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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @karcyon last edited by

      @karcyon You need to report it to Microsoft so they can fix it.

      By the way, so far it didn't happen here.

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      • andrew84
        andrew84 @leocg last edited by

        @leocg I had the similar with Kaspersky some time ago (~2 weeks ago).
        Also, there was a report from user on Mac. https://forums.opera.com/topic/39275/opera-being-detected-as-c2-generic-a-virus
        This is the 3rd case already with different AV software.

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        • karcyon
          karcyon @burnout426 last edited by

          @burnout426

          I could do all that but I would rather have Opera take a look at it and fix it since this can't be normal to have multiple Virus/Malware apps go off on a brwoser. I downloaded it directly from Opera.com btw.

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          • operanana
            operanana last edited by

            Hello everyone, Same thing just happened to me today 2020-06-29 at 18:45 with Malwarebytes, putting opera autoupdate\installer.exe in quarantine. Been using Malwarebytes AV without issues since February 2020 and Opera for many years. Was with Norton for 12 years before. Looks like there is a recent 2020 problem with Opera that has yet to be addressed. Thanks.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @operanana last edited by

              @operanana It's most probably another case of a false positive.

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              • operanana
                operanana @leocg last edited by

                @leocg Thanks. How to be sure? Will leave it aside for now until official confirmation from Opera and from Malwarebytes. 😉

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @operanana last edited by

                  @operanana Take a comfortable seat. 🙂

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                  • operanana
                    operanana @leocg last edited by

                    @leocg Exploring this forum this evening. I would like to use Opera as my main browser, or at least use it as often as my other one. 😉

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                    • andrew84
                      andrew84 @operanana last edited by

                      @operanana I had the same 3 moths ago in 67 Beta, it showed me troyans in installer.exe
                      Some time later it showed nothing. I use Opera many years + KIS and it happened for the first time. https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2020/03/opera-67-0-3575-97-stable-update/#comment-203234

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                      • blackbird71
                        blackbird71 @operanana last edited by

                        @operanana If you downloaded your Opera version from a genuine Opera website, neither it nor its installer will contain a virus - Opera runs a tight ship with their servers. In that case, it's a 'false positive' detection on the part of the antivirus you're using (these are continually being updated and their detection schemes being altered by their makers). Since some recent update to the AV is causing the issue, the AV maker (in this case, Malwarebytes) is who you need to inform and apply pressure regarding their recent AV update.

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