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I run Bitdefender Free, but I've only ever done a complete scan once.If you're worried about how long it takes, do it at night and go to bed.0
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Belenus said:
121 million files? Is that a typo?Deleted_User said:Defender it is from now on then,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Bitdefender has taken 3 hrs 21 mins to reach 98% scan - of 121 million files and so far found no viruses !
I have about 334,000 files on my 500gb SSD for Windows10 and apps etc and about 50,000 files on my 1tb data disk.
You have 315 times as many files as I do.Who knows everybody is different.My win 10 box is 500ssd 4tb hd and 3tb hd.Mint server is much more..0 -
I use Avast free and when I do a scan for my drives totalling 3.5 tb before going to bed I use the boot scan option which is more thorough than scanning in windows and requires downloading more definitions.
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Belenus said:
121 million files? Is that a typo?Deleted_User said:Defender it is from now on then,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Bitdefender has taken 3 hrs 21 mins to reach 98% scan - of 121 million files and so far found no viruses !
I have about 334,000 files on my 500gb SSD for Windows10 and apps etc and about 50,000 files on my 1tb data disk.
You have 315 times as many files as I do.It ended up - after 4 hours+ claiming to have scanned 180 million files - so yes it is correct !The problem with bitdefender free is that you have no control over what files you can scan, its all or nothing0 -
So your answer is either to pay for the full version of BitDefender - if you think you need it - or take the above advice simply to use Microsoft's Windows 10 AV!Deleted_User said:The problem with bitdefender free is that you have no control over what files you can scan, its all or nothing
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BitDefender Total Security is "hi-jacking" TLS (HTTPs) connections in such a way HTTPs traffic can be intercepted.I saw this last week when someone was directed to check their browser for inception certificates, and one of the test websites using a certificate no browser should accept without a security warning was loaded without any warning whatsoever.Thus I would say, please don't spend any money buying BitDefender. You are far better off with Windows Defender.A dream is not reality, but who's to say which is which?1
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