Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/08/2026, 13:50

General

  • Target
    sc.msi
  • Size 9.8MB
  • Sample260819-q5jefawake
  • SHA256 d0e27e218a2cf14e73cfca9139467af5b6f88ee32d42d73a172c2278189ce65d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 3 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 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 42 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 12 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
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 7 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\sc.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:4520
  • 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:2324
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 0170EF2E8FE5A9DBA38DC84F8D8F4A09 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5708
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI565.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240715359 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4828
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIAB5.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240716500 10 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiMotw
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4608
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI9DA0.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240754109 17 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiFileName
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4500
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:5728
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 2C9E9AF41FD0E3BF27220E7F96AC0A2C
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:988
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 1D7A6CD958807A54CDE56E30C3C5B636 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4092
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:5780
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-kqj3tp-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=de4ab176-1a8d-4501-a842-1856b2b7f806&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQBhFncu136PyKter%2bksVoTD0MnQSgC%2fkEdH463xnSiG274Gcs8pgHdO6E4zqB8jtBzFCn5besWVrd9FNs8kwpClcZXK7xhawbCNR6rGZABZOIRLTlj%2bn1i6w3g0v42MfTm435gQ3%2f%2bgRKCGiq3Wz%2fvvQw1J8giz0T3oFDwZdxn818%2fSvYIrmQCkVcY4Qn6YYyfwNgOFASKcNnUXmnYNTrgBxp42zabrwN7a%2fXYkE0xB8Hecs9fXDjMrcS8bHJzoxRp8fn9xwjFy7zZgaFfQm%2bmP3P3gViINKbOaMqfVZMdUSNGx3fATrJuS6h0weiiADVPQfarb%2bY0yRIgmGMVF5YKv"
      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:1224
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "d5843a05-3771-425d-980a-064afb6fa744" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:3972
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "d7744ca4-2105-4d70-a832-515b3310a42f" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:2524

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e59e72b.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59e72b.rbs
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 0083be94e6d6c2e48779b9adcd807e2a2265fa0d1c49193e355f2064b0618240
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\Client.en-US.resources
          • Size 64KB
          • SHA256 a90983b3d26f9e6bb472663b84d13254349f62b0ad4c667fd76b3edd270240b2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\Client.resources
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 bd34378ad99f7609fa0c7c8edde6337c738a61d288863015629329806a1cc728
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Client.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
          • Size 412KB
          • SHA256 8e5531c2b302f9c95ed32ac7481d3535b6d51147257d317686c07ea1a9cb8362
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
          • Size 92KB
          • SHA256 ed32fe0d924959020cbef0534a7ba612e94263ccc74837475f3b5a6a726acad0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 16b4c273a25526e7262716ebe9d46480962347191a034595f18be740d9ce1e17
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 579KB
          • SHA256 f64cb7ab5f105c22348a22e02dd506ff45456884639fee0f322862112860af24
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.7MB
          • SHA256 c50d6e8d93ed197dd0cfb647743b42a2a6a9289f6db04092f56cefd6d569663e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
          • Size 678KB
          • SHA256 2ad8f126461607aad3fa31a41f1f39bc74f471fd84191b43e205610db2c4cf09
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
          • Size 266B
          • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
          • Size 837KB
          • SHA256 4868b7997b9b4260be2df752a81a750388243cdbea37e4d82a9e0101cd29d0c7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          system.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\system.config
          • Size 964B
          • SHA256 9adb5e294f287e7093f323411e21126e646b637abad3ad63697a012f122dcf9c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI565.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI565.tmp
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 de867af8055f81b7691f12175deb4c4e7f3bf97130e51761ed02182b0496e16f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI565.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI565.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 569KB
          • SHA256 e92d94613443befebb55b08f80d10a2fdbfc58233e8dc95cfb4466fde12964f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI565.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 24KB
          • SHA256 d827d3575ca29f8a40ea5379c7df2b315fc72cbd93451de94e199740594b51bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI565.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.7MB
          • SHA256 320b89343e896a8d2ebf537861d800a9aca88245cc3b5616bb5bea5cc6797fbb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          CustomAction.config

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIAB5.tmp-\CustomAction.config
          • Size 234B
          • SHA256 7027b69ab6ebc9f3f7d2f6c800793fde2a057b76010d8cfd831cf440371b2b23
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIAB5.tmp-\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 137KB
          • SHA256 dbf379b93127345a83282380aee634d0b70ec731acfeea76617c76e76fdc764f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSIEBFD.tmp

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

          e59e72a.msi

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e59e72a.msi
          • Size 9.8MB
          • SHA256 d0e27e218a2cf14e73cfca9139467af5b6f88ee32d42d73a172c2278189ce65d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          3lbrgmon.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\3lbrgmon.newcfg
          • Size 883B
          • SHA256 44b42eab552d262223998908ee815d9273c47a25a5a415b3b82858f16de16354
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          cunspjxp.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\cunspjxp.newcfg
          • Size 683B
          • SHA256 163ab306b328882e9b29803fc8aeafc642c6050e697e82bb6ebd759841ee1157
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          qwp3qjpx.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\qwp3qjpx.newcfg
          • Size 883B
          • SHA256 bdd9aa7c14cba31e845561821fdf43cf694eda46ac82bb53a0dd21c305597a33
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          user.config

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (6222aeb161e53b6f)\user.config
          • Size 520B
          • SHA256 9903d870dc3f38125ee0848ac4552361fea9774500c4b3c21c8d129dbe367cf5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 25a06a9f5caf2ae5ac41ad22714e30458b2c40572768c29915c872bd1e64b0dc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {e1656d79-32a0-4a66-b291-f863e52f94f7}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{c576ab2f-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{e1656d79-32a0-4a66-b291-f863e52f94f7}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 4391e7250d125eec9e1c7a3468234fc6874506b62bd299f7c35169d166c7503a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1224-187-0x0000000004910000-0x0000000004951000-memory.dmp

          memory/1224-185-0x0000000004BE0000-0x0000000004C4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1224-143-0x00000000021A0000-0x00000000021BA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1224-189-0x0000000004EE0000-0x0000000004FB6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1224-166-0x0000000004960000-0x00000000049B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1224-153-0x00000000049C0000-0x0000000004B70000-memory.dmp

          memory/1224-149-0x0000000004730000-0x00000000047C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2524-230-0x00000000010A0000-0x00000000010E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3972-211-0x000000001BBE0000-0x000000001BD90000-memory.dmp

          memory/3972-213-0x000000001BF20000-0x000000001C0A8000-memory.dmp

          memory/3972-212-0x0000000002A10000-0x0000000002A2A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3972-208-0x0000000000830000-0x00000000008DE000-memory.dmp

          memory/3972-209-0x0000000002B30000-0x0000000002B9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3972-210-0x000000001B990000-0x000000001BA24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4500-101-0x0000000005FB0000-0x0000000006042000-memory.dmp

          memory/4608-64-0x00000000057C0000-0x00000000057E8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4828-21-0x0000000005D90000-0x0000000005DBE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4828-25-0x0000000005DD0000-0x0000000005DDC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4828-29-0x0000000005EA0000-0x0000000005F34000-memory.dmp

          memory/4828-33-0x00000000060F0000-0x00000000062A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4828-34-0x0000000006860000-0x0000000006E1A000-memory.dmp