Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/07/2026, 10:08

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
  • Size 14.3MB
  • Sample260730-l6ny4aff49
  • SHA256 1831eeaeeeafd104977fcb04f06d0f56e8fa0c4c3dbbc0533a013c436d049f17
  • 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.

  • 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 18 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 17 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 17 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 42 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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 14 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 13 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:5052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\26.4.3.9662\06cf59767fa81869\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:2580
  • 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:2600
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 086AC33851FE49BB8465FA54E5C71A9E C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2908
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI3EC4.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240729921 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI42DC.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240730859 11 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiMotw
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3200
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI9AE1.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240753421 18 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiFileName
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1308
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:1680
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding C52F1C98A0C4B1EEA2A6DC6692A09F7D
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1916
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 489C990CC1FC401B3A762242704866CE E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2136
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:2956
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-feepui-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=d79c718e-f354-4764-a23d-124eb34eab25&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQAlIeEqBp0L4wLPOHM%2fS1g8V6fcsGP0iufdTQqnuvHp%2b2WhdWytbYFnr8LLWGyuJfQdx0%2bOJWHmjmsvVBcper59cgU9Mb1z4NxKfRJ0Im8cpZxBw9%2bN8ystqD4saJBg0W%2bo0E720LkLN3OmJ3AbnWx5BVLGMr8hF00XYg607mSx7AQg24HFHc%2bJR%2fR0nrm7Ou1ZFs8O%2bBxxBte%2bs%2frKNDwdMOj3zHjeH4ZzysE7O%2fkBAShXMa4IO%2b4amdfWmT1lyiklxTD%2bftdSvVkfeTPqh0jWzG5TilGi7IIZ3O6nxgDLgKLUeulGtVO1OBTo%2btidvcSjg%2bf%2bLGUchUf1eNjxGS3p&c=30008&c=zk&c=02&c=02&c=&c=&c=&c="
      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:5812
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "1173395a-401d-49c9-a5a7-e88cb5ff23ce" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:4804
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "1e8aa211-7434-475d-a7e5-e6d3febb23c5" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:2284

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e59dff7.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59dff7.rbs
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 20216533c74e76723d3b8fb9f116ab1b316bbc75d2c25d3d08bdbff9c02e9798
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\Client.en-US.resources
          • Size 64KB
          • SHA256 a90983b3d26f9e6bb472663b84d13254349f62b0ad4c667fd76b3edd270240b2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\Client.resources
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 bd34378ad99f7609fa0c7c8edde6337c738a61d288863015629329806a1cc728
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Client.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
          • Size 412KB
          • SHA256 4010ea184982e71ad71e76b43266488c954f665324b89ef042cea9e463a60c9d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
          • Size 91KB
          • SHA256 6e6aa42b107d3e82b7b7dc18a75eee3f09e9f268788c0a7edbbc617152adf178
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 a94ecccb5b88e3860d619fbb3b87ff4af6448240ab65b89d610f348d75e793f2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 577KB
          • SHA256 eedbd9ba4755f238af397c71b575082e18a31eabacc22abb4949f92fe991e169
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.7MB
          • SHA256 305663a05c77c8058569a976db740aa2f20b66583f0381059633b628376570fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
          • Size 676KB
          • SHA256 f49ca44ae19ec33053d76aeca7136193095b6583888a0be063b8120c3c9226c7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
          • Size 266B
          • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
          • Size 837KB
          • SHA256 ce75ee1188726b49d46477166faac6f8715ca1aa4afc5b8a687fcbfcd541c0c2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          app.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\app.config
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 153a4b7722eae4a903301c18977dc8a803ca2c28464a0a25adba687c62f194d7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\system.config
          • Size 976B
          • SHA256 d742cb1c4a8887fcb519ef348bcb9ba4c8ebc33180a0a9cece5460f79d9babd8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI3EC4.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI3EC4.tmp
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 18bacfd2a7c95800b6279cb8731bf03c8bbb526f5bc3790254a8e06d7ceee8ad
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI3EC4.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI3EC4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 567KB
          • SHA256 15fec18d3a8990cdb540897ede61227353165668048c001164fcd22233cc8390
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI3EC4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 24KB
          • SHA256 c1142cc3ae09a7d3b5392539c29cbeb585543a38c93e37e55d82cbe0bb56d588
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI3EC4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.7MB
          • SHA256 ae3005e1ca932eccde09c479fde2ecf8ea2feeb908dec4f0c830eab671276454
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          CustomAction.config

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI42DC.tmp-\CustomAction.config
          • Size 234B
          • SHA256 7027b69ab6ebc9f3f7d2f6c800793fde2a057b76010d8cfd831cf440371b2b23
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI42DC.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\06cf59767fa81869\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 11.8MB
          • SHA256 7d75bc3662ace7201ee136b77123cf7d07f6e6f522ea8011cf471483f863e77d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSIE602.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE602.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          32n1enrq.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\32n1enrq.newcfg
          • Size 884B
          • SHA256 32e9b633564a1817e2777c5b57bbfe9c3e26aa6124ea8696c769274fe97218d5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          afqedzjl.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\afqedzjl.newcfg
          • Size 884B
          • SHA256 08132d00a2620eff233f102604aaa2be43b383ed614ec6c485d62ca5573f091d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          user.config

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\user.config
          • Size 683B
          • SHA256 6df9772e2122da19755ac5eb1c5596620785b35cce081369be313acb411a527b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          user.config

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\user.config
          • Size 520B
          • SHA256 d7452c746fe1069a26db7b764fbf56b7cf623ccf2f9573c61f1988805f61fb7e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          user.config

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\user.config
          • Size 884B
          • SHA256 beb9ed9f37d2e29ea61d58a1a351a1a0a34f0276428cee5975cfefc1e775eb99
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          xlh3tfhp.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06cf59767fa81869)\xlh3tfhp.newcfg
          • Size 884B
          • SHA256 9b4695ede05b46cd33e7c96a08bb399dce5ef0cb983d200a91d7d78f632331ab
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          {48ae34cf-6d28-4d7c-be54-539ffb070db3}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{c61f8367-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{48ae34cf-6d28-4d7c-be54-539ffb070db3}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 ef3682a1444270f6df96f14183466266d7c8c257b04aa506b80667ac0417a507
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2600-225-0x00000239475F0000-0x0000023947F94000-memory.dmp

          memory/3012-45-0x0000000005560000-0x0000000005710000-memory.dmp

          memory/3012-33-0x0000000002450000-0x000000000247E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3012-41-0x0000000003290000-0x0000000003324000-memory.dmp

          memory/3012-37-0x00000000031E0000-0x00000000031EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3200-75-0x0000000003870000-0x0000000003898000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-221-0x000000001B3E0000-0x000000001B590000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-219-0x000000001B190000-0x000000001B224000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-222-0x00000000022F0000-0x000000000230A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-217-0x0000000000120000-0x00000000001CE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-218-0x0000000002380000-0x00000000023EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-223-0x000000001B720000-0x000000001B8A8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-224-0x0000000002310000-0x0000000002351000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-7-0x0000000075130000-0x00000000758EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-8-0x0000000006230000-0x00000000067EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-0-0x0000000075142000-0x0000000075143000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-2-0x0000000001AF0000-0x0000000001AFC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-1-0x0000000001AB0000-0x0000000001AB8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-11-0x0000000075130000-0x00000000758EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-10-0x0000000075130000-0x00000000758EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-13-0x0000000075130000-0x00000000758EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-5-0x0000000005A60000-0x0000000005A88000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-4-0x0000000075130000-0x00000000758EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-6-0x0000000005AC0000-0x0000000005C70000-memory.dmp

          memory/5052-3-0x00000000059D0000-0x0000000005A64000-memory.dmp

          memory/5812-177-0x00000000047B0000-0x0000000004800000-memory.dmp

          memory/5812-199-0x0000000004B70000-0x0000000004C46000-memory.dmp

          memory/5812-153-0x0000000001D60000-0x0000000001D7A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5812-163-0x00000000045B0000-0x0000000004760000-memory.dmp

          memory/5812-194-0x0000000004870000-0x00000000048DC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5812-159-0x0000000004360000-0x00000000043F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5812-195-0x0000000004980000-0x0000000004A12000-memory.dmp

          memory/5812-197-0x0000000004770000-0x00000000047B1000-memory.dmp