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Database Entry



ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 88bcc4eacf3c0dd26c57dfdd42da085eeff0bcc4c1106eceeba466c0a05fc1e5
SHA3-384 hash: 8aa383b031b22c124c5cb166bb04c23d5082cc24da7b91d801d0d099dba6c1b8ace4c2465fdec32401c39ebda4726c65
SHA1 hash: c1e26e34a2178ff1889947a3bdaf088a5c0ce35a
MD5 hash: 4ed27613cbb9ca2571e7b2f813f6e06e
humanhash: early-winter-black-delta
File name:XBFLOWTECHNOLOGIES.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
File size:28'633'800 bytes
First seen:2025-12-15 20:00:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 573bb7b41bc641bd95c0f5eec13c233b (27 x GuLoader, 15 x VIPKeylogger, 11 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 393216:hAGAFAR2gQwDbOBTEHaNpJr+0AGiQEUeP75plca/3ZgOQsxPU7kO1IlaJg9:hA3p38bAvDx+zGHeP75x3ZgBiP9WrJg9
Threatray 947 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T15757330C88246832F3D6B6357A2427AE531DF526F9760F3A263D627326774D0AC34DA7
TrID 37.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
17.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
15.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.3% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
7.2% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter smica83
Tags:ConnectWise exe signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:CÔNG TY TNHH XB FLOW TECHNOLOGIES
Issuer:Sectigo Public Code Signing CA EV R36
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2025-12-09T00:00:00Z
Valid to:2027-01-08T23:59:59Z
Serial number: 4e3dc08ba3b230c5968a4c8b6b1b3c64
Cert Graveyard Blocklist:This certificate is on the Cert Graveyard blocklist
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: be19017523c6df36aa60f260ae82ce1d597dffe0f96b1a21cb24be49aa859d9d
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
114
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_88bcc4eacf3c0dd26c57dfdd42da085eeff0bcc4c1106eceeba466c0a05fc1e5.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-12-15 20:03:42 UTC
Tags:
screenconnect tool rmm-tool remote rat arch-exec arch-scr

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
connectwise shellcode virus
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Launching a process
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Modifying a system file
DNS request
Loading a suspicious library
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Creating a file
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Creating a service
Launching a service
Creating a process from a recently created file
Searching for synchronization primitives
Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Possible injection to a system process
Enabling autorun with the shell\open\command registry branches
Enabling autorun
Enabling autorun for a service
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug expand installer installer installer-heuristic lolbin microsoft_visual_cc nsis overlay rundll32 signed
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-12-15T15:54:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-15T17:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.Win32.ConnectWise.gen
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
Detection:
suspicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
36 / 100
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
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
Reads the Security eventlog
Reads the System eventlog
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1833425 Sample: XBFLOWTECHNOLOGIES.exe Startdate: 15/12/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 36 54 server-ovh60010005-relay.screenconnect.com 2->54 56 instance-y8lwcb-relay.screenconnect.com 2->56 62 .NET source code references suspicious native API functions 2->62 64 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 2->64 66 Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample 2->66 8 msiexec.exe 94 56 2->8         started        12 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 2 5 2->12         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 3 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 46 C:\...\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe, PE32 8->46 dropped 48 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE91F.tmp, PE32 8->48 dropped 50 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6344.tmp, PE32 8->50 dropped 52 10 other files (none is malicious) 8->52 dropped 70 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 8->70 72 Modifies security policies related information 8->72 19 msiexec.exe 8->19         started        21 msiexec.exe 1 8->21         started        58 server-ovh60010005-relay.screenconnect.com 51.161.137.148, 443, 49699 OVHFR Canada 12->58 74 Reads the Security eventlog 12->74 76 Reads the System eventlog 12->76 23 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 12->23         started        26 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 12->26         started        78 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->78 28 MpCmdRun.exe 15->28         started        30 msiexec.exe 17->30         started        file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 32 rundll32.exe 11 19->32         started        68 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 23->68 36 conhost.exe 28->36         started        process10 file11 38 C:\Windows\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 32->38 dropped 40 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 32->40 dropped 42 C:\Windows\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 32->42 dropped 44 4 other files (none is malicious) 32->44 dropped 60 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 32->60 signatures12
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET NSIS Installer PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.21 SOS: 0.24 SOS: 0.25 SOS: 0.26 SOS: 0.27 SOS: 0.31 SOS: 0.36 SOS: 0.39 Win 32 Exe x86
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
RemoteAdmin.Win32.ConnectWise
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat
Behaviour
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 WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package
Drops file in System32 directory
Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
Badlisted process makes network request
Enumerates connected drives
ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool
Sets service image path in registry
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:Detect_NSIS_Nullsoft_Installer
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects NSIS installers by .ndata section + NSIS header string
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits

File information


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