Solved Save and Save as function broken
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Ever since I "updated" to 3.6 version of Vivaldi for windows, the save function seems intermittent and completely broken. For instance, when I click on a JPG image and right click to "save as". It does not save the file at all. Nothing gets saved. When I go to the main page to download the latest vivaldi and save the *.exe file, the file can not be opened from windows. It tries to open and closes the window.
However, if I use another browser (which is a lot more stable and reliable than Vivaldi), I am able to save the .exe file and open it normally.
When I "upgraded" my version of Vivaldi back to 3.5, everything works perfectly again.
What is up with Vivaldi. All these bugs and especially in the "stable" releases are a complete joke. Focus on fixing bugs and stop adding features we don't need that completely breaks the software.
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It turns out Vivaldi isn't playing well with Avast Antivirus Ransomware Shield for some reason. The older 3.5.2115.87 works perfectly, but the 3.6.2165 version was blocked by the virus scanner. I had to manually add an exception and now it works. I never had that problem before until the recent updates. Apparently, Avast is labelling Vivaldi as a "shady app" that is categorized as ransomware. It completely blocked all access including save as and even running the executable.
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Here is the test results:
Vivaldi 3.5.2115.87 - Works fine
Vivaldi 3.6.2165.34 - Works fine
Vivaldi 3.6.2165.36 - broken- Save as does not work for "JPG" and other files
- Exe files do no open. It may get saved into folder, but its corrupted
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It turns out Vivaldi isn't playing well with Avast Antivirus Ransomware Shield for some reason. The older 3.5.2115.87 works perfectly, but the 3.6.2165 version was blocked by the virus scanner. I had to manually add an exception and now it works. I never had that problem before until the recent updates. Apparently, Avast is labelling Vivaldi as a "shady app" that is categorized as ransomware. It completely blocked all access including save as and even running the executable.
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I agree with @Gwen-Dragon about feeling sorry for paying for it, I use Avast free AV at home, but if it will ever find it blocking Vivaldi's normal operation, I would uninstall and try something else in a blink of an eye.
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I have not used a third-party antivirus for years — only Windows Defender and Firewall. Once in a Blue Moon I run the free Malwarebytes but usually find no threats.
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same here, it is really annoying, do not use Avast, McAffee
please solve the issue
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@looki Not much information to help you.
You do not explain which issue you have, where and how this happens and which security software you use.
