Bitdefender anti-virus

wintersun wrote:
I used Bitdefender and found it missed a great many bits of malware that were picked up by Spyhunter and Clamwin. I removed it after a week and despite their 30-day guarantee it took more than a month and my filing a dispute with my credit card company to get it resolved.

Malwarebytes is a similarly bad company with automatic renewal charges and ineffective software.

I don't advise paying for antivirus software, if a free version is available. They use the same core technology as the paid versions, but with fewer included features. Most of which are either not needed or can be obtained free from other sources. The only exception being the paid version of Malwarebytes, which is worth paying for its real time scanning. In fact, I've only used free AV software for 12-years and never had a system taken down by malicious software.

Bitdefender Free is top rated by multiple independent security sources, but has few options to customize. It's designed for those who don't want to deal with configuring AV software. So basically, install it and forget it.

I've also been suspicious of the legitimacy of Spyhunter due to the various complaints made against its company, and by noted computer support website BleepingComputers.com. Also, by Spywarewarrior.com. And would not personally recommend it.

BTW, I would totally disagree with the statement that Malwarebytes is "ineffective" as this is not concurred by major security testing organizations for effectiveness, including a top rating by AV-Test.org. In fact, I've tested Malwarebytes myself against difficult to detect keylogging rootkits. One of the most dangerous threats existing today. As in the Target customer credit exploit. No AV software, even the top rated could find it. Malwarebytes was the only software I found that could detect and disable it.