Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    130s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/10/2026, 18:26

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
  • Size 5.5MB
  • Sample261001-w3jv3syshy
  • SHA256 fd54e12a3dde03c477c48d8f8d4d070bc691cf386154f0df5b42e3c561450538
  • 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.

  • Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 47 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 15 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 SetWindowsHookEx 4 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⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3780
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\855dc423e2405ffa\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1588
  • 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 SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6080
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 19CB81ECBDBFEAD5DA67AC142305F5DF C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2764
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5922.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240736671 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:244
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2988
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding D319DC052985E8630AEAA05D3FA943FC
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2852
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:5924

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e59b722.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59b722.rbs
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 56b4b72ddea968ddda40801e02479acdad70b04bc3b48197428ec27bdcce4ba2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI5922.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5922.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a45ba86c5d13aa8e814e4cb0860b5b2a39ce9677b0d980947f6fe31676051cb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5922.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5922.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 538KB
          • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5922.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5922.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\855dc423e2405ffa\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 13.0MB
          • SHA256 9c9f6fb6e1c09c75535e6830082ab0ba11ae67a6e4ba42a30f3ea4515c61e498
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSIBD0E.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIBD0E.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 fec10c2e609702c70f21338f0f486d03f23edbc6b76336d0cfcd4f4ca277af5b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {f9bf63d7-cf91-4e3e-9f6f-ed446dee9377}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{0a1bed32-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{f9bf63d7-cf91-4e3e-9f6f-ed446dee9377}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 1381726e6516fb3149132ae9d03ea25878e8420f7083f569d96db4faf2c48a97
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/244-40-0x0000000005C60000-0x0000000005CEC000-memory.dmp

          memory/244-32-0x0000000005B80000-0x0000000005BAE000-memory.dmp

          memory/244-44-0x0000000005EA0000-0x000000000604C000-memory.dmp

          memory/244-36-0x0000000005BC0000-0x0000000005BCA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-7-0x00000000057D0000-0x000000000597C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-8-0x0000000074470000-0x0000000074C2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-9-0x00000000062F0000-0x00000000068AA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-12-0x0000000074470000-0x0000000074C2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-0-0x0000000074482000-0x0000000074483000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-10-0x0000000074470000-0x0000000074C2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-6-0x0000000003170000-0x0000000003192000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-5-0x0000000074470000-0x0000000074C2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-4-0x0000000005740000-0x00000000057CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-2-0x0000000005A40000-0x0000000005D32000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-3-0x0000000074470000-0x0000000074C2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3780-1-0x0000000001880000-0x0000000001888000-memory.dmp