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title: "Opera rolls out Paste Protect feature to fight ClickFix attacks"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/opera-rolls-out-paste-protect-feature-to-fight-clickfix-attacks-cqvfnx96q
source_url: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/opera-rolls-out-paste-protect-feature-to-fight-clickfix-attacks
type: article
source: "BleepingComputer"
published: 2026-07-05T02:44:16.724Z
updated: 2026-08-24T06:51:04.177Z
tags: ["security", "malware"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Opera rolls out Paste Protect feature to fight ClickFix attacks

**[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Opera has launched Paste Protect, a browser security feature that blocks ClickFix-style attacks. ClickFix tricks users into copying malicious commands to their clipboard and executing them in a terminal, often delivering infostealer malware. Paste Protect combines existing Hijack protection with a new Injection protection component to scan clipboard content for malicious patterns on Windows, macOS, and Linux. When a threat is detected, the copy action is blocked, a warning popup appears, and a red indicator shows in the address bar. Users can view the first 120 characters of blocked content and approve it after a 5-second delay. Developers can whitelist trusted sites like GitHub. The feature is enabled by default and configurable via Settings → Privacy & Security → Paste Protect.

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