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Database Entry



ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 50f673e15f4acb31a2ab40f550b797ed0fdd59b29e66dc922d00a24998aa97b3
SHA3-384 hash: 0e4022ffe2abc2cda4d0c902086c6ae3ddb46b05dd96f1391fd1c9fd1b43bdf4407fa1f99c4ec2cc2f1c585ea4770ed2
SHA1 hash: 10fb576c19cb7735b2fdca6e9b9862e9e3a51b22
MD5 hash: 30bcb0cf9c4f45510c2d218b7fd05fcc
humanhash: tennessee-carolina-mobile-spaghetti
File name:50f673e15f4acb31a2ab40f550b797ed0fdd59b29e66dc922d00a24998aa97b3.msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
File size:13'488'128 bytes
First seen:2026-11-03 00:49:10 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 393216:PcVPOBdKcVPOmcVPOtcVPO7cVPOpcVPOFcVPOx:PcVmBdKcVmmcVmtcVm7cVmpcVmFcVmx
TLSH T10AD623226AFD8599F8F39F34F93AA9A5853AFC248D62C01F1715780E1972B418673373
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 Tuxxin
Tags:ConnectWise msi

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
89
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
70%
Tags:
shellcode ordin sage
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug base64 CAB expand installer installer lolbin overlay packed packed reconnaissance rundll32
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
msi
First seen:
2026-10-26T03:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-11-04T05:32:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Creates files in the system32 config directory
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 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1997133 Sample: m91FndiTJh.msi Startdate: 03/11/2026 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 contains potential unpacker 2->63 65 3 other signatures 2->65 7 msiexec.exe 94 51 2->7         started        11 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 17 8 2->11         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 6 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 37 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI3436.tmp, PE32 7->37 dropped 39 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI2F53.tmp, PE32 7->39 dropped 41 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsFileManager.exe, PE32 7->41 dropped 45 10 other files (8 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 18.178.245.211, 49705, 49716, 8041 AMAZON-02-AmazoncomIncUS Japan 11->55 24 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 3 11->24         started        27 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 3 11->27         started        71 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 14->71 29 MpCmdRun.exe 14->29         started        43 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI255F.tmp, PE32 16->43 dropped file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 31 rundll32.exe 11 18->31         started        73 Creates files in the system32 config directory 24->73 75 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 24->75 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: 0.00 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:
2026-10-26 08:10:14 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
174
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
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)
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
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:
privilege_escalation rat stealer
YARA:
win_token ParentProcessEvasion
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
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 50f673e15f4acb31a2ab40f550b797ed0fdd59b29e66dc922d00a24998aa97b3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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