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Database Entry



ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 82425d0578018a3b269c3a80bbbac8bb92d1312cafbdd290afda3af59c7a3a12
SHA3-384 hash: 741b5f7dfe5fca848494bb28d1fdfa31d93882a0b7de60fc57e74ae1034222121287462ddb0a10bc0554ac7e641f18cb
SHA1 hash: 86fa586abdf6c674502b099feee9f377c67312ed
MD5 hash: 392e6208ffc72344155c67ea8fcd7b25
humanhash: friend-king-autumn-lactose
File name:svchost.msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
File size:9'912'320 bytes
First seen:2026-10-27 11:31:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 98304:0wJ4t1h0cG5FGJRPxow8OfwJ4t1h0cG5vwJ4t1h0cG5RwJ4t1h0cG5rwJ4t1h0cW:dWh0cGwOWh0cGCWh0cG4Wh0cGeWh0cG
TLSH T19FA6232523FD801AE8F75A7DED3682F45972BE64CE22C11E9328BD0D2974D4096727B3
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 BlinkzSec
Tags:ConnectWise

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
AT AT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Tags:
connectwise shellcode spawn
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm base64 CAB evasive expand expired-cert explorer fingerprint installer installer lolbin lolbin overlay packed packed reconnaissance rundll32
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
msi
First seen:
2026-10-28T03:22:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-28T03:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
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: 1992681 Sample: svchost.msi Startdate: 27/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 80 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->53 55 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->55 57 .NET source code references suspicious native API functions 2->57 59 2 other signatures 2->59 7 msiexec.exe 93 49 2->7         started        11 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 2 5 2->11         started        14 msiexec.exe 6 2->14         started        process3 dnsIp4 33 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF370.tmp, PE32 7->33 dropped 35 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIEE10.tmp, PE32 7->35 dropped 37 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsFileManager.exe, PE32 7->37 dropped 41 10 other files (8 malicious) 7->41 dropped 65 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 7->65 67 Modifies security policies related information 7->67 16 msiexec.exe 7->16         started        18 msiexec.exe 1 7->18         started        20 msiexec.exe 7->20         started        51 193.24.211.243, 49737, 8041 DATACAMPUSHK Hong Kong SAR China 11->51 22 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 3 11->22         started        25 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 11->25         started        27 conhost.exe 11->27         started        39 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSIE620.tmp, PE32 14->39 dropped file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 29 rundll32.exe 11 16->29         started        61 Creates files in the system32 config directory 22->61 63 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 22->63 process9 file10 43 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 29->43 dropped 45 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 29->45 dropped 47 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 29->47 dropped 49 4 other malicious files 29->49 dropped 69 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 29->69 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: 0.21 SOS: 0.24 SOS: 0.25 SOS: 0.26 SOS: 0.27 SOS: 0.31 SOS: 0.36 SOS: 0.39
Threat name:
Win32.PUA.ConnectWise
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-21 14:16:04 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
172
AV detection:
10 of 24 (41.67%)
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 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
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: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:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

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 82425d0578018a3b269c3a80bbbac8bb92d1312cafbdd290afda3af59c7a3a12

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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