My Antivirus found a threat in Opera GX Topic

[puppydog1483]

puppydog1483 @leocg last edited by

@leocg same

[Dylan-D]

Dylan-D last edited by

I've never seen this happen but I only just started using Opera GX, so maybe it's because I haven't used it for long enough.

[gogogaga11]

gogogaga11 @leocg last edited by

@leocg Bro really

[Yoonyxxy]

Yoonyxxy last edited by

Out of nowhere, Opera GX started to have Trojans, I already cleaned everything, uninstalled it, restarted it and it still didn't come out

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Yoonyxxy last edited by

@yoonyxxy You need to be more specific.

[erato265]

erato265 @leocg last edited by

@leocg hello how can i find my opera e-mail address? and inbox, thankyou

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @erato265 last edited by

@erato265 Opera does not provide email services and hasn't for years.

[gianteli9714]

gianteli9714 last edited by

same thing is happening to me. i think that its just a false. kinda like how some steam games like quake live are detected as a threat but they arent.

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @gianteli9714 last edited by sgunhouse

@gianteli9714 Whar does the message say? Generally, any warning that is identified as heuristic is a warning about features of the program that could possibly be used in a bad way, not that they have done so. In particular, certain antivirus products tend to identify the background updater as malicious, since it does install updates without asking beforehand.

[BambikczekDrugi]

BambikczekDrugi last edited by

you can have virus what infected this file

[davizplay1]

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[Anchita]

Anchita last edited by

Just today i got a message from Kaspersky that the installer.exe is a Trojan: "pdm:trojan.win32.generic", then after antivirus was done(it deleted this exact file and cured sone others) and restarted the computer i opened Opera again and the same thing happend. After that i deleted all extentions cleared the cache and everything else like browser history and all cookies. Then antivisus did the same thing as before and i restarted computer and as soon as i opened Opera the same this happend all over again. I desised to reinstall Opera but it didn't help, everything happen again as soon as i clicked install button in a setup programm. The thing is that Kaspersky updaded its servises and maybe it has something to do with that.

[markproplayers]

markproplayers @leocg last edited by

@leocg That sounds concerning! But just to clarify—did you download Opera GX from the official website? Sometimes antivirus programs can flag false positives, especially with gaming-focused browsers or mods. If it’s from the official source, it’s most likely safe. Try updating your antivirus definitions or scanning with another tool to double-check. Better safe than sorry!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @markproplayers last edited by

@markproplayers Why are you replying to me?