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New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Malware. Opera was bought by loan scammers so this doesn't surprise me one bit.

Edit: comment from an old reddit post:

From Kenya here. When you fail to pay Okash loan on time they will call random contacts on your contact list and tell them to tell you to pay your loan back

This is where Opera is now.