Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    30s
  • max time network
    30s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/07/2026, 22:56

General

  • Target
    OperaGXSetup.exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample260727-2w46bsfm2t
  • SHA256 db0bec8357a165a61b94e95b8a2c968b10bb416da953d0263c3091f53c3f68ba
  • 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:928
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A368949\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A368949\installer.exe --server-tracking-blob=NTdhOGZkZThmYmE4NGZiY2YxMzkxMTVhZWQwMzYwMmVhYzIwMTA1ZTczZTFiMTgzNDM3YmIyNDU4ZGZmMjRmMzp7ImNvdW50cnkiOiJVQSIsImVkaXRpb24iOiJzdGQtMiIsImZhc3Rfb25ib2FyZGluZyI6e30sImh0dHBfcmVmZXJyZXIiOiJodHRwczovL2Rvd25sb2FkcHJvdGVjdG9yLmNvbS8iLCJpbnN0YWxsZXJfbmFtZSI6Ik9wZXJhR1hTZXR1cC5leGUiLCJwcm9kdWN0Ijoib3BlcmFfZ3giLCJxdWVyeSI6Ii9vcGVyYV9neC9zdGFibGUvZWRpdGlvbi9zdGQtMj91dG1fc291cmNlPVBXTmdhbWVzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09cGEmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVBXTl9VQV9TVlJfOTQ4MV9ERF8zNjU3JnV0bV9pZD1kN2M5YTJhZjU0NDk0MjBhODY3NTVjMjc3MDFlN2YzNyIsInRpbWVzdGFtcCI6IjE3ODUxOTI5ODAuOTQ1MiIsInVzZXJhZ2VudCI6Ik1vemlsbGEvNS4wIChXaW5kb3dzIE5UIDEwLjA7IFdpbjY0OyB4NjQpIEFwcGxlV2ViS2l0LzUzNy4zNiAoS0hUTUwsIGxpa2UgR2Vja28pIENocm9tZS8xNTAuMC4wLjAgU2FmYXJpLzUzNy4zNiIsInV0bSI6eyJjYW1wYWlnbiI6IlBXTl9VQV9TVlJfOTQ4MV9ERF8zNjU3IiwiaWQiOiJkN2M5YTJhZjU0NDk0MjBhODY3NTVjMjc3MDFlN2YzNyIsIm1lZGl1bSI6InBhIiwic291cmNlIjoiUFdOZ2FtZXMifSwidXVpZCI6IjMyYjU5Y2FkLWY4MWUtNDhiOC1iZTJmLTdmMDQ0OTE0ZDY1ZiJ9
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3248
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A368949\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A368949\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=133.0.5932.81 --initial-client-data=0x2a0,0x2a4,0x2a8,0x27c,0x2ac,0x7ff7e5d5cd88,0x7ff7e5d5cd94,0x7ff7e5d5cda0
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:5364
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\df84e00a-7a77-4af1-979d-6930a46c957c Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\df84e00a-7a77-4af1-979d-6930a46c957c Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2020

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS0A368949\installer.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 b2ef4520d58bc51ca5ab413180576aaae68dc78567183443629961f3e936d882
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH