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ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ddaba68dfac28852d3936c8ca86b9061d754e02bd20c15ab36504805f634b0be
SHA3-384 hash: 3ca221295b5e2d68f097b421d054a55c68193dd38980053e8fe2cd15a93ead4aafe6576e35ac43e7933ea1be25345db4
SHA1 hash: a1a733454800d490734faf385f383c3553217071
MD5 hash: d5e38e360f10139a0e41ade72fb67c3b
humanhash: salami-montana-cola-uniform
File name:MSTeamsSetup(1).msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
File size:13'434'880 bytes
First seen:2025-11-29 11:16:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 196608:SHxcp9ym3nltDUJVlHxcp9ym3lHxcp9ym3JHxcp9ym3GHxcp9ym38Hxcp9ym3jH3:gGplp6GpXGpbGpUGpaGpNGp8
TLSH T129D623116BF89678F0F22A35E876A0B1A5377C525E22D12E2324791E2C75EC0C9B3777
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 smica83
Tags:ConnectWise msi UKR

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
53
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSI
Details
MSI
an embedded setup program or component
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Tags:
connectwise shellcode virus msil
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug base64 expand expired-cert installer installer lolbin packed rundll32
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
First seen:
2025-11-21T11:01:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-30T02:37:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic.nblk BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic 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 not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.b
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Enables network access during safeboot for specific services
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Modifies security policies related information
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads the Security eventlog
Reads the System eventlog
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1822828 Sample: MSTeamsSetup(1).msi Startdate: 29/11/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 88 56 memphiswave.com 2->56 62 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->62 64 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->64 66 .NET source code references suspicious native API functions 2->66 68 2 other signatures 2->68 8 msiexec.exe 93 51 2->8         started        12 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 2 5 2->12         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 6 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 46 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI42FB.tmp, PE32 8->46 dropped 48 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI3FDD.tmp, PE32 8->48 dropped 50 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsFileManager.exe, PE32 8->50 dropped 54 9 other files (7 malicious) 8->54 dropped 70 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 8->70 72 Modifies security policies related information 8->72 19 msiexec.exe 8->19         started        21 msiexec.exe 1 8->21         started        23 msiexec.exe 8->23         started        58 memphiswave.com 124.198.132.55, 49720, 8041 MAXNET-NZ-APAucklandNZ New Zealand 12->58 74 Reads the Security eventlog 12->74 76 Reads the System eventlog 12->76 25 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 12->25         started        28 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 12->28         started        78 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->78 30 MpCmdRun.exe 1 15->30         started        52 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI33F5.tmp, PE32 17->52 dropped file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 32 rundll32.exe 11 19->32         started        80 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 25->80 36 conhost.exe 30->36         started        process10 file11 38 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 32->38 dropped 40 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 32->40 dropped 42 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 32->42 dropped 44 4 other malicious files 32->44 dropped 60 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 32->60 signatures12
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: 0.32 SOS: 0.36 SOS: 0.39
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.PUA.RAdminConnectWise
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-21 00:24:16 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
176
AV detection:
9 of 24 (37.50%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
admintool_screenconnect
Similar samples:
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 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


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
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
Rule name:win_evilconwi_w0
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


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