Reggie Widget
What is Reggie Widget?
An Opera Widget is a small stand-alone application that runs on the desktop in the context of the Opera web browser.
Overview
Reggie Widget 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 Reggie Widget.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 256.71 MB of memory. The setup package is about 1.12 MB (1,172,243 bytes) when donwloaded. Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 7 (SP1). Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.
Program details
URL: widgets.opera.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Reggie Widget
Uninstaller: wscript "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Reggie Widget\uninstall.vbs"
Estimated size: 1.12 MB
Files installed by Reggie Widget
| Program executable: | Reggie Widget.exe |
| Name: | Opera Internet Browser |
| Signed by: | Opera Software ASA |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Reggie Widget\Reggie Widget.exe |
| MD5: | 734cacde3e6d1882aae2c6f8f8be4f93 |
| 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... |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Reggie Widget.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9B4C1674-4997-431C-B209-410369CA409A}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- Reggie Widget.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
- Reggie Widget.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Reggie Widget.exe |
| Memory: | 256.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0476244771% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.04139734% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00622714% | |
How do I remove Reggie Widget?
You can uninstall Reggie Widget 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 Reggie Widget, 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 Reggie Widget.
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
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