Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/11/2026, 18:14

General

  • Target
    ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
  • Size 9.8MB
  • Sample261104-wvs4saeb75
  • SHA256 0dae8c81fe93b0fea54b4469dc129913b282bac7cd909089848062344a8387fd
  • 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
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 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 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\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.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:4356
  • 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:4148
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 24D54122DC4DE7AABD01D4CF27A8EBD9 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2836
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI277.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240714671 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5388
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI90F.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240716078 10 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiMotw
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIFA8.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240717890 17 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiFileName
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1552
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:5084
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 53286D04B8B2FD365C74B2AC50E0B7E7
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3140
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 32A83ED3DC765CBB027B3249AAC4A572 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5052
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:3868
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-w7s1p5-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=2e67afab-d12a-45be-9c25-91e124b7b09d&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQD1TRuQHPv4XLHGYXZOUju47MMnDayuk0pS0x61pZmFiNPYoEofhwz5kqFOUT7G3yOWyxUbZadbBEzauYYNJTbIAT20dd0j1hDFx5BgFSXcMNdMRbEiYmRdri1SkZrodTF9i4yzPbszQ9xIxQteznfs9zZzX1Qj6X3epDyevFh5aJ1tRpfmO7mnzZznr799t27YKTT8Tvw6KheOAIjhvqNwPNzLecIvdwpcGjzx0MC6DrUb3vqeZEbPbhv3uoc6jyHzH4vmeiuV9bTc4h3KOqHbYJtjszXAiiNdifbKmErtgFvWMyZHojJ6uZQ9abkH8TnuagLAcdXKSpBpjD1mR7Pi"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4612
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4612 -s 1336
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4900
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-w7s1p5-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=2e67afab-d12a-45be-9c25-91e124b7b09d&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQD1TRuQHPv4XLHGYXZOUju47MMnDayuk0pS0x61pZmFiNPYoEo%2fhwz5kqFOUT7G3yOWyxU%2bZadbBEzauYYNJTbIAT20dd0j1hDFx5BgFSXcMNdMR%2bEiYmRdri1SkZrodTF9i4yzP%2bszQ9xIxQteznfs9zZzX1Qj6X3epDyevFh5aJ1tRpfmO7mnzZznr799t27YKTT8Tvw6KheOAIjhvqNwPNzLecIvdwpcGjzx0MC6DrUb3vqeZEbP%2bhv3uoc6jyHzH4vmeiuV9%2bTc4h3KOqH%2bYJtjszXAiiNdifbKmErtgFvWMyZHojJ6uZQ9abkH8TnuagLAcdXKSpBpjD1mR7Pi"
      1⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4860
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "b1edd4be-3f50-42b9-9788-6a268b0428b7" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:3268
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "e7d746c4-42d4-4997-9838-7d4f75333540" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:6132
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 4612 -ip 4612
      1⤵
        PID:1140

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e596c00.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e596c00.rbs
            • Size 214KB
            • SHA256 d01830cdb72f534073a81c22f09d402c85718e64c846526706eb1b9a7c2f20a8
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Client.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
            • Size 413KB
            • SHA256 be1e3522a20c244b3e20b4f7bc2fc736b6103c930d6cf8366e0bb97cb82d5241
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
            • Size 92KB
            • SHA256 67f75a75bc19288cac0071e19e7af4463f2ecf4bb75fe13af80a4f0f57144253
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
            • Size 93KB
            • SHA256 bc19602c59b0ba4a7a99f791c87298df76d8d62f86a928e112dca285a88a5a77
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 583KB
            • SHA256 91ae86fd5439c7d8a54b75cbb60c2ff9bdff84657b962d340d48cdf656c4928d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 9ddaf17f7f802e58c645d42184e0ac33dc755a885bc3637a7d837a4f6ae5fdea
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
            • Size 254KB
            • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            system.config

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\system.config
            • Size 958B
            • SHA256 926a3cc6fae12e4700d906a8b3cf27fcef2b9b7d476a3508adba41b922a4cd32
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            MSI277.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI277.tmp
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 d39e53d74c6840d331b91b9c949db26f7c93a824e9fb104c532346a8c465b6e2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI277.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 172KB
            • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Core.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI277.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
            • Size 573KB
            • SHA256 399ab0c1bcf2bf0c7618066d676b6958c2a5f4fed2d8f769f0eeea5492720e4f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI277.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
            • Size 24KB
            • SHA256 f35f007dcb154d0346745309630b8cc21fe49638e76dc8dd77a3c62cb0aa754a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI277.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 4c281797c351fed77890634006a51bc3a6c60efa4c831fe21934353f304cdf61
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            CustomAction.config

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI90F.tmp-\CustomAction.config
            • Size 234B
            • SHA256 7027b69ab6ebc9f3f7d2f6c800793fde2a057b76010d8cfd831cf440371b2b23
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI90F.tmp-\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll
            • Size 137KB
            • SHA256 7fcba418fd772a38e420238d49e8301f23caf47eadcef400ecab8738813d9694
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSI73A1.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI73A1.tmp
            • Size 202KB
            • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            e596c01.msi

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e596c01.msi
            • Size 9.8MB
            • SHA256 0dae8c81fe93b0fea54b4469dc129913b282bac7cd909089848062344a8387fd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            rfmwo1ek.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\rfmwo1ek.newcfg
            • Size 880B
            • SHA256 7cbad4a89ca23ec2ce15e8e02b2e4ba72250c000316a3b88525cd2c026baa712
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            user.config

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\user.config
            • Size 520B
            • SHA256 2e8a8aa491cfdcd5d7a1988ef05a47566d8e5e5c05dc7d8de687358cd550bd2b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            vxuveujj.newcfg

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (49a070471c576876)\vxuveujj.newcfg
            • Size 683B
            • SHA256 30908e962d68c2afe07b9eb48ddf0ab665926c59805235825d70e8dadab537eb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/3268-214-0x000000001B830000-0x000000001B9E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3268-216-0x000000001BB70000-0x000000001BCF8000-memory.dmp

            memory/3268-211-0x00000000004D0000-0x0000000000580000-memory.dmp

            memory/3268-215-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E1A000-memory.dmp

            memory/3268-217-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002781000-memory.dmp

            memory/3268-212-0x000000001B1D0000-0x000000001B23C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3268-213-0x000000001B5E0000-0x000000001B676000-memory.dmp

            memory/4336-64-0x0000000005BE0000-0x0000000005C08000-memory.dmp

            memory/4612-154-0x0000000002D40000-0x0000000002DD6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4612-144-0x0000000002A10000-0x0000000002A2A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4860-158-0x00000000046F0000-0x00000000048A0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4860-197-0x00000000049A0000-0x00000000049E1000-memory.dmp

            memory/4860-195-0x0000000004BC0000-0x0000000004C52000-memory.dmp

            memory/4860-198-0x0000000005420000-0x00000000054F6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4860-194-0x0000000004AB0000-0x0000000004B1C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4860-173-0x00000000049F0000-0x0000000004A40000-memory.dmp

            memory/5388-34-0x0000000006AE0000-0x000000000709A000-memory.dmp

            memory/5388-33-0x0000000006370000-0x0000000006520000-memory.dmp

            memory/5388-29-0x0000000006120000-0x00000000061B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/5388-25-0x0000000006020000-0x000000000602C000-memory.dmp

            memory/5388-21-0x0000000005FE0000-0x000000000600E000-memory.dmp