TBNT. I am not interested in sending any info to them. BTW, do not use REVO or any other third party uninstaller. Take my word for it, it ain't pretty.  Follow the instructions here.

http://www.bitdefender.com/support/How-to-uninstall-Bitdefender-333.html

I did the uninstall before reading your post Wiz using Advanced System Care Uninstaller. At first it said it couldn't be uninstalled and opened my browser to a page that thanked me for using it then a little black dialoque pops up wanting to know whether I wanted it repaired or uninstalled, I chose the uninstall and poof....its gone. A reboot takes care of any leftovers. I find ASC's uninstaller faster than Revo's. IMO

um... as far as i can see, this is a on demand scanner.... you tell it to scan and it scans.. otherwise it does nothing.

might as well just use their linux based rescue disk type thing.

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i've stated before... but most isp/banks will give you free security suites (eg.. kaspersky IS/norton, etc) in uk anyway...

They should do it here in the US. Oh wait......that cost money!

does it really cost much money? you could imagine a sizeable chunk of those getting it don't necessarily buy paid security in the first place. 

1 - lots of free security suites around.

2 - they don't even install those aside from what comes already installed with windows.

the security companies get extra marketshare. gets more data for their cloud. sort of free advertisement.

if that "free" security software is not the usual one-year-trial, you pay for it. every month.

which free one? the ones from banks/isp? well, sure, you indirectly paid for it already in the form of crap interest/isp fees, whether you use those software or not. the banks/isp also save themselves money as part of their anti-fraud strategy. (less customers get hit by fraud, less they have to pay out)

the other free security suites out there? eh.. they are free (as in you don't pay them). nothing to do with time limited trials... those are useless. obviously.. they use your data, especially for those with cloud scans.

obviously it's more complicated than that.

My advice is to avoid this crap like a bad case of the clap!

Go with what works and leave the @#%$*$@#% to the other guy.

I agree totally.   I like my current AV products, but am always looking for others to try out.  Who knows?  This one may be better than what I am using!  Thanks for the tip.  I am bookmarking it for my next installation.

Duly noted.  It may just be a bad rev.  But thanks for the warning.

Mind you it was Japanese software so I'm not expecting everyone to have the same results, but it flagged and deleted some false positives on my sys.  I don't think I'll be using it again.

I like Bitdefender as far as performance and coverage, but it can give you some averse affects (I was using Raxcos PerfectAntivirus for a bit, which was Bitdefender 2012 rebadged.)

That is not acceptable behavior in my book.

Seems the code monkeys need to redo their AV product.

I'm continuing to communicate with BitDefender, and have raised the following points to them:

1. While configurability would be great, if not possible [who knows?] then the ability to o.k. or disallow 'quarantining' and/or deletion should be offered. This would [at least] allow someone to research the file/registry entry before any action is taken.

2. The limitations/known bugs should be reported on the first (home) page of the product. This would (hopefully) include trending topics in their Forums.

Not sure if/when I'll hear back from them. I will continue to pursue the issue with them.

I do think that anyone contemplating installing software do the following:

1. Research good places like ghacks.net, Gizmodo, Arstechnica, or other places you regard. See if any negatives are noted. Heck, ask yrag if you're unsure. He's a huge resource... and a really good person. I try my best to do that for you, but can miss stuff. I generally give stuff a whirl... but did not with this software as I have a more updated version which would have to be un-installed just to test this. The one I have has the AV in it... however, it appears this AV differs from the free version. Also, please remember: I'm not a professional reviewer... I'm a volunteer. 

2. Ask yourself if you really need it, and if you'll use it frequently.

3. Before installing, make a restore point and/or an external backup. Installations can go haywire... even when no one's done anything wrong, and even when the software is just fine. At worst, you'll have a bit of inconvenience... at best, you've saved yourself from a catastrophe. Also... if the software does "unasked for" stuff, you can uninstall and restore. No harm, no foul.

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