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Database Entry


ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 36 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a9b0cde9ea885371e3e698ece8770858cb5cd0a6e499c8f8e5111f229e2e8e10
SHA3-384 hash: ed5e6d77bb0f15cd4ff762a0afd049ca604468b844a4d2e997277852394bdb94ca100b7c06d1ecd7492540256b7af0b3
SHA1 hash: e55c84d74121ce6a773e147457ec599bb39b614e
MD5 hash: 57b3af3dc08e81ca266c2d7c0a673f90
humanhash: louisiana-sad-paris-uniform
File name:ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe
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Signature ConnectWise
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File size:5'655'608 bytes
First seen:2026-10-27 06:46:08 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash 9771ee6344923fa220489ab01239bdfd (864 x ConnectWise)
ssdeep 49152:DEEL5cx5xTkYJkGYYpT0+TFiH7efP8Q1yJJ4ZD1F5z97oL1YbGQ+okRPGHpRPqM8:MEs6efPNwJ4t1h0cG5FGJRPxow8O
TLSH T1AA46E111B3DA95B9D4BF0638D87A52A99A74BC044712C7EF53D4BD2D2D32BC04E323A6
TrID 29.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
22.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
20.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
9.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.0% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:ConnectWise signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:Connectwise, LLC
Issuer:DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2022-08-17T00:00:00Z
Valid to:2025-08-15T23:59:59Z
Serial number: 0b9360051bccf66642998998d5ba97ce
Intelligence: 1311 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: 82b4e7924d5bed84fb16ddf8391936eb301479cec707dc14e23bc22b8cdeae28
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
89
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-27 08:44:52 UTC
Tags:
screenconnect rmm-tool tool remote
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/2da45053-0114-4fc1-8175-dda0c3e3d416

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/95380/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6ae048c249621540087bdebb
Tags:
connectwise shellcode dropper virus
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Launching a process
Creating a file
Creating a window
Creating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Loading a suspicious library
Deleting a recently created file
Modifying a system file
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Sending a custom TCP request
Enabling autorun with the shell\open\command registry branches
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
HackTool/ConnectWiseControl.i
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/a9b0cde9ea885371e3e698ece8770858cb5cd0a6e499c8f8e5111f229e2e8e10
Verdict:
Unknown
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-10-27T05:40:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-28T23:14:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/a9b0cde9ea885371e3e698ece8770858cb5cd0a6e499c8f8e5111f229e2e8e10/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
ConnectWise Inc
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Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/8bef7d8a-1567-4799-b6f9-ca8b68b9b228
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
76 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1992522
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Detected potential unwanted application
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1992522 Sample: ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe Startdate: 27/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 76 44 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 48 .NET source code contains potential unpacker 2->48 50 4 other signatures 2->50 7 msiexec.exe 87 48 2->7         started        10 ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe 6 2->10         started        process3 file4 34 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI871D.tmp, PE32 7->34 dropped 36 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsFileManager.exe, PE32 7->36 dropped 38 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe, PE32 7->38 dropped 42 6 other files (4 malicious) 7->42 dropped 13 msiexec.exe 7->13         started        15 msiexec.exe 7->15         started        40 C:\...\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe.log, ASCII 10->40 dropped 54 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 10->54 17 msiexec.exe 6 10->17         started        signatures5 process6 file7 20 rundll32.exe 11 13->20         started        24 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI7B84.tmp, PE32 17->24 dropped process8 file9 26 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 20->26 dropped 28 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 20->28 dropped 30 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 20->30 dropped 32 4 other malicious files 20->32 dropped 52 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 20->52 signatures10
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/a9b0cde9ea885371e3e698ece8770858cb5cd0a6e499c8f8e5111f229e2e8e10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
9 match(es)
Tags:
.Net CAB:COMPRESSION:LZX Executable Managed .NET PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout PE Memory-Mapped (Dump) SOS: 0.00 SOS: 0.07 SOS: 0.21 SOS: 0.23 SOS: 0.24 SOS: 0.25 SOS: 0.26 SOS: 0.27 SOS: 0.31 SOS: 0.36 Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/57b3af3dc08e81ca266c2d7c0a673f90
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a9b0cde9ea885371e3e698ece8770858cb5cd0a6e499c8f8e5111f229e2e8e10/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Qwexlafiba
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-27 06:43:45 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
174
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vgym32pkrbjxdy7gtdwoq5yildfvzufg4sm4r6hfcepsfhroryia._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
ADMINTOOL_ScreenConnect
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Link:
https://reports.threatray.com/b9a49b0a-31c9-4c16-99c3-258abc022a52
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
discovery ransomware revoked_codesign
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/261027-hjrvpab12r/
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 SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a9b0cde9ea885371e3e698ece8770858cb5cd0a6e499c8f8e5111f229e2e8e10
MD5 hash:
57b3af3dc08e81ca266c2d7c0a673f90
SHA1 hash:
e55c84d74121ce6a773e147457ec599bb39b614e
Detections:
triage_screenconnect_rat
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win_evilconwi_w0
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INDICATOR_EXE_DotNET_Encrypted
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INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect
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INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect_CERT
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/02b8c5ca-dc41-46b6-8360-82d64bc981ee/
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/a9b0cde9ea885371e3e698ece8770858cb5cd0a6e499c8f8e5111f229e2e8e10

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_DotNET_Encrypted
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects encrypted or obfuscated .NET executables
Rule name:INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect). Review RMM Inventory
Rule name:INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect_CERT
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect) by (default) certificate. Review RMM Inventory
Rule name:Malware_PE_NET_KoiLoader
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Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects Koi Loader .NET executables packed with Confuser featuring specific mutex, assembly metadata, and unmanaged DLL imports
Rule name:MULTI_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_fb8491f3_Extrait
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (inconnu, etat extrait)
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
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Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:telebot_framework
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Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:TigerRAT_pe_yaraify
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Author:hunts-yara-code
Description:YARAify-tightened byte rule from 9 sample(s) -- VERIFY hits
Rule name:Win_Clipboard_Clipper_Thengavar
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Author:Thengavar
Description:Detects malware manipulating the Windows clipboard for clipping or crypto stealing attacks
Rule name:win_evilconwi_w0
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Author:Karsten Hahn @ G DATA CyberDefense
Description:Settings from app.config that hide the connection of the client. These settings are potentially unwanted
Rule name:WIN_Malware_ACRStealer_ForgeAuto_1084c837_Extrait
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects ACRStealer (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_SalatStealer_ForgeAuto_542e717b
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects SalatStealer (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_1762e598_Extrait
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_2ffc3572
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_37b4704b
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_43faefd2
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_5001c94c
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_6717780a_Extrait
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_74566f98
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_79234c04
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_7e8e91c4
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_92a28498
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_ce8c5b46
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_e596237b_Extrait
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_f1079127
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_XWorm_ForgeAuto_6b06c990_Extrait
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects XWorm (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Sample_Unique_69354b41
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Specimen unique (soumission Bazaar) - strings distinctifs propres au sample
Reference:69354b41e10daf03d3f3af881b32d5c0fec56b1cfe96629fd4c5263413a42854.exe

File information

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Web download

ConnectWise

Executable exe a9b0cde9ea885371e3e698ece8770858cb5cd0a6e499c8f8e5111f229e2e8e10

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/4035609/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/95380/

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