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Is Opera a virus?

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sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member -  
sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member -
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 Security Contributor 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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    1. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
       
      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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    2. Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Security Contributor 582
       
      Did you update Flash Player?
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    3. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
       
      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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    4. Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Security Contributor 582
       
      Try with Firefox, for example... does it make a difference? I don't know if the plugins are common.
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    5. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
       
      Firefox doesn't work here anymore since I had a virus at the beginning of the year...
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  2. Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Security Contributor 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

    ----------

    * 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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    1. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
       
      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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    2. Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Security Contributor 582
       
      Yes, you can update without needing to turn off the antivirus.
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    3. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
       
      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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    4. Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Security Contributor 582
       
      Try reinstalling it from the provided link.
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    5. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
       
      yes, that's what I did, the analysis is in progress.
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  3. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
     
    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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    1. georges86400 Posted messages 1893 Status Member 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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    2. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
       
      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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    3. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
       
      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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  4. Dikeus Posted messages 1166 Status Member 126
     
    I have the same problem; I don't think it's a virus.
    However, I have no idea where the problem comes from.
    --
    Let's complicate our lives; it's easier.
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  6. WinError Posted messages 511 Registration date   Status Member 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
    --
    do msgbox"You're a noob" loop...
    < Soon to be 18 years old yayyyyy :p >
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    1. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
       
      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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    2. WinError Posted messages 511 Registration date   Status Member 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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    3. Tigzy Posted messages 7983 Status Security Contributor 582
       
      All beta versions are theoretically full of bugs; that’s the very principle ;)
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    4. WinError Posted messages 511 Registration date   Status Member 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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    5. sand2504 Posted messages 199 Status Member
       
      Thank you for the advice WinError, I will take it into account if I can't get Opera to work.
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