Estimated safety rating

installer.exe is a program which is most likely NOT a virus or malware. So, if installer.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, it is still recommended to use a well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to defend yourself against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

Normally, this program is located in C:\WINDOWS\Temp\opera autoupdate\CProgram Files (x86)Opera\installing\installer.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is 23957cec7c21be507f2e52c5cd759081.

Is running as a service

This application does NOT operate as a Windows service. This is usually a good sign.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the Internet to communicate. Today this is expected from a program. For example, most of the programs on your computer check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs as a 32-bit program. It can not benefit of the entire set of features of current computer CPUs. This is quite normal because the publishers did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description present in the file is Opera Installer.

File version

File version extracted from the file 43.0.2442.991.

Manufacturer

Company name Opera Software.

Copyright

Legal copyright Copyright Opera Software 2017.

Digitally signed

installer.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of serious software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to installer.exe verifies as ok. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Opera Software AS

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.