launcher.exe
Opera Internet Browser by Opera Software ASA (Signed)
Overview
launcher.exe has 8 known versions, the most recent one is 22.0.1471.70. The process utilizes the Windows Task Scheduler to automatically launch the file as a process when a user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 875.76 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Opera Software ASA by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Opera Stable 15.0.1147.141, Opera 12.15 and Opera 12.17 have been observed as installing specific variations of launcher.exe.
 Details
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| File name: | launcher.exe |
| Publisher: | Opera Software |
| Product name: | Opera Internet Browser |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\opera\launcher.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Opera Software ASA |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Opera Internet Browser.)
“Opera is a small, fast, customizable, powerful and user-friendly web
browser, as well as an Internet suite, including an email client, an IRC
client, and web developer tools (Opera Dragonfly).”
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 ...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of launcher.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1392997444' runs daily in the path '\Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1392997444'
- The job 'Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1397942035' runs daily in the path '\Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1397942035'
- The task 'Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1402167352' runs daily in the path '\Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1402167352'
- The task '{2D6E5CC9-4B87-42D5-9878-0C84D6920CBA}' runs on registration in the path '\{2D6E5CC9-4B87-42D5-9878-0C84D6920CBA}'
- The task 'Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1383740859' runs daily in the path '\Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1383740859'
- The job 'Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1401926561' runs daily in the path '\Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1401926561'
- The task '{38CB7882-6C03-4AF5-9F27-6DE0D967097C}' runs on registration in the path '\{38CB7882-6C03-4AF5-9F27-6DE0D967097C}'
Shell open commands
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1397942035'
- Login entry path '\Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1402167352'
- Login entry path '\Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1383740859'
All file variations of launcher.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.32% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
21.05% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
21.05% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.53% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.26% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
5.26% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.26% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
5.26% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 26.32% of Opera Internet Browser.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
41.18% |
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| Acer |
35.29% |
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| Lenovo |
11.76% |
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| Apple |
11.76% |
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