Autorun

puff-m-d

Hello,

I have an Autorun entry that I do not remember seeing until recently. Is this entry valid? Or was it supposed to be a runonce entry then deleted? I am just curious as to whether it is valid and supposed to be there in Autoruns.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

"bdinstaller"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Bitdefender\\SetupInformation\\downloader\\setuplauncher.exe\" /run:\"C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Bitdefender\\SetupInformation\\downloader\\setupdownloader.exe\" /args:\"/after_restart\""

bdinstaller Bitdefender Setup Launcher Bitdefender c:\program files\common files\bitdefender\setupinformation\downloader\setuplauncher.exe

Thanks in advance for your help and knowledge...

coolcool1227

The "Setup Information" folder is used to Repair/Uninstall Bitdefender. So the entries created by the files from it are legitimate. You don't need to worry about them.

Georgia

Hello puff-m-d,

As ONT already mentioned, the entry is legitimate.

Actually, when you double click on Bitdefender installation kit it selfextracts in this location:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation

- "setupdownloader.exe" launches UI

- "setuplauncher.exe" checks for system requirements, it checks dependencies (adds C++ Redistributable 2010 if necessary) and also checks for other security solutions using "detection.xml" from "external" folder

Should you have any enquiries or require further assistance, please get in touch with us through our contact form:

http://www.bitdefender.com/support/contact-us.html

Have a lovely day!

puff-m-d

Thanks for the replies!

I had been experimenting around with a light virtualization program and what files and/or folders I could exclude from it. The short answer is I ended up corrupting my BD W8S install, so I had to do a repair install. I do not remember that Autorun entry beforehand, but it was there after the repair. I just wanted to be sure the entry should remain and was not a leftover from the repair that needed to be removed. I shall leave it alone as suggested.

Thanks again for the replies!