What is ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe?

ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe is digitally signed by ConnectWise, LLC.

ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\apps\2.0\dgc8wvll.nwz\96amko1x.yj1\scre..tion_b15b0581876c57b7_0013.0006_bfb0245c2379edfb\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product version19.6.26659.7340
File version19.6.26659.7340

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product version19.6.26659.7340
File version19.6.26659.7340

Digital signatures [?]

ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameConnectWise, LLC
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number085dfb7228e907cf98022c52c511bc66

VirusTotal report

2 of the 73 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe file. That's a 3% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[RemoteAdmin]/Win32.ConnectScreen
Jiangmin RemoteAdmin.ConnectScreen.a
2 of the 73 anti-virus programs detected the ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\mscoree.dll.local"
    ],
    "directory_enumerated": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "ADVAPI32.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\aee5245bb8afdd82c100be39817a9451d24f54cfdd25593b8b825c2ea85f0017.bin",
        "process_name": "aee5245bb8afdd82c100be39817a9451d24f54cfdd25593b8b825c2ea85f0017.bin",
        "pid": 2816,
        "summary": {
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\mscoree.dll.local"
            ],
            "directory_enumerated": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1583131985.578125,
        "ppid": 2016
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1583131985.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\Users\\jmorgan\\Source\\cwcontrol\\Custom\\DotNetRunner\\Release\\DotNetServiceRunner.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.141551971435547,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 5226,
            "time": 9.187633991241455,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7070,
            "time": 3.0496129989624023,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7398,
            "time": 1.0635161399841309,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7726,
            "time": 3.09478497505188,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8054,
            "time": 1.5810480117797852,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8382,
            "time": -0.09482383728027344,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 8710,
            "time": 1.5942809581756592,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 28120,
            "time": 1.1089301109313965,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 36504,
            "time": 3.143280029296875,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "7f20f926df09de12c4f450ab26131b2af2bcab9e796ab3cf171a43995d906201",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "152bb213f6fae2c30de09a7eaba61a0d6d3f6a989736d8f9ace32e9e05bdb53f",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\lo..bfb0245c2379edfb\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5173386edbce51a4ebbd8a1cabd71d805
SHA256aee5245bb8afdd82c100be39817a9451d24f54cfdd25593b8b825c2ea85f0017

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to screenconnect.clientservice.exe:

screenconnect.clientservice.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

screenconnect.clientservice.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

screenconnect.clientservice.exe has stopped working.

End Program - screenconnect.clientservice.exe. This program is not responding.

screenconnect.clientservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

screenconnect.clientservice.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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