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Database Entry



ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cc620421bfb3c2f95ca62ff07d18b42407f7d4bffab4d47ceea0d1f0ca97f902
SHA3-384 hash: 073e043a52c05083c1973803b1e76cc4882ce988e9b2ce140b47a28e333d688f8667f40995a8b85a50c72f7b003eb9f8
SHA1 hash: 0310723237104c133d76b8e1523f359699626504
MD5 hash: d5974f9e23a59d97e89818f64f94c777
humanhash: romeo-spaghetti-louisiana-sixteen
File name:sc2.msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
File size:15'241'216 bytes
First seen:2026-01-05 10:14:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 393216:bhdiE1hdiEUhdiExhdiEEhdiEZhdiExhdiE:zJpJ8JlJsJdJlJ
Threatray 884 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1CBE6236027FCA65CF1B31A39E93D84F4687A7C64DE91822E23A0796D5E71DA0C971333
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
50
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSI
Details
MSI
an embedded setup program or component
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
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:VHO:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.gen not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.Win32.ConnectWise.gen not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.gen
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.PUA.ConnectWise
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-01-04 09:25:07 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
182
AV detection:
6 of 24 (25.00%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat revoked_codesign
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
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
Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.
Sets service image path in registry
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
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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
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect). Review RMM Inventory
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

ConnectWise

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi cc620421bfb3c2f95ca62ff07d18b42407f7d4bffab4d47ceea0d1f0ca97f902

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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