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Database Entry


ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 5


Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 98fd04031af897a657b71eebc1a3d6576f78d52a497c11868fbbce1dda893fbf
SHA3-384 hash: 53d78de8fa010911263443425164948b1f43ee9b786fb05272e961c577d1c09af844ace217cc4a51c8ce655ce63bf414
SHA1 hash: 061d976a62253a44067781a96f0446fb10455c53
MD5 hash: 0675f7ed8665b16d101ed18748c84206
humanhash: pluto-winner-florida-don
File name:ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
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File size:10'227'712 bytes
First seen:2026-08-19 19:12:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 196608:AgHxiFSsYwwSA/OdB+i4xzeebgHxiFSsYwwSA/OdB+EgHxiFSsYwwSA/OdB+LgHJ:A2xiFxbwpacC22xiFxbwpaD2xiFxbwpp
TLSH T156A6232063E58466F1B70A3EEE3586F4597A7E25DE12C08F63A4791C6D32E50CA72373
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 signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:ConnectWise, LLC
Issuer:DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2026-02-20T00:00:00Z
Valid to:2027-02-19T23:59:59Z
Serial number: 01dddbc6e9163d407d980a3eaf798528
Intelligence: 113 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: e1db8670d34a3d8099b9815c9772b37025a7b5d1845ec5256eb22dad7e196725
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
58
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSI
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/315ae2d6-5dd9-45c1-99d6-8c7c1f37debf/
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/82055/
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/98fd04031af897a657b71eebc1a3d6576f78d52a497c11868fbbce1dda893fbf
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: 0.27 SOS: 0.28 SOS: 0.31 SOS: 0.36 SOS: 0.39
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/0675f7ed8665b16d101ed18748c84206
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/98fd04031af897a657b71eebc1a3d6576f78d52a497c11868fbbce1dda893fbf/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Leonem
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-15 01:28:08 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
176
AV detection:
3 of 23 (13.04%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=td6qiay27cl2mv5xd3v4di6wk5xxrvjkjf6bdbupxphb3wujh67q._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
ADMINTOOL_ScreenConnect
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Link:
https://reports.threatray.com/ec8a95c7-9c9d-4410-83d4-bd0eb5556a2c
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260819-xxawnagn2t/
Behaviour
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
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 SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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
Badlisted process makes network request
Sets service image path in registry
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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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

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Web download

ConnectWise

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi 98fd04031af897a657b71eebc1a3d6576f78d52a497c11868fbbce1dda893fbf

(this sample)

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/82055/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3906009/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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