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Database Entry


ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 2c8a65f496dee16049bba7303ed0a0eda99adbbd844dadc790110adfd33731f4
SHA3-384 hash: 5bce00b36603abf653aeaeb1a484a516291c34a36ffce487860fc4ee813086e10f89960e214b760ada8833ba6cd2b02c
SHA1 hash: 9456ed6bd770e23827470be9723e3717d4c1fdb6
MD5 hash: bb85d3b922d633b4cdb796ccef4ce75e
humanhash: zebra-single-winner-lake
File name:ConnectWiseControl.ClientSetup.msi
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Signature ConnectWise
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File size:1'568'768 bytes
First seen:2026-10-11 15:10:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 24576:QZPlmF0uwTKh56Z5vePu/DVeL1pVjeOCnUUGGu/aYmQurhwQUvU:qmh69eWbVypVCBgGu/aYmn1gU
TLSH T18275012077F88439F6F62B31AE3A95609E3ABD241F71C15E8354391D0DB0A909BB6773
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 abuse_ch
Tags:ConnectWise msi rmm screenconnect

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
98
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSI
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/aa0a4b4a-13e1-42d6-b86b-8f3cdd475715/
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/91431/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.SuspectCRC.2700.22009.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
93.3%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6ad0bc116f551121ba15fb4e
Tags:
connectwise shellcode trojan spawn
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug base64 CAB expand expired-cert installer installer lolbin overlay packed reconnaissance reconnaissance rundll32
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6acba7156cc0940bf51fa3b3/reports/25773b37-0f3c-44f7-922d-95aba9ed498e/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/2c8a65f496dee16049bba7303ed0a0eda99adbbd844dadc790110adfd33731f4
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
msi
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/2c8a65f496dee16049bba7303ed0a0eda99adbbd844dadc790110adfd33731f4/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
64 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1985513
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Enables network access during safeboot for specific services
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Suspicious Execution
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1985513 Sample: ConnectWiseControl.ClientSe... Startdate: 11/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 64 45 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->45 47 .NET source code references suspicious native API functions 2->47 49 Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample 2->49 51 Sigma detected: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Suspicious Execution 2->51 7 msiexec.exe 88 48 2->7         started        11 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 15 2 2->11         started        14 msiexec.exe 6 2->14         started        process3 dnsIp4 27 C:\...\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe, PE32 7->27 dropped 29 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI709C.tmp, PE32 7->29 dropped 31 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6F81.tmp, PE32 7->31 dropped 35 8 other files (none is malicious) 7->35 dropped 53 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 7->53 16 msiexec.exe 7->16         started        18 msiexec.exe 1 7->18         started        20 msiexec.exe 7->20         started        43 13.37.72.210, 8041 AMAZON-02-AmazoncomIncUS France 11->43 22 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 11->22         started        33 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI67CD.tmp, PE32 14->33 dropped file5 signatures6 process7 process8 24 rundll32.exe 7 16->24         started        file9 37 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 24->37 dropped 39 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 24->39 dropped 41 Microsoft.Deployme...indowsInstaller.dll, PE32 24->41 dropped
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: 0.30 SOS: 0.32 SOS: 0.33
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/bb85d3b922d633b4cdb796ccef4ce75e
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/2c8a65f496dee16049bba7303ed0a0eda99adbbd844dadc790110adfd33731f4/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Malgent
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-11 01:08:34 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
147
AV detection:
6 of 24 (25.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=fsfgl5ew33qwasn3u4yd5ufa5wuzvw55qrg23r4qcefn7uzxgh2a._file
Verdict:
suspicious
Label(s):
ADMINTOOL_ScreenConnect
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Link:
https://reports.threatray.com/c78b2e3b-8704-4849-a714-d9317e5d76fd
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/261011-skqzwsca29/
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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
Enumerates connected drives
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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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:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:win_evilconwi_w0
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Author:Karsten Hahn @ G DATA CyberDefense
Description:Settings from app.config that hide the connection of the client. These settings are potentially unwanted

File information

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Web download

ConnectWise

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi 2c8a65f496dee16049bba7303ed0a0eda99adbbd844dadc790110adfd33731f4

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3946154/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/91431/

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