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Is Opera a virus?

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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre -  
sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre -
Hello, as mentioned below, I use Opera as my browser, but for the past few days it keeps closing unexpectedly and giving me an error report (I have kept it, so if anyone can help, I will share it).
Also, when I am on the Deezer site, after a while of listening, a "plugging" issue appears and the site shuts down. I don't know if it's related, but it appeared at the same time.
In your opinion, could this be a virus?
Thank you for your help.

Sandrine

Configuration: Windows XP / Opera 9.80

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Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Contributeur sécurité 582
 
Hi

Don't listen to him please, he's talking nonsense...

When does it happen? It sounds like a plugin crash.
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
for the plugin it happens after a while of listening on Deezer, sometimes it completely freezes the PC and sometimes just Deezer...
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Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Contributeur sécurité 582
 
Did you update Flash Player?
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
Yes, it seems to me that I had an update that had been showing ready for a few days, and I finally did it thinking that my problem might have come from that... but it didn't change anything.
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Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Contributeur sécurité 582
 
Try with Firefox, for example... does it make a difference? I don't know if the plugins are common.
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
Firefox doesn't work here anymore since I had a virus at the beginning of the year...
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Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Contributeur sécurité 582
 
Download Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware to your desktop

= double-click on mbam-setup to start the installation
= Install simply without modifying anything
= Do not uncheck "Check for updates"
= if the update fails, do it after running the software => tab "Update"
= When the program is launched => check Run a Full Scan
= Click Search
= Optionally uncheck the drives not to analyze
= Click Start Scan
= At the end of the scan (about 1 hour), if infection found
==> Click Show results
= Close any running applications
= Check if everything is checked and click Delete Selected

a report opens, copy it and paste it in the response

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* Download ZHPDiag
Capture

* Follow the installation prompts, it will launch automatically at the end.
* Click on the icon representing a magnifying glass ("Start Diagnosis")
* Save the report to your Desktop using the icon representing a floppy disk
* Host the report here: cijoint and paste the link in the response.
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
I already have Malwarebytes, so I just need to update it and then run it, right? I don't turn off my antivirus?
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Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Contributeur sécurité 582
 
Yes, you can update without needing to turn off the antivirus.
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
Well, Malwarebytes isn't working anymore when I try to open it, it gives me an error... that's a bad sign, isn't it? I will therefore download it and perform a scan.
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Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Contributeur sécurité 582
 
Try reinstalling it from the provided link.
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
yes, that's what I did, the analysis is in progress.
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
But is it not possible to remove the virus and keep Opera? Because I was advised to use it during a previous visit on CCM as it is apparently safer than Google Chrome...
And aside from this recent issue, I am really satisfied with it.
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georges86400 Posted messages 1893 Status Membre 143
 
Hello
If there's a virus, uninstalling Opera won't get rid of it.
Have you run a scan with your antivirus?
Download Malwarebytes, install it, update it, and run a scan; delete everything it finds.
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
I made a mistake, I think I posted my response in the wrong place... the forum has changed since my last visit...
So no, I haven't done any analysis yet, because I wasn't sure it was a virus, but it's true I should have started with that...
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
So I ran an Avira scan that didn't report anything in particular, just 3 warnings.
I'm going to run Malwarebytes.
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Réponse 4 / 5
Dikeus Posted messages 1166 Status Membre 126
 
I have the same problem; I don't think it's a virus.
However, I have no idea where the problem comes from.
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Let's complicate our lives; it's easier.
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Réponse 5 / 5
WinError Posted messages 511 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   30
 
Simply put ... You came across the beta version of Opera, I know the issue and Opera is full of bugs in beta, it's well known.

As a browser, I would advise you to use Google Chrome or even Safari and IE8
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do msgbox"You're a noob" loop...
< Soon to be 18 years old yayyyyy :p >
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
I had tried Safari, but I didn't like it...
As for Google Chrome and IE, I saw on the forum that they weren't very safe...???
Is there another version of Opera, and do you know where I can find it?
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WinError Posted messages 511 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   30
 
I understand that Safari isn't really pretty, but it's still efficient; Chrome is too, but if you're so keen on Opera...

ftp://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/mac/1052/

That's the link to an FTP for version 10.52, but hey, it was just a suggestion I was giving.
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Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Contributeur sécurité 582
 
All beta versions are theoretically full of bugs; that’s the very principle ;)
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WinError Posted messages 511 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   30
 
Yeah tigzy but test the opera in beta and here it's not just minor bugs, it's basically a bug factory =) believe me, it's from experience :p
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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Membre
 
Thank you for the advice WinError, I will take it into account if I can't get Opera to work.
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