5 responses to “BitDefender clobbers PCs”

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   Upton March 22nd, 2010 at 21:04

   Couple weeks ago, I was actually seriously considering putting BitDefender on two of my machines to replace my expiring WLOC subscription.

   I eventually went with something else and man do I feel like I dodged a bullet.

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   rc primak March 22nd, 2010 at 21:29

   Ditto for Avast (free), ESET, AVG Free, etc. … all are just fine as of this writing.

   Once in awhile, it seems that any non-Microsot AV clobbers the PC it is designed to protect. Even more fun is when one third-party antimalware program clobbers another antimalware program. Been there, done that, too.

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   chiara March 29th, 2010 at 03:04

   is there some way of getting Microsoft Security Essentials without having to have the Microsoft genuine advantage? Also, can you install MSE with Norton Security (which we have)?

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   woody March 29th, 2010 at 07:53

   Chiara -

   Your copy of Windows has to pass the “Genuine” test before you can install MSE.

   As for Norton – it’s a bloated, nagging, expensive, cloying piece of garbage that slows down your system at the same time it destabilizes Windows. Get rid of it.

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   owburp March 29th, 2010 at 23:23

   Actually, Woody, Norton Internet Security has cleaned up its act ever since the 2009 version. I have had a laptop running the 2009 (updated to 2010) version for a year now and it has behaved itself to the point where I’ve installed it on my main desktop as well. No problems whatsoever. On the other hand, what I do NOT like and what will most likely keep me from staying with Norton is their policy of completely deactivating ALL functionality when the license expires — you are left totally defenseless if you don’t pay up on time. What a way to make friends and keep customers happy!!