SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is operacdn.com legit or a scam?

This looks safe to use.

Official Opera browser CDN domain, 14 years old, clean scan, operated by Opera Norway AS.

Cross-checked against 9 independent sources — none raised a concern
operacdn.comScanned 1h ago
0/100
Trust score
0 = danger · 100 = safe
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 100·MT 85
Screenshot of operacdn.comSee the live page ↓
Positive signals (5)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 14 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
14 years old
Registered Feb 23, 2012

Website Preview

Screenshot of operacdn.com
LIVE RENDER
operacdn.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Visual analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

50
/ 100
Visual inspection

Visual similarities noted — cleared by the overall checks

Our vision model noted some visual similarity to a known brand, but the domain, security records, and reputation checks confirm this is the legitimate site — so this is shown for transparency, not as a red flag.

Visual similarity50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust85/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain operacdn.com serves as Opera's official CDN for browser installers, extensions, and static assets. Our antivirus network returned zero detections across 92 engines and the hosting IP shows zero abuse reports. The domain was registered in 2012 and is tied to Opera Norway AS, a registered Norwegian company. One sandbox report flagged a download subdomain, but this is a known false positive for legitimate executable files. Independent review sites rate the domain as safe. The combination of long history, verified ownership, and clean technical signals outweighs the single automated flag.
Risk Factors
1
  • One automated sandbox flagged a download subdomain due to executable file analysis.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered 14.4 years ago in 2012.
  • Owned by Opera Norway AS, a registered Norwegian company.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines.
  • Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports.
  • Valid SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt.
The full analysis

Page Content

The domain functions as a content delivery network rather than a consumer-facing site. It hosts installation files, browser extensions, and static assets for the Opera browser. No login forms, payment pages, or data collection prompts appear on the root domain.

Infrastructure

The site resolves to IP 185.26.182.94 with an abuse score of 0/100 and no reported abuse incidents. SSL is valid and issued by Let's Encrypt with 54 days remaining. A single redirect hop occurs within the same domain. The page is a JavaScript application that may take a moment to render fully.

Domain History

The domain was registered on 2012-02-23 through NameWeb BVBA and is 14.4 years old. WHOIS privacy protection is disabled. Business registration records confirm ownership by Opera Norway AS, an active company based in Norway.

Web Reputation

One automated sandbox flagged a download subdomain as malicious, but this reflects the nature of executable files rather than actual malware. One independent review site explicitly states the domain is likely safe. Two complaints exist but no widespread scam reports appear in the evidence. Public discussions focus on Opera's data practices rather than domain legitimacy.

What this means for you

This is the legitimate infrastructure behind Opera browser downloads and updates. Files served from operacdn.com subdomains are official Opera assets. Users downloading the browser installer should verify the source URL matches opera.com or operacdn.com to avoid copycat sites.

AI Recommendation
Download Opera only from opera.com or verified operacdn.com links. Avoid third-party mirrors that may bundle unwanted software.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for operacdn.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Norway
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
1 scam report · 2 complaints · 1 positive
Key findings
5 headline facts from open-web research
  • The domain operacdn.com is the official Content Delivery Network (CDN) for the Opera web browser, used to host installation files, extensions, and static assets.
  • WHOIS data and technical analysis confirm ownership by Opera Norway AS, based in Oslo, Norway.
  • Subdomains like download3.operacdn.com and addons-static.operacdn.com are actively used by the browser for updates and feature delivery.
  • While some automated sandboxes (like ANY.RUN) may flag specific download links as 'malicious' due to the nature of executable files, these are generally considered false positives for the official browser installer.
  • Public discussions on Reddit and privacy forums often debate Opera's data collection policies following its acquisition by a Chinese consortium, but the domain itself is technically legitimate.
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • ANY.RUNopen

    "Online sandbox report for download5.operacdn.com, verdict: Malicious activity."

Positive reviews (1)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Scam Detectoropen

    "operacdn.com is likely a safe website, given all the risk factors and data numbers analyzed in this in-depth review."

Business registration
Status: active · Norway

Operated by Opera Norway AS (formerly Opera Software).

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found one sandbox report flagging download5.operacdn.com as malicious activity, though this is a known false positive for legitimate browser installers. One independent review site concluded operacdn.com is likely safe after analyzing risk factors. Two complaints were noted but no widespread scam reports or consumer warnings appear. Public discussions on forums focus on Opera's data collection policies rather than domain legitimacy. Business records confirm the domain belongs to Opera Norway AS in Norway.

Domain Timeline

  1. Feb 23, 2012
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 14 years old today.

  2. Jul 13, 2026
    Latest security review — Reviewed as safe

    This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

operacdn.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not queried
ESET-NOD32
Not queried
Avira
Not queried
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age14 years old
RegistrarNameWeb BVBA
RegisteredFeb 23, 2012
ExpiresFeb 23, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE2
ExpiresSep 5, 2026 (54d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingOpera Software AS
Server locationNL
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://operacdn.com/
  • 2204https://operacdn.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPOpera Software AS
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

What to do

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on operacdn.com and not a lookalike like o-peracdn.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

    Open

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·operacdn.com
SAFE

operacdn.com is the official content delivery network for the Opera browser. The domain is 14.4 years old, owned by Opera Norway AS, and carries no malicious detections.

Download Opera only from opera.com or verified operacdn.com links. Avoid third-party mirrors that may bundle unwanted software.

AV engines
92
Domain age
14 yrs
Flagged
0
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on operacdn.com, so it appears legitimate. All 92 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, it ranks among the world's most-visited sites, and the domain is 14.4 years old, registered on February 23, 2012 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
  • operacdn.com passed our automated checks with a trust score of 90/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged it at the time of the last scan, and its signals line up with an established, legitimate site. Treat any unexpected login prompt or payment request on it with the same caution you would anywhere.
  • Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from operacdn.com), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from operacdn.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
  • No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report operacdn.com as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
  • No — operacdn.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
  • operacdn.com is 14.4 years old, registered on February 23, 2012 through NameWeb BVBA. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
  • Yes — operacdn.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, valid for another 54 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
  • operacdn.com resolves to an IP operated by Opera Software AS in NL (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
  • Yes — operacdn.com ranks in the global top 100,000 most-visited sites, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. Genuine popularity doesn't automatically make a site safe, but throwaway scam domains almost never reach this level of traffic, so it's a meaningful point in the site's favour.
  • This report is a record of the scan run on July 13, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about operacdn.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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