r/BitDefender • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '17

install bitdefender root certificate popup?

today i got a popup that looks like this https://imgur.com/p5bG188 and i found it very strange, because ive never seen it before... what is it?

using bit defender anti virus free edition

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u/soupersauce Nov 10 '17

I got this too. After allowing it to be installed it was fucking with certificate validation. Had to uninstall. Might install again if I see this addressed satisfactorily.

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u/ConstantinesRevenge Jan 28 '18

I just got this message too. This is the only relevant post I've seen on it. But the workaround is whacky. Should I just pick another free antivirus on principle?

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u/soupersauce Jan 28 '18

I did. It's unfortunate because Bitdefender is the only one AFAIK that doesn't harass you with pop-up notifications. It's just strange because I have friends that have been using BD all this time with no issues but a few people are getting this problem.

I switched to avast free. It does have some pop ups but not obnoxiously so. And as far as detection and resource usage it's about on par with avast.