Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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
    31/08/2026, 18:24

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
  • Size 12.2MB
  • Sample260831-w2fr2aaa48
  • SHA256 bf0d3d4516db971a4bc44e7593282f68ce917432429602bd73e232b5e18e62a8
  • 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 9 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 16 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 17 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 50 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 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 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:2608
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\26.5.3.9691\e148c120221cb3bd\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi" SC_EXE_PATH="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe"
      2⤵
      • Badlisted process makes network request
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5512
  • 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:4596
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding B8AF5D91516A573578F828DDED7E0D01 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4660
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4A6D.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240733359 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:252
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5115.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240734515 10 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiMotw
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4888
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI56C3.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240735968 17 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiFileName
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2492
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:3140
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 119F2E5A892649D74CF40FBB7C481330
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5148
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 52E4AABB75AB450DDF19F6082473BF9F E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5684
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4824
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-gaexoo-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=9f4ff204-78d2-4d1d-a493-75a6cfdbbb7d&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQD1vupP7ld5xaocVToQXQko9tQ4B5bP2V82SD59SUpbg0jwzWepOCOBFHJAb6aRU155lSAS3bdrR8cZikpQugtX3sK1aVO4lRfP6mNKzwLipCLteNpFub77VzLRbUXb8DiWe8TYCN2RlGwoDUMYz4ubhYktxqj0Cb9YJhpUb5R1RDJabN9XPZ2t3Q8SCMSeiKWPMzkPPyoI00O0AZvW59mZAynLB2MzbzuMKV1BZFfTmw4nvLAp6sooVU69fP7RtbaG5sApIu9iU8szm27HN6UWl3BySTViJTq7ugdTQdMwRbaSZdUKy81tOrfvwPnQE5JUfQITF9TVyrpi61QTdJPD"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4364
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4364 -s 1336
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4980
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-gaexoo-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=9f4ff204-78d2-4d1d-a493-75a6cfdbbb7d&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQD1vupP7ld5xaocVToQXQko9tQ4B5%2bP2V82SD59SUp%2bg0jwzWepOCOBFHJA%2b6aRU155lSAS3bdrR8cZikpQugtX3sK1aVO4lRfP6mNKzwLipCLteNpFu%2b77VzLRbUX%2b8DiWe8TYCN2RlGwoDUMYz4ubhYktxqj0C%2b9YJhpU%2b5R1RDJa%2bN9XPZ2t3Q8SCMSeiKWPMzkPPyoI00O0AZvW59mZAynLB2MzbzuMKV1BZF%2fTmw4nvLAp6sooVU69fP7RtbaG5sApIu9iU8szm27HN6UWl3BySTViJTq7ugdTQdMwR%2baSZdUKy81tOrfvwPnQE5JUfQITF9TVyrpi61QTdJPD"
      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:4864
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "66e9430b-c1b2-4f63-8f61-4296e0b917f6" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:3468
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "3fc43a8e-9879-466f-b223-81def321ff01" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 4364 -ip 4364
      1⤵
        PID:1112

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e59aea6.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59aea6.rbs
            • Size 214KB
            • SHA256 b1f2d3cfe9c563c4c64b00ed0af87cb0d1913fff6f131b4851f0e2e67b55ea06
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Client.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
            • Size 412KB
            • SHA256 8e5531c2b302f9c95ed32ac7481d3535b6d51147257d317686c07ea1a9cb8362
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
            • Size 92KB
            • SHA256 ed32fe0d924959020cbef0534a7ba612e94263ccc74837475f3b5a6a726acad0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
            • Size 93KB
            • SHA256 16b4c273a25526e7262716ebe9d46480962347191a034595f18be740d9ce1e17
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 579KB
            • SHA256 f64cb7ab5f105c22348a22e02dd506ff45456884639fee0f322862112860af24
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 c50d6e8d93ed197dd0cfb647743b42a2a6a9289f6db04092f56cefd6d569663e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            system.config

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\system.config
            • Size 964B
            • SHA256 aba1fef9716cc9aac000539048625279e69bac0f1d4ea74cd382797f40b553a0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            MSI4A6D.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4A6D.tmp
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 de867af8055f81b7691f12175deb4c4e7f3bf97130e51761ed02182b0496e16f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4A6D.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 172KB
            • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4A6D.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 569KB
            • SHA256 e92d94613443befebb55b08f80d10a2fdbfc58233e8dc95cfb4466fde12964f7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4A6D.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
            • Size 24KB
            • SHA256 d827d3575ca29f8a40ea5379c7df2b315fc72cbd93451de94e199740594b51bb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4A6D.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 320b89343e896a8d2ebf537861d800a9aca88245cc3b5616bb5bea5cc6797fbb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            CustomAction.config

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5115.tmp-\CustomAction.config
            • Size 234B
            • SHA256 7027b69ab6ebc9f3f7d2f6c800793fde2a057b76010d8cfd831cf440371b2b23
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5115.tmp-\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 137KB
            • SHA256 dbf379b93127345a83282380aee634d0b70ec731acfeea76617c76e76fdc764f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\26.5.3.9691\e148c120221cb3bd\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
            • Size 9.8MB
            • SHA256 0adb23796fbd9cbbe72cde60e5af6f62f3c96a39b13c6a178cf2222971722095
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSIB482.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIB482.tmp
            • Size 202KB
            • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            cnljrcff.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\cnljrcff.newcfg
            • Size 683B
            • SHA256 cb4896c4c55485bb9df228eb57f79f7043a6282c0373a1ccee631a4f255902b3
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            qmxcszne.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\qmxcszne.newcfg
            • Size 882B
            • SHA256 1ccbef290d36e29dc836047f94750beedd4ed769d25f88eb634272e2fc4de3ef
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            user.config

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (e148c120221cb3bd)\user.config
            • Size 520B
            • SHA256 abf6438eb971f0f9eb51155ee3cf218b5d08943a95e0c4d677f86f0e70e63d36
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/252-39-0x0000000003410000-0x000000000341C000-memory.dmp

            memory/252-35-0x0000000003430000-0x000000000345E000-memory.dmp

            memory/252-43-0x0000000005590000-0x0000000005624000-memory.dmp

            memory/252-47-0x0000000005880000-0x0000000005A30000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-2-0x0000000001A30000-0x0000000001A3C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-11-0x00000000741E0000-0x000000007499C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-0-0x00000000741F2000-0x00000000741F3000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-8-0x00000000741E0000-0x000000007499C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-5-0x0000000005910000-0x0000000005938000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-1-0x0000000001A00000-0x0000000001A08000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-6-0x0000000005940000-0x0000000005AF0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-13-0x00000000741E0000-0x000000007499C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-4-0x0000000003390000-0x0000000003424000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-7-0x00000000060C0000-0x000000000667A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-3-0x00000000741E0000-0x000000007499C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2608-9-0x00000000741E0000-0x000000007499C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3468-227-0x000000001BD70000-0x000000001BEF8000-memory.dmp

            memory/3468-225-0x000000001BA30000-0x000000001BBE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3468-226-0x00000000028D0000-0x00000000028EA000-memory.dmp

            memory/3468-224-0x000000001B7E0000-0x000000001B874000-memory.dmp

            memory/3468-222-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000068E000-memory.dmp

            memory/3468-223-0x000000001B3D0000-0x000000001B43C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4364-154-0x0000000004F70000-0x0000000004F8A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4864-171-0x0000000003CD0000-0x0000000003E80000-memory.dmp

            memory/4864-207-0x0000000003E80000-0x0000000003EC1000-memory.dmp

            memory/4864-208-0x00000000041F0000-0x00000000042C6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4864-206-0x0000000004000000-0x0000000004092000-memory.dmp

            memory/4864-205-0x0000000003EF0000-0x0000000003F5C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4864-186-0x0000000003C70000-0x0000000003CC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4864-165-0x0000000003A30000-0x0000000003AC4000-memory.dmp

            memory/4888-77-0x0000000002860000-0x0000000002888000-memory.dmp