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Database Entry
ConnectWise
Vendor detections: 10
| SHA256 hash: | a04109c2a23268dcab67e68f80d1738121c19a364d0839a981c52f1d2388c057 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | fdd8d6982e23ba06fc4fc0dfa2599b3e7e56ea8980f1e5acefa65afcecd8809187bd287909db9a3d294575f748368c90 |
| SHA1 hash: | 280127ac493221fe28ae5721615a32e5242a4386 |
| MD5 hash: | 7d2cd0d24a1ccd7aa4019cf41d09ad20 |
| humanhash: | autumn-apart-network-florida |
| File name: | awaits.msi |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | ConnectWise |
| File size: | 10'063'872 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-11-19 18:40:44 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  msi |
| MIME type: | application/x-msi |
| ssdeep | 98304:+qPUuYs+fvXPYGyOQAG3L3WsjOW9BMQDqPUuYs+fvXPYGyOQVqPUuYs+fvXPYGyN:+gnsvfm3WsH9BPgnsvfYgnsvfjgnsvf |
| Threatray | 1'080 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1CBA6233066F8D226F1BB0A31FD3991B14C7ABC64E922C15F0364391E1DB5E81AA72777 |
| 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 | Anonymous |
| Tags: | ConnectWise msi signed |
Code Signing Certificate
| Organisation: | ConnectWise, LLC |
|---|---|
| Issuer: | DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1 |
| Algorithm: | sha256WithRSAEncryption |
| Valid from: | 2025-06-23T00:00:00Z |
| Valid to: | 2028-06-22T23:59:59Z |
| Serial number: | 0abbca120c79810a182f72f89c04358f |
| Intelligence: | 62 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate |
| Thumbprint Algorithm: | SHA256 |
| Thumbprint: | b7902a93876909ba13bc23013f2c4239db57bfe742f500766a1673c5199fd1fb |
| Source: | This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
57
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
Detection:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.1%
Tags:
connectwise shellcode virus blic
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm base64 evasive expand explorer fingerprint installer installer lolbin packed rundll32 signed
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
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:
not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.Win32.ConnectWise.gen
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: 0.36 SOS: 0.39
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
RemoteAdmin.Win32.ConnectWise
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
suspicious
Label(s):
admintool_screenconnect
Similar samples:
+ 1'070 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat
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 WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
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
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
YARA Signatures
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| 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 |
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| Author: | ditekSHen |
| Description: | Detects ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect). Review RMM Inventory |
| Rule name: | NET |
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| Author: | malware-lu |
| Rule name: | RANSOMWARE |
|---|---|
| Author: | ToroGuitar |
File information
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