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Database Entry


ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 8e9aa4be9fac54567979be70425b4ff5af05d780d852979b7bb7081b538060fc
SHA3-384 hash: 1cb382f13594387dfd358c9c31f79403a7db3d02d9aad32602f6c3492a11d436b8ab7ff0ac3d780657789296373c4328
SHA1 hash: a88124ab258a01e8649f816b7fc2fc8d00994c6a
MD5 hash: 37a256ed21e7c49f9f84abfe63eb3b12
humanhash: enemy-july-lithium-mockingbird
File name:ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
Create hunting rule
File size:13'414'400 bytes
First seen:2025-11-19 20:15:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 196608:hHxcp9ym3nltDUJVMHxcp9ym3ZHxcp9ym3jHxcp9ym3iHxcp9ym3pHxcp9ym3fHX:TGplpfGprGpNGpwGp7GppGpA
Threatray 1'011 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1DAD623116BF89278F0F22A35E87AA0B1A5377D515E22D12E2324791E2C75EC0C9B3777
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 juroots
Tags:ConnectWise msi

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
45
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/38723/
Verdict:
Clean
Score:
89.3%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=691e259640055a3d310dd0db
Tags:
n/a
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug base64 expand expired-cert installer installer lolbin packed rundll32
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/691e25752d225313c2006294/reports/28bddd33-156f-4c8b-b66e-869c6cf920b6/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/8e9aa4be9fac54567979be70425b4ff5af05d780d852979b7bb7081b538060fc
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/8e9aa4be9fac54567979be70425b4ff5af05d780d852979b7bb7081b538060fc
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
First seen:
2025-11-19T17:59:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-19T22:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic.nblk not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.d not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.c not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.b not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.a not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.gen
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/8e9aa4be9fac54567979be70425b4ff5af05d780d852979b7bb7081b538060fc/results?tab=lookup
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 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/37a256ed21e7c49f9f84abfe63eb3b12
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8e9aa4be9fac54567979be70425b4ff5af05d780d852979b7bb7081b538060fc/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/8e9aa4be9fac54567979be70425b4ff5af05d780d852979b7bb7081b538060fc
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.PUA.RAdminConnectWise
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-19 20:16:36 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
175
AV detection:
9 of 36 (25.00%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=r2nkjpu7vrkfm6lzxzyeew2p6wxqlv4a3bjjpg33w4ebwu4amd6a._file
Verdict:
suspicious
Label(s):
admintool_screenconnect
Create hunting rule
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Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251119-y113payrfk/
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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
Loads dropped DLL
Enumerates connected drives
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/9147ed3c-bd54-4c7b-b05e-70b60a4aa157
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/8e9aa4be9fac54567979be70425b4ff5af05d780d852979b7bb7081b538060fc

YARA Signatures

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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

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 8e9aa4be9fac54567979be70425b4ff5af05d780d852979b7bb7081b538060fc

(this sample)

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/38723/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3712307/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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