Opera.exe
Opera Internet Browser by Opera Software ASA (Signed)
Overview
opera.exe has 24 known versions, the most recent one is 3516. opera.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 6.1 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Opera Software ASA by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Deezer Radio Player, Time and Date 1.32 and Plugins for Opera have been observed as installing specific variations of opera.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 206.79 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 233.96 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 3.59 MB per minute for reads and 3.39 MB per minute for writes.
What is opera.exe?
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 files via BitTorrent, and reading web feeds. Opera is offered free of charge for personal computers and mobile phones.
 Details
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| File name: | opera.exe |
| Publisher: | Opera Software |
| Product name: | Opera Internet Browser |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\opera\opera.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Opera Software ASA |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, January 28, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Opera Internet Browser.)
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of opera.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Shell open commands
- snews
- nntp
- news
- mailto
- https
- http
Scheduled tasks
- The task '{9581A5A4-9522-49D7-A7AE-3456CB754CCE}' runs on registration in the path '\{9581A5A4-9522-49D7-A7AE-3456CB754CCE}'
- The task '{AFF8EFBA-D690-4EE9-8DBF-E25BFAB1D342}' runs on registration in the path '\{AFF8EFBA-D690-4EE9-8DBF-E25BFAB1D342}'
- The task '{A8A3302D-90DF-46C9-AC23-5A518CB90275}' runs on registration in the path '\{A8A3302D-90DF-46C9-AC23-5A518CB90275}'
- Entry path '\{DBC2D001-9068-4F6E-AECD-4B166D8DEC16}'
- Entry path '\{B9799E4C-1D78-4825-9D4F-83E3FC192B02}'
- Entry path '\{653B8D91-2FFC-4E84-AC21-E0828F9F6FE8}'
- Entry path '\{462715D9-C7F9-4314-8AD7-9AC63086A59B}'
- Entry path '\{C9323499-B412-4A75-9387-C3B96102DEA0}'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Opera Next\opera.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Opera Internet Browser' → C:\Program Files\Opera x64\Opera.exe
All file variations of opera.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
44.14% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.22% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
11.71% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
8.11% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
5.41% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.41% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.70% |
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| Windows Se7en Titan |
1.80% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.90% |
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| Windows 8 |
0.90% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.90% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
0.90% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.90% |
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Distribution by country
India installs about 15.89% of Opera Internet Browser.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
24.53% |
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| Sony |
22.64% |
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| ASUS |
13.21% |
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| Lenovo |
9.43% |
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| Toshiba |
7.55% |
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| Intel |
5.66% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.72% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.77% |
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| Acer |
3.77% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
3.77% |
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| Samsung |
0.94% |
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