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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



opera.exe (opera.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.04%
Average CPU use for this program: 4%
Average RAM for this program: 111 MB


In addition to the file name, opera.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Opera Software
Product contains:Opera Internet Browser
File name contains:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

opera.exe -

opera.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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Match #2



opera.exe (Opera browser)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 78 MB


In addition to the file name, opera.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Opera
Product contains:Browser

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

opera.exe - Opera browser.

opera.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called opera.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
opera.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x7f5e54e461f2e73634727f19f0065ad7 77 KB
2 0xb91fb76c26a292b580b9073bb09c69ac 96 KB
3 0x87a826b388d44d3646fa3e15f81af69b 77 KB
4 0xc3ed9c39e4ac0921fa38bb4044dc0ab8 77 KB
5 0x578e7f8814a5520e1d52c6e029c1a152 77 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x23d60e29f75ee6af71d59323fe697d82 49664 bytes
7 0x0ede4303a18e2d74ce87523903d3b868 77312 bytes
8 0xbe0ebf14368ccf7a69055486c2068da9 79360 bytes
9 0x75e67f767555827f8ac3a8cb47e221f1 79360 bytes
10 0xa8d68bc6e1dae1f1530cea3a3588d9d7 79360 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.