If you have been wishing silently for a strong, lightweight and effective, yet free antivirus software, this holiday season, then your wish is being fulfilled. BitDefender has released a free edition of its antivirus tool – BitDefender Free Antivirus edition. Over years, BitDefender has improved greatly in it virus detection and removal capabilities and recently has been showing great results in different tests.
BitDefender Free Antivirus For Windows
- I've been a paying customer of Bitdefender for years and have been loving the software. It's one of the best AV software out there, when it does not crash Windows, BUT every now and then it caused so much havoc on Windows 10, so I clean installed all my computers without re-installing BD and have never since looked back.
- Does Windows 10's Security Boost Make Antivirus Obsolete? Settings are the only high-end features an ordinary Windows 10 user will see in the current Windows Defender. And Bitdefender.
- Upgrading Bitdefender after installing Windows 10 If you’re running one of the 2012, 2013, 2014 or 2015 versions of Bitdefender on your computer and you decide to upgrade your Operating System to Windows 10, you will be able to install the latest compatible Bitdefender product.
BitDefender, the developers of Bitdefender Internet Security say that the free edition of its antivirus tool uses one of the world’s most effective antivirus engines, ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other BitDefender products for free. Thereby allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all. It includes a Real-time Shield. The real-time shield is designed to protect access to the entire system. This means that files are scanned as they are accessed or copied.
I've upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1, after upgrading BitDefender 2015 TS was GONE, but when I go to Programs and features, it's still there, so I click Uninstall & a BitDefender 2015 Repair Or Uninstall window appear, I just click on Repair button, then a restart window appear after a few steps was done & everything has been good since. The Bitdefender Uninstall Tool for PC will functions normally on most current Windows operating systems (10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP) 64 bit and 32 bit. Disclaimer This Bitdefender Uninstall Tool App installation file is completely not hosted on our Server.
The tool is a little over 200 MB in size. It checks files as you access them, runs occasional system scans when your PC is idle, and cleans up any infections all on its own. You can also scan files and folders on demand by right-clicking them and choosing ‘Scan with Bitdefender’. The program has the least impact on your overall system performance.
BitDefender Free Antivirus Edition features no bulky desktop gadgets, no complex console or multi-tabbed Settings dialog. You won’t even see any alerts and you get anti-phishing protection too, thus preventing you from getting trapped by malicious sites.
Although, Bitdefender Antivirus Free looks very promising and provides a good basic level of protection, remains exceptionally easy to use, it resists getting installed alongside another antivirus tool/product such as Norton Internet Security. It likes to be used as primary antivirus tool and not as a second line of defense – but then I suppose, that is to be expected. Apart from this, no issues!
Features in a nutshell:
- Virus Scanning and Removal: Apart from offering real-time scanning it also offers on-demand & on-access scanning, detection and removal of all malware.
- Advanced Threat Detection: It uses behavioral detection to closely monitor your active apps. When it detects anything suspicious, it takes action.
- Anti-Phishing: It detects and blocks Phishing websites
- Anti-Fraud: It warns you whenever you visit websites that may try to scam you, such as casinos, money loan schemes, etc.
Please note that when you install the product on Windows, it displays a dialog box which says “You need to register your Bitdefender installation to continue using this product after the expiration period” and there is a “x” days left to login. It is essential that you register with Bitdefender (create an account) to use it after that the product is as promoted ( free).
If you have tested BitDefender Free Antivirus Edition, let us know your reviews in the comments section below. It can be downloaded here.
UPDATE: It now also includes a Quarantine function that prevents malware-infected files from doing harm, warns you if a web page you plan to visit is dangerous, and more.
BitDefender also offers several other free tools for Windows, you may want to have a look at:
- Bitdefender Safepay.
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by Martin Brinkmann on July 01, 2019 in Security - 10 comments
Malwarebytes users who upgraded machines to Windows 10 version 1903 may have noticed that Windows Defender got deactivated after the upgrade automatically.
Malwarebytes is a popular security solution for Windows that played nice with other installed security solutions up until that update. Many used it as a second line of defense next to Windows Defender or another resident antivirus solution.
The approach is different to that by other antivirus solutions; these disable other security software, like Windows Defender, when they are installed on the computer system.
Günter Born published an analysis of the issue on this blog last week. The issue seems to affect Windows 10 version 1903, the most recent version of Windows 10, only. Users noticed that the Windows Defender entry in File Explorer was not there anymore, or that Windows Defender would show up as disabled when they launched Windows Security.
It appears that Malwarebytes registered as the installed antivirus solution and that Windows Defender was disabled as a consequence on the system.
A solution to change Malwarebytes behavior was suggested in early June. Malwarebytes includes Windows Action Center setting that determines if Malwarebytes registers with Windows Action Center.
Malwarebytes released an update on Thursday that addresses the issue. According to the release notes, Malwarebytes would register with Windows Security on Windows 10 version 1903 erroneously. The update to Malwarebytes 3.8.3 addresses the issue and fixes it for affected users.
The company tested the update in the beta channel before it was released to the stable channel.
The update is already available; installed copies of Malwarebytes should receive it automatically but it is also available as a download on the Malwarebytes website for direct installation. A click on the updates option in the Malwarebytes interface runs a check for updates as well so that the update can be installed directly on affected systems.
Malwarebytes launched a completely redesigned version of the software in 2016 that it called Malwarebytes 3.0 (previously, it was called Malwarebytes Anti-Malware). Users experienced a handful of issues with the new version such as the blocking of legitimate processes, memory and stability issues, or high RAM and CPU usage.
Closing Words
Malwarebytes customers who are affected by the issue may want to upgrade the software to the latest version to resolve the issue. The update to Malwarebytes 3.8.3 fixes a number of additional issues including one that would prevent the blocking or unblocking of blacklisted or whitelisted URLs until the machine was rebooted.
Now You: Which security programs do you use, and why?
Malwarebytes fixes Windows Defender deactivation bug in Windows 10 1903
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Malwarebytes users who upgraded machines to Windows 10 version 1903 may have noticed that Windows Defender got deactivated after the upgrade automatically.
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