2ecf8ea2feeb908dec4f0c830eab671276454
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            CustomAction.config

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI84F6.tmp-\CustomAction.config
            • Size 234B
            • SHA256 7027b69ab6ebc9f3f7d2f6c800793fde2a057b76010d8cfd831cf440371b2b23
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI84F6.tmp-\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 137KB
            • SHA256 7c27380976a5befc5a947e129eb464123f46d06cf0eb7f984ced921f36e1d0e7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSICFAB.tmp

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

            e59cad8.msi

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e59cad8.msi
            • Size 9.8MB
            • SHA256 e8248af065066edec325c195fcb210b92425f5e5c40c5e0e9f6f93506e6e11b4
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            sphugocu.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\sphugocu.newcfg
            • Size 683B
            • SHA256 dc77b556152cb6cd434b6976553300e9b6e9dd7ed22be7fecadcf63edacff5a5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            user.config

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\user.config
            • Size 520B
            • SHA256 580c31edbe86daef983ecff7abb9f4dce3a4a28241f1915ec82262a683601858
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            zkoxk0sp.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (86110cff1fc74c50)\zkoxk0sp.newcfg
            • Size 882B
            • SHA256 819006cd6a729b93c5906cb09701231f18a9f02d5be7e2c5440843ff2153ad55
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/1504-186-0x0000000004DD0000-0x0000000004E62000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-152-0x00000000047C0000-0x0000000004854000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-162-0x00000000049F0000-0x0000000004A40000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-158-0x0000000004AA0000-0x0000000004C50000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-196-0x0000000004FC0000-0x0000000005096000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-195-0x0000000004A40000-0x0000000004A81000-memory.dmp

            memory/1504-183-0x0000000004CC0000-0x0000000004D2C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2792-142-0x0000000002840000-0x000000000285A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2896-34-0x00000000063B0000-0x000000000696A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2896-33-0x0000000005C40000-0x0000000005DF0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2896-25-0x0000000002B30000-0x0000000002B3C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2896-21-0x0000000003890000-0x00000000038BE000-memory.dmp

            memory/2896-29-0x00000000059F0000-0x0000000005A84000-memory.dmp

            memory/4348-64-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000003448000-memory.dmp

            memory/4844-211-0x000000001B980000-0x000000001B9EC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4844-209-0x0000000000C80000-0x0000000000D2E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4844-212-0x000000001BE00000-0x000000001BE94000-memory.dmp

            memory/4844-213-0x000000001C050000-0x000000001C200000-memory.dmp

            memory/4844-214-0x00000000014B0000-0x00000000014CA000-memory.dmp

            memory/4844-215-0x000000001C390000-0x000000001C518000-memory.dmp