Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/07/2026, 00:17

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
  • Size 12.2MB
  • Sample260718-alcjsaas3l
  • SHA256 08dd2f66e1e88ff3a3111fb3cbda75cea16d913e56588da546218f997bdc9677
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 1 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.

  • 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
  • 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.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 16 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 17 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 50 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 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 10 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:4856
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\26.4.3.9662\53da210478ffb00b\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi" SC_EXE_PATH="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2712
  • 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:4180
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 04B1D871510C6782EA3E26A04FE6ABDD C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5172
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1822.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240720140 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3696
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1D14.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240721343 10 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiMotw
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4300
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI236E.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240722828 17 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiFileName
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5900
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:3440
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 1E2ADFFB0EDF5A14936D23F6AB4B0C22
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5644
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding B0CB7B6D99120C5B0701AF901D52B435 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2232
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:1412
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-j30eel-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=ba0728d4-464f-4a7d-9a17-7c81255c58d6&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQDx52dIv2wOtZFNtZ1iAsDYs04mP0skUgv978bKXNC2WfSa1bXT1oci1WyIVrYKrJ9xruVRff748BN7VGgqpd3bxbKwgbNteXQa1mv0b9HZmgoxShAGofjZNpvcBfdq43S0XbByzvV5wotqeIoghOK2oXZwnWCoHBWpNxry9ruItWy1ttgVN7ez2xOBK35Jbq83BMF9zMMEgU7YSDZvAHDBQae1Q6DIPsHiFVbh8n6ecblHKW0R29uiYGinrQ2SMsRSX05tsTvgi7b1Kf3I5yfyWb8g4gOSbhxdZBaNcflWNrAbfJN2PeEbevKqVVoSeO99aBRobKBnaqPWfyIChpfV"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2280
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2280 -s 1336
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:5056
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-j30eel-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=ba0728d4-464f-4a7d-9a17-7c81255c58d6&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQDx52dIv2wOtZFNtZ1iAsDYs04mP0skUgv978%2bKXNC2WfSa1%2bXT1oci1WyIVrYKrJ9xruVRf%2f748BN7VGgqpd3%2bx%2bKwgbNteXQa1mv0%2b9HZmgoxShAGofjZNpvcB%2fdq43S0X%2bByzvV5wotqeIoghOK2oXZwnWCoHBWpNxry9ruItWy1ttgVN7ez2xOBK35J%2bq83BMF9zMMEgU7YSDZvAHDBQae1Q6DIPsHiFVbh8n6ec%2blHKW0R29uiYGinrQ2SMsRSX05tsTvgi7b1Kf3I5yfyWb8g4gOS%2bhxdZBaNc%2flWNrA%2b%2fJN2PeE%2bevKqVVoSeO99aBRobKBnaqPW%2fyIChp%2fV"
      1⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1552
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "110bfe5d-24b0-4023-8af4-fa29d775c5a2" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:4680
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "0a5b5ff7-dfc2-4395-97e9-a8491104484a" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:4424
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 388 -p 2280 -ip 2280
      1⤵
        PID:6140

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e5971eb.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5971eb.rbs
            • Size 214KB
            • SHA256 f20b1ec92318796da3b4ab2e28fd1da5ea6ad65774ef1a1369169a14f313f1d3
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Client.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
            • Size 412KB
            • SHA256 4010ea184982e71ad71e76b43266488c954f665324b89ef042cea9e463a60c9d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
            • Size 91KB
            • SHA256 6e6aa42b107d3e82b7b7dc18a75eee3f09e9f268788c0a7edbbc617152adf178
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
            • Size 93KB
            • SHA256 a94ecccb5b88e3860d619fbb3b87ff4af6448240ab65b89d610f348d75e793f2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 577KB
            • SHA256 eedbd9ba4755f238af397c71b575082e18a31eabacc22abb4949f92fe991e169
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 305663a05c77c8058569a976db740aa2f20b66583f0381059633b628376570fc
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            system.config

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\system.config
            • Size 978B
            • SHA256 82a049cf14c60126d04791b7bbb3ce956b9f48cf5d142de3a4d28e3323b35944
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            MSI1822.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1822.tmp
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 18bacfd2a7c95800b6279cb8731bf03c8bbb526f5bc3790254a8e06d7ceee8ad
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1822.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 172KB
            • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1822.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 567KB
            • SHA256 15fec18d3a8990cdb540897ede61227353165668048c001164fcd22233cc8390
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1822.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
            • Size 24KB
            • SHA256 c1142cc3ae09a7d3b5392539c29cbeb585543a38c93e37e55d82cbe0bb56d588
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1822.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 ae3005e1ca932eccde09c479fde2ecf8ea2feeb908dec4f0c830eab671276454
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            CustomAction.config

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1D14.tmp-\CustomAction.config
            • Size 234B
            • SHA256 7027b69ab6ebc9f3f7d2f6c800793fde2a057b76010d8cfd831cf440371b2b23
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1D14.tmp-\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 137KB
            • SHA256 7c27380976a5befc5a947e129eb464123f46d06cf0eb7f984ced921f36e1d0e7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\26.4.3.9662\53da210478ffb00b\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
            • Size 9.8MB
            • SHA256 b6a701fe49421c8faef4844e01b8115bb0a61cf961557ae6e0b8a461a2c7bf32
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSI78B2.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI78B2.tmp
            • Size 202KB
            • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            c2dylopy.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\c2dylopy.newcfg
            • Size 683B
            • SHA256 b15a9b2a7a41022d97d63c6ce13dbccf05dad31788216944efe27aeb26de6f68
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            d1hamzqd.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\d1hamzqd.newcfg
            • Size 884B
            • SHA256 9556d736d1b9626d5ffd81b948b61365c3d5103f26e64a8ecf6599447bbb2fde
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            user.config

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (53da210478ffb00b)\user.config
            • Size 520B
            • SHA256 85b4ef3d860427565bbcc254f1b67be079b0f2bddbe3f1d314fcc7aede27987c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/1552-204-0x0000000004580000-0x0000000004612000-memory.dmp

            memory/1552-205-0x0000000004400000-0x0000000004441000-memory.dmp

            memory/1552-206-0x0000000004770000-0x0000000004846000-memory.dmp

            memory/1552-203-0x0000000004470000-0x00000000044DC000-memory.dmp

            memory/1552-169-0x0000000004200000-0x00000000043B0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1552-163-0x0000000003FB0000-0x0000000004044000-memory.dmp

            memory/1552-184-0x00000000043B0000-0x0000000004400000-memory.dmp

            memory/2280-152-0x0000000005700000-0x000000000571A000-memory.dmp

            memory/3696-41-0x00000000060C0000-0x0000000006154000-memory.dmp

            memory/3696-45-0x0000000006310000-0x00000000064C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3696-33-0x0000000003FB0000-0x0000000003FDE000-memory.dmp

            memory/3696-37-0x0000000004000000-0x000000000400C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4180-226-0x00000267E9410000-0x00000267E9DB4000-memory.dmp

            memory/4300-75-0x0000000005940000-0x0000000005968000-memory.dmp

            memory/4680-223-0x000000001B330000-0x000000001B4E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4680-220-0x0000000000070000-0x000000000011E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4680-225-0x000000001B670000-0x000000001B7F8000-memory.dmp

            memory/4680-224-0x0000000002140000-0x000000000215A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4680-222-0x000000001B0E0000-0x000000001B174000-memory.dmp

            memory/4680-221-0x000000001AD70000-0x000000001ADDC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-12-0x00000000749E0000-0x000000007519C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-7-0x00000000749E0000-0x000000007519C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-3-0x0000000005CC0000-0x0000000005D54000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-6-0x0000000005E00000-0x0000000005FB0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-9-0x00000000749E0000-0x000000007519C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-4-0x00000000035E0000-0x0000000003608000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-11-0x00000000749E0000-0x000000007519C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-8-0x0000000006570000-0x0000000006B2A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-1-0x0000000003590000-0x0000000003598000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-2-0x00000000035B0000-0x00000000035BC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-5-0x00000000749E0000-0x000000007519C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-0-0x00000000749F2000-0x00000000749F3000-memory.dmp