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Database Entry



ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3679c87d426705b4121feb4cf589d361db36792846f7187aa6cf75d85ee145db
SHA3-384 hash: 72329a46813f787c458f1f0049c780c8f046baa2160cba70b0103f9f1b9cf0fc3cba17445302ac8f7122465b12022f63
SHA1 hash: ddba11c5b197bebb3e455607dc860d8365cbbd94
MD5 hash: 4831fd6328a5769385a1fbc464b83139
humanhash: jupiter-indigo-kansas-uncle
File name:ConnectWiseControl.ClientSetup.msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
File size:1'568'768 bytes
First seen:2026-10-08 18:50:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 24576:nZPlmF0uwTKh56Z5vePu/DVeL1pVjeO2nUUGGu/aYmQurhwQUvr:Xmh69eWbVypVCpgGu/aYmn1gr
TLSH T12875012077F88439F6F62B31AE3A95609E3ABD241F71C15E8354391D0DB0A909BB6773
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 :
78
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
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
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Creates files in the system32 config directory
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:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1984453 Sample: ConnectWiseControl.ClientSe... Startdate: 08/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 68 48 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->48 50 .NET source code references suspicious native API functions 2->50 52 Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample 2->52 54 Sigma detected: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Suspicious Execution 2->54 7 msiexec.exe 88 48 2->7         started        11 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 2 2->11         started        14 msiexec.exe 6 2->14         started        process3 dnsIp4 30 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 C:\...\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe, PE32 7->32 dropped 34 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config, XML 7->34 dropped 38 9 other files (none is malicious) 7->38 dropped 58 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 7->58 16 msiexec.exe 7->16         started        18 msiexec.exe 7->18         started        20 msiexec.exe 1 7->20         started        46 13.37.72.210, 49713, 8041 AMAZON-02-AmazoncomIncUS France 11->46 22 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 3 11->22         started        25 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 11->25         started        36 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI46EB.tmp, PE32 14->36 dropped file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 27 rundll32.exe 7 16->27         started        56 Creates files in the system32 config directory 22->56 process9 file10 40 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 27->40 dropped 42 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 27->42 dropped 44 Microsoft.Deployme...indowsInstaller.dll, PE32 27->44 dropped
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Malgent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-08 13:01:41 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
147
AV detection:
6 of 36 (16.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
suspicious
Label(s):
ADMINTOOL_ScreenConnect
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware
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 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
Drops file in System32 directory
Enumerates connected drives
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
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YARA Signatures


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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:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:win_evilconwi_w0
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


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

Web download

ConnectWise

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi 3679c87d426705b4121feb4cf589d361db36792846f7187aa6cf75d85ee145db

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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