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You should uninstall and either use Microsoft Defender or another 3rd party AV.Bitdefender Free to discontinue of 31st of December 2021
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You should uninstall and either use Microsoft Defender or another 3rd party AV.
Would the BB(virus sheild) still work without the signature updates ?
Just wondering ?
Regards Eck
Just wondering ?
Regards Eck
Hi. We kindly inform you that after the mentioned date, the product will still be functional, though we will no longer provide support for it and also there will no longer be any updates available (we will not be enhancing the product with any new functionality updates, signatures or bugfixes). We recommend migrating to one of our other products to make sure that you have your devices protected against any potential threat. If you are interested in one of our security solutions, you can browse our official website (Bitdefender - Global Leader in Cybersecurity Software) and see what do we have in store. We also have support via chat, email or phone (https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/), if you have any questions regarding our security solutions or our current discounts.
Hi. We kindly inform you that the free version for Windows will still be functional, though we will not be enhancing the product with new functionality updates, virus signatures or bugfixes. To make sure that your devices are protected, we recommend to choose one of our other products. You can browse our main website to see what do we have in store: Bitdefender - Global Leader in Cybersecurity Software.Would the BB(virus sheild) still work without the signature updates ?
Just wondering ?
Regards Eck
Hi bitdefender is consuming 600mb ram. Do you plan to reduce this amount of ram?
Hi. Bitdefender actively scans all processes running on the PC, and the more processes there are, the more resources it consumes. We recommend that you close the processes that are not useful to you and delete the files that are not useful to you on the hard drive.
Bitdefender Free is still getting signature updates but the software has become very buggy and creating problems with USB devices since last 40-50 days, complaints all over various forums and reddit. Better for everyone to move on now before the June 30 end of support date. An example:
Has Bitdefender relaunched their free AV? The page has been updated and the installer is downloadable again.
I'm not on my PC at the moment, so can't test.
www.bitdefender.com
I'm not on my PC at the moment, so can't test.
Bitdefender Free Antivirus for Windows - Download Software
Bitdefender Antivirus Free offers powerful antivirus protection that is light on computer resources. The only free antivirus that you'll ever need!
Yes.
Bitdefender Unveils Newly Architected Antivirus Free for Windows
This week Bitdefender released a brand new, re-architected free antivirus product -- Bitdefender Antivirus Free for Windows [https://www.
www.bitdefender.com
when I click the link it only says for "MacOS and Android" so I'm guessing it is, but not for windows.Has Bitdefender relaunched their free AV? The page has been updated and the installer is downloadable again.
I'm not on my PC at the moment, so can't test.
Bitdefender Free Antivirus for Windows - Download Software
Bitdefender Antivirus Free offers powerful antivirus protection that is light on computer resources. The only free antivirus that you'll ever need!
WoW! Nice! Maybe you can create a new thread on the forum regarding this news.Yes.
Bitdefender Unveils Newly Architected Antivirus Free for Windows
This week Bitdefender released a brand new, re-architected free antivirus product -- Bitdefender Antivirus Free for Windows [https://www.
No problem on my end. It downloaded a file named "bitdefender_avfree.exe".
The pages says Windows if you click Free download a exe get downloaded. I seem it is for Windows.
I stand corrected
it was my error, Noscript was blocking the loading of any download button.
I wonder if theres still a incompatibility between it and Comodo?
I just installed it and it did a very quick scan immediately much like M$ Defender, so it no longer does the full scan on install. I'll give it a go to see what else is new and how it performs.
Update:
- No need to restart after install.
- Fully automatic,
although you can turn some elements off in Online Threat Protection - GUI is a bit like AVG with locked paid features and promos
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I have to wonder if BD came up with this new Free Version to compete with Kaspersky Free, which is now a really good way for BD to attract new business from prior Kaspersky Free and other Kaspersky users because of the situation with Russia and Ukraine. I have not downloaded or tried this new version yet and I am no expert by any stretch, but it seems to me BD tried to incorporate a lot of parts/similar functions from KSC Free. They even have an owner's manual now, something I never saw with the old BD Free:
And guess what, the Widget is back with us in this free version! And it even has more functionality now too..See page 17-19 in the manual for your widget details. This will be a definite game-changer. So far I really like what I have read about this new version and will probably try it out soon.
C.H.
And guess what, the Widget is back with us in this free version! And it even has more functionality now too..See page 17-19 in the manual for your widget details. This will be a definite game-changer. So far I really like what I have read about this new version and will probably try it out soon.
C.H.
I may be wrong, but the new handy-dandy user's manual says the Advanced Threat Protection guards against Ransomware. This is from page 17:
"ADVANCED THREAT DEFENSE Advanced Threat Defense actively protects your system against threats such as ransomware, spyware and trojans by analyzing the behavior of all installed apps. Suspicious processes are identified and, when necessary, blocked. For more information about how to keep your system protected from threats, refer to “Advanced Threat Defense” (p. 69)."
And page 69:
"12. ADVANCED THREAT DEFENSE Bitdefender Advanced Threat Defense is an innovative proactive detection technology which uses advanced heuristic methods to detect ransomware and other new potential threats in real time. Advanced Threat Defense continuously monitors the apps running on the device, looking for threat-like actions. Each of these actions is scored and an overall score is computed for each process. As a safety measure you will be notified each time threats and potentially malicious processes are detected and blocked. 12.1. Turning on or off Advanced Threat Defense To turn on or off Advanced Threat Defense: 1. Click Protection on the navigation menu on the Bitdefender interface. 2. In the ADVANCED THREAT DEFENSE pane, click Open. 3. Go to the Settings window and click switch next to Bitdefender Advanced Threat Defense. Note To keep your system protected from ransomware and other threats, we recommend you to disable Advanced Threat Defense for as little time as possible."
To me this seems the BD Advanced Threat Defense may be very similar to Kaspersky's System Watcher component. The comparison chart says there is no Ransomware Remediation, which I am no expert on BD or any other AV but I would think Ransomware Protection is a different function from Ransomware Remediation. It seems to me that protection would block ransomware attempts from running to begin with while remediation would be a method to recover or restore files that have already been encrypted by ransomware?
C.H.
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