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Database Entry


ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 8db2bef497ffebd8fbee1191154ad5b742182b48321e2b0f99d6a6ea05237f52
SHA3-384 hash: 81e06c657522a5083707bbd372a827e91f5f44e3247521a4d10dabb8f23183aca035736d4f6a72d192c83dce87f7880a
SHA1 hash: ae5bc28727438ee9c0818805b6fbe4923e8eca4d
MD5 hash: faaaaff6d96bb724840c2995e31f64c0
humanhash: cup-oscar-delaware-arizona
File name:zoominstaller.msi
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Signature ConnectWise
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File size:14'106'624 bytes
First seen:2025-11-25 11:08:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 393216:vcVPOBducVPOccVPOUcVPObcVPOnwcVPOnhcVPOna:vcVmBducVmccVmUcVmbcVmnwcVmnhcVL
Threatray 916 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1DAE60112EBA84577F4A24A74BA3665938526AC37B811CC1E16DB741F1B33F718D32E32
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 smica83
Tags:ConnectWise msi UKR

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
60
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/41436/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
93.3%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69258e66587b4206e7f2bade
Tags:
connectwise shellcode virus msil
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm base64 evasive expand explorer fingerprint installer installer lolbin lolbin packed remoteadmin rundll32
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69258e628caf4f46cdec45bd/reports/7c181f96-8787-44d3-ad61-d70504f993e4/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/8db2bef497ffebd8fbee1191154ad5b742182b48321e2b0f99d6a6ea05237f52
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/8db2bef497ffebd8fbee1191154ad5b742182b48321e2b0f99d6a6ea05237f52
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
msi
Detections:
BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.Win32.ConnectWise.gen not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.gen
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/8db2bef497ffebd8fbee1191154ad5b742182b48321e2b0f99d6a6ea05237f52/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
84 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1820493
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
Enables network access during safeboot for specific services
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Modifies security policies related information
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads the Security eventlog
Reads the System eventlog
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1820493 Sample: zoominstaller.msi Startdate: 25/11/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 84 56 cisviewonmytable.live 2->56 64 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->64 66 .NET source code contains potential unpacker 2->66 68 .NET source code references suspicious native API functions 2->68 70 2 other signatures 2->70 8 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 2 5 2->8         started        12 msiexec.exe 94 51 2->12         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 7 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 58 cisviewonmytable.live 193.26.115.200, 49682, 8041 QUICKPACKETUS Netherlands 8->58 74 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 8->74 76 Reads the Security eventlog 8->76 78 Reads the System eventlog 8->78 19 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 8->19         started        22 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 8->22         started        46 C:\...\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe, PE32 12->46 dropped 48 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI22D8.tmp, PE32 12->48 dropped 50 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI1EB0.tmp, PE32 12->50 dropped 54 9 other files (none is malicious) 12->54 dropped 80 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 12->80 82 Modifies security policies related information 12->82 24 msiexec.exe 12->24         started        26 msiexec.exe 1 12->26         started        28 msiexec.exe 12->28         started        84 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->84 30 MpCmdRun.exe 15->30         started        60 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 17->60 52 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI1365.tmp, PE32 17->52 dropped file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 72 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 19->72 32 rundll32.exe 11 24->32         started        36 conhost.exe 30->36         started        process10 file11 38 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 32->38 dropped 40 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 32->40 dropped 42 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 32->42 dropped 44 4 other files (none is malicious) 32->44 dropped 62 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 32->62 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
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/faaaaff6d96bb724840c2995e31f64c0
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8db2bef497ffebd8fbee1191154ad5b742182b48321e2b0f99d6a6ea05237f52/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
RemoteAdmin.Win32.ConnectWise
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/8db2bef497ffebd8fbee1191154ad5b742182b48321e2b0f99d6a6ea05237f52
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.PUA.ConnectWise
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Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-11-12 11:13:04 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
176
AV detection:
7 of 24 (29.17%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=rwzl55ex77v5r67ocgirkswvw5bbqk2igipcwd4z22toubjdp5ja._file
Verdict:
suspicious
Label(s):
admintool_screenconnect
Create hunting rule
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Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat revoked_codesign
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251125-m9afjsvraj/
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 WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
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
Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.
Sets service image path in registry
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/60dbdf00-b48e-43ca-aa17-8462dbf86cc7
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/8db2bef497ffebd8fbee1191154ad5b742182b48321e2b0f99d6a6ea05237f52

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
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Create hunting rule
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect
Create hunting rule
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect). Review RMM Inventory
Rule name:NET
Create hunting rule
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Create hunting rule
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:win_evilconwi_w0
Create hunting rule
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.

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/41436/

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