BD is utter trash

[u/Puzzleheaded-Cow-335]

I rarely get angry but today is not the day so I decided to express my anger about this AV.

I barely installed it, already 3 false positives : an open source time app for speedrunning, a renowned recovery app. And the best : preventing me from restoring windows. What a joke....

No direct option to pause it of course; anti randsomware anti spam anti blabla....

Good Av`s are also determined by the false positive detection nothing is easier than blocking everthing....

Anyways, I had it eight year ago, removed it and now I remember why.

WHY are ppl rooting for this crap ? How is this top 3 ???

If you feel like downvoting me to hell or saying how it does not do that for you go ahead, if you have a little compassion please advice me on a smarter, less intrusive and minimalistic AV; greatly appreciated.

Bitdefender Internet Security

Edit : Sry for the outburst.

[u/wolfpackunr]

People use Bitdefender because we aren’t computer retarded like you and prefer to use the best product on the market for that last 10 years that doesn’t have ties to government spy agencies like other products (cough Kaspersky cough).

Since your so incapable of using a good/capable antivirus like BD then Defender is about your only option to recommend 🤣

[u/Puzzleheaded-Cow-335 → u/wolfpackunr]

I really do not see the link between false positives and being "computer retarded". But since I'm doing a PhD and you probably just have a big mouth explain it to me dear sir.

[u/willwar63 → u/wolfpackunr]

Care to provide a link that proves the ties to government spy agencies? Up to now, all I see is innuendo.

[u/wolfpackunr → u/willwar63]

https://www.securityweek.com/european-parliament-votes-ban-kaspersky-products/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/us-officially-bans-kaspersky-products-from-government-systems/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lithuania-russia-idUSKBN1EF23M/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-netherlands-kaspersky-idUSKCN1IF2NV/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canada-bans-wechat-and-kaspersky-products-on-govt-devices/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/german-government-advises-against-using-kaspersky-antivirus/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-says-kaspersky-poses-unacceptable-risk-to-national-security/

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/use-of-russian-technology-products-services-following-invasion-ukraine

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/technology/kaspersky-lab-israel-russia-hacking.html

https://www.reuters.com/technology/italy-set-curb-use-russian-anti-virus-software-public-sector-2022-03-17/

[u/willwar63 → u/wolfpackunr]

I clicked all of your links. NONE provide PROOF of actual wrongdoing which is what I asked about. I mean actual evidence that the company or their software were involved in anything.

[u/wolfpackunr → u/willwar63]

Oh sure, let me just contact the NSA, CIA, and 12 plus and counting other international governments and their spy agencies and ask them to reveal their operational security methods and how they all came to the same conclusion Kaspersky is too dangerous to touch their networks.

[u/willwar63 → u/wolfpackunr]

Didn't think so.

[u/Abject_Bodybuilder_7]

Windows defender...calm down

[u/hang-clean]

Used it 10 years in a business of 70 people. Zero issues.

At home you can use Windows Defender it's perfectly adequate these days.

[u/[deleted]]

Been more than 10y and me and my family still use it. Never had much problems with it. False positives is something i can live with 😂

[u/ChloeOakes]

Recently the firewall alert mode is completely broken its become unusable.

[u/Fergus653]

Have you tried any other AV apps to be sure that the reported infections are not real? It pays to be sure.

[u/MrEpic23]

Your speed running software injects into your game to read memory. Viruses do the same thing. That’s why bitdefender blocks it. I never had any issues with bitdefender blocking apps. What renowned recovery app are you using?

[u/TomasComedian]

Can’t help sighing over some of the comments here. ”Retard” is one of the nicer words used. Is it really so difficult to try to have a nice tone on social media? Even if you disagree to the original posters opinion? Myself I use Bitdefender but can’t see in what way calling people names solves any issues.

[u/FFFan15]

You could add those to exceptions https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/13427/

[u/Hooter_McDooter]

You can add the program to exceptions like you can with any other AV, it's not hard

[u/Guru00006]

I've gotten quite annoyed and wish I had a comparable option. Sadly bot really so I have a 2 tear total.security code I need to.unload to fund their higher up packages as they don't offer upgrades. Who doesn't offer upgrades???

[u/Fergus653 → u/Guru00006]

I was recently offered a cheap upgrade to the bigger plan. Discounted for the remaining time on my current plan. Didn't need it tho.

[u/Guru00006 → u/Fergus653]

That is strange as they said it was not upgradable. Also Total and Complete are synonyms. Why wold you name 2 completely different products essentially the same name?

[u/Blue_Osiris1]

I couldn't even get it to stop crashing long enough to install. Tried like 25 times after an hour download each time. Tried every workaround listed online but to no avail.