| File name: | ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/51d154e1-b451-4d6c-8973-edfbaa15f0c3 |
| 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: | May 20, 2026, 05:24:56 |
| 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: | 41F40B49436CE3B008F79BDC5A0E9857 |
| SHA1: | E71430C9A8F3967463E88D35E22DBEAF2C61C429 |
| SHA256: | 7DC07219E9DD20AAD0C0A0C3F8D00A69AF1C5633D1797D1B46B77B500F12AD3F |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:Gf7ww/5lQYHJOytH9awXB0DXe3S+5OmxlGwP3AW5JTGG0DR/WVCv4FogS+IWuZYn:CtDAZpx9hYjDpx9hY+px9hYZpx9hYB |
| .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 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2022:11:18 20:10:20+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.33 |
| CodeSize: | 45568 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 12726272 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x14ad |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 26.2.4.9600 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 26.2.4.9600 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Unknown (0) |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileVersion: | 26.2.4.9600 |
| ProductVersion: | 26.2.4.9600 |
| ProductName: | ScreenConnect |
| CompanyName: | ScreenConnect Software |
| FileDescription: | ScreenConnect Client Setup |
| InternalName: | ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe |
| OriginalFileName: | ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1108 | 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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| 1776 | rundll32.exe "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI19ED.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_924156 11 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiMotw | 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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| 2204 | "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\26.2.4.9600\a5bbf29fe2cf3587\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi" SC_EXE_PATH="C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | ScreenConnect.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
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| 2220 | 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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| 2812 | 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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| 4056 | \??\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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| 4564 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: ScreenConnect Software Integrity Level: HIGH Description: ScreenConnect Client Setup Exit code: 0 Version: 26.2.4.9600 Modules
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| 4624 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 9DE655DF31135B96A796E66FF43885CB | 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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| 5716 | rundll32.exe "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1EE0.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_925437 18 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.CheckMsiFileName | 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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| 6112 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 21D07226C8FCD4D6053232A150554D32 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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| (PID) Process: | (1776) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rundll32_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rundll32_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rundll32_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rundll32_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rundll32_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rundll32_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rundll32_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rundll32_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rundll32_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rundll32_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4564 | ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\26.2.4.9600\a5bbf29fe2cf3587\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2204 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141 | binary | |
MD5:88318CFF911AB4032D3E950B1179F94A | SHA256:21CF058E3327B5AF3BC08239C6A0D31C3352D7ADD5BACD326FC5308BCB1C9502 | |||
| 2204 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141 | binary | |
MD5:747026950059B1525A365871B49B806A | SHA256:C29C4CD1071DEC5034C98103C50F7F4D9D607BCD8C10BC354D7EF0D3CCA8B169 | |||
| 2204 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_59E89BCE9615F2B61F2F2C691688F111 | binary | |
MD5:3376C5C06634090BF3F827FEB10FF045 | SHA256:D8BD6BB70EF13A67993CEFAA8B3C241EF585FB58A921F80E3277DE48DBDD6B57 | |||
| 7116 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI18C3.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll | executable | |
MD5:3730C34E8EB93AE2E121C0249529C16D | SHA256:936055C9CECBCE54167E3D865BED76119B8668D41E987F5C76E82A7C9CF1898C | |||
| 7116 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI18C3.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.Package.dll | executable | |
MD5:A921A2B83B98F02D003D9139FA6BA3D8 | SHA256:548C551F6EBC5D829158A1E9AD1948D301D7C921906C3D8D6B6D69925FC624A1 | |||
| 7116 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI18C3.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll | executable | |
MD5:5EF88919012E4A3D8A1E2955DC8C8D81 | SHA256:3E54286E348EBD3D70EAED8174CCA500455C3E098CDD1FCCB167BC43D93DB29D | |||
| 2204 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI18C3.tmp | executable | |
MD5:49FE5DDE947D8CDC65B5EA63DEC5E84C | SHA256:C99B56907EA67B189677AF45B8C4B81E5109E30F81AABF100997E9F2B681BA45 | |||
| 7116 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI18C3.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.dll | executable | |
MD5:4717BCC62EB45D12FFBED3A35BA20E25 | SHA256:E04DE7988A2A39931831977FA22D2A4C39CF3F70211B77B618CAE9243170F1A7 | |||
| 7116 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI18C3.tmp-\ScreenConnect.WindowsInstaller.dll | executable | |
MD5:7FDEFC65532F63247E4A09EF04FB2F08 | SHA256:663B4D48E4183306995E4A66D4D8222292884152A6DA85FE3800BB015B6C223B | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2204 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 23.11.40.157:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSRXerF0eFeSWRripTgTkcJWMm7iQQUaDfg67Y7%2BF8Rhvv%2BYXsIiGX0TkICEAHd28bpFj1AfZgKPq95hSg%3D | NL | binary | 727 b | whitelisted |
7804 | slui.exe | POST | 500 | 128.24.231.64:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | US | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
7804 | slui.exe | POST | 500 | 128.24.231.64:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | US | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
2204 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 23.11.40.157:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfIs%2BLjDtGwQ09XEB1Yeq%2BtX%2BBgQQU7NfjgtJxXWRM3y5nP%2Be6mK4cD08CEAitQLJg0pxMn17Nqb2Trtk%3D | NL | binary | 727 b | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.52.181.212:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
4712 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 74.179.77.204:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3448 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.52.181.212:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
1776 | rundll32.exe | POST | — | 35.169.83.249:443 | https://check.screenconnect.com/InstallerOriginInfo.axd | US | — | — | unknown |
7568 | svchost.exe | POST | 403 | 23.52.181.141:443 | https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=2257403&clcid=0x409 | US | html | 384 b | whitelisted |
1776 | rundll32.exe | POST | 200 | 100.25.163.131:443 | https://check.screenconnect.com/InstallerOriginInfo.axd | US | — | — | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 48.209.138.168:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 128.24.231.64:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 92.123.104.21:443 | www.bing.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
3448 | svchost.exe | 2.16.164.49:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
3448 | svchost.exe | 23.52.181.212:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.52.181.212:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 48.209.138.189:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 48.209.138.189:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
check.screenconnect.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2232 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET REMOTE_ACCESS Observed DNS Query to Known ScreenConnect/ConnectWise Remote Desktop Service Domain |
2232 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET REMOTE_ACCESS Observed DNS Query to Known ScreenConnect/ConnectWise Remote Desktop Service Domain |
— | — | Misc activity | ET REMOTE_ACCESS Observed DNS Query to Known ScreenConnect/ConnectWise Remote Desktop Service Domain |