| File name: | ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/2aa4dd8d-91a6-4786-909e-983531c210ed |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. |
| Analysis date: | January 16, 2026, 18:28:39 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | AEDF024EFA5D05653AFA2808ED12CC35 |
| SHA1: | 6FB176CF41A6E9B2446CC493FF45AFA339AA8944 |
| SHA256: | 4C0584873F18282C4ED47855491513F74CFE91B4564A09E468ABB0352E9376FA |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:OnEOOcZOsTXKOytH9awXB0DXe3S+5OmxlGwP3AW5JTGG0DR/WEPShf8Yz+opekeJ:fDA/AWYWyWAWP |
| .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) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
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| TimeStamp: | 2022:11:18 20:10:20+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.33 |
| CodeSize: | 45568 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 12528640 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x14ad |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1388 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 733758BEB2902B712A8C41C7BF9F1DF2 E Global\MSI0000 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1976 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2368 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | SrTasks.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
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| 2612 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe /V | C:\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
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| 5984 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7000 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 0CE1B5E2CD5435E26F48D837C659B7C7 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7056 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding DFCB8BDB8AEEB61290E0DCC2EA080A76 C | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7348 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:15 | C:\Windows\System32\SrTasks.exe | — | msiexec.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
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| 7460 | rundll32.exe "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF92C.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1046921 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments | C:\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
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| 7628 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (bd1aa09c03ce5577)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=instance-bxvczn-relay.screenconnect.com&p=443&s=38d0ae8c-6380-4913-b874-d2bec81f4721&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQDlbPUvgvEFNVQwY2ZAzwg8rEcjq9vvqznUJNAM%2b3AI51GM0wLkc96neOto5XtH%2bBRAbX7WYsBCcDpv%2br2KS%2fnOoFixyDd%2fXqxMPgkk21corVy5LMIWmKhGMIiZtg1XWSDJdwvsbMaUHDzBYx%2fd%2fUS8LJ%2bGpzdXy50ezcIAmBNUb3afjsW%2fvedSHEpJVBInLEhIFI85vlqS3OGYXHWJL3H%2bBu3FoludqsgDoDBXAxGX9Lzpbc7tOU8RkglpJEDoQOJg2GTSn3tQa4hmM%2bskspX96JDxd4aQB0O5e0fTkHb3wH6hnakFt51l5%2bAC9pbW2b9tymbPZ6l4RDxk%2f01Iw0Pd" | C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (bd1aa09c03ce5577)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Version: 25.9.5.9473 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2612) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000003E1B74F81587DC01340A000034110000D50700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2612) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000003E1B74F81587DC01340A000034110000D20700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2612) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Leave) |
Value: 4800000000000000DF66C0F81587DC01340A000034110000D20700000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2612) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000DF66C0F81587DC01340A000034110000D10700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2612) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppCreate (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000005E2BC5F81587DC01340A000034110000D00700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2612) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000007D15F0F81587DC01340A00005C180000E8030000010000000000000000000000749F6FF75316B247B39D619BEEDF778A00000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5984) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Leave) |
Value: 4800000000000000578A05F91587DC0160170000401C0000E80300000000000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5984) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\Shadow Copy Optimization Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Leave) |
Value: 4800000000000000578A05F91587DC0160170000CC090000E80300000000000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2612) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Leave) |
Value: 4800000000000000DF66C0F81587DC01340A000034110000D10700000100000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2612) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastIndex |
Value: 15 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8012 | ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.9.5.9473\bd1aa09c03ce5577\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2612 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2612 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\1024a1.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 8164 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141 | binary | |
MD5:A89A88BBBB61A6400B53DDF195D0B1D5 | SHA256:0B88C66EBD47E2F242D3913595ADFD7FCA9B8B43E57DDC1F8347B37356FE6F94 | |||
| 7460 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF92C.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll | executable | |
MD5:EB6604715B8932B1F79AE00F480F0D49 | SHA256:7071C7FA49E4B177126D58835D7DF40EC0A18424D5C9110242D612FEFB1974DF | |||
| 8164 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141 | binary | |
MD5:FA9E0DCB23EBA27DD7DD7E104DBAC8E3 | SHA256:075883A2625ECF02550385B8A1BBAF49BEEFA282C82B6F07BEB52D96EC9C690E | |||
| 7460 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF92C.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll | executable | |
MD5:5EF88919012E4A3D8A1E2955DC8C8D81 | SHA256:3E54286E348EBD3D70EAED8174CCA500455C3E098CDD1FCCB167BC43D93DB29D | |||
| 8164 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF92C.tmp | executable | |
MD5:83667F97BDAAD141715FAF9687A888FF | SHA256:80C78C9E4ECA39BDEFDC9D47B9A8B49DFCC3FE1C0F135338584C7E83702D539A | |||
| 8164 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_AE4B983DE066DC93BB134616BF886138 | binary | |
MD5:C9EC5DE0FA697DCE9E2BF0725539CB52 | SHA256:54CB0DAAE18A0FEC4EEF50C9758D399AA37E152D57A273B209D1A8F3B9D90C26 | |||
| 2612 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ngen.log | text | |
MD5:341D2F507570E94D6FD6EA27B26E4851 | SHA256:34010C4BFBE7F23E1FC9205BB1B0761E0615440F06F90E9AADFF143A13F1A27D | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1420 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.110.211:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.55.110.211:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1420 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.110.211:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8164 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSRXerF0eFeSWRripTgTkcJWMm7iQQUaDfg67Y7%2BF8Rhvv%2BYXsIiGX0TkICEAq7yhIMeYEKGC9y%2BJwENY8%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8164 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfIs%2BLjDtGwQ09XEB1Yeq%2BtX%2BBgQQU7NfjgtJxXWRM3y5nP%2Be6mK4cD08CEAitQLJg0pxMn17Nqb2Trtk%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3204 | slui.exe | POST | 500 | 48.192.1.64:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 48.192.1.64:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
1420 | svchost.exe | 23.55.110.211:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.55.110.211:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.55.110.211:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
1420 | svchost.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
instance-bxvczn-relay.screenconnect.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2292 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET REMOTE_ACCESS Observed DNS Query to Known ScreenConnect/ConnectWise Remote Desktop Service Domain |
2292 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET REMOTE_ACCESS Observed DNS Query to Known ScreenConnect/ConnectWise Remote Desktop Service Domain |