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
EXE
02bfb88910077b93735301cfd938fb1a
DLL
2c1156ddf5fab73c35ffe3bb9b17839a
DLL
059b039a5709098db5e3e02ab9132344
DLL
5cad5792bb209694db6e36baa2ca83ea
DLL
ceee10a8b8a466ec019aded5f47a6733
DLL
c56cf1fc117f8c1753c394b678357f97
DLL
473f52375ca7e36bf2cce5bf30dacc2d
DLL
094a4ebd3a57527a8aea84ac3131aefa
EXE
cafb55aa463c6df8802122838d50d2bb
EXE
5ab8231ec31cb8c49a39313d2f322381