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Database Entry



ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 33 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 079fe697069f4fa94a73754d356e3084053427fed92cea0f2c7e2ea4298c10d8
SHA3-384 hash: f264cbe45a56595873442fb874b7666112793a65c7d2432c6f4172a33e921e9b8f2d927ac0dc1b66c34bb3ce50b35861
SHA1 hash: 5960307dd3d17684f1b124e340006bed56abad84
MD5 hash: ed8f2bc09831a53cb5df11c30b4f0f08
humanhash: music-video-wisconsin-quebec
File name:079fe697069f4fa94a73754d356e3084053427fed92cea0f2c7e2ea4298c10d8.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
File size:12'842'552 bytes
First seen:2026-11-02 16:07:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash 9771ee6344923fa220489ab01239bdfd (867 x ConnectWise)
ssdeep 393216:rFri04SOLGX1FFri04SOLmFri04SOLAFri04SOL4:rMrSOLcLMrSOLmMrSOLAMrSOL4
TLSH T130D61211B3F59675D1FB0638E87AA3615A35BC014B12C7AF6794792A2D327C08E323B7
TrID 29.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
22.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
20.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
9.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.0% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter Tuxxin
Tags:ConnectWise exe signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:ConnectWise, LLC
Issuer:DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2026-02-20T00:00:00Z
Valid to:2027-02-19T23:59:59Z
Serial number: 01dddbc6e9163d407d980a3eaf798528
Intelligence: 185 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: e1db8670d34a3d8099b9815c9772b37025a7b5d1845ec5256eb22dad7e196725
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
226
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
ScreenConnect
Details
Malware family:
connectwise
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-11-02 16:15:27 UTC
Tags:
screenconnect rmm-tool tool remote connectwise auto rdp arch-exec arch-doc rat hideul

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
connectwise shellcode dropper ordin
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Launching a service
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug base64 corrupted evasive installer-heuristic lolbin microsoft_visual_cc msiexec overlay packed packed privilege reconnaissance signed
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-10-30T07:10:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-11-04T09:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Malware family:
ConnectWise Inc
Verdict:
Suspicious
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad.spyw
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Creates files in the recycle bin to hide itself
Creates files in the system32 config directory
Enables network access during safeboot for specific services
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Modifies security policies related information
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Powershell connects to network
Sigma detected: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Backstage Mode Anomaly
Sigma detected: Suspicious Interactive PowerShell as SYSTEM
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1996870 Sample: 5swjc0ZL4T.exe Startdate: 02/11/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 52 120 sordum.org 2->120 122 instance-kiscll-relay.screenconnect.com 2->122 124 5 other IPs or domains 2->124 136 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->136 138 .NET source code contains potential unpacker 2->138 140 .NET source code references suspicious native API functions 2->140 142 4 other signatures 2->142 11 msiexec.exe 94 48 2->11         started        15 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 2->15         started        18 5swjc0ZL4T.exe 6 2->18         started        20 7 other processes 2->20 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 90 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE325.tmp, PE32 11->90 dropped 92 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDF1C.tmp, PE32 11->92 dropped 94 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsFileManager.exe, PE32 11->94 dropped 100 12 other files (10 malicious) 11->100 dropped 144 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 11->144 146 Modifies security policies related information 11->146 22 msiexec.exe 11->22         started        24 msiexec.exe 11->24         started        26 msiexec.exe 11->26         started        132 server-ovh30010048-relay.screenconnect.com 15.204.184.14, 443, 49711 OVHFR United States 15->132 96 C:\Windows\SystemTemp\...\mtKQCSYKCUiQrun.cmd, ASCII 15->96 dropped 28 ScreenConnect.WindowsBackstageShell.exe 15->28         started        31 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 15->31         started        33 conhost.exe 15->33         started        40 6 other processes 15->40 98 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\5swjc0ZL4T.exe.log, ASCII 18->98 dropped 148 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 18->148 35 msiexec.exe 8 18->35         started        134 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 20->134 38 MpCmdRun.exe 20->38         started        file6 signatures7 process8 file9 42 rundll32.exe 15 13 22->42         started        47 rundll32.exe 12 22->47         started        49 rundll32.exe 11 22->49         started        150 Creates files in the system32 config directory 28->150 152 Installs a global keyboard hook 28->152 51 powershell.exe 28->51         started        53 ScreenConnect.WindowsFileManager.exe 28->53         started        154 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 31->154 84 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSID903.tmp, PE32 35->84 dropped 86 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSID1ED.tmp, PE32 35->86 dropped 88 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSICE91.tmp, PE32 35->88 dropped 55 conhost.exe 38->55         started        57 curl.exe 40->57         started        59 curl.exe 40->59         started        signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 126 check.screenconnect.com 54.145.58.171, 443, 49708 AMAZON-AES-AmazoncomIncUS United States 42->126 102 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll, PE32 42->102 dropped 104 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 42->104 dropped 106 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 42->106 dropped 114 5 other malicious files 42->114 dropped 156 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 42->156 158 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 42->158 116 8 other malicious files 47->116 dropped 108 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll, PE32 49->108 dropped 110 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 49->110 dropped 112 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 49->112 dropped 118 5 other malicious files 49->118 dropped 128 sordum.org 68.66.216.9, 443, 49719 A2HOSTING-A2HostingIncUS United States 51->128 160 Creates files in the system32 config directory 51->160 162 Powershell connects to network 51->162 61 conhost.exe 51->61         started        164 Creates files in the recycle bin to hide itself 53->164 166 Installs a global keyboard hook 53->166 64 unarchiver.exe 53->64         started        66 unarchiver.exe 53->66         started        68 unarchiver.exe 53->68         started        70 2 other processes 53->70 130 yoursdiner.com 162.216.241.161, 443, 49715, 49718 DYNU-DynuSystemsIncorporatedUS United States 57->130 file13 signatures14 process15 signatures16 168 Installs a global keyboard hook 61->168 72 7za.exe 64->72         started        74 7za.exe 66->74         started        76 7za.exe 68->76         started        process17 process18 78 conhost.exe 72->78         started        80 conhost.exe 74->80         started        82 conhost.exe 76->82         started       
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
12 match(es)
Tags:
.Net CAB:COMPRESSION:LZX CAB:COMPRESSION:NONE Executable Html Managed .NET PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.00 SOS: 0.07 SOS: 0.21 SOS: 0.24 SOS: 0.25 SOS: 0.27 SOS: 0.28 SOS: 0.31 SOS: 0.32 SOS: 0.36 SOS: 0.39 Win 32 Exe x86
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
ADMINTOOL_ScreenConnect
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat
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 SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package
Checks computer location settings
Drops file in System32 directory
Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
Enumerates connected drives
ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool
Badlisted process makes network request
Sets service image path in registry
Malware Family:
n/a
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
ConventionEngine_Keyword_Install ConventionEngine_Anomaly_MultiPDB_Quintuple_Plus ConventionEngine_Term_Users WMI_strings Antivirus_strings ParentProcessEvasion
Malware Family:
connectwise
Malicious:
True
Tags:
signed calls-wmi long-sleeps persistence overlay detect-debug-environment checks-network-adapters obfuscated
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
079fe697069f4fa94a73754d356e3084053427fed92cea0f2c7e2ea4298c10d8
MD5 hash:
ed8f2bc09831a53cb5df11c30b4f0f08
SHA1 hash:
5960307dd3d17684f1b124e340006bed56abad84
Detections:
INDICATOR_EXE_DotNET_Encrypted INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect
SH256 hash:
8a55c15cc76e31042e17458c479772aa95bc1b908016c85b1dc8b8e3eff23254
MD5 hash:
decb1fd20d75e6eade9289cc24605f29
SHA1 hash:
5169602d641c4f2ebd9ca0639622949e00c25566
SH256 hash:
0f6f89308bfca67a9ea15751125e30f9d3b25bd9c32e3bb99c1102c3f9a1128b
MD5 hash:
318bbaa1e26bb0fe60ea9687a54e6bcf
SHA1 hash:
96672755c0df0690e018b20717ce64506a001520
SH256 hash:
24671116eab5a97c5d15c4d7b434adff9ad2119db9b487490f4b251f28167069
MD5 hash:
393495a71c91b6603e001ab903da24c5
SHA1 hash:
877d2acc2e8283a2c5de521bf28afff62817965b
SH256 hash:
2ebb4c48e5f411d95332996c6c141278c42fafbd44cd226c82fc4a483106050f
MD5 hash:
6093b5c96d1b2247209c10179187a09b
SHA1 hash:
b7790f8db6faee9624e1f4c101593377770c4e95
SH256 hash:
be1e3522a20c244b3e20b4f7bc2fc736b6103c930d6cf8366e0bb97cb82d5241
MD5 hash:
1ff37b4e9718566e21dfa25988ffef07
SHA1 hash:
5f33f8a149b9378ba04f37a0c5de875222f63ff6
SH256 hash:
289a4eea79baa4141744e44d60db713e18b5f23322663c63047962f51b467614
MD5 hash:
48979a1a6d3badea8124bce04b1e01a5
SHA1 hash:
06931bd96343ce167eda796112a30ca8d9fa536a
SH256 hash:
b3884d3bad15dab5114e7507d6618da4b034e46a0ee6c1b24acadc7da65b2909
MD5 hash:
ebf297cdb8d64b17ea7cc9744918dc03
SHA1 hash:
27a809760cdc4c2da84f544b13602cd62b3e89bd
SH256 hash:
9fc3bde4603f9b4a1fce25ccf0112b51fb976ab92bd0a567dfa6df099cabccc8
MD5 hash:
89bd2ab4022ad7ebe5d2bca4667b94cb
SHA1 hash:
6fc61ad708c007fbb619924980de11e8764ffe0b
SH256 hash:
19ac323ca6eae2f8145cdc2bac865b32cd5a48ad6ff199d4ca7da214b056e1dc
MD5 hash:
5fb6074b08ac4709cf2f29fa5b49023e
SHA1 hash:
8bbb78a47c08867c50572f0bd2a27171f91e0454
SH256 hash:
ad6062215032ab58369403b1221562b5e7fb5ae7d52b29b7fad69eefb2d8455b
MD5 hash:
723f2aaeeda1d2bb2f49322da349ffc9
SHA1 hash:
ac6ab994beaff69adf8a2dc480a8a628175ff6c8
SH256 hash:
9342c7be8036a5f8dc3895d75e3314dce961fd3bc70ee59928c67fa04f0c7e08
MD5 hash:
5419ff27205d3e5affa3fc18b811b843
SHA1 hash:
cf49072c50456381cd26cd32cb97606c5f5cfd26
SH256 hash:
7fcba418fd772a38e420238d49e8301f23caf47eadcef400ecab8738813d9694
MD5 hash:
7c6dd06051409a1c54dfc9e264e2a218
SHA1 hash:
e869a68b82b7bcfd8e6683b0a6a6486868e949d7
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:exploit_any_poppopret
Author:Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak
Description:Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_DotNET_Encrypted
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects encrypted or obfuscated .NET executables
Rule name:INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect). Review RMM Inventory
Rule name:Malware_PE_NET_KoiLoader
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects Koi Loader .NET executables packed with Confuser featuring specific mutex, assembly metadata, and unmanaged DLL imports
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:TigerRAT_pe_yaraify
Author:hunts-yara-code
Description:YARAify-tightened byte rule from 9 sample(s) -- VERIFY hits
Rule name:WIN_Malware_ACRStealer_ForgeAuto_1084c837_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects ACRStealer (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_SalatStealer_ForgeAuto_542e717b
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects SalatStealer (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_1762e598_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_2ffc3572
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_37b4704b
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_43faefd2
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_5001c94c
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_6717780a_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_74566f98
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_79234c04
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_7e8e91c4
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_92a28498
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_ce8c5b46
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_e596237b_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_f1079127
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_XWorm_ForgeAuto_6b06c990_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects XWorm (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Sample_Unique_69354b41
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Specimen unique (soumission Bazaar) - strings distinctifs propres au sample
Reference:69354b41e10daf03d3f3af881b32d5c0fec56b1cfe96629fd4c5263413a42854.exe

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

ConnectWise

Executable exe 079fe697069f4fa94a73754d356e3084053427fed92cea0f2c7e2ea4298c10d8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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