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It turns out I used Bitdefender's server to attempt to download the installer, which I quit after an hour at 50%. One of the 3rd party links worked a lot better. I did manage to find the files in appdata\temp, but none of the executable files in it worked. Once you do manage to "install" Bitdefender Free, though, it…

Hi, By the way, If you could quarantine a wrongly suspected SWTOR file, you could send it to: BD false positive Regards, L. The only way to exclude a file in BD Free is to let it get quarantined and then restore it from quarantine. It will then be excluded from future scans. Works for me.

I am not able to send emails when Bitdefender is running. If I disable the Virus Shield and send then the email goes through no problem. Outlook error code is (0x800CCC80): 'None of the authentication methods supported by this client are supported by your server.' I am running Windows 8.1 and Outlook 2007. Thanks for your…

Hiya, Where does it say 2015, BD are still advertising it as 2014? http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html As far as I am aware there has been no new version, maybe they just changed the year. Ro. Another poster said he had installed BD 2015 Free. I was just wondering if such a thing really existed.…

Currently 7.60965 here, as of 48 minutes ago. Now on 7.60970 as of 2 minutes ago. Everything seems back to normal now.

It updated to 7.60961 an hour after the first update. That is still the latest when I write this I finally got 7.60962 about 20 minutes ago. The first update in 3 days.

After three days of no updates, mine updated itself this morning! Still no update here.

I hadn't checked but just did and mine says the last update was June 5 at 2:45 PM. What IS going on? I never notice anything when an update does happen so I was unaware there hadn't been any for over 2 days. I have update version 7.60911.

Its been 3 days with no updates. Any info? I hadn't checked but just did and mine says the last update was June 5 at 2:45 PM. What IS going on? I never notice anything when an update does happen so I was unaware there hadn't been any for over 2 days.

I downloaded Bitdefernder AV free to compare to Norton and Bitdefender is TERRIBLE!!! It updates and scans whenever the ###### it wants and makes my computer virtually useless fro 10 to 30 minutes. THIS made me NEVER want to actually pay $ for this junk! I don't know what kind of computer you have but even with the auto…

See the Announcement: Bitdefender Forum Rules - Read carefully before posting. There is a point about references to ... I personally think the current layout of the interface is very practical I do too and I really don't see any improvements in the one linked to. It just looks different.

I can't download WinZip Portable from Portable Appz because BD Free blocks the download page. Research tells me it's because the portable contains a hacked installer so I would say BD Free is right in blocking it.

The Bug. The virus detection of Bitdefender Free doesn't work properly in some cases. 1.) Bitdefender Free sometimes does not recognize the virus(es). What does it mean? Check an infected file on Virus Total. Bitdefender engine say: virus, on VT page. BUT right click on the file, check with Bitdefender Free and result will…

I reaading the posts in this topic and seems Bitdefender Free doesn't work properly for many people. I have found bug too, already sent to the customer support but I do not know whether it makes sense if the updates are very rare. It's more like BD Free works exactly as it was designed to and some people don't like it.…

http://www.bitdefender.com/media/html/free...A_FreeAV_Upsell Comparison Bd free & paid Interesting. I really don't want any of the added things in the Plus version so I'll stick with free.

I am a new user with same version as yours, Bitdefender Free version 1.0.21.1099. I had a somehow similar issue, but I (partly) solved it: after disabling real time protection (Virus Shield), I rebooted Windows 8.1 and, ta-da! the file was unblocked. If that doesn't work for you, you may try rebooting in Safe Mode (F8 at…

Baloney! Exclusions are an absolute requirement. Even in a free product. Not including them is like giving away free firearms with no trigger safety, or free automobiles with no brakes, etc, etc. The fact that they aren't included is such an unbelievably brain-dead, deal killing decision that one wonders just who gets…

The following essential features are missing from BitDefender Antivirus Free: 1. The user should be able to select a desired action for Fille System Shield: 'Fille System Shield Settings' Actions Virus (Ask | Quarantine | Delete | No Action) 'PUP' (Ask | Quarantine | Delete | No Action) (Potentially Unwanted Programs)…

Then this thread is not for you probably. I think the person who started this thread and also I live more by the proverb "Trust, but verify". Any thread should be for anyone who has an opinion on the matter.

Hopefully at least some people care and worry. And yep, they are business as you said, but so are Google, Facebook and others who general public saw as trustworthy (and who have much more to lose) yet turned out to share users' data with NSA, maybe others. What a much smaller company might do if it faces financial or other…

Well, your guess is as good as any... AFAIK in MS SE and MS WD user can turn sample sending feature off so nothing is uploaded to the "cloud" (ie 'some corporation's server'). Do you actually know what happens to your files when they are uploaded to that server, how long are they stored there, when and how deleted, who can…

Hi, when I open BitDefender Av Free user interface (from tray icon menu) it leaves after closing residual tasks on my Windows taskbar. See the attached picture, consider that I have NO BitDefender windows open, yet I have these two tasks on my taskbar. Anyone else have this "feature"? I've never seen that behavior.

So BD's ad claims and many believe to be. What I actually can't find is any information on why and how this is done. If malware signatures are downloaded to my computer (BD folder is around 190MB) then why would my files be sent off from my computer to the world and end up who knows where, without me knowing? What part of…

Since the product is heavily cloud based, it's not surprising to see traffic. At least to me it isn't.

Ah, sorry for the double post but I lost the edit for the one above. It does seem that Ccleaner works on the detect and remove method, even if you have removed a program from your computer some remnants of the files (maybe in registry) will be left behind and this is what it is seeing. To remove those files looks to be a…

Sorry to hear that you are the second poster that doesn't have AntiVir Desktop listed under Utilities. I can only assume that it's because I'm still running XP Pro, SP 3. For the record with my OS and set up CCleaner has these main headings under Windows: Internet Explorer Windows Explorer System Advanced Under…

I had problems viewing the UI. Some of the text was missing and some would disappear when I scrolled over it. If I clicked Display in My Bitdefender nothing happened. Also, viewing the logs was very hit and miss. Sometimes they would appear other times not. Followed the advice of other posters and regularly had to exit and…

It only happens on Win 7 systems with a CPU having 4 or more cores. One person reported fixing it this way. Go to Device Manager Highlight the Bitdefender AVC Hv Right click and select update driver Select Browse My Computer for Driver Software For the location select C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Make sure the box for…

Hello, the latest update is meant to stop Device Manager from displaying the ! notification about Bitdefender AVC HV. This driver will no longer be needed/used if the CPU has more than 4 logical cores. We are currently working on a new driver for such CPU which will be delivered in about 1-2 months. Later edit: A new AVC…

I remember seeing this reported before as an issue specific to Win 7. There was a fix but I can't remember it. I'll have to look it up again.