Bitdefender Antivirus Free - English GUI

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by PaulBB, Dec 23, 2012.

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  1. ght1

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    I think that's one of the disadvantages using a cloud AV: Extremly slow scans - although Panda Cloud AV scans are a bit faster. :p
     
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  2. ambient_88

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    In my experience, antiviruses that use the cloud are faster with regards to scanning.
     
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  3. anon

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    it's not entirely cloud,
     
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  4. anon

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    =
    https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=2163854&postcount=327
     
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  5. atomomega

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    I don't undertstand why would you run an on-demand scan with ANY av. If you want to check if you got hit by malware (assuming your current resident av didn't catch it on-access) try an on-demand scanner, like Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes or whatever you want.
     
    atomomega, Mar 2, 2013
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  6. ght1

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    After installing an AV on a computer I always start a full scan. I don't know if it's really necessary but it doesn't hurt. It's one of my hobbies to run on demand scans. :D :D

    Another suggestion:
    What do you think about a warning pop up if a threat is detected? I think it would be better than a message in the systray. :doubt:
     
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  7. Habakuck

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    Noooo....

    please no PopUps! :blink:

    I really like it the way it is!
     
    Habakuck, Mar 2, 2013
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  8. ambient_88

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    I like to do that as well. :thumb:
     
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  9. ght1

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    Is auto scan really necessary? :doubt: Which files are scanned in auto scan mode? :doubt:
     
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  10. anon

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    https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=2161718&postcount=66

    ------------------------
    Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition
    User's Guide, PDF, page 6
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  11. m00nbl00d

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    Is it me or there used to be an offline installer? I can't find it anymore. :blink:

    Did BitDefender remove the offline installer and there's only an online installer now? o_O
     
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  12. anon

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    How to remove something that never existed?
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  13. ght1

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    I see, I got a message "Auto scan cycle completed". I hope the continuous scanning is over now. :)
     
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  14. m00nbl00d

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    I think I recall downloading the offline* installer when the English version first came out. I deleted the link from the download manager, unfortunately. My memory rarely fails me. :argh:

    * It had a few MBs of size, so I doubt it was the online installer which is only a few KBs.
     
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  15. anon

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    Read the post once again=
    http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?showtopic=40737&st=0&p=177268&#entry177268


    =>

    For x86
    http://download.bitdefender.com/npd/free/Antivirus_Free_Edition_x86.exe
    (8,24 MB)

    For x64
    http://download.bitdefender.com/npd/free/Antivirus_Free_Edition_x64.exe
    (8,73 MB)

    These are online installation kits, it won't work if the system is not connected to the internet.
    For now, offline kits are not available    .
     
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  16. anon

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  17. DBone

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    Since everything is scanned on access by BD Free, I have turned off the auto scan feature on all of my installs. I don't need, or want BD to scan files that are just sitting there, doing nothing. I never allow any AV to do auto scans, but that's just me.
     
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  18. ght1

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    Bitdefender should hire 7anon, superior support! :D

    I'm thinking about that too, I don't want to kill the harddisk drives soon. ;)
     
    ght1, Mar 2, 2013
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  19. SweX

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    Not at all, take Webroot SecureAnywhere you can't really say that WSA is scanning slow right :D
     
    SweX, Mar 2, 2013
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  20. SweX

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    Most AVs have other settings checked when you perform an OD scan since having them checked on on-access may effect the performance in a negative way.

    By other settings on OD scans I mean deeper scanning, advanced heuristics etc etc....
     
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  21. m00nbl00d

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    Yes, I did see and read that post, but didn't bother checking the links when a BitDefender moderator mentioned they are online installers.

    Now, this may be a crazy question, but why the bloody hell would someone develop a 8+ MB online installer? o_O Or, by online installer it's meant that it will need an Internet connection for something else (*malware definitions)? Don't pretty much all antimalware apps need such connection to the Internet? **

    And, if those are online installers, then why develop another online installer of only 158 KB? o_O

    Then again, maybe I have a different definition of what an offline installer is. When comparing one "online installer" to another online installer, I'd say the latter is the online installer, to me anyway.



    Crazy indeed. o_O

    -edit-

    ** In one way or another, people will need to get the malware definitions, either on their own computer or somebody else's computer (and Internet connection).
     
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  22. internet addict

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    This is off topic but is Bitdefender supposed to be pronounced Bytedefender?

    Just a goofy question I thought of this morning.
     
    internet addict, Mar 2, 2013
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  23. internet addict

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    Bitdefender can only get better from here on out. :)
     
    internet addict, Mar 2, 2013
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  24. spywar

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    No It should be BeatDeafender.
     
    spywar, Mar 2, 2013
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  25. AVusah

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    No. It's BitDefender. Bit as in bit, Defender as in defender.
     
    AVusah, Mar 2, 2013
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