Which features is Windows 10 Defender Firewall blocking that Opera wants to do?
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careware last edited by
That's true, I haven't used any other browser for 10 years. but reputedly it doesn't happen with other browsers?
I dunno, just seems something you'd want to avoid foisting on users if you were intent on gaining market share. I don't run the joint so... it is what it is
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opedara last edited by
I'm not seeing the answer to the most important question here...
What is Opera trying to do through the port that Windows Firewall is blocking? This is a question that Opera people should be able to answer more than Microsoft people, because Microsoft didn't write Opera.
The firewall appears to be doing its job; blocking a port by default then prompting me to OK or Cancel Opera from using that port that it normally blocks.
In order for me to know if I should allow Opera through that port on Private Networks, I want to know what Opera is trying to do over that port when I get the prompt. I'm not seeing an answer to that yet.
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opedara last edited by
@leocg How do we identify it? If it's useful and not a real security risk, I'd be OK enabling it.
If there's any concern at all, like I've read with hacks and vulnerabilities opened up through unnecessary or improper port use (ahem, Dell Support Assist), then I'd like to leave it permanently blocked.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@starlight It's because the path to opera.exe changes on every update.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@starlight Because nobody asked. My answer is to your comment about it only happen after an Opera update.
What triggers that dialog at first place, I don't know. -
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amunoto last edited by
@opedara Hello leocg. Thank you for giving the explanation, why the defender warning pops up again and again! It's great to have people assist us users here.
Maybe you could even help clarify the mystery entirely for us; Which Opera- feature is demanding the connection that windows defender ist blocking at all / in general / in the first place?
I would like to disable this feature, I think.
It is not the basic internet browsing, as this keeps on working after declining.You wrote: "What triggers that dialog at first place, I don't know."
Who does know this? Can you point him at this discussion here, perhaps? -
A Former User last edited by leocg
@amunoto Another annoyance of the opera updates identiying slightly different is that if you set cookie preferences, after each 'update' you have to reaffirm your choices for each site.
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amunoto last edited by
@amunoto said in Which features is Windows 10 Defender Firewall blocking that Opera wants to do?:
@opedara Hello leocg. ...
@leocg
I think I have @mentioned the wrong user in my previous post Sorry!
Leocg - any hints for us (see post)?
Kind regards, Hauke -
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amunoto last edited by
@leocg Thx, Leo, for your answer.
I would have thought that Opera tries to do something that triggers the firewall, and that is not the simple IP http thing I want it to do.
But I understand from you, that there is stuff that Opera is not doing, but that is coming from "the outside" and that triggers the windows firewall, leading to the message that has been shown in this thread's firts post.
It is weird and not satisfying to me, but well.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@amunoto Unless you have changed something, the Windows Firewall will only alert you about incoming connections. So all those alerts are of sites trying to stablish a connection to your computer.
Usually it's not a problem, since it's how the web works. You will see it if you use other browsers too.You can try removing the rules from the firewall and the check which site triggers it for the first time.
One other thing that may trigger the alert are notifications.
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opedara last edited by
@leocg So, saying it's not a problem and how the web works is brushing away the point of the post... it's a problem if it keeps popping up and we can't tell what exactly it's asking us to stop blocking. Chrome updates just fine without triggering a firewall prompt; same with Firefox and Edge. What Opera's doing is not normal, and is concerning, as is anything that triggers the pop-up (I mean, we all fully understand the point of a firewall right, and why it pops up confirm/deny prompts), especially when we can't tell what exactly it's trying to do.
So, since apparently Opera's dev team hasn't shown up to tell us what's going on, how do we find out?
So far I just cancel the pop-up, because I don't have enough information to know whether to stop blocking something my operating system's firewall is automatically blocking, but it's annoying having to deal with it. The security risk is at this point not worth the convenience, until I get more information.
