Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/04/2026, 13:36

General

  • Target
    OperaGXSetup.exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample260418-qwckjaay91
  • SHA256 c746305f0923cc5c45a6690edcf9c4e388baf0bf41455e26e763dd465c0ba560
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 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 2 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 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:3484
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC9D35C58\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC9D35C58\installer.exe --server-tracking-blob=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
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2076
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC9D35C58\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC9D35C58\installer.exe --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable" /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=Win64 --annotation=prod=OperaDesktopGX --annotation=ver=130.0.5847.58 --initial-client-data=0x26c,0x270,0x274,0x248,0x278,0x7ff6789be6d8,0x7ff6789be6e4,0x7ff6789be6f0
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:1876
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\0f258172-f42e-428d-aabe-32f893caea84 Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\0f258172-f42e-428d-aabe-32f893caea84 Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:892

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC9D35C58\installer.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 ffe37c5e6519b2992735665c5001c9364824b2148baeb6ac8799ca7f208ae00e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        0dcc880c-e51e-488a-904c-41b4d764af73.dmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports\reports\0dcc880c-e51e-488a-904c-41b4d764af73.dmp
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 601f4509fa0fb5421c67f47e9402e5df316eda5eb30c2ef207947f9163b86a20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        settings.dat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports\settings.dat
        • Size 40B
        • SHA256 9bb55b651a177e155e91723b56c710895ccb48fb5858f63caab9602bc3349e7d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1876-30-0x0000018435160000-0x0000018435168000-memory.dmp

        memory/2076-22-0x000001DEF6D20000-0x000001DEF6D28000-memory.dmp