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Database Entry



ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 47f3c8d52a9d6842eb1d5fd2ea893be9d127a9c35a5bcd5398d47fde6ebff0c4
SHA3-384 hash: 28e4e96b8df2833e6c899dace81bd633a912593040ac841141495122cac8714c675dae4a827b2727d62b8b6c60e51d0a
SHA1 hash: 7d840ff01e4832f7471163faf69977f5822666ad
MD5 hash: 14556851180b66f76c595d3287a9f905
humanhash: don-skylark-alaska-arizona
File name:zzfa.ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
File size:11'747'328 bytes
First seen:2026-11-08 10:52:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 196608:acVe92uSefUi9N9QcVe92uSef8cVe92uSefWcVe92uSef5cVe92uSefscVe92uSS:acVPOBdQcVPO8cVPOWcVPO5cVPOscVPO
TLSH T155C623226AFE8599F4F39F38E93AA9A5853AFC24CD62C40F1355780D1972B418673373
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 :
80
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
connectwise shellcode dropper micro
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Loading a suspicious library
Creating a file
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Creating a service
Launching a service
Creating a process from a recently created file
DNS request
Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Possible injection to a system process
Enabling autorun with the shell\open\command registry branches
Enabling autorun
Enabling autorun for a service
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 2000781 Sample: zzfa.ScreenConnect.ClientSe... Startdate: 08/11/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 80 48 volt.zyvy.life 2->48 52 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->52 54 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->54 56 .NET source code contains potential unpacker 2->56 58 3 other signatures 2->58 8 msiexec.exe 93 50 2->8         started        12 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 17 13 2->12         started        15 msiexec.exe 6 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 30 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI23B8.tmp, PE32 8->30 dropped 32 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI1EE5.tmp, PE32 8->32 dropped 34 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsFileManager.exe, PE32 8->34 dropped 38 9 other files (7 malicious) 8->38 dropped 62 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 8->62 64 Modifies security policies related information 8->64 17 msiexec.exe 8->17         started        19 msiexec.exe 1 8->19         started        21 msiexec.exe 8->21         started        50 volt.zyvy.life 31.57.38.180, 8041 VIRTUO-12651980CANADAINCCA United States 12->50 23 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 12->23         started        36 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI16C5.tmp, PE32 15->36 dropped file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 26 rundll32.exe 11 17->26         started        60 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 23->60 process10 file11 40 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 26->40 dropped 42 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 26->42 dropped 44 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 26->44 dropped 46 4 other malicious files 26->46 dropped 66 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 26->66 signatures12
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
Threat name:
Win32.PUA.ConnectWise
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-11-08 09:58:48 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
173
AV detection:
14 of 38 (36.84%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
ADMINTOOL_ScreenConnect
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat revoked_codesign
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 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
Malware Family:
n/a
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
rat
YARA:
win_token ParentProcessEvasion
Malware Family:
connectwise
Malicious:
True
Tags:
msi persistence calls-wmi obfuscated checks-usb-bus detect-debug-environment
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: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:INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect). Review RMM Inventory
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar

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 47f3c8d52a9d6842eb1d5fd2ea893be9d127a9c35a5bcd5398d47fde6ebff0c4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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