Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    26s
  • max time network
    28s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/07/2026, 00:43

General

  • Target
    OperaGXSetup.exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample260711-a3bntaby21
  • SHA256 a04bd82fde61192949a978778b315491570d0a643f3359fb51ee3684cd646a1f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 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 4 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 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:4076
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCEF22958\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCEF22958\installer.exe --server-tracking-blob=YjUwODU1NTI0ZDRkMTRlYTcwNGNiM2UwYmFkMWZmNmY0MTU5NmJlN2JkZDVlOTU1ZWUzYWZlMmUzOWRjN2NlYjp7ImNvdW50cnkiOiJVUyIsImZhc3Rfb25ib2FyZGluZyI6e30sImh0dHBfcmVmZXJyZXIiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5vcGVyYS5jb20vIiwiaW5zdGFsbGVyX25hbWUiOiJPcGVyYUdYU2V0dXAuZXhlIiwicHJvZHVjdCI6Im9wZXJhX2d4IiwicXVlcnkiOiIvb3BlcmFfZ3gvc3RhYmxlL3dpbmRvd3M/dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb29nbGUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1vc2UmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPSUyOG5vbmUlMjkmaHR0cF9yZWZlcnJlcj1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tJTJGJnV0bV9zaXRlPW9wZXJhX2NvbSZ1dG1fbGFzdHBhZ2U9b3BlcmEuY29tJTJGZ3gmZGxfdG9rZW49NDE0NzY3NzAiLCJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiOiIxNzgzNzMwMzU1LjMxNTUiLCJ1c2VyYWdlbnQiOiJNb3ppbGxhLzUuMCAoV2luZG93cyBOVCAxMC4wOyBXaW42NDsgeDY0KSBBcHBsZVdlYktpdC81MzcuMzYgKEtIVE1MLCBsaWtlIEdlY2tvKSBDaHJvbWUvMTUwLjAuMC4wIFNhZmFyaS81MzcuMzYiLCJ1dG0iOnsiY2FtcGFpZ24iOiIobm9uZSkiLCJsYXN0cGFnZSI6Im9wZXJhLmNvbS9neCIsIm1lZGl1bSI6Im9zZSIsInNpdGUiOiJvcGVyYV9jb20iLCJzb3VyY2UiOiJnb29nbGUifSwidXVpZCI6ImM2YzFlMWU3LWJmZjctNGMwMi1hOWRkLWI4YjBjY2Y3MDU1MiJ9
      2⤵
      • Downloads MZ/PE file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3340
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCEF22958\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCEF22958\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=133.0.5932.39 --initial-client-data=0x264,0x268,0x26c,0x240,0x270,0x7ff602dfcd88,0x7ff602dfcd94,0x7ff602dfcda0
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:3804
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\369b8a19-5e8c-4197-861d-c06b9ff66335 Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\369b8a19-5e8c-4197-861d-c06b9ff66335 Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:1236
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCEF22958\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCEF22958\installer.exe" --backend --install --import-browser-data=0 --enable-crash-reporting=1 --enable-stats=1 --enable-installer-stats=1 --consent-given=1 --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=3340 --package-dir-prefix="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\369b8a19-5e8c-4197-861d-c06b9ff66335 Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_20260711014356" --session-guid=f24c8bab-f00d-4dde-a983-9a0697552997 --server-tracking-blob=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 --desktopshortcut=1 --wait-for-package --initial-proc-handle=9008000000000000
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2664
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCEF22958\installer.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCEF22958\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=133.0.5932.39 --initial-client-data=0x270,0x274,0x278,0x240,0x27c,0x7ff602dfcd88,0x7ff602dfcd94,0x7ff602dfcda0
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:1560

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCEF22958\installer.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 87598d54d07561e4181eb2c2294cdcf270d49472d4f7eed7839868a4c1003090
        • 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 00250f50b0d429087568e15b31551d2b002e801e02260ceec45db2a125985b6c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512