How did Opera find its way on my Mac?

[udelly12]

I just noticed today after I updated to Tiger 10.4.10, when I can right click on unix executable files and go down to "Open With", Opera version 9.10 and 9.20 appear on the list, and I can open the file with it. I definitely never installed it... any idea how it got on in the first place?

 

[MikeTheC]

I just noticed today after I updated to Tiger 10.4.10, when I can right click on unix executable files and go down to "Open With", Opera version 9.10 and 9.20 appear on the list, and I can open the file with it. I definitely never installed it... any idea how it got on in the first place?

If you're absolutely, positively stake-your-life-on-it sure you didn't install it, then there's only two other likely options I can think of:

1. Immaculate Conception
2. Darth Plagueis (and you thought there was nothing to the rumors of him manipulating midichlorians!)

 

[monke]

It's on mine, and it's been there for a while.

Never installed it, never downloaded it, nothing.

I'm guessing it's part of OS X. 😕

 

[MisterMe]

... when I can right click on unix executable files and go down to "Open With", Opera version 9.10 and 9.20 appear on the list, and I can open the file with it. I definitely never installed it... any idea how it got on in the first place?

Is Opera actually installed on your machine? If it is, then have you installed any Adobe applications such as Photoshop.

 

[M@lew]

As said above, it's probably from an Adobe App you've installed.

 

[mediaguru]

Yep, it seems that the Adobe Help Center specifically is powered by some subset of Opera. I too had Opera references show up after installing Photoshop CS2. I deleted all Opera related files, but they were all re-created after opening the help app again.

 

[udelly12]

yup... that's it. I have CS3 installed haha