Bitdefender Antivirus Free - English GUI

I remember your post of Dec. 24. Yes, it did raise concerns then and now. Seems the Bitdefender Gonzales Team have abandoned this thread, perhaps manning the bucket brigade? I enjoyed BDAV free but postponing use until the all clear is signaled.

 

There's a difference in saying the site has vulnerabilities and saying that it actually was a victim of a hack attack. Your last post, the one I questioned, made it seem like you were saying it had actually come under attack which is why I asked for a link.

As to where the reps are for this thread, I'm assuming they are busy. Reps are responding in Bitdefenders own forums and, really, all the discussion was boiling down to here at Wilders is "Where is my quarantine" "When?". One look at BD's own forums and a few posts here would tell folks it was on its way, and you can only say it so many times. I'm using BD Free myself again for the moment, willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and see where things go.

 

If many pages of a thread consisting of people arguing the same point over and over again, and other people arguing against said point with the same point over and over again bothers you, you're probably at the wrong forum

 

Strange things happening lately..bitdefender website hacked,,combofix infected with sality.
What the hell next.?

 

Did you read anything above? Lol. Nobody has shown that the website was hacked..it has vulnerabilities..and so does damn near every website in existence. No clue what Combofix is so I can't comment on that. Not much "strange" going on though, just another day on the modern internet. Hackers stay busy little bees and the lack of care either through skill or worrying about the bottom line by developers of software and websites gives plenty for these busy little bees to do.

 

It does get to be a bit of a waste after a while.

~Off topic comment removed.~

 

Since as 7anon posted here Bitdefender Free will never have the option to be prompted for what action to take when a threat is detected, I will never use Bitdefender Free. Maybe I will install it on clients computers once they have added the quarantining instead of deleting of threats, since it gives very good protection. But, maybe I'll stick with installing Roboscan or Outpost Internet Security Free.

I really like how the free versions of Roboscan, Outpost (the free version is a version behind the paid version) and Avast to name a few products have only slightly less functionality than the paid "Pro" versions.

 

With BD free it isn't a question of maintaining full functionality and control. This AV is obviously not designed for the power user. It is for everyone else who has no idea of what to do when they see a prompt. Of course anyone may choose another free or paid AV at will, and there is always MSE to fall back on. Not every product meets the needs of every user and sometimes it is useful to think about why a product was done a certain way before complaining that it is not custom made for you.

For me, a default action of quarantine and a white list possibility when I take something out of quarantine is enough. These are on the way, as stated in an other post.

 

Personally, I really hope they keep it simple, and in line with their project goals.. I am not a clueless user, but I like something that I can install and forget that gets the job done and doesn't bother me. I think it's great and with the upcoming mods, it will be unbeatable for many..

 

The implosion of the universe. .

 

Couldn't agree more.

 

I want to download this AV in the worst way, but what are the chances it will delete a false positive from now until they make changes to quarantine them instead?

 

Can you recover from it if it does? If not, then maybe you better wait...

 

I'll probably wait until that's taken care of.

Another question I have is, can Comodo Firewall be used alongside this AV?

Or does it work best with Windows own built-in firewall?

 

Anyone else having problems with BD Free sometimes showing up as "not activated" after computer has been hibernating?


/J

 

Not sure if this happened to anyone else but after about 3 weeks of using the AV, the program had trouble with my email account and deactivated!

Ice

 

Yes. This was the exact problem I had.

Ice

 

Been lurking around their forums without finding any mention of this, perhaps it is just our imagination playing with us. So, there, problem gone ;-).

/J

 

lol, I hope your right. Besides the Windows FW, this is the only thing I have running. Very light and has caught a few malware samples I had. (old ones)

Ice

 

I posted this question somewhere and was told that Comodo Firewall would work with it. I haven't tried it however.

 

good news

I might give it a try when the quirks are fixed.

 

This might be an odd question, but once I register will I only be able to use it on my account or will it go on other accounts too? Guest account for example. Protection for the whole computer no matter who gets on who's account.

 

Yes, it will protect all accounts on a computer.

 

Cool. Thanks Brandonn.

 

Near the end of December, it sure had more than just a vulnerability. I logged in three separate times and saw a different user's information each of the three times.

A day or two later the "My Products" section was taken offline for a week or two.