Fenderman1

58 minutes ago, LizR said: I'm completely new to Bitdefender and have just installed Bitdefender2019. It mostly appears to work (to a not particularly tech-savvy person) but I can't launch Google Chrome. A few brief internet searches tell me that others experienced this with earlier versions of Bitdefender, but none of the…

9 hours ago, CWBillow said: I saw a link about how to add multiple progs to the exceptions. There were two steps for each prog. But I am setting up my system from scratch with probably hundreds of programs and then BD 2019. So does that mean I have to set an exception for each of the *many* progs I am installing? Isn't…

12 hours ago, Bill_k said: I think that BD Central should display the latest available version when you access your account so you would know whether you're up to date or if you need to update/re-install. I agree, but given that updates come through on average every hour, and will also be staged, that you'll get the latest…

@Del-UK You CAN have Antivirus only if that's what you want. I assume you're in the UK so check this out. https://www.bitdefender.co.uk/solutions

On 7/22/2018 at 5:05 PM, Fenderman1 said: I tried the 2019 version and find it way too bloated and heavy, despite what Bitdefender may say. At idle with around 6 modules running in Task Manager, it was using around 500 mb. In contrast my Kaspersky 2019 runs only 2 modules in Task Manager, and at idle using only 85 mb and…

7 hours ago, Bill_k said: I'd like to know where we can check on what the latest available version is. TIA! Hi, Bill. You can right click the tray icon, and check About. That will give you all the current info. Build number and latest engine definitions updates, etc.

On 7/19/2018 at 12:42 AM, ryspredator said: I don't think the stable version is a long way off considering there was a long list of users that won a year of Bitdefender subscription for their contribution. I mainly reported issues related to the vulnerability scan (the one mentioned in my previous post), the VPN and…

I tried the 2019 version and find it way too bloated and heavy, despite what Bitdefender may say. At idle with around 6 modules running in Task Manager, it was using around 500 mb. In contrast my Kaspersky 2019 runs only 2 modules in Task Manager, and at idle using only 85 mb and usually lower than that. Bitdefender has…

17 hours ago, ryspredator said: There were/are some known issues with the vulnerability scan, for instance that it reports a no connection message when you're on ethernet. If I remember correctly they said they were going to fix it when the stable version was released. Given the very short beta testing period, a stable…

14 hours ago, daman1 said: For me it's slow either way, NO difference. Either way, it's unacceptable, but not expecting BD to fix it any time soon. Things move slowly at BD HQ ! Not only that but the boot optimizer in BDS stopped working yesterday, and it's not the only time that BD options have stopped working. I don't…

On 4/13/2018 at 10:11 PM, matheus braga said: I purchased an account with 10 devices, but I can not activate the last device I'd suggest contacting Support in your region. They should be able to assist.

I had been in the habit of running a manual update on boot up, but have stopped doing that as on poster suggested that might trigger a full database update, so I left it and BD updated itself about 11 minutes later. I'll leave doing manual updates until BD fix this issue.

On 4/12/2018 at 7:10 AM, rolrae said: My system is now updating normally with no delays. Reinstalled BTS, and build number after reboot and update which took around 15 minutes is still 22.0.19.242 Maybe only some people are getting new build but slow update problem still there and no update from BD, as usual. Why do we…

I too, have uninstalled BTS from both my systems and have gone back to Kaspersky, which has never given me any issues. I had preferred BD because of its feature list especially ransomware protection, but KIS can also be configured for similar protection. If BD fix the long update problem, then I'll go back to using BTS,…

14 hours ago, MarcHoppe said: I updated one system this morning after it got the update last night that required the reboot (no reboot required this morning) and it took 12 minutes 21 seconds. Even longer than recent updates. So we're going backwards. I'll boot the other system that has TS 2018 installed and report it's…

On 18/08/2017 at 5:48 PM, De_Haos said: Yesterday i had to uninstall BTS 18 because their update hand up at takes like 1.5 mb/s disk usage and 15% cpu usage. I let it run for 10 min cause it must download latest definitions, but it was still there and when you finally get to interface the update will just spin and spin,…

I wouldn't be surprised if a few users don't need that tool. I have a 2 year sub for Total Security, and every time I've installed it, it has been a complete disaster. Either various modules stop working or the whole thing crashes. I won't use an AV that's buggy, not tested adequately and one I can't rely on. No wonder…

My ongoing issue is that every time I've installed Bitdefender, I've had problems. This time with a clean install of BTS 2018, many functions including the Anti Virus just stopped working in my Win 10 computer. For me, BD is just not worth the hassles, so back to my other alternatives. BD is off my systems for good.

Hi,alokep. If this is the version you get when you do an update, then that is the latest version. Here is the changelog. /index.php?/topic/75881-latest-changelog/&do=embed">

I'm also running WIn 10 Creators V 15063.138 64 bit without issues. BD is working fine, and I have had no problems with BD services stopping. If a clean install of BD doesn't work and a restart after, it might be a case of going back to a previous Windows build or a clean Win 10 install.

Have you tried the Repair option for BD ? If that doesn't work, maybe uninstall using the BD Uninstall Tool to get a more complete uninstall, and then doing a fresh install.

Hi,fiddler2007. Answer to # 3 is no! Trust me when I say you don't need to fiddle with settings. Leave it on Autopilot, and read this review. http://www.digitalcitizen.life/security-everyone-reviewing-bitdefender-total-security-2016 The review is actually for the 2017 product, despite the link title ! I've used them all,…

2 hours ago, musickey said: Windows 10 Professional 64-bit after uninstall and clean install of BTS 2017 version 21.0.24.54 and now update has removed my wireless Adapter from the BTS 2017 firewall and I am unable to print nor discover network devices. Hi,musickey. This is a known issue. See the thread here.…

On 28/02/2017 at 3:15 PM, Fenderman1 said: Bitdefender really needs to work on the way it slows computers down. Compared to Kaspersky, it is a big drag on my computers. Both have SSDS, plenty of ram, and I have followed all suggestions by Bitdefender to speed things up. Despite what Bitdefender may say, you are NOT light…

Two options to contact Support https://www.bitdefender.com/support/chat-support.html or vial email https://www.bitdefender.com/support/consumer/ then you can raise a ticket if the other things you try don't work.

hi, CCV. Sorin G is the Tech Support person who helps here in the Forums. Often better to get help here, than from official Support ! been there, done that ! I'd be inclined to do an uninstall using the BitDefender Removal Tool, and then do a reinstall. http://www.bitdefender.com/uninstall That at least, will give you a…

Me, neither. Maybe we've just surfed safely ? If you want to test BD, you can always download the Eicar test virus, from here. http://www.rexswain.com/eicar.html Don't worry, it's quite safe !

Hi, CCV. I'm not seeing that menu option. I'm running Total Security 2017. Maybe @Sorin G can help from Support ?

Hi, CCV. Just run a System Scan. Rootkit scan is included, and the last time I ran it, it took 17 minutes. 17 hours is not right. Have you restarted your system ?