Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    123s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/07/2026, 14:29

General

  • Target
    OperaGXSetup.exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample260718-rtp9aadv5n
  • SHA256 66eca70ec7671388aa348e5816334fdc20ab221fe4eadfd6b8a55da0480463a7
  • 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 use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 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:4120
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS81065879\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS81065879\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:2772
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS81065879\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS81065879\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=133.0.5932.56 --initial-client-data=0x2a8,0x2ac,0x2b0,0xa0,0x2b4,0x7ff68e08cd88,0x7ff68e08cd94,0x7ff68e08cda0
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4232
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\d06ce6fc-cdc6-4e1f-9649-34d3308d529d Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\d06ce6fc-cdc6-4e1f-9649-34d3308d529d Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:696

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS81065879\installer.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 89317570d2f475fcd42f1ec82b895c2f27bf58afd357832c8c8b4ad0a5e48e0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH