Found an old Discord CDN ZIP in Opera downloads and I’m trying to figure out if I should be worried
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A user discovered an old Discord CDN ZIP file entry in their Opera browser downloads history without recollection of downloading it. The file is no longer accessible, and scans with Windows Defender and Malwarebytes found no malware. VirusTotal did not flag the URL as malicious. The user experienced some prior account login attempts but has since secured their accounts with 2FA and unique passwords. There is no evidence that the ZIP file was malicious or executed, and the user is seeking clarity on whether this represents a security threat or a benign artifact in Opera's download history.
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A few months ago, I had someone try to sign into a few of my accounts. They never got in because I had 2FA enabled. As far as I know, it only affected one email account, which has since been upgraded to a unique password and I use different email addresses/passwords for my other important accounts.
Today I was digging through Opera’s download history and found an old download entry for this:
Xvldeos_Angela_White_Secret_105044.zip
The URL attached to it is:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1390236108813631529/1446906721296711891/Xvldeos_Angela_White_Secret_105044.zip?ex=6935b064&is=69345ee4&hm=8d3bf6b4b1a2d6d74883f4a067a5ab71c22db50eddd2d9d07291869d552e1fac&
The weird part is I have absolutely no memory of downloading this, and I have no idea what Discord server, DM, or website it could have come from.
Opera just says “File not found” when I click on it.
I searched my Downloads folder, searched with File Explorer, and even searched with WinRAR, but I can’t find the ZIP anywhere on my system. I do not know if this file even ran, if it successfully downloaded.
Another thing that’s throwing me off is that it almost looks like my Downloads folder history kind of “starts over” around that same timeframe. I can’t seem to find much of anything in my Downloads before roughly 2/1/2026, which makes me wonder if I deleted a bunch of old downloads at some point or if something else happened. I honestly don’t remember.
A few things I’ve already checked:
Windows Defender Full Scan: clean.
Malwarebytes Full Scan: clean.
Ran the Discord CDN URL through VirusTotal and no vendors flagged the URL as malicious.
I haven’t had any additional random sign-in prompts or weird account activity recently. Only a random request to make a Kraken account with a verification code a few days ago.
My questions are:
Does anyone recognize this filename or know if it was associated with any malware campaign?
Does Opera showing “File not found” usually mean the download was deleted or maybe never finished?
Is there any way to tell what was inside the ZIP if the actual file no longer exists?
Has anyone seen Opera keep old/stale Discord CDN download entries around like this?
I’m honestly just trying to figure out whether this is something I accidentally downloaded and forgot about, or whether I’m chasing a ghost because of the login attempts I had a few months back.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
References
- cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1390236108813631529/1446906721296711891/Xvldeos_Angela_White_Secret_105044.zip?ex=6935b064&is=69345ee4&hm=8d3bf6b4b1a2d6d74883f4a067a5ab71c22db50eddd2d9d07291869d552e1fac& (opens in a new tab)
- reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1tyju4z/found_an_old_discord_cdn_zip_in_opera_downloads/ (opens in a new tab)