Analysis

  • max time kernel
    899s
  • max time network
    463s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/08/2026, 12:49

General

  • Target
    OperaGXSetup.exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample260828-p2schada22
  • SHA256 555c80c877f11842954059c8b48060dbedeb6d45d2d52b8e4a33a8adb2a03569
  • 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:3548
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCDD34569\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCDD34569\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:988
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCDD34569\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCDD34569\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=135.0.5973.57 --initial-client-data=0x2b8,0x2b4,0x2bc,0x288,0x2c0,0x7ff783821608,0x7ff783821618,0x7ff783821628
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:6096
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\f17e72ec-bc0c-4c88-badd-fb289dfb5d90 Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\f17e72ec-bc0c-4c88-badd-fb289dfb5d90 Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2348
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:1640
    • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
      \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:4208

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            installer.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSCDD34569\installer.exe
            • Size 9.1MB
            • SHA256 ce0afbd8f8cd1a36958b3d0bc8aa78e8c99c7861bab067a67821f77728be608d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH