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Should I remove Opera?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #22,071
United States Rank #23,554
Reach 0.0090%

Versions

VersionDistribution
10.60 100.00%

Opera 10.60

What is Opera?

The Opera browser is a free web browser that handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, chatting on IRC, downloading files via BitTorrent, and reading web feeds. Features include tabbed browsing, page zooming, mouse gestures, and an integrated download manager. Its security features include built-in phishing and malware protection and the ability to delete private data such as HTTP cookies.

Overview

It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named opera.exe. The setup package generally installs about 16 files and is usually about 13.56 MB (14,215,502 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.opera.com
Help link: www.opera.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Opera 10.60 Beta\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{ACD6DBAA-A82C-4F11-82D2-F943C7BBA012}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 13.56 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Opera 10.60

Program executable:opera.exe
Name:Opera Internet Browser
Path:C:\Program Files\Opera 10.60 Beta\opera.exe
MD5:ecf6759e289c23ad613b368643d5ea80
Additional files:
  • opera.dll - Opera Internet Browser
  • launcher.exe
  • OUniAnsi.dll
  • D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • ecictts.dll
  • ecissml.dll
  • npdrmv2.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DRM (DRM Netscape Network Object)
  • smsbomba.exe
  • spellcheck.dll
  • vxm.dll
  • vxmplugin.dll
  • vxmservices.dll
  • xmlparse.dll
  • zip.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Google Chrome Plugin
  • npdrmv2.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npdrmv2.dll'.
2 Scheduled Tasks
  • opera.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ABAA05B3-1B5F-4F26-9CBD-2905956760F6}' (runs on registration).
  • launcher.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1394529104' (runs daily at 08:49).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1381776640.
Startup File (User Run)
  • 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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • opera.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Navigateur\opera.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

opera.exe
Memory:296.95 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0391181532%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.01584699%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.02327116%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:36,096,572
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:246
70 average
I/O reads/min:208.73 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:52.31 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Opera?

You can uninstall Opera from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Opera 10.60, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Opera.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Opera 10.60 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 45%
Win XP 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.97%
Windows XP 18.64%
Windows Vista 10.73%
Windows 10 5.65%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 32.95%
Microsoft Windows XP 18.18%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.20%
Windows 7 Professional 11.36%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.52%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.27%

Distribution by countryGeography

36.27% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 36.27%
  Iran 14.71%
  India 8.33%
  Germany 5.39%
  MA 4.90%
  United Kingdom 1.47%
  Indonesia 1.47%
  Italy 1.47%
  Russia 1.47%
  SY 1.47%
  AL 0.98%
  Argentina 0.98%
  Australia 0.98%
  Canada 0.98%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 25.66%
Dell 24.78%
Hewlett-Packard 21.24%
ASUS 9.73%
American Megatrends 6.19%
GIGABYTE 5.31%
Lenovo 2.65%
Toshiba 2.65%
Intel 1.77%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.86%
Dell Studio 1555 2.86%
Acer Aspire V3-571G 1.90%
Dell Inspiron N5110 1.90%
Dell Inspiron N5010 1.90%
Gigabyte EP41-UD3L 1.90%

About Opera Software ASA

Opera Software is known for its Opera sets of web browsers with millions worldwide users.
Publisher URL: www.opera.com

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