File name:

Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a567b5e2-441d-4826-8f5a-fc5c2a2e342b
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 19, 2025, 07:43:23
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:

98C6F3785A23A9B58DB35E70FA54DEBB

SHA1:

DEF1B9720198E5B8C8C1B648FBFF13E5658AA97C

SHA256:

47CCDED153F843F1847191BCE27D518CF817527FCAE644760591FCF9ADEFAFB4

SSDEEP:

98304:5ahxA3yFBPR3ipsn6lev+KNCOytH9awXB0DXe3S+5OmxlGwP3AW5JTGG0DR/Wzif:0wDAYqhtuc

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  • MALICIOUS

    • SCREENCONNECT has been detected (SURICATA)

      • ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe (PID: 7304)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 7556)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exe (PID: 7200)
    • Executes as Windows Service

      • VSSVC.exe (PID: 7660)
      • ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe (PID: 7304)
    • Screenconnect has been detected

      • ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe (PID: 7304)
    • Application launched itself

      • ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe (PID: 7656)
    • Potential Corporate Privacy Violation

      • ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe (PID: 7304)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe (PID: 7304)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exe (PID: 7200)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 7512)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 7460)
    • Checks supported languages

      • Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exe (PID: 7200)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 7460)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 7512)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exe (PID: 7200)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 7556)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exe (PID: 7200)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exe (PID: 7200)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 7292)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 7460)
    • Manages system restore points

      • SrTasks.exe (PID: 1184)
    • CONNECTWISE has been detected

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 7292)
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
159
Monitored processes
20
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start adobe-update-clientsetup.exe msiexec.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.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 slui.exe no specs screenconnect.windowsclient.exe no specs screenconnect.windowsclient.exe no specs 5628_5644.exe no specs adobe-update-clientsetup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1168C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 5B57F5F5F661FB12F2CD134E465BEF79C:\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
1184C:\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
1672"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\adobe-update-clientsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
1812"C:\Users\admin\Documents\ScreenConnect\Temp\5628_5644.exe" C:\Users\admin\Documents\ScreenConnect\Temp\5628_5644.exeScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\documents\screenconnect\temp\5628_5644.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\win32u.dll
4008\??\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
5544C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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
5668"C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (de3de9d2dc2915ec)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunFile" "C:\Users\admin\Documents\ScreenConnect\Temp\5628_5644.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (de3de9d2dc2915ec)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exeScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
User:
admin
Company:
ScreenConnect Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
ScreenConnect Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
25.2.4.9229
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\screenconnect client (de3de9d2dc2915ec)\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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
6112C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 8A9FC870879B016E2F7F471A599B948D E Global\MSI0000C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exemsiexec.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
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
7200"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\adobe-update-clientsetup.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\oleaut32.dll
7292"C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\de3de9d2dc2915ec\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.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
7 119
Read events
6 840
Write events
261
Delete events
18

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7460) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore
Operation:writeName:SrCreateRp (Enter)
Value:
480000000000000082D071BC91C8DB01241D0000D81D0000D50700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(7460) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppGetSnapshots (Enter)
Value:
480000000000000082D071BC91C8DB01241D0000D81D0000D20700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(7460) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppGetSnapshots (Leave)
Value:
480000000000000053B8BBBC91C8DB01241D0000D81D0000D20700000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(7460) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppEnumGroups (Enter)
Value:
480000000000000053B8BBBC91C8DB01241D0000D81D0000D10700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(7460) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppEnumGroups (Leave)
Value:
4800000000000000F981C0BC91C8DB01241D0000D81D0000D10700000100000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(7460) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppCreate (Enter)
Value:
48000000000000001783C5BC91C8DB01241D0000D81D0000D00700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(7460) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP
Operation:writeName:LastIndex
Value:
11
(PID) Process:(7460) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter)
Value:
48000000000000009A5B67BD91C8DB01241D0000D81D0000D30700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(7660) VSSVC.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Leave)
Value:
4800000000000000BACD88BD91C8DB01EC1D00000C1E0000E80300000000000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(7460) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
4800000000000000BCBE69BD91C8DB01241D0000D01E0000E8030000010000000000000000000000BFBE2656F7B2FC418AFD9B5CD723DD9500000000000000000000000000000000
Executable files
20
Suspicious files
21
Text files
10
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7200Adobe-Update-ClientSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\de3de9d2dc2915ec\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
MD5:
SHA256:
7460msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
MD5:
SHA256:
7460msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Installer\111e62.msi
MD5:
SHA256:
7556rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSID449.tmp-\CustomAction.configxml
MD5:6F52EBEA639FD7CEFCA18D9E5272463E
SHA256:7027B69AB6EBC9F3F7D2F6C800793FDE2A057B76010D8CFD831CF440371B2B23
7460msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\snapshot-2binary
MD5:6BCD9C806D10C75D53412811123F1252
SHA256:627BD6B4BC14FD92EFC1D86CD6AA83957088E7BFB9910C4B604833EE8CC538D5
7556rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSID449.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dllexecutable
MD5:94216EB90CA53FBB175F0EE6ADBFB663
SHA256:DA29455A64858FDA773319C32C0A6CD40EDBE8042ED005AA2BEFB8A4F0FB0522
7460msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Installer\inprogressinstallinfo.ipibinary
MD5:697A66F9F2147AFF89D41333C60B1FBB
SHA256:573286BD0889EBAB547C534AF97786DBC9C8BF6222B578E5BBC7970D3CFC8DF2
7556rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSID449.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dllexecutable
MD5:5EF88919012E4A3D8A1E2955DC8C8D81
SHA256:3E54286E348EBD3D70EAED8174CCA500455C3E098CDD1FCCB167BC43D93DB29D
7460msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ngen.logtext
MD5:F5F2329B937289D8DBAE4852547036C5
SHA256:148A8CF2A485083F3BCA8D4430609334D9536ECF5675755A69F14EBC52F3A995
7460msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{5626bebf-b2f7-41fc-8afd-9b5cd723dd95}_OnDiskSnapshotPropbinary
MD5:6BCD9C806D10C75D53412811123F1252
SHA256:627BD6B4BC14FD92EFC1D86CD6AA83957088E7BFB9910C4B604833EE8CC538D5
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
30
DNS requests
19
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5640
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
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
5640
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4108
RUXIMICS.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.19.11.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.159.4:443
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

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.78
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.11.120
  • 2.19.11.105
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 40.126.31.130
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.64
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.238.131
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
7304
ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
Misc Attack
ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 7
7304
ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] ScreenConnect Server Response
No debug info