Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    51s
  • max time network
    53s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/04/2026, 17:37

General

  • Target
    Vega X Windows_48419713.exe
  • Size 583KB
  • Sample260429-v677ead141
  • SHA256 ddbd930cf742882ea6cc10ea5495f8aec24003664b81257c1b3900f3627b6684
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 9 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • 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 Program Files directory 3 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 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 4 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 6 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vega X Windows_48419713.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vega X Windows_48419713.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:2612
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:4756
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vega X Windows_48419713.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vega X Windows_48419713.exe"
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1692
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vega X Windows_48419713.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vega X Windows_48419713.exe"
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3136
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vega X Windows_48419713.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vega X Windows_48419713.exe"
      1⤵
      • Downloads MZ/PE file
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5108
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\OperaGX_48419713.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\OperaGX_48419713.exe --silent --allusers=0
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:848
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS053EE088\installer.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS053EE088\installer.exe --silent --allusers=0 --server-tracking-blob=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
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Enumerates system info in registry
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4768
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS053EE088\installer.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS053EE088\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=130.0.5847.108 --initial-client-data=0x27c,0x280,0x284,0x23c,0x288,0x7ff6baa46718,0x7ff6baa46724,0x7ff6baa46730
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:4756
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\4a257853-20e3-4bbc-824b-53b293e13a7a Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\4a257853-20e3-4bbc-824b-53b293e13a7a Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:1028
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS053EE088\installer.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS053EE088\installer.exe" --backend --install --import-browser-data=0 --enable-crash-reporting=1 --enable-stats=1 --enable-installer-stats=1 --consent-given=0 --general-interests=0 --general-location=0 --personalized-content=0 --personalized-ads=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=1 --run-at-startup=1 --server-tracking-data=server_tracking_data --initial-pid=4768 --package-dir-prefix="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\4a257853-20e3-4bbc-824b-53b293e13a7a Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_20260429183800" --session-guid=2049ff1c-5637-4025-abec-c6ca05e1734a --server-tracking-blob="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 " --silent --desktopshortcut=1 --wait-for-package --initial-proc-handle=5408000000000000
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Enumerates connected drives
            • Enumerates system info in registry
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4032
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS053EE088\installer.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS053EE088\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=130.0.5847.108 --initial-client-data=0x288,0x28c,0x290,0x258,0x294,0x7ff6baa46718,0x7ff6baa46724,0x7ff6baa46730
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:4172
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Booster\GameBooster.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Booster\GameBooster.exe" install
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1756
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Booster\GameBooster.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Booster\GameBooster.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:392
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Booster\GameBooster.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Booster\GameBooster.exe" --minimized
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:3716
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\werfault.exe
      werfault.exe /h /shared Global\ffe8bc8bd5c6437b8ec0de4994f5e409 /t 2304 /p 5108
      1⤵
        PID:4428

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            GameBooster.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Booster\GameBooster.exe
            • Size 231KB
            • SHA256 f13a0407af07f4537386e5109d16e4fefd23f515ae2ca8db04f3ccaac1ffaf14
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            hgsdk.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Booster\hgsdk.dll
            • Size 4.2MB
            • SHA256 c714754c5b3a91e2ae19016526f80049e1d550ce6298480786fed52126e7bfb6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            05DDC6AA91765AACACDB0A5F96DF8199

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\05DDC6AA91765AACACDB0A5F96DF8199
            • Size 993B
            • SHA256 a6f8f5d4ffd1e825ffce9a55861f16aa4dbe67871b1696b976194dd8be1fdf29
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            24BD96D5497F70B3F510A6B53CD43F3E_3A89246FB90C5EE6620004F1AE0EB0EA

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\24BD96D5497F70B3F510A6B53CD43F3E_3A89246FB90C5EE6620004F1AE0EB0EA
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 b47704c86ca07e4774fcc3596487d7cdf2aa78f25ec6fac8baeae3c23de7d08b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            534B7EE50FA08B79E3BD07C2A811D271_7828405354F7ADA86BB305FD2E628FF2

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\534B7EE50FA08B79E3BD07C2A811D271_7828405354F7ADA86BB305FD2E628FF2
            • Size 471B
            • SHA256 e82e652a641b602244c9c299711a840a24987908cdca594b7bdfeb99d0b916fb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 71ccd39de69ec147afd8ad4337a36829dcababbf40897250380c7770de551242
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8
            • Size 528B
            • SHA256 d2bb091268ade68ad8121d2184d0fbce128070156304bd4de312e6fbd267409c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CB77E3D8FE906716C4DEE1FAFFCB74A5

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CB77E3D8FE906716C4DEE1FAFFCB74A5
            • Size 471B
            • SHA256 3556847b4908ef50404b1b329c9624ff2b55194a6b6f030257e3e2732ee9e30b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            E8EB4ABA7A3CA058EE05235F64926565_F8F0CEB6BAE1375459D29F1043DC23B2

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E8EB4ABA7A3CA058EE05235F64926565_F8F0CEB6BAE1375459D29F1043DC23B2
            • Size 472B
            • SHA256 f6fbd7869ae95281c385ec7bf341ab1ec7f4f58f18fc114ec5cf3d9bc33bf9c2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            05DDC6AA91765AACACDB0A5F96DF8199

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\05DDC6AA91765AACACDB0A5F96DF8199
            • Size 170B
            • SHA256 f11c5a215ba81e06ab9c77cc9a8b8fcd3075b4b7606c53b9afa56702a3d6fa6f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            24BD96D5497F70B3F510A6B53CD43F3E_3A89246FB90C5EE6620004F1AE0EB0EA

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\24BD96D5497F70B3F510A6B53CD43F3E_3A89246FB90C5EE6620004F1AE0EB0EA
            • Size 410B
            • SHA256 707241faf700d30aa8d7571b98637609950e496d369acc7b228e1e58ed57a7b1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            534B7EE50FA08B79E3BD07C2A811D271_7828405354F7ADA86BB305FD2E628FF2

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\534B7EE50FA08B79E3BD07C2A811D271_7828405354F7ADA86BB305FD2E628FF2
            • Size 418B
            • SHA256 1d746e25c99b4bd797108a4e87fec14dd8091519dbecbeff7c2953b10f046abf
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12
            • Size 174B
            • SHA256 aa41f82b176f74aa54a3c63b497e0c81ddf285cc807804f4d3b6dac53d3518be
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8
            • Size 170B
            • SHA256 2a26dbe9cbdf112ef06bfb7a53507d1dff3b9e58dd89fae3f06f224c7877f663
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CB77E3D8FE906716C4DEE1FAFFCB74A5

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CB77E3D8FE906716C4DEE1FAFFCB74A5
            • Size 416B
            • SHA256 6284fc0dc078d2c72e1520eb6ac2a40a2593d6626fe92122b969502366b6d81f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            E8EB4ABA7A3CA058EE05235F64926565_F8F0CEB6BAE1375459D29F1043DC23B2

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E8EB4ABA7A3CA058EE05235F64926565_F8F0CEB6BAE1375459D29F1043DC23B2
            • Size 406B
            • SHA256 8dbe9e3618108a058556ae38bd95e83120e0c72ae5f8dcc185b45d3917ac7478
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            logo[1].png

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\0G5RVZXX\logo[1].png
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 c97e703578120c1f7a570acac3b461178a5e051ce16be9e266c1789c1d610ac0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            OperaGX_48419713.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\OperaGX_48419713.exe
            • Size 3.9MB
            • SHA256 2c133f19111cbbf4bea004ae9f668aa978a5ad093f41a7edd51d8811156c540c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            installer.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS053EE088\installer.exe
            • Size 9.0MB
            • SHA256 c4a265b084cdac06add82a9b7ff6dab1ab62604a73b9da35cbb6d26facc1dba2
            • 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 4fc3739d5f48e2b4e35cc31878b6eda32fb1963c82919c787c4f83f731a4d50b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            memory/392-129-0x00000000017E0000-0x000000000183F000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-22-0x0000000003E00000-0x0000000003E28000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-19-0x0000000001790000-0x00000000017EF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-21-0x0000000003DF0000-0x0000000003E00000-memory.dmp

            memory/1692-20-0x0000000003D70000-0x0000000003DE8000-memory.dmp

            memory/2612-5-0x0000000002B10000-0x0000000002B6F000-memory.dmp

            memory/3136-35-0x00000000025B0000-0x000000000260F000-memory.dmp

            memory/3136-37-0x00000000033F0000-0x0000000003400000-memory.dmp

            memory/3136-36-0x0000000003370000-0x00000000033E8000-memory.dmp

            memory/3136-38-0x0000000003400000-0x0000000003428000-memory.dmp

            memory/4768-119-0x00000180F1B20000-0x00000180F1B2C000-memory.dmp

            memory/5108-71-0x0000000002B60000-0x0000000002BBF000-memory.dmp

            memory/5108-72-0x00000000034D0000-0x0000000003548000-memory.dmp

            memory/5108-73-0x0000000003550000-0x0000000003560000-memory.dmp

            memory/5108-74-0x0000000003560000-0x0000000003588000-memory.dmp