Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    165s
  • max time network
    169s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/07/2026, 18:29

General

  • Target
    OperaInstaller.exe
  • Size 178KB
  • Sample260724-w44a4svvbx
  • SHA256 20b545c7b0b0cb56926972b7fc2a94f428b7aa3e4f9f4e65d1bd0ad800fb60b7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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 WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OperaInstaller.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OperaInstaller.exe"
    1⤵
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5604
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OpInst.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OpInst.exe" --silent --allusers=0 --setdefaultbrowser=1
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1652
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS47661BE9\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS47661BE9\installer.exe --silent --allusers=0 --setdefaultbrowser=1 --server-tracking-blob=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
        3⤵
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5924
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS47661BE9\installer.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS47661BE9\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=133.0.5932.85 --initial-client-data=0x2b4,0x2b8,0x2bc,0x290,0x2c0,0x7ff64224ad88,0x7ff64224ad94,0x7ff64224ada0
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:5828
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\0f656c4e-9fbf-4ab3-ac07-e84e38570087 Opera Installer Temp\installer.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\0f656c4e-9fbf-4ab3-ac07-e84e38570087 Opera Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:5264
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS47661BE9\installer.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS47661BE9\installer.exe" --backend --install --import-browser-data=0 --enable-crash-reporting=1 --enable-stats=1 --enable-installer-stats=1 --consent-given=0 --general-interests=0 --general-location=0 --personalized-content=0 --personalized-ads=0 --launchopera=1 --showunbox=0 --installfolder="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera" --profile-folder --language=en --singleprofile=0 --copyonly=0 --allusers=0 --setdefaultbrowser=1 --pintotaskbar=1 --pintostartmenu=0 --run-at-startup=1 --show-intro-overlay --server-tracking-data=server_tracking_data --initial-pid=5924 --package-dir-prefix="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\0f656c4e-9fbf-4ab3-ac07-e84e38570087 Opera Installer Temp\opera_package_20260724193041" --session-guid=0571f763-4c25-4997-95e2-03a04b97e120 --server-tracking-blob=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 --silent --desktopshortcut=1 --wait-for-package --initial-proc-handle=D008000000000000
          4⤵
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Enumerates system info in registry
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:6032
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS47661BE9\installer.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS47661BE9\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=133.0.5932.85 --initial-client-data=0x2ac,0x2b0,0x2c0,0x288,0x2c4,0x7ff64224ad88,0x7ff64224ad94,0x7ff64224ada0
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:2232

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 63b14543360f5e89942ea8d5113526e64fbc71c1207328f0136b3a495d921dd0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8
        • Size 528B
        • SHA256 d2bb091268ade68ad8121d2184d0fbce128070156304bd4de312e6fbd267409c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CB77E3D8FE906716C4DEE1FAFFCB74A5

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CB77E3D8FE906716C4DEE1FAFFCB74A5
        • Size 471B
        • SHA256 6d41742b3b89528e64fcde7542f7e2b2bbe6c6cb4ca0da417ffc403c93abb675
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12
        • Size 174B
        • SHA256 c4d572acf1867541de0720020554ff31e48ee14ed5bef14c7c2c4ead55216179
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8
        • Size 170B
        • SHA256 e43bc20ea823763e851abdae5e2698009592b94fca790d9589b7b317f7565538
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CB77E3D8FE906716C4DEE1FAFFCB74A5

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CB77E3D8FE906716C4DEE1FAFFCB74A5
        • Size 416B
        • SHA256 9ea8747bfd38051220dd464c522f95ba18b01bc4ad4d039c950ece25b4696390
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS47661BE9\installer.exe
        • Size 8.3MB
        • SHA256 3a849bcab0ee94873a4cd5d14906cfcd242257b5f23c1029fe901d6b902fcfa5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OpInst.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OpInst.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 84beaee6d4495ab71f3e0e725df6850f0fd52b45da856953ea2db0202b968e01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        bg.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bg.png
        • Size 224KB
        • SHA256 5fa976ea5780439175bb696817cd6eab3625ba5ccfe5b220587130ed5e1da855
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        settings.dat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Crash Reports\settings.dat
        • Size 40B
        • SHA256 f7d30aff1cb3b1216ee717290f263bbe7e6c8f49fc171c2839e8771d6b173997
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512