Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260618-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/06/2026, 16:04

General

  • Target
    OperaGXSetup.exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample260626-thwm2ads9m
  • SHA256 b627b156cf65eb26761f4afb9c79ef3107f661c1e6b4177573d5a60ed08d2fb0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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
  • 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:5632
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0069DDB8\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0069DDB8\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:3960
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0069DDB8\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0069DDB8\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=132.0.5905.110 --initial-client-data=0x2a0,0x2a4,0x2a8,0x27c,0x2ac,0x7ff725eb6e08,0x7ff725eb6e14,0x7ff725eb6e20
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:5176
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:3280
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\assistant\Opera_GX_assistant_132.0.5905.28_Setup.exe_sfx.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\assistant\Opera_GX_assistant_132.0.5905.28_Setup.exe_sfx.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1636
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\assistant\assistant_installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\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:4464
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\assistant\assistant_installer.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\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=0x24c,0x250,0x254,0x210,0x258,0x1074b80,0x1074b8c,0x1074b98
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:240

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        additional_file0.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\additional_file0.tmp
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 0f50bda78a34e09ccfd5e33a7958de9eebe9863cc3d875e8b9c52dec3f3a9992
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        assistant_installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\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\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\assistant\browser_assistant.exe
        • Size 5.2MB
        • SHA256 4a5fd953fd0e1c3085ae68fa3984083b6273b2fecad4cbd5149f9b20a720e7e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dbgcore.DLL

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\assistant\dbgcore.DLL
        • Size 196KB
        • SHA256 a2777992696c953c001dabade3f236f731987b58061efd8c894815f9939f979c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dbghelp.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\assistant\dbghelp.dll
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 102419e70ed462dd1ef4a30d94b714c4317ea838d7acc85ae030dfca19f609ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        files_list

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\e24832b3-6779-466d-8c87-9ae385b6879d Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202606261704101\assistant\files_list
        • Size 72B
        • SHA256 5b3741e12f14d0ae54d450fff585c5fbfa7b360800c863722472d320c26b4ef4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0069DDB8\installer.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 ab34f86bacc5748b9a8ffee905e1d6e67e679b1c52af2271d87ebe380e9c0c2b
        • 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 e49bb2b764ca5ba2e6f54c9488e65c20fa83194b35cb6a2f182396a9f977291c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512