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Database Entry

ConnectWise

Vendor detections: 10

Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	f71e8c66a51b05bb87941d2ab45dde1b83d97c32bd6443b80d04e8df6e419d11
SHA3-384 hash:	c34dc42994184c3d086f97a3ac92832c4cb6c4946c744a1e639c4717c1fea6e78f6b77c545de144e545b7442f3dc14a0
SHA1 hash:	a60a637639a79e4a62490b8e962df8a47bd4e4d2
MD5 hash:	6ab94ba2597084530c2d3bf34cf8ab89
humanhash:	alaska-arizona-early-nitrogen
File name:	file
Download:	download sample
Signature	ConnectWise Create hunting rule
File size:	13'541'376 bytes
First seen:	2026-01-30 17:12:02 UTC
Last seen:	2026-01-30 17:13:47 UTC
File type:	msi
MIME type:	application/x-msi
ssdeep	196608:cHxcp9ym3nltDUJVzHxcp9ym3dHxcp9ym3xHxcp9ym3wHxcp9ym3gHxcp9ym3tHa:6GplpMGpPGpjGpeGpOGpfGpt
TLSH	T1B0D622136BF89E67E0B1DB74FF365464A7277E055922B1EE1214790E2F70A8089A3337
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	Bitsight
Tags:	ConnectWise dropped-by-amadey fbf543 msi

Bitsight

url: http://130.12.180.43/files/8510658350/yA3vS8H.msi

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Malware configuration found for:

MSI

Details

MSI

an embedded setup program or component

Link:

https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/d0ca18dd-30cb-478f-8b50-020375b0b552/

Gathering data

Verdict:

Clean

Score:

89.3%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=697ce67e848d0f834c8bdb62

Tags:

n/a

Verdict:

Likely Malicious

Threat level:

7.5/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

anti-debug anti-vm base64 evasive expand expired-cert explorer fingerprint installer installer lolbin packed rundll32

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/697ce6792ffccda0976461dd/reports/bb3c99a0-ef23-4843-bddb-95b5ac4966f7/overview

Verdict:

Unknown

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/f71e8c66a51b05bb87941d2ab45dde1b83d97c32bd6443b80d04e8df6e419d11

Result

Verdict:

MALICIOUS

Link:

https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/f71e8c66a51b05bb87941d2ab45dde1b83d97c32bd6443b80d04e8df6e419d11

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:

BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic.nblk BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.d not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.c not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.b not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.a not-a-virus:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.MSIL.ConnectWise.gen

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/f71e8c66a51b05bb87941d2ab45dde1b83d97c32bd6443b80d04e8df6e419d11/results?tab=lookup

Gathering data

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/f71e8c66a51b05bb87941d2ab45dde1b83d97c32bd6443b80d04e8df6e419d11/

Verdict:

Malicious

Threat:

Family.SCREENCONNECT

Link:

https://tip.neiki.dev/file/f71e8c66a51b05bb87941d2ab45dde1b83d97c32bd6443b80d04e8df6e419d11

Threat name:

ByteCode-MSIL.PUA.RAdminConnectWise

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-01-30 17:12:47 UTC

File Type:

Binary (Archive)

Extracted files:

175

AV detection:

8 of 36 (22.22%)

Threat level:

1/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=64piyzvfdmc3xb4uduvlixo6dob5s7bsxvsehoanatun63sbtuiq._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

admintool_screenconnect

Similar samples:

error

ConnectWise

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat revoked_codesign

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/260130-vq2dxsbw9d/

Behaviour

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

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/f71e8c66a51b05bb87941d2ab45dde1b83d97c32bd6443b80d04e8df6e419d11

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