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Database Entry


ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 222a29db709ef3d71af3aa0c0876db6f037576d58dd32df0cd63d49d3a47d48b
SHA3-384 hash: 6824795941d3ed75a45f35adc999aa67bfdba46810d4e2af0ef1cf328efc2cd85888dccbcf72ffd09d8857f7a6c9e117
SHA1 hash: e7ec331d26fc7f94159e9b88f5ae2519cef75ec5
MD5 hash: 1689dba2635f19ae4072da50823bbeb3
humanhash: december-maryland-green-sierra
File name:222a29db709ef3d7.bin
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
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File size:9'957'376 bytes
First seen:2026-09-28 08:26:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 196608:NHxcp9ym3nltDUJVjHxcp9ym3YHxcp9ym39Hxcp9ym3dHxcp9ym3:/GplpwGpmGpvGpPGp
TLSH T182A623116BF8D278F1F12A39D876A0B1A53A7D519E23C12E2324791E2C75EC0CA63777
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 whack_sh
Tags:ConnectWise msi

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
78
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSI
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/1a4c3141-8686-4971-ba91-0a25ab332f88/
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/89406/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm base64 CAB evasive expand expired-cert explorer fingerprint hacktool installer installer lolbin lolbin masquerade overlay packed packed reconnaissance rundll32
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6aba24ace3b2e5059a29f4ec/reports/37161fe3-78e0-46b7-b63f-2eda317a2f18/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/222a29db709ef3d71af3aa0c0876db6f037576d58dd32df0cd63d49d3a47d48b
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
msi
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/222a29db709ef3d71af3aa0c0876db6f037576d58dd32df0cd63d49d3a47d48b/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
88 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1978828
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Enables network access during safeboot for specific services
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Modifies security policies related information
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads the Security eventlog
Reads the System eventlog
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1978828 Sample: 222a29db709ef3d7.bin.msi Startdate: 28/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 88 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->59 61 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->61 63 .NET source code references suspicious native API functions 2->63 65 2 other signatures 2->65 7 msiexec.exe 94 49 2->7         started        11 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 2 5 2->11         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 6 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 37 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIBCF.tmp, PE32 7->37 dropped 39 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI1268.tmp, PE32 7->39 dropped 41 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsFileManager.exe, PE32 7->41 dropped 45 9 other files (7 malicious) 7->45 dropped 67 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 7->67 69 Modifies security policies related information 7->69 18 msiexec.exe 7->18         started        20 msiexec.exe 1 7->20         started        22 msiexec.exe 7->22         started        55 172.245.25.170, 49712, 8041 AS-COLOCROSSING-HostPapaUS United States 11->55 71 Reads the Security eventlog 11->71 73 Reads the System eventlog 11->73 24 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 11->24         started        27 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 11->27         started        75 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 14->75 29 MpCmdRun.exe 14->29         started        43 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSIFE70.tmp, PE32 16->43 dropped file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 31 rundll32.exe 11 18->31         started        77 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 24->77 35 conhost.exe 29->35         started        process9 file10 47 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 31->47 dropped 49 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 31->49 dropped 51 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 31->51 dropped 53 4 other malicious files 31->53 dropped 57 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 31->57 signatures11
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 PE Memory-Mapped (Dump) 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
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/1689dba2635f19ae4072da50823bbeb3
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/222a29db709ef3d71af3aa0c0876db6f037576d58dd32df0cd63d49d3a47d48b/
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.PUA.ConnectWise
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-17 14:37:27 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
172
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=eivctw3qt3z5ogxtvigaq5w3n4bxk5wvrxjs34gnmpkj2osh2sfq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
ADMINTOOL_ScreenConnect
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://reports.threatray.com/210521e7-1c7e-4d62-91e7-d89b0d70b14b
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat revoked_codesign
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260928-kbzlns1sdy/
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
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
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
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
Sets service image path in registry
Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/222a29db709ef3d71af3aa0c0876db6f037576d58dd32df0cd63d49d3a47d48b

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Create hunting rule
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect
Create hunting rule
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect). Review RMM Inventory
Rule name:NET
Create hunting rule
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Create hunting rule
Author:ToroGuitar

File information

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Web download

ConnectWise

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi 222a29db709ef3d71af3aa0c0876db6f037576d58dd32df0cd63d49d3a47d48b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/89406/

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