File name:

Setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/2303c145-6750-40e5-a82e-8a0175581987
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 18, 2025, 15:27:37
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
connectwise
rmm-tool
screenconnect
remote
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:

4E289BC5C5D460B005DF0B28B23F29FE

SHA1:

467F85FC3AC3A1F79C7153F4D196E6A6A820EA58

SHA256:

1B8E3EED2AAB074C5ABF19C6344C078E89BE1541A6AC2FAD82D5D272230CC989

SSDEEP:

98304:lahxA3yFBPR3ipsn6lev+KNCOytH9awXB0DXe3S+5OmxlGwP3AW5JTGG0DR/Wzii:YwDAYqhtuB

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  • MALICIOUS

    • SCREENCONNECT has been detected (SURICATA)

      • ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe (PID: 6700)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Connects to unusual port

      • ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe (PID: 6700)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 904)
    • Executes as Windows Service

      • VSSVC.exe (PID: 1228)
      • ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe (PID: 6700)
    • Screenconnect has been detected

      • ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe (PID: 6700)
    • Potential Corporate Privacy Violation

      • ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe (PID: 6700)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • Setup.exe (PID: 6808)
  • INFO

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • Setup.exe (PID: 6808)
    • Checks supported languages

      • Setup.exe (PID: 6808)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 1052)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 5428)
    • Reads the computer name

      • Setup.exe (PID: 6808)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 1052)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 5428)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • Setup.exe (PID: 6808)
    • CONNECTWISE has been detected

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 6816)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 1052)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 6816)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 904)
      • Setup.exe (PID: 6808)
    • Manages system restore points

      • SrTasks.exe (PID: 4736)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (5.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2022:11:18 20:10:20+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.33
CodeSize: 45568
InitializedDataSize: 5500928
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x14ad
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
150
Monitored processes
16
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start setup.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs msiexec.exe msiexec.exe msiexec.exe no specs rundll32.exe vssvc.exe no specs srtasks.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs msiexec.exe no specs msiexec.exe no specs #SCREENCONNECT screenconnect.clientservice.exe screenconnect.windowsclient.exe no specs screenconnect.windowsclient.exe no specs setup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
840"C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2b77d316152f5fdc)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "61809257-d42d-43d0-8a90-2ae9bc592f5f" "User"C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2b77d316152f5fdc)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exeScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
User:
admin
Company:
ScreenConnect Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
ScreenConnect Client
Version:
25.2.4.9229
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\screenconnect client (2b77d316152f5fdc)\screenconnect.windowsclient.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
904"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
904rundll32.exe "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE793.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1108015 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArgumentsC:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
msiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\rundll32.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\aclayers.dll
1052C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe /VC:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe
services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows® installer
Version:
5.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1228C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exeservices.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vssvc.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1452\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exeSrTasks.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1532"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exeSppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
3008C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 6A6D3CC40E29F809BA220E9F1AAE88A6C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exemsiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\aclayers.dll
4736C:\WINDOWS\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:11C:\Windows\System32\SrTasks.exemsiexec.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Microsoft® Windows System Protection background tasks.
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\srtasks.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
5428C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 839FD88F586182D543BBF53A22052A3F CC:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exemsiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\aclayers.dll
Total events
5 745
Read events
5 468
Write events
260
Delete events
17

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1052) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppGetSnapshots (Enter)
Value:
48000000000000006761546D09C8DB011C0400007C140000D20700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1052) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore
Operation:writeName:SrCreateRp (Enter)
Value:
48000000000000006761546D09C8DB011C0400007C140000D50700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1052) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppGetSnapshots (Leave)
Value:
4800000000000000C056B16D09C8DB011C0400007C140000D20700000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1052) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppEnumGroups (Enter)
Value:
4800000000000000C056B16D09C8DB011C0400007C140000D10700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1052) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppEnumGroups (Leave)
Value:
480000000000000001BAB36D09C8DB011C0400007C140000D10700000100000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1052) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppCreate (Enter)
Value:
4800000000000000C681B86D09C8DB011C0400007C140000D00700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1228) VSSVC.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\COM+ REGDB Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
48000000000000006FED496E09C8DB01CC040000B80F0000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1228) VSSVC.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
48000000000000006FED496E09C8DB01CC040000F8130000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1228) VSSVC.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\Registry Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
48000000000000006FED496E09C8DB01CC040000DC190000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1228) VSSVC.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\Shadow Copy Optimization Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
48000000000000006FED496E09C8DB01CC040000A0040000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Executable files
20
Suspicious files
22
Text files
9
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6808Setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\2b77d316152f5fdc\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
MD5:
SHA256:
1052msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
MD5:
SHA256:
1052msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Installer\1133bf.msi
MD5:
SHA256:
904rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE793.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.Package.dllexecutable
MD5:A921A2B83B98F02D003D9139FA6BA3D8
SHA256:548C551F6EBC5D829158A1E9AD1948D301D7C921906C3D8D6B6D69925FC624A1
904rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE793.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.dllexecutable
MD5:4717BCC62EB45D12FFBED3A35BA20E25
SHA256:E04DE7988A2A39931831977FA22D2A4C39CF3F70211B77B618CAE9243170F1A7
904rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE793.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dllexecutable
MD5:454B489378D49D17021B3E85F86AE843
SHA256:6E24635E275204B7A308517C46DF2250F3B35D92745F13A32E28C382662B527D
904rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE793.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dllexecutable
MD5:94216EB90CA53FBB175F0EE6ADBFB663
SHA256:DA29455A64858FDA773319C32C0A6CD40EDBE8042ED005AA2BEFB8A4F0FB0522
1052msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{3a756980-ab9b-41cb-bdac-1220580da302}_OnDiskSnapshotPropbinary
MD5:99876BF13AFA20A7A451E0F7B982B420
SHA256:AD2229F2EBCC2B673EC1B1D8C5F33E2E859D53161DD7B7EDBFB64D80F3112CF6
904rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE793.tmp-\CustomAction.configxml
MD5:6F52EBEA639FD7CEFCA18D9E5272463E
SHA256:7027B69AB6EBC9F3F7D2F6C800793FDE2A057B76010D8CFD831CF440371B2B23
1052msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Installer\MSI3601.tmpbinary
MD5:594F773FC11DE850394DFDBD4EC0915B
SHA256:0EC448D8ACA66C16B223FD169FAB344FC016915D225BAD80BF88220E0F28C32C
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
26
DNS requests
14
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
23.48.23.156:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
69.192.161.161:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5964
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
69.192.161.161:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5964
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
69.192.161.161:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
23.48.23.156:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
69.192.161.161:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.159.0:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
6740
svchost.exe
23.35.238.131:443
go.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.143
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 69.192.161.161
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.46
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 40.126.31.128
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.238.131
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.245.163.56
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
6700
ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] ScreenConnect Server Response
No debug info