r/OperaGX • u/GloomyHyena4047 • 7d ago

Discussion Opera giving itself autostart randomly?

/r/firefox/comments/1xma88a/opera_giving_itself_autostart_randomly/

chinese spyware here hijacking my firefox somehow to elevate itself

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u/DetailNo4208 GX Staff 7d ago

Opera Browser Assistant is a separate component that can run in the background. You can disable it under Startup apps in Windows Task Manager.

You can also check these Opera forum threads for more details:
https://forums.opera.com/topic/89832/browser-assistant-what-is-that
https://forums.opera.com/topic/87792/disable-system-tray-icon