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Database Entry



ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 69a16f5949b183de2eb06686ab5588d50e711ba80e8af95bdaccc2dcd0355b2b
SHA3-384 hash: 10c865dcef5c3eeed51b2d918a9ffa91db145fd3bbce911a6fa197b34ab9c26907fb52576abe28ebde9337d9337a4441
SHA1 hash: 18045286e9d6d0de1945027f913d5530404e401c
MD5 hash: 4efdbb15eb8b95bbf916ef5789fd7f2a
humanhash: hawaii-texas-vegan-nitrogen
File name:AdobeReader_installer.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
File size:1'691 bytes
First seen:2026-03-11 08:05:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 24:2puwAop5BhDSP39WynUd3F6Ys4gAZubY8oKkQhJV3m3kaWI3ISXIROML0AHL980e:2puwAof9eZYs47ioKLJMWIYT0AHO
Threatray 1'549 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1B73152DFAC06D371453286A3A37B6D3DDBE59117755080A47E11D98A4D304FCDB6C06B
Magika vba
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:ConnectWise vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
49
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Tags:
trojandownloader shellcode html
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
evasive expand lolbin msiexec rundll32 sload wscript
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
Detections:
BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-Downloader.Agent.HTTP.C&C PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.VBS.SLoad.gen BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic.nblk Trojan-Downloader.JS.SLoad.sb not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.b not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.gen not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.d not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.c not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.a
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
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
Potential malicious VBS script found (has network functionality)
Potential malicious VBS script found (suspicious strings)
Reads the Security eventlog
Reads the System eventlog
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1881699 Sample: AdobeReader_installer.vbs Startdate: 11/03/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 60 kholasamedia.ae 2->60 68 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->68 70 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->70 72 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->72 74 6 other signatures 2->74 8 msiexec.exe 94 53 2->8         started        12 wscript.exe 1 2->12         started        14 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 2 5 2->14         started        17 7 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 50 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI2867.tmp, PE32 8->50 dropped 52 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI2587.tmp, PE32 8->52 dropped 54 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI1EA0.tmp, PE32 8->54 dropped 56 10 other files (8 malicious) 8->56 dropped 78 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 8->78 80 Modifies security policies related information 8->80 19 msiexec.exe 8->19         started        21 msiexec.exe 1 8->21         started        82 VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions 12->82 84 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 12->84 86 WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script) 12->86 23 wscript.exe 16 12->23         started        64 178.173.234.239, 49682, 8041 AS45671-NET-AUWholesaleServicesProviderAU Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 14->64 88 Reads the Security eventlog 14->88 90 Reads the System eventlog 14->90 28 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 14->28         started        30 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 14->30         started        66 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 17->66 92 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 17->92 32 MpCmdRun.exe 17->32         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 34 rundll32.exe 11 19->34         started        62 kholasamedia.ae 192.250.224.233, 443, 49681 CNSV-LLCUS United States 23->62 58 C:\Temp\ZoomInstaller.msi, Composite 23->58 dropped 94 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 23->94 96 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 23->96 98 WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script) 23->98 38 msiexec.exe 23->38         started        100 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 28->100 40 conhost.exe 32->40         started        file10 signatures11 process12 file13 42 C:\Windows\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 34->42 dropped 44 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 34->44 dropped 46 C:\Windows\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 34->46 dropped 48 4 other malicious files 34->48 dropped 76 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 34->76 signatures14
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
ADODB.Stream MSXML2.XMLHTTP Scripting.FileSystemObject Shell.Application VBScript WScript.Shell
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Egairtigado
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-10 06:14:20 UTC
File Type:
Text (VBS)
AV detection:
11 of 36 (30.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation rat revoked_codesign
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
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
Badlisted process makes network request
Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.
Sets service image path in registry
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:detect_tiny_vbs
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects tiny VBS delivery technique

File information


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