Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 01:57

General

  • Target
    OperaGXSetup.exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample260818-cdhryacn4s
  • SHA256 8c80981d615bbabd19c2c2dd0e70aca7a030901fce452654d9d798971489b006
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • 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:3076
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS40C31B19\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS40C31B19\installer.exe --server-tracking-blob=MjA5MmI5MDg1ODcxNGRlMGE1ZjQwNDI2ODViZGMyZGRkNGE1OWYyMzhhZjBlZTk5NDQ1YTk3NDg0ODZjMzI2Zjp7ImNvdW50cnkiOiJVUyIsImVkaXRpb24iOiJzdGQtMiIsImZhc3Rfb25ib2FyZGluZyI6e30sImh0dHBfcmVmZXJyZXIiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5vcGVyYS5jb20vIiwiaW5zdGFsbGVyX25hbWUiOiJPcGVyYUdYU2V0dXAuZXhlIiwicHJvZHVjdCI6Im9wZXJhX2d4IiwicXVlcnkiOiIvb3BlcmFfZ3gvc3RhYmxlL3dpbmRvd3M/ZWRpdGlvbj1zdGQtMiZ1dG1fc291cmNlPVBXTmdhbWVzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09cGEmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVBXTl9VU19IVlJfOTU3MV9XRUJfMTE1MSZlZGl0aW9uPXN0ZC0yJnV0bV9pZD02NDM3NGExYWEzNTg0OTE1YjQ5MWJiNzM1YjQzNmQ2YiZodHRwX3JlZmVycmVyPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3Lm9wZXJhLmNvbSUyRmdldCUyRm9wZXJhLWd4JTNGdXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRHBhJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEUFdOX1VTX0hWUl85NTcxX1dFQl8xMTUxJTI2dXRtX2lkJTNENjQzNzRhMWFhMzU4NDkxNWI0OTFiYjczNWI0MzZkNmIlMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEUFdOZ2FtZXMlMjZlZGl0aW9uJTNEc3RkLTImdXRtX3NpdGU9b3BlcmFfY29tJnV0bV9sYXN0cGFnZT1vcGVyYS5jb20lMkZnZXQlMkZvcGVyYS1neCZ1dG1faWQ9NjQzNzRhMWFhMzU4NDkxNWI0OTFiYjczNWI0MzZkNmImZGxfdG9rZW49MTc0NTY4NjMiLCJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiOiIxNzg3MDE3OTQ2LjI4OTAiLCJ1c2VyYWdlbnQiOiJNb3ppbGxhLzUuMCAoV2luZG93cyBOVCAxMC4wOyBXaW42NDsgeDY0KSBBcHBsZVdlYktpdC81MzcuMzYgKEtIVE1MLCBsaWtlIEdlY2tvKSBDaHJvbWUvMTUwLjAuMC4wIFNhZmFyaS81MzcuMzYiLCJ1dG0iOnsiY2FtcGFpZ24iOiJQV05fVVNfSFZSXzk1NzFfV0VCXzExNTEiLCJpZCI6IjY0Mzc0YTFhYTM1ODQ5MTViNDkxYmI3MzViNDM2ZDZiIiwibGFzdHBhZ2UiOiJvcGVyYS5jb20vZ2V0L29wZXJhLWd4IiwibWVkaXVtIjoicGEiLCJzaXRlIjoib3BlcmFfY29tIiwic291cmNlIjoiUFdOZ2FtZXMifSwidXVpZCI6IjM1ZWIyYzk1LTQwM2EtNDJiMy04YzIxLTEwZTQzM2M3MTNlYyJ9
      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:268
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS40C31B19\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS40C31B19\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=134.0.5954.67 --initial-client-data=0x2a0,0x2a4,0x2a8,0x27c,0x2ac,0x7ff63bf8bd88,0x7ff63bf8bd94,0x7ff63bf8bda0
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2100
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\6d90642e-4388-4654-bea6-2b88e80e9ec0 Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\6d90642e-4388-4654-bea6-2b88e80e9ec0 Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:3824

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS40C31B19\installer.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 826193106c8e26c8e0daf7c250cf6a5049fa45e7c4b57fd26ad111e0e794fc94
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH