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Database Entry


ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ab258b4e6868de773c9d532d7410a53a3a81861163ac0238100d1bdd8f2b0ed1
SHA3-384 hash: 18af04fe23304d7b077b56b36c867ed3e601cb10d77abe1bb0a7910e8a5901bcfaa6ae917170b8b39f3468efc394373c
SHA1 hash: 564f8be2d10ca0c56e9ac3f36011e7d634100ca4
MD5 hash: 1d4aab5d6b71edf69562583a3b982e6b
humanhash: twelve-ceiling-tango-nuts
File name:ab258b4e6868de773c9d532d7410a53a3a81861163ac0238100d1bdd8f2b0ed1
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
Create hunting rule
File size:11'251'712 bytes
First seen:2025-12-30 10:23:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 196608:CHzsG1yntvyL0yANlDdQzLq8iE9d00AGIHGbQE9d00AGIHGbQE9d00AGcHGbQE9f:QzsG1kJ203NldL8iEdKmkEdOmkEdSmkU
TLSH T196B6230573F86129F2F72B36AD3A56A15C7ABC624E60D15D2648325D0EB0EC19FB2733
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 JAMESWT_WT
Tags:ConnectWise msi pingserv-pro

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
28
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSI
Details
MSI
an embedded setup program or component
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/d4a3a656-f61c-4503-baf8-494c2adbbf81/
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/46545/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6953a86a7468b4bd1c8edc9a
Tags:
connectwise shellcode spawn
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ab258b4e6868de773c9d532d7410a53a3a81861163ac0238100d1bdd8f2b0ed1
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/ab258b4e6868de773c9d532d7410a53a3a81861163ac0238100d1bdd8f2b0ed1
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
msi
First seen:
2025-12-18T14:53:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-30T07:15:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/ab258b4e6868de773c9d532d7410a53a3a81861163ac0238100d1bdd8f2b0ed1/results?tab=lookup
Score:
45%
Verdict:
Susipicious
File Type:
ARCHIVE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ab258b4e6868de773c9d532d7410a53a3a81861163ac0238100d1bdd8f2b0ed1
Gathering data
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ab258b4e6868de773c9d532d7410a53a3a81861163ac0238100d1bdd8f2b0ed1/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/ab258b4e6868de773c9d532d7410a53a3a81861163ac0238100d1bdd8f2b0ed1
Threat name:
Win32.Infostealer.ScamSConnect
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-19 22:20:09 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
346
AV detection:
9 of 36 (25.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vmsywttindphope5kmwxieffhi5idbqrmowaeoaqbun53dzlb3iq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
admintool_screenconnect
Create hunting rule
Similar samples:
error
ConnectWise
Gathering data
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
exploit
YARA:
cve_2014_6352
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/4ec94df9-2132-47ee-84e2-4bc1950978a4
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/ab258b4e6868de773c9d532d7410a53a3a81861163ac0238100d1bdd8f2b0ed1

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/46545/

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