Opera tries to install driver/service

I use ProcessGuard and the Opera browser. I've set Opera to allow access to physical memory which all browsers appear to need, but when I close opera I get a warning from PG that it tried to install a driver/service. I don't allow it to, and everything seems to work OK, but does anyone know what it's trying to do?

 

Hi aslan, I am not an opera user but I am sure others will reply with their settings for opera.
Can you please state which version of opera you are using and any addins or other associated opera utilities?

Thanks. Pilli

 

It's version 8.5, and there are no additional plug-ins or utilties.

 

Same thing with me. I have a lot of other programs that don't need protection but try to install drivers or globals hooks.

So they end up on the protection list.

 

It could be the update driver it uses to check for updates for the browser.

 

I use Opera 8.5 and Process Guard and when I close Opera Process Guard does not give me a warning that Opera tried to install a driver/service.

 

Hi, aslan

Firefox does not need access to physical memory.

Take care,
TheQuest

 

For me, Opera also does not need to access physical memory. But it does want to install a driver each time I exit.

 

Why not write Opera Support and ask about this?

regards,

-rich
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Thanks for all your suggestions. I will write to Opera and ask them why it wants to install a driver/service.

TheQuest, the paper by Andreas on this site does recommend giving Firefox physical memory access. I've noticed that all the browsers I've tried (IE, Firefox and Opera) do ask for it when run with PG. Anybody else tried running their browser without physical memory access? Any ill effects?

Thanks.

 

Firefox w/ Flash plugin runs great for me without any special permissions set. I'm sure a few other popular plugins and extensions would (legitly) ask for it though, especially the Java runtime.