Bit defender screwing with browser

damn thing will not uninstall completely.

I did the free offer from Bitdefender and all was good but it didn't quite do the job it was intended for. I got better results using Avast which I went back to. Unfortunately Bit defender is a real PITA to remove. I was able to uninstall it using ASC's uninstaller but two folders remain and I can't delete them. Tried stopping processes in Task Manager but all I get is 'access denied'. Tried taking ownership but that doesn't work either. I remember, vaguely, something about this popping up in another thread. Any clues?

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I remember, vaguely
End of quote

MAYBE you should do your homework before installing such junk.

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Actually, the only problem I can find about BD and browsers involves Firefox...and sandboxing...

Did you dl it from the actual BitDefender site? What version did you download?

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From the BD site and the latest version.

Unlocker doesn't do anything. Click unlock and the window vanishes then comes back and all the files are still there even though I set the action for delete.

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We all think the best AV is what we use and that is fine. Maybe some don't work as well on their machine as others do. 

I did my homework for years trying different ones. Been using BD for about 6 to 8 years now and it has always worked just fine for me. Be nice if I could pass something on to you about a problem but I haven't had any as of yet and I'm totally updated. Hoping you can find one that is best for you and gets rid of your problem. I think sometimes it may be something someone uses in the way of programs that things don't agree with. It appears I haven't used any of those programs at least not yet.

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Go here.

http://www.bitdefender.com/site/Downloads/uninstallIntro/uninstall_consumer_paid.html

Find the version you had and click on the green download button

Follow the prompts to get the uninstaller.

Run the tool as instructed.

Have a nice day.

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I've had BD for years, without a problem. Not with browsers, or anything else, for that matter.

Can't fathom what it didn't do for you that Avast does...maybe you could explain that I might learn...

Anyway, you could have availed yourself of their tech support...too bad you didn't.

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BitDefender was my weapon of choice before Kaspersky ....and the only reason for the switch was BD was a little slow putting out a compatible ver for Win 7 .... and I'd just updated to 7. [early adopter].

Interestingly...the only issue I've had with Kaspersky has been its insistance [via email] that my sub was about to expire....it wasn't....had another 18 months to go.   But that could just be the Ruskies are in a different time zone...;)

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details on the "screwing with browser" and "better results" parts would be interesting. i got a feeling though that you could actually get a good price for this computer if you'd sell it to an anti-virus company. ;)

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LMAO!!!

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Site Admins are the deciders of who is a 'numnutz' or not.  Usually followed by a 'banning'....;)

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You tell 'em Jafo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*runs away really fast*

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Quoting Uvah, reply 14

*runs away really fast*
End of Uvah's quote

You can run....but you'll only die tired....;)

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lol...you're not the one who should be running, Uvah. ;)