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Database Entry


ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: e8a4cf9b9b5a81846e97e62eea7e1d15a156b886c258ed0a1174789a29b262d8
SHA3-384 hash: b08dfa958059d42e2e1c960a7c3c9aea8a1e9844b97b65bc5feb88e8bef834c9d2b3ecaeb53f8945dcb6d72938ce98c2
SHA1 hash: aa091d7530669fad3f65f53d3059f6370f9b5f45
MD5 hash: 1d52a25c753e5807182a9ea8be0a40fd
humanhash: tennis-pasta-purple-oranges
File name:e8a4cf9b9b5a81846e97e62eea7e1d15a156b886c258ed0a1174789a29b262d8.msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
Create hunting rule
File size:9'961'472 bytes
First seen:2026-10-04 08:30:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 196608:e/FZ0rbiu7ZgbUCs/FZ0rbiu7d/FZ0rbiu7P/FZ0rbiu7G/FZ0rbiu7:e/FZ0rbiuvCs/FZ0rbiu5/FZ0rbiuD/6
TLSH T187A6232223E8895CE27B0B39E83955F19875BC61EA26C41F6764BC2D5830F819B73773
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 Tuxxin
Tags:ConnectWise msi signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:ce93305e0cb2acb9
Issuer:ce93305e0cb2acb9 Root
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2023-04-01T00:00:00Z
Valid to:2038-01-01T00:00:00Z
Serial number: 00
Intelligence: 363 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate
Cert Graveyard Blocklist:This certificate is on the Cert Graveyard blocklist
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: 7ccb2bd21666b614d3bf6697c39686650535cae3e4ee71ee46571ce0aa0e703b
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
99
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSI
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/76bf2048-c62d-4260-b65c-c548cfc8f364/
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/90592/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6acf47076f551121ba150072
Tags:
connectwise shellcode
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm base64 CAB evasive expand explorer fingerprint installer installer lolbin lolbin overlay packed packed reconnaissance rundll32 signed
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6ac20ede963bd7a1075c514d/reports/8cdc2d10-d709-4a6e-8d90-13f30d2205e7/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/e8a4cf9b9b5a81846e97e62eea7e1d15a156b886c258ed0a1174789a29b262d8
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
msi
First seen:
2026-10-04T04:17:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-04T20:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/e8a4cf9b9b5a81846e97e62eea7e1d15a156b886c258ed0a1174789a29b262d8/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
84 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1981938
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
AI detected suspicious PE / MSI digital signature
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Creates files in the system32 config directory
Enables network access during safeboot for specific services
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Modifies security policies related information
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads the Security eventlog
Reads the System eventlog
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1981938 Sample: 7J7kQ1TZXu.msi Startdate: 04/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 84 50 maverick174.org 2->50 54 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->54 56 .NET source code references suspicious native API functions 2->56 58 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 2->58 60 2 other signatures 2->60 8 msiexec.exe 94 49 2->8         started        12 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 2 5 2->12         started        15 msiexec.exe 6 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 32 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe, PE32 8->32 dropped 34 C:\...\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe, PE32 8->34 dropped 36 C:\...\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config, XML 8->36 dropped 40 10 other files (none is malicious) 8->40 dropped 66 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 8->66 68 Modifies security policies related information 8->68 17 msiexec.exe 8->17         started        19 msiexec.exe 1 8->19         started        21 msiexec.exe 8->21         started        52 maverick174.org 163.245.223.206, 49722, 8041 INTERSERVER-LAX-InterserverIncUS United States 12->52 70 Reads the Security eventlog 12->70 72 Reads the System eventlog 12->72 23 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 3 12->23         started        26 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 12->26         started        38 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI5F43.tmp, PE32 15->38 dropped file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 28 rundll32.exe 11 17->28         started        62 Creates files in the system32 config directory 23->62 64 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 23->64 process10 file11 42 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 28->42 dropped 44 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 28->44 dropped 46 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 28->46 dropped 48 4 other files (none is malicious) 28->48 dropped 74 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 28->74 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 PE Memory-Mapped (Dump) SOS: 0.00 SOS: 0.21 SOS: 0.24 SOS: 0.25 SOS: 0.26 SOS: 0.27 SOS: 0.31 SOS: 0.36 SOS: 0.39
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/1d52a25c753e5807182a9ea8be0a40fd
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/e8a4cf9b9b5a81846e97e62eea7e1d15a156b886c258ed0a1174789a29b262d8/
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.PUA.ConnectWise
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-04 08:31:33 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
172
AV detection:
10 of 38 (26.32%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=5csm7g43lkayi3ux4yxou7q5cwqvnoegyjmo2cqror4juknsmlma._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
ADMINTOOL_ScreenConnect
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://reports.threatray.com/ae270a3c-27a6-49e7-989f-d77927559c10
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat revoked_codesign
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/261004-kewn7azscz/
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 SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
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
Badlisted process makes network request
Enumerates connected drives
ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool
Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Sets service image path in registry
Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate
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/e8a4cf9b9b5a81846e97e62eea7e1d15a156b886c258ed0a1174789a29b262d8

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

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ConnectWise

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi e8a4cf9b9b5a81846e97e62eea7e1d15a156b886c258ed0a1174789a29b262d8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3928283/
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/90592/

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