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ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: cb9351ec45f29c0b90cfc62b6d297be4c3f57221558295a679a36e3b78edf84c
SHA3-384 hash: 5e7139c789e2768a42c78f930a5b71a22165aee1846c9759bb2a0bcaa95a79afd69bfac3559b9827b8a7289456b7971a
SHA1 hash: 660d95ca4b98b8713909ea00a4f4afb842d2b351
MD5 hash: 644adf0a7890bb39aff0d87d663ca59a
humanhash: sierra-jersey-maine-pennsylvania
File name:ScreenConnect.ClientSetup (1).msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
Create hunting rule
File size:13'524'992 bytes
First seen:2026-02-03 17:43:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 196608:VHxcp9ym3nltDUJVaHxcp9ym37Hxcp9ym3GHxcp9ym35Hxcp9ym3WYHxcp9ym3WO:HGplpRGpFGpUGpLGpWmGpWqGpWj
Threatray 1'620 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T151D623116BF89678F0F22A35E876A0B1A5377C525E22D12E2324791E2C75EC0C9B3777
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

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
36
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSI
Details
MSI
an embedded setup program or component
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/69ec8cd7-f40e-4995-bbb9-a72a44dbe909/
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/51548/
Verdict:
Clean
Score:
89.3%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=698233d2183032faf3ef02c2
Tags:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug base64 expand expired-cert installer installer lolbin packed rundll32
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/698233b8930564ff3c87655c/reports/99614d25-1f3d-476a-82a2-d8b468e6ff2f/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/cb9351ec45f29c0b90cfc62b6d297be4c3f57221558295a679a36e3b78edf84c
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/cb9351ec45f29c0b90cfc62b6d297be4c3f57221558295a679a36e3b78edf84c
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:
2026-02-03T14:50:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-03T15:05:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic.nblk BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.b not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.a not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.gen not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.d not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.c
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/cb9351ec45f29c0b90cfc62b6d297be4c3f57221558295a679a36e3b78edf84c/results?tab=lookup
Gathering data
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/cb9351ec45f29c0b90cfc62b6d297be4c3f57221558295a679a36e3b78edf84c/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.SCREENCONNECT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/cb9351ec45f29c0b90cfc62b6d297be4c3f57221558295a679a36e3b78edf84c
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.PUA.RAdminConnectWise
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-29 12:31:55 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
175
AV detection:
10 of 24 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=zojvd3cf6koaxegpyyvw2kl34tb7k4rbkwbjljtzunxdw6hn7bga._file
Verdict:
suspicious
Label(s):
admintool_screenconnect
Create hunting rule
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9904267669ed90e0972a2e9409b4e83c43f19a70dec33a1cf4e1fc8b1119269e
ConnectWise
ddaba68dfac28852d3936c8ca86b9061d754e02bd20c15ab36504805f634b0be
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de4389a26b3a562cf9aabfe150ad4fbf1f3f577fae8528bdf84b4fc860cfaabe
ConnectWise
error
ConnectWise
f71e8c66a51b05bb87941d2ab45dde1b83d97c32bd6443b80d04e8df6e419d11
ConnectWise
+ 1'610 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery ransomware
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260203-wapwmabt8d/
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
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Enumerates connected drives
Loads dropped DLL
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/cb9351ec45f29c0b90cfc62b6d297be4c3f57221558295a679a36e3b78edf84c

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
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/51548/

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