@jdeftw said in How to make opera stop redirecting my urls through their ad/referal affiliates?:

@der-himmelssheriff In the opera URL bar, notice the little icon to the right...it changes as you type out the url. Empty url bar, the icon is a magnifying glass.

As I type out "amazon.com" it changes from magnifying glass to a clock icon. So it first starts referencing your browser history to determine the site you're wanting to access as you type it out. By the time I get to "ama" it wants to auto-complete "amazon.com" and the clock icon changes to a four-square icon. When it switches to that four-square icon, at this point it is leveraging/ will try to route you through their affiliate. If it switches to the globe icon, it is using your selected search engine.

I can recreate this over and over using "amazon.com" but no other sites so far are triggering that four-square icon.

In the Opera browser, the icon on the URL bar changes as you type out the URL. When the URL bar is empty, the icon is a magnifying glass. As you start typing, such as "amazon.com," it changes to a clock icon, indicating that it's referencing your browser history to suggest the site you're likely trying to access. When it anticipates "amazon.com" and offers auto-completion, the icon changes to a four-square icon

@zombiejay said in Corrupted download file keeps appearing on my desktop:

I went to download a live stream from my Twitch channel and shortly afterwards I canceled the download because I didn't want to do the same anymore. But now every time that download file with the opera icon keeps appearing on my desktop even if I delete it, it comes back. I have already uninstalled Opera and cleaned all browser data from my PC and the file continues to appear. How do I stop this?!

To stop the recurring download file from appearing on your desktop after uninstalling Opera, you might need to delve a bit deeper. First, check the Task Scheduler for any lingering tasks related to Opera and remove them. Clear your PC's temporary files using the Disk Cleanup tool, as these can sometimes cause issues. Look through the startup programs list in the Task Manager and disable any that are linked to Opera. Running a full system antivirus scan can also help rule out malware causing the problem.