Overview

overview

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Static

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OperaGXSetup.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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OperaGXSetup.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

8

Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/10/2026, 17:21

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General

  • Target
    OperaGXSetup.exe
  • Size 4.0MB
  • Sample261002-vxavjss18q
  • SHA256 42f725341497873d008b9287310d9d3fdf2f7b49b335ca8ec33fd93187498328
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
discoveryspywarestealer

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

    spywarestealer
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

    discovery
  • 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.

    discovery
  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 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:5136
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS014B5A49\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS014B5A49\installer.exe --server-tracking-blob=MWQ3MjAxZDI3NzNjZWU4MmJmZmQxNTJkZjlkM2ExYTBkNGViYWEwYTc3NTg4YWE3MDAzNjNiNzJiZWM0ZDVkNzp7ImNvdW50cnkiOiJSTyIsImVkaXRpb24iOiJzdGQtMiIsImZhc3Rfb25ib2FyZGluZyI6e30sImh0dHBfcmVmZXJyZXIiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5vcGVyYS5jb20vIiwiaW5zdGFsbGVyX25hbWUiOiJPcGVyYUdYU2V0dXAuZXhlIiwicHJvZHVjdCI6Im9wZXJhX2d4IiwicXVlcnkiOiIvb3BlcmFfZ3gvc3RhYmxlL3dpbmRvd3M/ZWRpdGlvbj1zdGQtMiZ1dG1fc291cmNlPVBXTmdhbWVzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09cGEmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVBXTl9ST19TVlJfOTQ4Ml9XRUJfNDYwMSZlZGl0aW9uPXN0ZC0yJnV0bV9pZD1mNTE3MGExZGFjMmY0ZTgyYThkY2U1NDdjYTE5YzEwZCZodHRwX3JlZmVycmVyPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3Lm9wZXJhLmNvbSUyRmd4JTNGdXRtX3NvdXJjZSUzRFBXTmdhbWVzJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRHBhJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEUFdOX1JPX1NWUl85NDgyX1dFQl80NjAxJTI2dXRtX2lkJTNENWI5YThmMDQ1NzZkNGVmMTk0Y2NmNGYxN2EwYmYxYTMlMjZlZGl0aW9uJTNEc3RkLTImdXRtX3NpdGU9b3BlcmFfY29tJnV0bV9sYXN0cGFnZT1vcGVyYS5jb20lMkZneCZ1dG1faWQ9NWI5YThmMDQ1NzZkNGVmMTk0Y2NmNGYxN2EwYmYxYTMmZGxfdG9rZW49NTA0NTc4MDkiLCJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiOiIxNzkwOTYxNjgzLjYxODUiLCJ1c2VyYWdlbnQiOiJNb3ppbGxhLzUuMCAoV2luZG93cyBOVCAxMC4wOyBXaW42NDsgeDY0KSBBcHBsZVdlYktpdC81MzcuMzYgKEtIVE1MLCBsaWtlIEdlY2tvKSBDaHJvbWUvMTU0LjAuMC4wIFNhZmFyaS81MzcuMzYgRWRnLzE1NC4wLjAuMCIsInV0bSI6eyJjYW1wYWlnbiI6IlBXTl9ST19TVlJfOTQ4Ml9XRUJfNDYwMSIsImlkIjoiNWI5YThmMDQ1NzZkNGVmMTk0Y2NmNGYxN2EwYmYxYTMiLCJsYXN0cGFnZSI6Im9wZXJhLmNvbS9neCIsIm1lZGl1bSI6InBhIiwic2l0ZSI6Im9wZXJhX2NvbSIsInNvdXJjZSI6IlBXTmdhbWVzIn0sInV1aWQiOiI5MDVkNDYyOS05MzUyLTQwMzItOWQ1MC0zOThhODhiMTFmODUifQ==
      2⤵
      • Downloads MZ/PE file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4076
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS014B5A49\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS014B5A49\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=136.0.6008.76 --initial-client-data=0x2a8,0x2ac,0x2b0,0x27c,0x2b8,0x7ff7ddc77998,0x7ff7ddc779a8,0x7ff7ddc779b8
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:5908
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\529b38a0-10e1-417d-9a48-ac78a48a33aa Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\529b38a0-10e1-417d-9a48-ac78a48a33aa Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:5932
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS014B5A49\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS014B5A49\installer.exe" --backend --install --import-browser-data=0 --enable-crash-reporting=1 --enable-stats=1 --enable-installer-stats=1 --consent-given=1 --general-interests=1 --general-location=1 --personalized-content=1 --personalized-ads=1 --launchopera=1 --showunbox=0 --installfolder="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera GX" --profile-folder --language=en --singleprofile=0 --copyonly=0 --allusers=0 --setdefaultbrowser=0 --pintotaskbar=1 --pintostartmenu=0 --run-at-startup=1 --server-tracking-data=server_tracking_data --initial-pid=4076 --package-dir-prefix="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\529b38a0-10e1-417d-9a48-ac78a48a33aa Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_20261002182145" --session-guid=da1f1b2f-44e0-42a7-b717-e164c35d4aec --server-tracking-blob=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 --desktopshortcut=1 --wait-for-package --initial-proc-handle=7409000000000000
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5776
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS014B5A49\installer.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS014B5A49\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=136.0.6008.76 --initial-client-data=0x2a0,0x2a4,0x2b4,0x27c,0x2b8,0x7ff7ddc77998,0x7ff7ddc779a8,0x7ff7ddc779b8
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:1612
  • C:\Windows\system32\werfault.exe
    werfault.exe /h /shared Global\0b8d0ee6050e43dfafad4eb03ce5ebd0 /t 5612 /p 4076
    1⤵
      PID:2792

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          installer.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS014B5A49\installer.exe
          • Size 9.2MB
          • SHA256 2511fbf843679b4d8070f3ee4360abab2420ba0dc5f359faecb724e51c6dffe6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          settings.dat
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports\settings.dat
          • Size 40B
          • SHA256 a850d22f1de641c5dcde6c1624cd3e5022b31327de3d777fa52bc4bd666d3cb6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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