Bring back Bitdefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices as a CLI

eRbytOXy

While the Linux market is still small and developing a full-scale product for home users may not be commercially viable, offering an on-demand CLI scanner could make sense. The community can always build a GUI if demand arises, there are plenty of precedents for this. I’d argue this scanner should be free for personal/non-commercial use. Doing so would not only draw existing Linux users into Bitdefender’s ecosystem but also show the company’s commitment to new Linux users who already rely on your products across other platforms. Bitdefender, it's already doing this in some capacity with its free products for Windows and Android.

You could roll this out without significant dev overhead, given that you already offer a far more feature rich Linux based product for business clients.

Gjoksi

voted +1 on this…

@Alexandru_BD @camarie @dvsls Any thoughts on this? Thanks.

Nunzio77

+1 for this idea.

Flexx

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/103967/bring-back-bitdefender-antivirus-scanner-for-unices-as-a-cli

The feedback has already been conveyed to the Bitdefender developers. While they have received multiple inputs via the Bitdefender Community Forum, they are also conducting an internal assessment of global market demand. Since the development of any product requires extensive research and development, they want to ensure that resources for the Linux product are allocated strategically and in alignment with market needs.

User feedback, particularly from the Bitdefender Community Forum, is being taken into consideration. However, the product will only move forward in development once the Bitdefender developers are confident in its market viability.

The Bitdefender staff and moderators on the Bitdefender Community Forum sincerely appreciate your feedback regarding the potential development of a Bitdefender Linux product for home users. The Bitdefender Community Forum will be updated as soon as there are any official developments on this matter. At this time, however, no specific timeline has been established.

Once again, thank you for your valuable feedback.

Additionally, kindly check the link provided below.

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/345956#Comment_345956

This post has been closed to further comments.

Regards