Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 12:27

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260802-pm3jxsshja
  • SHA256 ecda70414eaa3354ef877c71c445d49294f142fc694e81f0002d385ff1060d02
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate 1 IoCs

    Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 17 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 11 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 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⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4216
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\ec47a74386a145bd\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:640
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • 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:5024
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding D91D955B4B9418F72B5A2A99242F2E56 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2504
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI48EB.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240667078 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:768
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:1148
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding B52988136009878B3945EC9B2F698016
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4672
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4756

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e5890c3.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5890c3.rbs
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 80acdae995c84a863730c0f65ab910a18372d6ed9dabf3c87691d9e600816270
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI48EB.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI48EB.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a45ba86c5d13aa8e814e4cb0860b5b2a39ce9677b0d980947f6fe31676051cb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI48EB.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI48EB.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 538KB
          • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI48EB.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI48EB.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 da29455a64858fda773319c32c0a6cd40edbe8042ed005aa2befb8a4f0fb0522
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\ec47a74386a145bd\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 12.9MB
          • SHA256 92e43039b5659971cc92753df05ea0d378f1d6992c180aefd8d37275c0835cea
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI92E5.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI92E5.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 24.1MB
          • SHA256 2c033e63da964dcf13114cccec9cbbf4a1fc9b30f75b8f3518e24d484d355b4c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {8a2e6531-64d7-45c5-8a79-f51b4198462e}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{4588d6e0-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{8a2e6531-64d7-45c5-8a79-f51b4198462e}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 63bbf0465fdf115876657d8056f0a36d5aa1326cb69a93e78ef14be68125bd42
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/768-38-0x0000000004920000-0x00000000049AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/768-30-0x00000000024C0000-0x00000000024EE000-memory.dmp

          memory/768-34-0x00000000024F0000-0x00000000024FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/768-42-0x0000000004C70000-0x0000000004E1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-2-0x0000000004F00000-0x0000000004F10000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-3-0x0000000005210000-0x0000000005502000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-0-0x0000000004F00000-0x0000000004F10000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-4-0x0000000004DD0000-0x0000000004E5C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-8-0x0000000004F00000-0x0000000004F10000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-7-0x0000000005AB0000-0x0000000006054000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-6-0x0000000004F10000-0x00000000050BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-5-0x0000000004E60000-0x0000000004E82000-memory.dmp

          memory/4216-1-0x0000000002880000-0x0000000002888000-memory.dmp