BBC Headline News
Overview
BBC Headline News is a software program developed by Opera Widgets. 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 programs's main executable is opera.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 296.95 MB of memory. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 1.04 MB (1,085,842 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 7 (SP1). While about 71% of users of BBC Headline News come from the United States, it is also popular in Greece and United Kingdom.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\BBC Headline News
Uninstaller: wscript "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\BBC Headline News\uninstall.vbs"
Estimated size: 1.04 MB
Files installed by BBC Headline News
| Program executable: | opera.exe |
| Name: | Opera Internet Browser |
| Signed by: | Opera Software ASA |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe |
| MD5: | c5520feb7ad5f6e3692b6de41f6a1a27 |
| Opera is a web browser and Internet suite developed by Opera Software. The browser handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, chatting on IRC, downloading... |
Additional files:
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BBC Headline News.exe - Opera Internet Browser
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uninstall.vbs
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config.js
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OUniAnsi.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- BBC Headline News.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FD093121-7534-490E-AB19-829540172F1F}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- BBC Headline News.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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- BBC Headline News.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| opera.exe |
| Memory: | 296.95 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0391181532% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01584699% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02327116% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 36,096,572 | |
| Switches/sec: | 246 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 208.73 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 52.31 KB | |
How do I remove BBC Headline News?
You can uninstall BBC Headline News from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program BBC Headline News, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove BBC Headline News.
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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Geography
71.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
71.43% |
| Greece |
14.29% |
| United Kingdom |
14.29% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Toshiba |
50.00% |
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| Dell |
50.00% |
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About Opera Widgets
Opera Widgets are small standalone applications sitting on the desktop that use the browser's rendering engine.
Publisher URL: widgets.opera.com