What is Opera?

Opera is software application developed by Opera Software ASA. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 68.15% of installations running this operating system. Opera's installer is typically 57.00 MB in size and installs around 426 files. The most common release is 9.64 with 22.02% of all installations currently using this version.

Opera is most popular in the United States with 29.05% of installations residing in this country.

Opera adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Opera is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Opera?

Opera is a leading web browser that offers a range of essential Internet functions including web site display, email management, contact organization, IRC chat, BitTorrent file downloading, and web feed reading. Key features include tabbed browsing, page zoom options, mouse gesture control, and a built-in download manager. With a strong emphasis on security, Opera provides protection against phishing and malware, as well as the ability to efficiently manage private data such as HTTP cookies.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • launcher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • launcher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CD631813-C84E-4FD0-A44E-595611B8F34F}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1384178452.
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1386750941.
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1410369816.
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1376846895.
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1410612794.
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1428494375.
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1381776640.
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1451739743.
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1433860865.
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1457469898.
  • opera.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Express DownloaderUpdate.
Registry entries:
  • opera.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Opera Internet Browser' and executes as C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe.
  • opera.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Opera Internet Browser' and executes as C:\Program Files\Opera x64\Opera.exe.
  • opera.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'opera.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe.
  • $RGWIVZ3.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Opera Internet Browser' and executes as C:\Program Files\Opera x64\Opera.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.opera.com
Support:
https://www.opera.com/support
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Opera\
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe" /uninstall
Size:
57.00 MB
Language:
English

Opera Executable Details

Primary executable:
Opera.exe
Name:
Opera
Path:
C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe
MD5:
87a826b388d44d3646fa3e15f81af69b
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Opera
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
f967b141bf687fe2ed74e8b48fda0268
DLL
423a41f5fa8609c176bfae35c704ddd1
EXE
53817a366d16165e18b0babc60239ff5
DLL
760d294482399de3e25735f6ae6e7a2a
DLL
ac819a3878572bb9a868aa72186b7dae
DLL
8da332422ee12bd9c159bfdb76f9199f
DLL
abb606e33ce26e53b723cf62fca7b060
DLL
bfb4585b1764f593e58010a8030753a5
DLL
1f6d9351f66e7216956cea1d2ef17126
DLL
63c38765dae9a34023734c67bc8154e6