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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    71s
  • max time network
    73s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    04-02-2025 00:25

General

  • Target

    OperaGXSetup.exe

  • Size

    3.8MB

  • MD5

    5b8cb1947781b81771c8ccce8c2acf9c

  • SHA1

    dac0a7b542a624c851bb182af26ad4540f9b3662

  • SHA256

    26bb11eda4879dfcec579835c2e2a4240bd115415919d9934199be2d442bfc58

  • SHA512

    70ace2d4fd39fa3923cca59f80a085025ad5c5477d873beef61036ee9590ac77a2a670d23cd149691b194e2b20f96661af8dd5d795a61bf9cfe31ff0c65d43c8

  • SSDEEP

    98304:IA5YT8y844FnN4ChLeQEGfleiLdAXmjTjiMI:4T8y/IrBr5f3LU2ml

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 4 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OperaGXSetup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OperaGXSetup.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1408
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS085D24A7\setup.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS085D24A7\setup.exe --server-tracking-blob=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
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1592
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS085D24A7\setup.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS085D24A7\setup.exe --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports" "--crash-count-file=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\crash_count.txt" --url=https://crashstats-collector-2.opera.com/ --annotation=channel=Stable --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=OperaDesktopGX --annotation=ver=115.0.5322.89 --initial-client-data=0x338,0x33c,0x340,0x308,0x344,0x74912d9c,0x74912da8,0x74912db4
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1744
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\setup.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\setup.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3212
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS085D24A7\setup.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS085D24A7\setup.exe" --backend --install --import-browser-data=0 --enable-stats=1 --enable-installer-stats=1 --consent-given=1 --general-interests=1 --general-location=1 --personalized-content=1 --personalized-ads=1 --vought_browser=0 --launchopera=1 --showunbox=0 --installfolder="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera GX" --profile-folder --language=en --singleprofile=0 --copyonly=0 --allusers=0 --setdefaultbrowser=0 --pintotaskbar=1 --pintostartmenu=0 --run-at-startup=1 --server-tracking-data=server_tracking_data --initial-pid=1592 --package-dir-prefix="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_20250204002557" --session-guid=44d898a6-b173-4f19-8ca6-e77da033dde6 --server-tracking-blob=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 --desktopshortcut=1 --wait-for-package --initial-proc-handle=F808000000000000
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4148
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS085D24A7\setup.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS085D24A7\setup.exe --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports" "--crash-count-file=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\crash_count.txt" --url=https://crashstats-collector-2.opera.com/ --annotation=channel=Stable --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=OperaDesktopGX --annotation=ver=115.0.5322.89 --initial-client-data=0x328,0x32c,0x330,0x304,0x334,0x721a2d9c,0x721a2da8,0x721a2db4
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2468
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202502040025571\assistant\Opera_GX_assistant_73.0.3856.382_Setup.exe_sfx.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202502040025571\assistant\Opera_GX_assistant_73.0.3856.382_Setup.exe_sfx.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3132
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202502040025571\assistant\assistant_installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202502040025571\assistant\assistant_installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3460
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202502040025571\assistant\assistant_installer.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202502040025571\assistant\assistant_installer.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports" "--crash-count-file=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\crash_count.txt" --url=https://crashstats-collector.opera.com/collector/submit --annotation=channel=Stable --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=OperaDesktopGX --annotation=ver=73.0.3856.382 --initial-client-data=0x288,0x28c,0x290,0x264,0x294,0xb34f48,0xb34f58,0xb34f64
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3300
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe" -ServerName:MiniSearchUI.AppXj3y73at8fy1htwztzxs68sxx1v7cksp7.mca
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4024
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s NPSMSvc
    1⤵
      PID:3584
    • C:\Windows\System32\oobe\UserOOBEBroker.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\oobe\UserOOBEBroker.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      PID:3948
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileCoAuth.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileCoAuth.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3844
    • C:\Windows\system32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe
      "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.13
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      PID:4424
    • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4272
    • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:468
    • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4976

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\2e5a0501-413c-4fd6-b038-2924e54265ab.down_data

      Filesize

      555KB

      MD5

      5683c0028832cae4ef93ca39c8ac5029

      SHA1

      248755e4e1db552e0b6f8651b04ca6d1b31a86fb

      SHA256

      855abd360d8a8d6974eba92b70cbd09ce519bc8773439993f9ab37cb6847309e

      SHA512

      aba434bd29be191c823b02ea9b639beb10647bbe7759bbffdaa790dfb1ec2c58d74c525ef11aacda209e4effe322d1d3a07b115446c8914b07a3bce4d8a0e2c3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202502040025571\additional_file0.tmp

      Filesize

      1.4MB

      MD5

      e9a2209b61f4be34f25069a6e54affea

      SHA1

      6368b0a81608c701b06b97aeff194ce88fd0e3c0

      SHA256

      e950f17f4181009eeafa9f5306e8a9dfd26d88ca63b1838f44ff0efc738e7d1f

      SHA512

      59e46277ca79a43ed8b0a25b24eff013e251a75f90587e013b9c12851e5dd7283b6172f7d48583982f6a32069457778ee440025c1c754bf7bb6ce8ae1d2c3fc5

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202502040025571\assistant\assistant_installer.exe

      Filesize

      1.8MB

      MD5

      4c8fbed0044da34ad25f781c3d117a66

      SHA1

      8dd93340e3d09de993c3bc12db82680a8e69d653

      SHA256

      afe569ce9e4f71c23ba5f6e8fd32be62ac9538e397cde8f2ecbe46faa721242a

      SHA512

      a04e6fd052d2d63a0737c83702c66a9af834f9df8423666508c42b3e1d8384300239c9ddacdc31c1e85140eb1193bcfac209f218750b40342492ffce6e9da481

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS085D24A7\setup.exe

      Filesize

      7.3MB

      MD5

      49e7ebda27b78f0995322e0fa63336b3

      SHA1

      6e38e971bc7f249e4fd726d25a40a38dcb5acf3b

      SHA256

      4cb3d4754510e21dbd794a59eb47ff4d811064ccb9c74b02b1d62a96c9f2de7d

      SHA512

      ac6cfac6ecaa9feb74ee5631aa09649d2db33f6fcdbf4f65a0216f396d8b2e8ff5d1c62b14f6d025f29e37b3eccf87e9b838024e6c82502c956a21f686268b18

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Opera_installer_2502040025559011592.dll

      Filesize

      6.8MB

      MD5

      be12a3550124e852e52fa2effa9d48da

      SHA1

      a026f8a03b22fcfc4b256b28177938645a423f63

      SHA256

      41d5b126b9d1885a0e4f42b67366cde76ecb7573e93213ad6d6ef398d5787706

      SHA512

      331320f69449e632de51f1317788f5fe64b647a8493bb13088c26dcfc86969716f06ec9956048cf4fcc817fd499ea153fcc8a26c3757da882c3f6045529d6602

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports\settings.dat

      Filesize

      40B

      MD5

      00340d85718b58d8590b5cfb739b0bd3

      SHA1

      db38faeb79b117bc3979850c4fc30e6e7a45664b

      SHA256

      cb5ba6564eb010a1b3a915d68a8d036b474e5a7ea6ec774a461b2eb6b8134adf

      SHA512

      aee2c269769ce48179ebc6b664cb7399e3652666173e6ef02630b7c27129fd18a8c6555169e7137ff073a88bddc4e3b1af7f063f983f305c9936104c2514e6b4