<![CDATA[Is it normal to have occasional Windows firewall prompts?]]>Hi, this isn't so much of a support request as much as it is me asking a quick question, thus I didn't go through all of the instructions for posting problems.

Occasionally, and very randomly, I'll be using GX and will get a random prompt for the Windows firewall. There doesn't seem to be any particular rhyme or reason to it. It's definitely something within GX that's causing this because it flat-out lists GX in the prompt. Is this normal? If so, should I allow it each time?

I'm currently using Windows 7 and in terms of security software, I'm running Kaspersky Security Cloud free with Microsoft's EMET and the Windows firewall. My Opera GX version is 72.0.3815.487 but this has been happening for a while, across multiple versions.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/46929/is-it-normal-to-have-occasional-windows-firewall-promptsRSS for NodeTue, 19 May 2026 08:01:08 GMTWed, 03 Feb 2021 10:58:09 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Is it normal to have occasional Windows firewall prompts? on Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:20:32 GMT]]>@leocg Awesome, thanks for the help!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/241518https://forums.opera.com/post/241518Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:20:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it normal to have occasional Windows firewall prompts? on Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:37:45 GMT]]>@jaekobcaed It shouldn't.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/241505https://forums.opera.com/post/241505Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:37:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it normal to have occasional Windows firewall prompts? on Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:25:15 GMT]]>@leocg Okay, no worries. It won't hurt if I allow it though, will it?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/241502https://forums.opera.com/post/241502Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:25:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it normal to have occasional Windows firewall prompts? on Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:41:02 GMT]]>@jaekobcaed I don't know what exactly triggers the prompt, so I can't say if blocking the connection may cause any issues or not.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/241499https://forums.opera.com/post/241499Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:41:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it normal to have occasional Windows firewall prompts? on Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:32:37 GMT]]>@leocg Ah gotcha, so I should allow it each time? Would I have any problems if I chose to not let it through every time?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/241498https://forums.opera.com/post/241498Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:32:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it normal to have occasional Windows firewall prompts? on Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:13:10 GMT]]>@jaekobcaed The firewall thinks that each new version is a different program, so it asks for connections to be allowed on every update.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/241494https://forums.opera.com/post/241494Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:13:10 GMT