Bitdefender Free Antivirus not compatible with Windows 7 Update against Meltdown and Spectre?

Well I uninstalled BD Free and I'm still not getting that update on this computer. I did get it on my laptop. Both have AMD processors and both are running Windows 10. I have to check the tablet which has an Intel Atom. Check that. It just came through on this one.

can you check now ?

17 hours ago, Broadway said:

Using Windows 7 with Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition 1.09.69 - last update time 10 minutes ago, the Windows security updates released on January 3, 2018 is not offered to me.

This Update is very important as it addresses the "Meltdown" and "Spectre" issues.

 

According to this article

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4072699/important-information-regarding-the-windows-security-updates-released

"Customers will not receive these security updates and will not be protected from security vulnerabilities unless their anti-virus software vendor sets the following registry key: ..." (see the link).

However I verified with regedit, that my registry does not contain the mentioned key necessary to download and install the updates.

So is Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition incompatible? Will there be a solution?

Thank you.

Are you sure you are looking the right one? Because it should be HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" Subkey="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\QualityCompat not 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" Subkey="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PropertySystem shown in the picture! 

/index.php?/profile/203205-rubberducky/&do=hovercard" data-mentionid="203205" href="<___base_url___>/index.php?/profile/203205-rubberducky/" rel="">@RubberDucky/index.php?/profile/212747-broadway/&do=hovercard" data-mentionid="212747" href="<___base_url___>/index.php?/profile/212747-broadway/" rel="">@Broadway  You can download KB4056897 from https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4056897/windows-7-update-kb4056897 for Windows 7, if you don't wish to wait for patch Tuesday Rollup.

Bitdefender has now updated registry on my PC - maybe following a reboot? If you install can you please let me know whether there was any problems - some users are reporting update sticks at 0% or 99% install on Windows 10; I have come across work-around at http://sihmar.com/fix-kb4056892-download-stuck-99/ - I CAN'T VERIFY VALIDITY as I am not installing any Windows Updates myself, but I do have a friend who is wanting this patch.

I recently reinstalled Windows 7 SP1 following a bad Windows Update and turned updates off; more bother than malware imo. You may be interested in this article https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2185052/intel-cpu-flaw-vulnerable-hacker-attacks - history repeats itself! Intel + Microsoft discover flaw which has existed for ten years after fixing problem in same area five years ago?

1 hour ago, ZyGophe said:

/index.php?/profile/203205-rubberducky/&do=hovercard" data-mentionid="203205" href="<___base_url___>/index.php?/profile/203205-rubberducky/" rel="">@RubberDucky/index.php?/profile/212747-broadway/&do=hovercard" data-mentionid="212747" href="<___base_url___>/index.php?/profile/212747-broadway/" rel="">@Broadway  You can download KB4056897 from https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4056897/windows-7-update-kb4056897 for Windows 7, if you don't wish to wait for patch Tuesday Rollup.

Bitdefender has now updated registry on my PC - maybe following a reboot? If you install can you please let me know whether there was any problems - some users are reporting update sticks at 0% or 99% install on Windows 10; I have come across work-around at http://sihmar.com/fix-kb4056892-download-stuck-99/ - I CAN'T VERIFY VALIDITY as I am not installing any Windows Updates myself, but I do have a friend who is wanting this patch.

I recently reinstalled Windows 7 SP1 following a bad Windows Update and turned updates off; more bother than malware imo. You may be interested in this article https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2185052/intel-cpu-flaw-vulnerable-hacker-attacks - history repeats itself! Intel + Microsoft discover flaw which has existed for ten years after fixing problem in same area five years ago?

My main desktop and laptop running Windows 10 64 bit with Bitdefender Free AV able to install the update through Windows Update. Bitdefender Free AV automatically add the registry key during its update and no need to reboot. There's no problem at all during the installing and after installing. 

On 1/5/2018 at 5:40 PM, ZyGophe said:

/index.php?/profile/203205-rubberducky/&do=hovercard" data-mentionid="203205" href="<___base_url___>/index.php?/profile/203205-rubberducky/" rel="">@RubberDucky /index.php?/profile/212747-broadway/&do=hovercard" data-mentionid="212747" href="<___base_url___>/index.php?/profile/212747-broadway/" rel="">@Broadway thanks guys, all the best for 2018

We still need Intel to release a security patch for Meltdown and Spectre as well. Microsoft already done their part for the Meltdown vulnerability.