Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    110s
  • max time network
    110s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/07/2026, 02:21

General

  • Target
    OperaInstaller.exe
  • Size 178KB
  • Sample260729-cs2hlasdpc
  • SHA256 20b545c7b0b0cb56926972b7fc2a94f428b7aa3e4f9f4e65d1bd0ad800fb60b7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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:3372
    • 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:5524
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS49509D89\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS49509D89\installer.exe --silent --allusers=0 --setdefaultbrowser=1 --server-tracking-blob=YTU5OGJkOGI5ODhiZjY5ZmE0M2ViMWI0Y2UyMGI5M2FlNDQ2NmQ5MjZiZmUyNTZhYWZmNDRmYWE1NDJhMjZiZjp7ImNvdW50cnkiOiJHQiIsImZhc3Rfb25ib2FyZGluZyI6e30sImluc3RhbGxlcl9uYW1lIjoiT3BlcmFTZXR1cC5leGUiLCJwcm9kdWN0Ijoib3BlcmEiLCJxdWVyeSI6Ii9vcGVyYS9zdGFibGUvd2luZG93cz91dG1fc291cmNlPXdyayZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXBiJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zcG90aWZ5X29wZXJhIiwidGltZXN0YW1wIjoiMTc4NTI5MTcwNS4wODMzIiwidXNlcmFnZW50IjoiT3BlcmEgSW5zdGFsbGVyLzEuMCIsInV0bSI6eyJjYW1wYWlnbiI6InNwb3RpZnlfb3BlcmEiLCJtZWRpdW0iOiJwYiIsInNvdXJjZSI6IndyayJ9LCJ1dWlkIjoiZWM3ZDFmZjAtZjFjOC00NzcxLWJjZDUtNmMxMDRjNTA5MjExIn0=
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3360
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS49509D89\installer.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS49509D89\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=0x2bc,0x2c0,0x2c4,0x298,0x2c8,0x7ff79ad4ad88,0x7ff79ad4ad94,0x7ff79ad4ada0
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:6088
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\7a4e1158-f425-416e-9a5b-cc481eda54ce Opera Installer Temp\installer.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\7a4e1158-f425-416e-9a5b-cc481eda54ce Opera Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:1356
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS49509D89\installer.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS49509D89\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=3360 --package-dir-prefix="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\7a4e1158-f425-416e-9a5b-cc481eda54ce Opera Installer Temp\opera_package_20260729032148" --session-guid=02570ba0-d736-4401-9f9f-677848b47e26 --server-tracking-blob=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 --silent --desktopshortcut=1 --wait-for-package --initial-proc-handle=C807000000000000
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Enumerates system info in registry
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1348
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS49509D89\installer.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS49509D89\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=0x2a4,0x2a8,0x2ac,0x280,0x2b0,0x7ff79ad4ad88,0x7ff79ad4ad94,0x7ff79ad4ada0
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:4772

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 298978175f1f793a33ff66538230bab2707c97edb443fa23dd4483178d7aeb32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12
        • Size 174B
        • SHA256 2b71fe6bd4673fe20f81030d468c4d4824d04fd6f7cf75e9122645661ef7f3d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8
        • Size 170B
        • SHA256 d0f205607fd483a6fce254f5e1aad715a556791d3f00d61498299b1410a84c3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CB77E3D8FE906716C4DEE1FAFFCB74A5

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CB77E3D8FE906716C4DEE1FAFFCB74A5
        • Size 416B
        • SHA256 8db9524329e68c202d426a97ca1aa8f1ed106eecb39836ba88d4a3623f845134
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS49509D89\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 7f93a4fe7ea06d1cb79351e423efd7f96acc78f9e1bedb7e5b2e2c8d19146dca
        • 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 c9fd544c47559f0f018ee88df754a0a25f8e4b28da3f77a14ad3756fa74947e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512