Antivírus detecting malware in Opera topic

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Antivírus detecting malware in Opera topic

[EL34]

EL34 last edited by

Windows security scan is detecting and quarantining several Threats from Opera the last 3 days. Seems to be happening since 11/17/2022
I have seen Opera update itself a couple times the last few days

What is going on here?

Detected: Trojan:JS/GootLoader.AA!MTB
Details: This program is dangerous and executes commands from an attacker.

container Files:
C:\Users\hoffm\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Cache\Cache_Data\f_03d2ab

C:\Users******\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Cache\Cache_Data\f_03c9b2

C:\Users****\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Cache\Cache_Data\f_03b8ae

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @EL34 last edited by

@el34 Your antivírus thinks that a page you have visited has/had a malware.

[EL34]

EL34 @leocg last edited by EL34

@leocg
Thanks for the info
I have my Windows 10 PC run full scans at night on the scheduler
Windows quarantines the issue and I have windows remove the threat when I see the issue pop up
It has reported one each day for the last 4 days
Different files each time in the same folder

I followed the link to the folder where windows security is reporting these issues.
I just deleted all files in that folder and will see what happens tonight on the full scan

C:\Users******\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Cache\Cache_Data\f_03de15

[belanoor]

belanoor @EL34 last edited by

I have my Windows 10 PC run full sweeps around evening time on the scheduler
Windows isolates the issue and I have windows eliminate the danger when I see the issue spring up
It has revealed one every day throughout the previous 4 days.

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @belanoor last edited by

@belanoor What malware, and where? If it is in the cache, then it is coming from a tab you have open and will keep reappearing until you close that tab.

[EL34]

EL34 @belanoor last edited by EL34

@belanoor
I got tired of seeing the Windows scan every day regarding this trojan message
Even if I deleted the item, the next day another one would be listed in the Opera AppData folder as shown in my first post.

I uninstalled Opera on all my PC's and started using Firefox

I deleted all the Opera AppData folders
No problems since then