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Database Entry


ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: f40ac49b85b8f3d24aba329fadc5a24dbcd6177143a6a072b5955495ce0fcc71
SHA3-384 hash: 7f4f61095dcb4fd01b6e34b0f0190e0143ede048e8ed6061c6be21e48c476b21112a0d979dcbb77cf3e5970fd5a40ac9
SHA1 hash: 26989aa941f2f806ad84908daefa4fcc63da01a4
MD5 hash: 3400a89d0a026a08fe701f542724e971
humanhash: rugby-ten-eight-nitrogen
File name:f40ac49b85b8f3d24aba329fadc5a24dbcd6177143a6a072b5955495ce0fcc71
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
Create hunting rule
File size:9'957'376 bytes
First seen:2025-06-11 08:39:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 196608:fHxcp9ym3nltDUJVuHxcp9ym3YHxcp9ym39Hxcp9ym3THxcp9ym3:pGplp9GpmGpvGp9Gp
Threatray 477 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T17BA623116BF8D278F1F12A39D876A0B1A53A7D519E23C12E2324791E2C75EC0CA63777
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:45-8-125-163 ConnectWise msi

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
66
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/8925/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=684941088bd5d68a12e7a930
Tags:
connectwise shellcode sage remo
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-vm base64 evasive expand explorer fingerprint installer lolbin lolbin packed remote rundll32
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68494109fd02ed5e05a3bb0f/reports/8f3549da-b1c2-4c82-b81d-d8e136f388e3/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/f40ac49b85b8f3d24aba329fadc5a24dbcd6177143a6a072b5955495ce0fcc71
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/f40ac49b85b8f3d24aba329fadc5a24dbcd6177143a6a072b5955495ce0fcc71
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
ScreenConnect Tool
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
80 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1712024
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
Possible COM Object hijacking
Reads the Security eventlog
Reads the System eventlog
Uses threadpools to delay analysis
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1712024 Sample: Fw5URoW36Z.msi Startdate: 11/06/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 80 57 .NET source code references suspicious native API functions 2->57 59 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 2->59 61 Uses threadpools to delay analysis 2->61 63 2 other signatures 2->63 7 msiexec.exe 94 49 2->7         started        11 ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe 17 21 2->11         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 7 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 35 ScreenConnect.Wind...dentialProvider.dll, PE32+ 7->35 dropped 37 C:\...\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe, PE32 7->37 dropped 39 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8385.tmp, PE32 7->39 dropped 43 9 other files (none is malicious) 7->43 dropped 65 Enables network access during safeboot for specific services 7->65 67 Modifies security policies related information 7->67 18 msiexec.exe 7->18         started        20 msiexec.exe 1 7->20         started        22 msiexec.exe 7->22         started        53 45.8.125.163, 49681, 49682, 49687 SELECTELRU Russian Federation 11->53 69 Reads the Security eventlog 11->69 71 Reads the System eventlog 11->71 24 ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe 2 11->24         started        73 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 14->73 27 MpCmdRun.exe 2 14->27         started        55 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->55 41 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI77EA.tmp, PE32 16->41 dropped 75 Uses threadpools to delay analysis 16->75 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 29 rundll32.exe 11 18->29         started        77 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 24->77 33 conhost.exe 27->33         started        process9 file10 45 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll, PE32 29->45 dropped 47 C:\...\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll, PE32 29->47 dropped 49 C:\Users\user\...\ScreenConnect.Core.dll, PE32 29->49 dropped 51 4 other files (none is malicious) 29->51 dropped 79 Contains functionality to hide user accounts 29->79 signatures11
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/f40ac49b85b8f3d24aba329fadc5a24dbcd6177143a6a072b5955495ce0fcc71/
Threat name:
Binary.Adware.Generic
Create hunting rule
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-05-24 06:58:10 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
172
AV detection:
5 of 24 (20.83%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=6qfmjg4fxdz5esv2gkp23rncjw6nmf3riotka4vvsvkjltqpzryq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
admintool_screenconnect
Create hunting rule
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ConnectWise
f40ac49b85b8f3d24aba329fadc5a24dbcd6177143a6a072b5955495ce0fcc71
ConnectWise
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Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
discovery persistence privilege_escalation
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250611-kk4xraaq61/
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 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
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package
Drops file in System32 directory
Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
Enumerates connected drives
Sets service image path in registry
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/6a4f22a3-84cd-483b-acb8-20e82dc744a9
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/f40ac49b85b8f3d24aba329fadc5a24dbcd6177143a6a072b5955495ce0fcc71

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:INDICATOR_RMM_ConnectWise_ScreenConnect
Create hunting rule
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect). Review RMM Inventory
Rule name:maldoc_find_kernel32_base_method_1
Create hunting rule
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:maldoc_OLE_file_magic_number
Create hunting rule
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:NET
Create hunting rule
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Create hunting rule
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information

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Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/8925/

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