Is Bitdefender Also Anti-malware, Anti-spyware, Anti-rootkit, Etc.?

ikjadoon

Hello!

So, Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition: is it a pure antivirus or will it also protect me from malware, spyware, rootkits, etc.? Is there a list of things somewhere of what Bitdefender Free Edition will protect against and what it won't?

I'm curious if I need to run another program along side it, like SuperAntiSpyware?

~Ibrahim~

achaios

Hello!

So, Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition: is it a pure antivirus or will it also protect me from malware, spyware, rootkits, etc.? Is there a list of things somewhere of what Bitdefender Free Edition will protect against and what it won't?

I'm curious if I need to run another program along side it, like SuperAntiSpyware?

~Ibrahim~

No. Just a firewall!

ikjadoon

No. Just a firewall!

So, just antivirus and firewall, then? It's not just a firewall, right?

Nesivos

Hello!

So, Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition: is it a pure antivirus or will it also protect me from malware, spyware, rootkits, etc.? Is there a list of things somewhere of what Bitdefender Free Edition will protect against and what it won't?

I'm curious if I need to run another program along side it, like SuperAntiSpyware?

~Ibrahim~

If you install BD AV Free on a W7 computer and I would think also a W8 computer and go to the Windows Control Panel then Firewall you will see that Windows Firewall is shown as the Firewall unless you have a third party firewall installed. On W8 with BD W8 Security Windows will show the BD W8 Security Firewall.

As far as running other anti-malware software alongside BD AV Free. I have been running SAS Pro and Malwarebytes Pro alongside BD AV Free for four or five months without any noticable problems.

Iulika0069

If you install BD AV Free on a W7 computer and I would think also a W8 computer and go to the Windows Control Panel then Firewall you will see that Windows Firewall is shown as the Firewall unless you have a third party firewall installed. On W8 with BD W8 Security Windows will show the BD W8 Security Firewall.

As far as running other anti-malware software alongside BD AV Free. I have been running SAS Pro and Malwarebytes Pro alongside BD AV Free for four or five months without any noticable problems.

BDAVFree will protect you from malware, spyware (web filter), rootkits

A firewall module is NOT included within the product

Nesivos

BDAVFree will protect you from malware, spyware (web filter), rootkits

A firewall module is NOT included within the product

Seems to work great on my W7 SP1 x64 computer with both Windows Firewall on and Malwarebyte Pro installed.

achaios

More than one antivirus installed on a computer USUALLY means more problems than benefits!

I have BD free and windows firewall activated on my system (Win 7 SP1 x64) with no problem at all until now.