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Database Entry
ConnectWise
Vendor detections: 12
| SHA256 hash: | 04a295ee5e8c7e745b1f383e3f7cfb78a421dbacbb4b2db9d51ac342a9ffd1c4 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | d9a9187f726e6b42a126dd7dd7fde76cef6d0204592771228b5ade8831aafbe7fef5450c0bad413609b30027bf1e3cfd |
| SHA1 hash: | 5da6861e885a58ef246dfcaea07ec210b82f17bd |
| MD5 hash: | 45c203787e4a74f96718722866e367c3 |
| humanhash: | angel-mango-music-august |
| File name: | SSA-Statement-Viewer.msi |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | ConnectWise |
| File size: | 9'957'376 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-12-05 21:30:41 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  msi |
| MIME type: | application/x-msi |
| ssdeep | 196608:aHxcp9ym3nltDUJVSHxcp9ym3YHxcp9ym39Hxcp9ym34Hxcp9ym3:oGplpZGpmGpvGpGGp |
| Threatray | 1'074 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T18FA623116BF8D278F1F12A39D876A0B1A53A7D119E23D12E2324791E2C75EC0CA63777 |
| TrID | 80.0% (.MSI) Microsoft Windows Installer (454500/1/170) 10.7% (.MST) Windows SDK Setup Transform script (61000/1/5) 7.8% (.MSP) Windows Installer Patch (44509/10/5) 1.4% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1) |
| Magika | msi |
| Reporter | Anonymous |
| Tags: | ConnectWise msi |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
45
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSI
Details
MSI
an embedded setup program or component
Detection:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Tags:
connectwise shellcode spawn
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm base64 evasive expand expired-cert explorer fingerprint installer installer lolbin lolbin masquerade packed rundll32
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
msi
First seen:
2025-12-04T02:34:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-04T03:35:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic.nblk BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.a not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.gen not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.d not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.c not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.b
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
.Net CAB:COMPRESSION:LZX CAB:COMPRESSION:NONE Executable Managed .NET Office Document PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.21 SOS: 0.24 SOS: 0.25 SOS: 0.26 SOS: 0.27 SOS: 0.31 SOS: 0.32 SOS: 0.36 SOS: 0.39
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.PUA.RAdminConnectWise
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-03 20:09:00 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
172
AV detection:
12 of 38 (31.58%)
Threat level:
1/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
admintool_screenconnect
Similar samples:
+ 1'064 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat revoked_codesign
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package
Drops file in System32 directory
Enumerates connected drives
ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool
Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.
Sets service image path in registry
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__API |
|---|---|
| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | DetectEncryptedVariants |
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| Author: | Zinyth |
| Description: | Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded |
| Rule name: | INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect |
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| Author: | ditekSHen |
| Description: | Detects ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect). Review RMM Inventory |
| Rule name: | NET |
|---|---|
| Author: | malware-lu |
| Rule name: | RANSOMWARE |
|---|---|
| Author: | ToroGuitar |
File information
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