Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/08/2026, 13:59

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260822-rafwhavemd
  • SHA256 f07b7c03905657fe4ae3ebe52ffb81df7c04c520a1688bdaef2a2771240a086a
  • 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:2136
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\ebb438ef3b5b70e8\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:4404
  • 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:2120
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding C5BE73ABF7EEEA895918C88B04CF0BBA C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4644
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4D60.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240668125 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4844
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:1376
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 431F7F0154AC33CCBC83D8DABD4E8715
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4536
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:768

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e588ea0.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e588ea0.rbs
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 ace619c764cc963155924bc0b1c75cd38096f2913a5ff3c1475dfeb73fbd8f37
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI4D60.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4D60.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a45ba86c5d13aa8e814e4cb0860b5b2a39ce9677b0d980947f6fe31676051cb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4D60.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4D60.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 538KB
          • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4D60.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4D60.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\ebb438ef3b5b70e8\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 12.8MB
          • SHA256 a7c2c692bdc3bf8678f57119fdde92cc4fd6a48b443b9ced50462b7a20eaff52
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI9065.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI9065.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 ef29ac89e9ff3b8ac74b697853681c03a58f50a5c6093b969b1a89c9171d0392
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {e4a816d0-c2e7-4616-90d7-48a4a1aa3d10}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{cd0aa2ae-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{e4a816d0-c2e7-4616-90d7-48a4a1aa3d10}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 a112778fdde15c72470bb50b0ac7ea4a0463ff341dddafabdd9aa3b777fbdbfb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2136-6-0x00000000051C0000-0x00000000051E2000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-4-0x0000000005550000-0x0000000005842000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-1-0x0000000002AF0000-0x0000000002AF8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-8-0x0000000005DF0000-0x0000000006394000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-9-0x0000000005250000-0x0000000005260000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-7-0x0000000005260000-0x000000000540C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-2-0x0000000005250000-0x0000000005260000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-3-0x0000000005250000-0x0000000005260000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-0-0x0000000005250000-0x0000000005260000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-5-0x0000000005130000-0x00000000051BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-35-0x0000000002780000-0x000000000278A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-43-0x0000000004E80000-0x000000000502C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-39-0x0000000004BE0000-0x0000000004C6C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4844-31-0x0000000002740000-0x000000000276E000-memory.dmp