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Hugh Boot Time Increase
I have noticed a significant increase in boot time from about 28 seconds to 2 minutes 10 seconds. I have tried a new SSD and many other ideas. What is the best way to temporarily not boot with Bit Defender so I can eliminate this software as a possible role because of the slowdown in boot?
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Free Upgrade Offer Splash Screen Legitimate?
Every time I reboot I received a splash screen with an offer to update to the latest bit defender version for free. The message looks somewhat cryptic. It only has two choices, upgrade or remind me later. How do I tell if it's legitimate?
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Windows Critical Updates.
My vulnerability scan shows that I need to install 44 Window critical updates. Windows shows that all my critical updates have been installed. Why the contradiction? How is this cleared up within the defender?
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[resolved] Waiting Activation
Everything is working fine with my 2013 and BD shows I have over 700 days left but I also get a "you are logged in BD window" which leads to "waiting for activation" each time I re-boot. How do I either activate agian or otherwise get rid of the BD window each time I reboot?
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[resolved] Trial 2013 And License Key Purchase 2012
I am currently running 2013 Total Security trial version successfully. I can purchase locally the 2012 version for 3 users / 2 years at a great price. Should I uninstall the 2013 and start over with 2012 or is there a upgrade price or another way to leave the 2013 installation as it is and use the 2012 license key (after…
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2011 Internet Security Terminating Programs
I use Casper 6.0 for my weekly backup which clones the hard drive. 2010 allowed this program to work whereas 2011 terminates the program just as it's about to complete the back up process. I get a very brief message that Bitdefender determined that Casper.exe is harmful and the programs terminated. I have tried excluding…
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Bad Or Corrupted Updates In The Future
This time I got lucky and avoided the Saturday morning fiasco as my computer was on standby. Lucky me. My thoughts on avoiding problematic updates in the future: Rather than automatically checking for updates every hour, is it wise to extend that period to two or three days? Obviously, you put yourself at risk for new…
