Opera 73.0.3827.0 developer update
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@ziegensatan There are high chances of a false positive as always. Specially because there don't seem to be users of other anti-virus getting the same alert.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@leocg: I had already vaguely heard about Foxiebro. Do you know more about it?
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pclaudel1 last edited by
@kened: I reported the very same thing through the Report a Problem link four days ago, and aside from a quick acknowledgment of my report, I haven't heard a word from anyone working for Opera. Very disappointing.
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A Former User last edited by
@pclaudel1 They have an obligation to tell us something. This is by no means acceptable.
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pclaudel1 last edited by
@ralf-brinkmann I have now tried what you suggest a second time (first time was 9/30) and have got the same result: Windows Defender blocks it because of the Foxiebro threat. I am now wondering whether the version you successfully downloaded was also the Win version. Or could it be that your antivirus software was turned off or simply didn't catch the threat? Thanks in advance for anything you can add.
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pclaudel1 last edited by
@kened I'm not sure how precisely to remove every trace of Opera Developer manually. Should it be done via Task Manager or Control Panel? Would you be kind enough to offer a little guidance?
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A Former User last edited by
@pclaudel1 Delete these folders:
C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Developer;
C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Developer;
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ziegensatan last edited by
I uploaded the .dll-file on VirusTotal - only Microsoft detects the file as BrowserModifier:Win32/Foxiebro.
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A Former User last edited by
@ziegensatan Was it, then, a false positive? What is strange is that Opera never makes this type of update (download .dlls).
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ralf-brinkmann last edited by@pclaudel1 I always download the installer files from the same official source and I did it at once after it was uploaded by Opera (29th of September). My Windows Defender is always switched on and I also scanned the file manually again after I read this thread some hours ago. No alarm, no problems, no virus. And no changes in the browser, as Foxiebro usually does. It would be easy for me to remove Opera, because it's installed as standalone version on my computer.
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pclaudel1 last edited by
@kened I'm very grateful. I would have gone about it much differently and would probably have made a mess of it!
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andrew84 last edited by
@kened said in Opera 73.0.3827.0 developer update:
What is strange is that Opera never makes this type of update (download .dlls).
You have only the single .dll installer in Temp directory?
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pclaudel1 last edited by pclaudel1
@ziegensatan Interesting. On the basis of your experience, I just switched Defender off and turned Malwarebytes Premium on and downloaded 73.0.3827.0. No alarms, no problems. Windows Security continues to report that my system is secure.
I just hope that Windows Defender is wrong and Malwarebytes is right about the .dll file not being Foxiebro.
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A Former User last edited by
@andrew84 When Windows Defender accused that those dlls were infected, I removed them. When opening Opera Developer, he downloaded them again.
