Should I remove Opera?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #7,852
United States Rank #12,186
Reach 0.0519%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.60 days
401.24 days >
Average installed length: 210.82 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 11.62 |
0.10% |
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| 11.61.1250 |
95.60% |
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| 11.61 |
4.30% |
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Typically installed together
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Opera 11.61
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
The most common release is 11.61.1250, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 52 files and is usually about 48.02 MB (50,348,581 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.opera.com
Help link: www.opera.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Opera\
Uninstaller: rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection Opera.inf,Uninstall
Estimated size: 48.02 MB
Files installed by Opera 11.61
| Program executable: | opera.exe |
| Name: | Opera Internet Browser |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe |
| MD5: | cc7001e619906a0ff78c162a0a39d5b7 |
Additional files:
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launcher.exe - Opera Internet Browser
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opera.dll
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OUniAnsi.dll
Behaviors exhibited
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 with the class '{6F4B1B51-F564-461F-8DBA-CA9F1A637FF7}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- launcher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1451739743.
Startup File (User Run)
- 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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- opera.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Navigateur\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 Opera?
You can uninstall Opera 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 Opera 11.61, 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 Opera.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win 8 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
74.29% |
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| Windows XP |
12.71% |
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| Windows 10 |
8.11% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.79% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.10% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
37.61% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.73% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.81% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
12.73% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.23% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.35% |
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Geography
23.44% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
23.44% |
| Iran |
9.71% |
| MA |
5.04% |
| Germany |
4.76% |
| India |
4.67% |
| United Kingdom |
3.48% |
| Indonesia |
3.30% |
| DZ |
2.93% |
| Egypt |
2.84% |
| IQ |
2.75% |
| Italy |
2.01% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.92% |
| Russia |
1.65% |
| Brazil |
1.56% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
24.74% |
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| Dell |
24.43% |
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| Acer |
17.35% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.56% |
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| ASUS |
6.79% |
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| Toshiba |
6.49% |
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| Samsung |
3.17% |
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| Lenovo |
2.56% |
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| Intel |
1.51% |
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| Sahara |
1.36% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.06% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
4.14% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.85% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
3.55% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5050 |
3.25% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C660 |
3.25% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.96% |
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About Opera Software ASA
Opera Software is known for its Opera sets of web browsers with millions worldwide users.
Publisher URL: www.opera.com