<![CDATA[Opera and Antivirus]]>What is the best antivirus to use with Opera 20?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/2119/opera-and-antivirusRSS for NodeMon, 09 Mar 2026 12:09:15 GMTFri, 18 Apr 2014 23:18:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:28:03 GMT]]>

I just want to change the antivirus, I do not know why

Well, if you don't know why you want to change a software then don't change it. 🙂

If you really want to change, try the traditional ones: Windows Defender/MSE, Avira, AVG, Avast if you want a free one. Panda, Kapersky, Norton if you want commercial ones.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/45673https://forums.opera.com/post/45673Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:28:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:09:55 GMT]]>I just want to change the antivirus, I do not know why

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/45654https://forums.opera.com/post/45654Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:09:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sun, 20 Jul 2014 15:27:59 GMT]]>What's wrong with AVG ?, you were using that before.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/45639https://forums.opera.com/post/45639Sun, 20 Jul 2014 15:27:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sun, 20 Jul 2014 14:54:27 GMT]]>Does someone recomend any antivirus?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/45637https://forums.opera.com/post/45637Sun, 20 Jul 2014 14:54:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Mon, 21 Apr 2014 03:19:02 GMT]]>Did you have any problems with PSafe?

@dvk-ru1 thanks for letting me know.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35793https://forums.opera.com/post/35793Mon, 21 Apr 2014 03:19:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Mon, 21 Apr 2014 03:17:12 GMT]]>I used to do AVG, but I get Norton as part of my cable deal. A freebie. Lol. It seems to be working fine.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35792https://forums.opera.com/post/35792Mon, 21 Apr 2014 03:17:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:55:30 GMT]]>I am using AVG and it is working perfectly with Opera.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35783https://forums.opera.com/post/35783Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:55:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:16:04 GMT]]>ESET is okay now, it seems to have overcome that issue. Or it's Opera that has changed something with its startup activity. Anyway, it works and I'm happy with it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35778https://forums.opera.com/post/35778Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:16:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:30:33 GMT]]>Still... PSafe got good results in that AV-Comparatives single product test:
http://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/psafe_fdt_201309_en.pdf

A reply in Portuguese about it not detecting EICAR:
http://www.psafe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=93
(That forum is full of happy people though, so there's a chance they're fake accounts.)

You dont use antivirus for any specific browser, you use it to protect you whichever browser you use and whatever else connects to the internet
I agree, this is kind of off-topic in this forum, but at the same time some anti-virus like Baidu are known to the OP to have made Opera unable to load any new tabs (they keep blank and display "Loading...") and a feature on ESET has interfered with Opera before so I think it's a valid topic.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35765https://forums.opera.com/post/35765Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:30:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sun, 20 Apr 2014 03:32:25 GMT]]>It also is worth remembering that whenever installing any free AV software to look closely to make sure you aren't also installing other software along with it (toolbars, etc) that can clutter a system or browser and slow it down. Sometimes you have to do "custom" free AV installs rather than "automatic" installations to even see what other software may be pushed your way. These bundled programs are how some companies pay for their "free" software offerings. Sometimes they'll be opt-in, sometimes opt-out... but it's always wise to check carefully at installation before the deed gets done.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35696https://forums.opera.com/post/35696Sun, 20 Apr 2014 03:32:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sun, 20 Apr 2014 02:09:43 GMT]]>Ok, I will come back to AVG

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35687https://forums.opera.com/post/35687Sun, 20 Apr 2014 02:09:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sun, 20 Apr 2014 01:22:11 GMT]]>It's better to stay with known Companies with reputations that are known, that Psafe partnered up with Bitdefender is no garrantee that it's as good as Bitdefender which is an excellent antivirus, I couldnt even find any independent tests on Psafe, it's basically an unknown company from brazil, and ive never even seen it included in any independent lab tests that rate antiviruses.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35678https://forums.opera.com/post/35678Sun, 20 Apr 2014 01:22:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sun, 20 Apr 2014 00:58:15 GMT]]>Psafe is a Cloud Antivirus, I used to pay for TrendMicro for years and when they went to the Cloud I tried it and got immediatly infected, I will NEVER use or trust any AntiVirus that resides in the Cloud, The Antivirus and it's definitions HAS TO reside on my computer, I say NO to any Cloud Antivirus.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35675https://forums.opera.com/post/35675Sun, 20 Apr 2014 00:58:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sun, 20 Apr 2014 00:49:33 GMT]]>

Psafe is a good choice?
According to the Portuguese Wikipedia PSafe partnered with BitDefender so they use their anti-virus software in it.
Read this link in Portuguese: http://gguimaraes.info/?p=238
It's a little old and maybe doesn't reflect how PSafe is now and your usage may be different, but it's relevant.

I am afraid Psafe will make Opera slow down like Baidu Antivirus did.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35673https://forums.opera.com/post/35673Sun, 20 Apr 2014 00:49:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sun, 20 Apr 2014 00:47:21 GMT]]>

What is the best antivirus to use with Opera 20?

You dont use antivirus for any specific browser, you use it to protect you whichever browser you use and whatever else connects to the internet, To protect you from malicious emails and attachments and whatever you put into your computer such as USB flash drives, just dont use MSE, recent articles ive read say it misses 39% of malware, I got rid of MSE a while back and went to Avast free on all my computers, it even checks email and have a very good detection rate according to tests. Dont Bash Avast, if anyone prefers another antivirus thats perfectly fine.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35672https://forums.opera.com/post/35672Sun, 20 Apr 2014 00:47:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sun, 20 Apr 2014 00:34:43 GMT]]>

Psafe is a good choice?
According to the Portuguese Wikipedia PSafe partnered with BitDefender so they use their anti-virus software in it.

Read this link in Portuguese: http://gguimaraes.info/?p=238
It's a little old and maybe doesn't reflect how PSafe is now and your usage may be different, but it's relevant.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35669https://forums.opera.com/post/35669Sun, 20 Apr 2014 00:34:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:20:09 GMT]]>

The complete scan is slow to you?

Well, a complete scan will always be slow if you have a large amount of data and, of course, depending on your hardware. The AV settings also affects it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35658https://forums.opera.com/post/35658Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:20:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:16:51 GMT]]>Haven't used that, sidneyneto. I'd seriously consider either AVG free OR Avast free. Both are highly rated.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35657https://forums.opera.com/post/35657Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:16:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sat, 19 Apr 2014 21:45:59 GMT]]>Psafe is a good choice?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35650https://forums.opera.com/post/35650Sat, 19 Apr 2014 21:45:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:54:38 GMT]]>Windows Defender / MSE is the dotted line in that chart. I wouldn't use it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35636https://forums.opera.com/post/35636Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:54:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:05:18 GMT]]>Defender can be slow... yes. In general, I only use the complete scan after an install of the program OR unless I think there might be a problem. Otherwise, I use a Quick Scan.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35609https://forums.opera.com/post/35609Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:05:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:47:30 GMT]]>The complete scan is slow to you?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35605https://forums.opera.com/post/35605Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:47:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:41:51 GMT]]>Yes, Windows Defender is perfectly usable with Opera. My wife uses it without any issues. I choose to use AVG but that's just a personal choice. There's nothing wrong with using Defender.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35602https://forums.opera.com/post/35602Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:41:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera and Antivirus on Sat, 19 Apr 2014 10:59:14 GMT]]>Maybe I use Windows Defender.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/35577https://forums.opera.com/post/35577Sat, 19 Apr 2014 10:59:14 GMT