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ConnectWise


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: f789d11bba5c49bb46a15cbc0cc60a97533db8ba89d62828f1997988c31f3453
SHA3-384 hash: c112e89fb7465c8b7fb57be14c3f51efcc53ce902d48964564d8d5b531bf945230cb2c0e495f0629ba4a943d95eb3c58
SHA1 hash: 9cfe169326f4f9601f745837a5248124184bdb38
MD5 hash: 6ffab849db1841d960191e27d0ed81e3
humanhash: nuts-friend-diet-carpet
File name:ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
Download: download sample
Signature ConnectWise
Create hunting rule
File size:16'723'968 bytes
First seen:2026-03-17 14:17:32 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-17 15:34:05 UTC
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 393216:IOvTi7hha62K3N11GOvTi7hha62rOvTi7hha62iOvTi7hha62:IOvjK371GOvjrOvjiOvj
TLSH T131F633102BE8A5AAF2735B38EC7B26B00579BD51CE13D02F4319B81E5531D94AAB3773
Magika msi
Reporter Anonymous
Tags:ConnectWise msi

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
62
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSI
Details
MSI
an embedded setup program or component
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/6f0bb14e-6780-4c53-b843-362879ffa3c3/
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/57765/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69b962f388c80c01586b319a
Tags:
connectwise shellcode virus
Gathering data
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/f789d11bba5c49bb46a15cbc0cc60a97533db8ba89d62828f1997988c31f3453
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/f789d11bba5c49bb46a15cbc0cc60a97533db8ba89d62828f1997988c31f3453
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:HEUR:RemoteAdmin.Win32.ConnectWise.gen
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/f789d11bba5c49bb46a15cbc0cc60a97533db8ba89d62828f1997988c31f3453/results?tab=lookup
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: 0.21 SOS: 0.25 SOS: 0.28 SOS: 0.29 SOS: 0.33 SOS: 0.35 SOS: 0.36 SOS: 0.41 SOS: 0.47
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/6ffab849db1841d960191e27d0ed81e3
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/f789d11bba5c49bb46a15cbc0cc60a97533db8ba89d62828f1997988c31f3453/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.CONNECTWISE
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/f789d11bba5c49bb46a15cbc0cc60a97533db8ba89d62828f1997988c31f3453
Threat name:
Binary.Infostealer.Generic
Create hunting rule
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-03-17 03:11:04 UTC
AV detection:
7 of 24 (29.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=66e5cg52lre3wrvbls6azrqks5jt3of2rhlcqkhrtf4yrqy7grjq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor discovery persistence privilege_escalation ransomware rat
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260317-rmhwmac12q/
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
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
ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool
Badlisted process makes network request
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/f789d11bba5c49bb46a15cbc0cc60a97533db8ba89d62828f1997988c31f3453

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
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

File information

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

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/57765/

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