Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/05/2026, 12:18

General

  • Target
    OperaSetup.exe
  • Size 3.1MB
  • Sample260522-pgx29ads71
  • SHA256 71f17a2ba63f0bbd94719184707e1bc9c45f57ca98d9da67fc7998fa292be90e
  • 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\OperaSetup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OperaSetup.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4492
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC811DCA7\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC811DCA7\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:3344
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC811DCA7\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC811DCA7\installer.exe --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Crash Reports" "--crash-count-file=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\crash_count.txt" --url=https://crashstats-collector-2.opera.com/ --annotation=channel=Stable --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=OperaDesktop --annotation=ver=131.0.5877.97 --initial-client-data=0x298,0x29c,0x2a0,0x278,0x2a4,0x7ff7207f2e98,0x7ff7207f2ea4,0x7ff7207f2eb0
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:1108
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\48a45869-036d-4010-9b04-61e576c696ee Opera Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\48a45869-036d-4010-9b04-61e576c696ee Opera Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:5056

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC811DCA7\installer.exe
        • Size 8.2MB
        • SHA256 a11cc12047afb9fe77e3ba3890a217625e443f7eab893c58b572880cce443da9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        636c0408-d0fb-4043-b54e-cff5807c8159.dmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Crash Reports\reports\636c0408-d0fb-4043-b54e-cff5807c8159.dmp
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 827f2cc5dac0c457196fd5408569d149ce9ace19be97a78ee534b6a3513fc6f0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        settings.dat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Crash Reports\settings.dat
        • Size 40B
        • SHA256 719a31ba19d842b5fba38b656eab5eb1c98c5795428018961d422cd1a0ecc4d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512