Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    123s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/06/2026, 03:29

General

  • Target
    OperaGXSetup.exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample260623-d2ewmaav4s
  • SHA256 63af216c0b4db37cefdba79a12a1a74b14721fcaa13f5d3becb262931c90941f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 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 4 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 system certificate store 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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:5036
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCA3DFD28\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCA3DFD28\installer.exe --server-tracking-blob=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
      2⤵
      • Downloads MZ/PE file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3300
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCA3DFD28\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCA3DFD28\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=132.0.5905.82 --initial-client-data=0x264,0x268,0x26c,0x240,0x270,0x7ff7cca07e08,0x7ff7cca07e14,0x7ff7cca07e20
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2800
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:5032
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\Opera_GX_assistant_132.0.5905.28_Setup.exe_sfx.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\Opera_GX_assistant_132.0.5905.28_Setup.exe_sfx.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4244
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\assistant_installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\assistant_installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4280
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\assistant_installer.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\assistant_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=Win32 --annotation=prod=OperaDesktopGX --annotation=ver=132.0.5905.28 --initial-client-data=0x220,0x224,0x228,0x1fc,0x22c,0xde4b80,0xde4b8c,0xde4b98
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1612

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        additional_file0.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\additional_file0.tmp
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 0f50bda78a34e09ccfd5e33a7958de9eebe9863cc3d875e8b9c52dec3f3a9992
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        assistant_installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\assistant_installer.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 e86907d20a18c6b99e270a4422e0c279079e8a118b6bd7fbb4001161ddc881f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        browser_assistant.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\browser_assistant.exe
        • Size 5.2MB
        • SHA256 4a5fd953fd0e1c3085ae68fa3984083b6273b2fecad4cbd5149f9b20a720e7e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dbgcore.DLL

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\dbgcore.DLL
        • Size 196KB
        • SHA256 a2777992696c953c001dabade3f236f731987b58061efd8c894815f9939f979c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dbghelp.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\dbghelp.dll
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 102419e70ed462dd1ef4a30d94b714c4317ea838d7acc85ae030dfca19f609ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        files_list

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\74a57f43-3f35-4bca-a9cc-f807a58fd21f Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606230430011\assistant\files_list
        • Size 72B
        • SHA256 5b3741e12f14d0ae54d450fff585c5fbfa7b360800c863722472d320c26b4ef4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCA3DFD28\installer.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 33566d50268068e1fab01b06431773c863627abcfa5e0614ecae1443ebfefa61
        • 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 595656ca0caaa837dd319edfbf9e1f75cbb28adeb7031504c372be571419af4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512