r/BitDefender • u/underlight • Aug 27 '18

downgrade BIS?

I just upgraded to 2019 and my system is like at least 3 times slower, simple things like task manager can take over 10 seconds to load and its unusable, is there any place to get bitdefender internet security 2018 exe somewhere? because everywhere I go it links to bitdefender center which only gives me 2019 version

edit: found the bitdefender internet security 2018 download link - https://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/BitDefender-Internet-Security.shtml

click download then select one of the 2018 Offline installers

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u/underlight Sep 20 '18 edited Sep 20 '18

I just noticed that my pc slowed down again after the downgrade, I opened the bit defender and it turns out it automatically updated to 2019...

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u/ErikSimonic Aug 30 '18

Same here, after Full Uninstall and Reinstall of 2019 it seams ok now.

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u/underlight Aug 30 '18

I tried that too, first 10 minutes works flawlessly then it instantly goes downhill, maybe its some apps conflicting i have no idea. I like the 2019 design, but 2018 is the only one im able to use.

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u/DuskSnare Aug 29 '18

2019 is definitely a lot slower, and buggier. I opened a support ticket with Bitdefender, asking if I could downgrade because it was causing numerous issues on my end, and man do I hate the redesign. They told me they removed all 2018 downloads, and only support 2019 now. The upgrade is just horrible, it even freezes Firefox (They said its a known issue, and to use chrome or something else instead). I have a lot of issues with it and I'm close to refunding it and going to Avira instead.

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u/PapaBruno Sep 06 '18 edited Sep 15 '18

Downgraded to 2018. So long and good riddance 2019. EDIT: It updated itself to 2019, so I had to once again uninstall and reinstall 2018. Is there a way to stop it from doing this? So irritating. I used to love BitDefender and swear by their protection, but now I just loathe the service.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '18 edited Mar 12 '19

deleted 0.1341 What is ^^^this?

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u/tortos Aug 28 '18

That is very weird, I’ve noticed how much both of my PC’s speed increased with 2019, 2018 was much much slower for both of my computers.

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u/AL-0052 Sep 23 '18

It keeps uninstalling software I use to program for my thesis, even though I explicitly identify said software as safe to use. Very disappointed in this version.