Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 12:19

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
  • Size 9.8MB
  • Sample260816-phcspsxdng
  • SHA256 8bdf35df92f39dd47ed8e68e88c4434bea7a4af89fca7f8175f0f2a8402500dd
  • 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:4224
  • 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:3064
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding A18107342B550BE7D473E8A6BB8FE787 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5604
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF8D2.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240712328 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1572
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIFEFD.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240713500 10 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiMotw
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5956
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4AB.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240715078 17 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiFileName
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4556
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:856
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding D8116A2623D0E3BF8802DAB270836B41
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4312
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding F246EDE058851E1524D524A4E49408CB E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5752
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4852
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-kuow8m-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=7c664e47-07d9-42b5-9ec8-5fa511115455&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQBdPqI7KKEX0KnGcF7pKLScGESJ1peKmnzUwbKFHEfrjzp3sY%2fwJnyXlUnhI6F2Hdq9nzelVoI3fYjuX6Zi4yO6pj4SW1LNx83rXd3pToQ7D5B63dpnzHDEPVYIo%2bo38a6siRCpXNflci5rq2l2rQDvMmMQpxEVf7CpnB9PtElTQBH1H%2f%2bNje7w5FMVp0R3gBe9VWETnzQLZwI12SQnMySvTk3g8ahIdqGk30CcWwcBaUXLI0nX4dayW%2bp67XhWfGXSsYpIjgvIJB0%2fPHFssMWW0FIFdBetv5x4HNbTXW4MefLUa3jJZH2VRCH7Fb6cKV4NdL6fis3Qer7MEUVw9o7p"
      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:2644
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "a8335737-1ed4-4f72-8799-1a768742fa73" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:2184
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "71f6a610-04a3-4532-85c4-9099f2e8e1c3" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:3356
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-kuow8m-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=7c664e47-07d9-42b5-9ec8-5fa511115455&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQBdPqI7KKEX0KnGcF7pKLScGESJ1peKmnzUwbKFHEfrjzp3sYfwJnyXlUnhI6F2Hdq9nzelVoI3fYjuX6Zi4yO6pj4SW1LNx83rXd3pToQ7D5B63dpnzHDEPVYIobo38a6siRCpXNflci5rq2l2rQDvMmMQpxEVf7CpnB9PtElTQBH1HfbNje7w5FMVp0R3gBe9VWETnzQLZwI12SQnMySvTk3g8ahIdqGk30CcWwcBaUXLI0nX4dayWbp67XhWfGXSsYpIjgvIJB0fPHFssMWW0FIFdBetv5x4HNbTXW4MefLUa3jJZH2VRCH7Fb6cKV4NdL6fis3Qer7MEUVw9o7p"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3412
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3412 -s 1312
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:5512
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 3412 -ip 3412
      1⤵
        PID:2452

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e5952ab.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5952ab.rbs
            • Size 214KB
            • SHA256 136ff778b0db866c614694ac7869cfbc9b9a3ccce743f6f4af0f3302aee2f60a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Client.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
            • Size 412KB
            • SHA256 8e5531c2b302f9c95ed32ac7481d3535b6d51147257d317686c07ea1a9cb8362
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
            • Size 92KB
            • SHA256 ed32fe0d924959020cbef0534a7ba612e94263ccc74837475f3b5a6a726acad0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
            • Size 93KB
            • SHA256 16b4c273a25526e7262716ebe9d46480962347191a034595f18be740d9ce1e17
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 579KB
            • SHA256 f64cb7ab5f105c22348a22e02dd506ff45456884639fee0f322862112860af24
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 c50d6e8d93ed197dd0cfb647743b42a2a6a9289f6db04092f56cefd6d569663e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
            • Size 254KB
            • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            system.config

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\system.config
            • Size 956B
            • SHA256 3611d15dde5ad9763115a44a0d94160347a3c1814f8ffaceac8cdec22e35e60f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            MSIF8D2.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF8D2.tmp
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 de867af8055f81b7691f12175deb4c4e7f3bf97130e51761ed02182b0496e16f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF8D2.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 172KB
            • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF8D2.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 569KB
            • SHA256 e92d94613443befebb55b08f80d10a2fdbfc58233e8dc95cfb4466fde12964f7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF8D2.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
            • Size 24KB
            • SHA256 d827d3575ca29f8a40ea5379c7df2b315fc72cbd93451de94e199740594b51bb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF8D2.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 320b89343e896a8d2ebf537861d800a9aca88245cc3b5616bb5bea5cc6797fbb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            CustomAction.config

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

            ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIFEFD.tmp-\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 137KB
            • SHA256 dbf379b93127345a83282380aee634d0b70ec731acfeea76617c76e76fdc764f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSI5962.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI5962.tmp
            • Size 202KB
            • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            e5952aa.msi

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e5952aa.msi
            • Size 9.8MB
            • SHA256 8bdf35df92f39dd47ed8e68e88c4434bea7a4af89fca7f8175f0f2a8402500dd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            2ikzz3q2.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\2ikzz3q2.newcfg
            • Size 883B
            • SHA256 133fd25ea4020f914471ee850303f9e89210220331f6cdb516a08f32f3ebc12d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            oeurp1us.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\oeurp1us.newcfg
            • Size 683B
            • SHA256 f4a4d614baa1ac378368107b7b148c78b30fc46334a832b881cb846e08422ae7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            user.config

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (d2932dc7c994bc2e)\user.config
            • Size 520B
            • SHA256 b8d4965ace6486c7c09826668712620a06fab950683d57ea0d027fdf33a4b308
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/1572-29-0x0000000003E90000-0x0000000003F24000-memory.dmp

            memory/1572-33-0x0000000006160000-0x0000000006310000-memory.dmp

            memory/1572-25-0x0000000003DB0000-0x0000000003DBC000-memory.dmp

            memory/1572-21-0x0000000003DC0000-0x0000000003DEE000-memory.dmp

            memory/1572-34-0x00000000068D0000-0x0000000006E8A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2184-214-0x0000000002290000-0x00000000022AA000-memory.dmp

            memory/2184-215-0x000000001C400000-0x000000001C588000-memory.dmp

            memory/2184-212-0x000000001B2E0000-0x000000001B374000-memory.dmp

            memory/2184-213-0x000000001B630000-0x000000001B7E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2184-210-0x000000001AED0000-0x000000001AF3C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2184-209-0x00000000001B0000-0x000000000025E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2644-158-0x0000000004940000-0x0000000004AF0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2644-196-0x0000000004E60000-0x0000000004F36000-memory.dmp

            memory/2644-195-0x0000000004AF0000-0x0000000004B31000-memory.dmp

            memory/2644-193-0x0000000004C70000-0x0000000004D02000-memory.dmp

            memory/2644-192-0x0000000004B60000-0x0000000004BCC000-memory.dmp

            memory/2644-173-0x00000000048E0000-0x0000000004930000-memory.dmp

            memory/2644-144-0x00000000045C0000-0x00000000045DA000-memory.dmp

            memory/3412-154-0x00000000059F0000-0x0000000005A84000-memory.dmp

            memory/5956-64-0x0000000006000000-0x0000000006028000-memory.dmp