TheWatcher

Hello TheWatcher, CMOS is the memory in which the BIOS settings are stored (and contains all hardware configuration). CMOS is not ROM, it's RAM (because it has to be re-written everytime you change a setting in BIOS). As you know, RAM is a volatile type of memory, meaning it gets erased when you cut off the power supply.…

Hi there! I can tell you (because I've tried it) that SP3 will not install on to a copy of XP which has no service packs. Therefore, if you do re-install your XP you will then need to install either SP1 or SP2 (whichever you have, doesn't matter which one) before you can install SP3. As regards the "updates" you refer to,…

Here are details about BD2009 BETA Campaign: http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?sho...amp;#entry27478 and also a screenshot of it...it looks really nice, better than 2008, in my opinion. I can't want for the first beta Those screen shots paint an interesting picture (pardon the pun) looks like it's going to be great!

BD2009 It took me all of three seconds before i signed up to try it out! Thanks for the posts!

Hello TheWatcher, It depends. First of all, the total RAM size must not exceed the limit provided by the motherboard. However, 1GB should bring such problems on newer computers (but higher amounts might... for instance, my laptop can have at most 2GB, and I bought it less than a year ago). OK, so let's say that i purchased…

hi guy's, this is my first post to the forum and i hope u can give me some advice, i've just got my hands on a new p.c. that has vista installed but i'd like to install xp home edition on it instead. my question is do i need to uninsaall vista before i install xp and if so, how do i do it, or can i insall xp over vista?…

You know what's funny? If i right-click the BD icon before all of the services are finished loading than the whole program goes to pot, i don't know if it's because of my limited resources or what? i had a similar problem with BD10, if i started up the computer and tried to open My Documents or My Computer etc., before the…

because we dont like u Aww, you beat me to it.

I voted IS because I use it. It is enough for my protection. Thank you! i appreciate the vote/reply.. it's more then i can say for some of you other viewers.... YEAH I'M LOOKIN' AT YOU, YA' GOONS!

Heh, heh, heh... 50+ views AND NOT A SINGLE VOTE! Not even a quicko "stop asking goofy questions TheWatcher". i mean jeez! Someone's gotta' light a fire under your rear ends

Did you try to delete them manually in safe mode?

Hmm... If you haven't done something wrong, my guess is that other members (besides the moderating team) are forbidden to post something in there. I'll ask the admin about it when I see him. Anyway, I posted your article there myself (of course, giving you full responsibility for it ). I also took the liberty of formatting…

Tisk, tisk, tisk remember, this is your brain, this is your brain on drugs...

Hey Cris, i gave the How To board a shot and kept getting "Sorry, you do not have permission to start a topic in this forum" am i doing something wrong... must be sleep deprivation

How about posting your article on the How To's board, TheWatcher? That way, the topic won't be lost in the General section of Malware Talk, and anyone can find it easily. Also, on How To's everyone has the right to download anything (it's a non-secure area ), but please post the article as text, not as attachment, so it…

What is the average time for the automatic updates with Bit Defender? Are these released once a day? Hourly? Thanks, - Robert i've got my updater set to 1 hour. Each time it checks it always downloads something (rarely ever getting the no update available notice). So i would assume it's updated everytime a new signature is…

Hey guys, I'm new to to Bitdefender antivirus, which i recently am trying out. When i installed it, it told me to do a quick scan and I did it and it picked up one virus called .....CFD.exe, which i know for a long time that, that program comes with my internet services provider cd when installed. It didn't even let me say…

Today, she started up her PC, hoping that an out of date AV package was better than nothing. Imagine her surprise, and mine, when BD kindly informed her that the licence had expired and BD was no longer working. This is absolutely outrageous. I have NEVER heard of an AV package that just dies when it is out of date. I will…

this is one i made Sweet! Now that, i like!

Unfortunatelly, no one except the moderators and/or virus researchers can download your help file. That`s why I attached only it`s content in this new post. Cheers, and thanks. Many users will find it useful. Really? i figured it was for all to see, thank you for the help!

Topic moved on the appropriate forum. BTW, what is the appropriate forum for such topics?

I am running AVG Free Edition 7.5.519 and it keeps catching a Brontok-BH worm showing up in my 'my documents' folder. Here is my HJT log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:55:21 PM, on 3/31/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16608) Boot mode:…

Hi, I have a license for BD (bought by mistake) and one for Kaspersky; at any time on BD forum you can see 2-3 members and on Kaspersky forum 45-60 members. I really appreciate the help provided by Cris, Niels and some other BD "Evangelist" but on such slow forum is very difficult to get effective help or to ask for a…

Many thanks for your reply. No references to gbpluggin under the services or startup tabs I'm afraid... There a number of items that aren't immediately recognisable though. I presume if something is running on my computer that shouldn't be then it should appear under these tabs? Yep, everyone on my contact list has the…

They are both false positives indeed; they will disappear after the next update. Thanks! A couple of Windows hot fixes from the Windows Update site do the same. i'll dig 'em up and let you know which ones. That's in BD10 by the way, not sure about the 08 line.

Hi, I'm worried I've downloaded a virus from an email and I'd be very grateful if anyone has any information that might help me. I'm not great with computers... I received an email a few days ago that appeared to be from a friend. I opened it and clicked on a link and nothing appeared to happen. I thought nothing of this…

I have been trying to help my sister with her computer, But seems it is a mess and is confusing When turn on the computer it seems to boot ok but the below errors show up so i click on OK Welcome screen comes up i can click on a account name than nothing happens but the persons backround with no icons or taskbar and cannot…

I much prefered the GUI of the earlier versions. The first screen of BD2008 is completely useless. I'd love a way to get back to the old style. i couldn't agree with you more, same goes for the majority of opinions in this thread. Thanks for the replys!

C'mon guy's, 50+ views and 0 replys... give me some opinions y'all!

Hi there, I have the 3 license version of BitDefender Antivirus 2008. I currrently have it installed on 2 laptops. I am going to install it on a third computer that only has dialup access. Do I have to dload the software using the dload kit (the 139KB file) or can I get the entire software package (without ordering the…