BitDefender Internet Security 2017 & MBAM 3, problems expected?

[AxlSmithNotThatVideoGuy]

Well, MBAM cannot replace all other security programs, no one can. I like to try BitDefender Internet Security 2017 on my W10 Pro x64 with MBAM 3.

Does anyone have any own experience on how the co-operation will succeed? AFAIK BitDefender does not like others (what a rasists ;))

[daman1]

I have both running on my pc with all real time protections turned on I use BD antivirus Plus paid. If you think your going to have problems you can add exclusions to Bd and also mbam but I didn't have to.

[pmcjr]

Today I was alerted that there was an updated program for Bitdefender Free.  At the time, I had v 1.0.21.1109 and had no problems with MBAM interactions.  I installed the update but it wouldn't complete the install because it conflicted with MBAM.  I would have had to uninstall MBAM and just go with Bitdefender.  I elected to uninstall Bitdefender Free and installed Avast Free.  There are some modules of Avast that won't work unless you uninstall or turn off parts of MBAM, but it does work as basic antivirus with MBAM.  With MBAM, those modules are necessary anyway.

[Firefox]

@pmcjr with many antivirus programs when you go to install them they always want you to uninstall other products.  You can do so, then install your AV of your choice, then after reinstall MB3 and you should be fine.... its more of a marketing practice..

[pmcjr]

16 hours ago, Firefox said:

@pmcjr with many antivirus programs when you go to install them they always want you to uninstall other products.  You can do so, then install your AV of your choice, then after reinstall MB3 and you should be fine.... its more of a marketing practice..

Firefox...thank you.  I might do that.  With the latest version of MBAM Premium, do you really need a separate antivirus?  MBAM 3.1 says it the only antivirus you need.  Is this really true.  Can you go without a separate antivirus and feel safe?

[lock]

16 hours ago, Firefox said:

its more of a marketing practice

It is not a marketing practice. It is competition.

With MBAM v3 claiming to be the "next antivirus replacement", I doubt many companies are eager to maintain compatibility between their antiviruses and MBAM.

From here, things are going to get worse.

 

[Durew]

I highly doubt whether any AV company put any effort into keeping compatibility with MBAM in the past. I do now that if they don't put in the warning they get the angry customers the moment any conflict between the products arise.

[lock]

2 hours ago, Durew said:

I highly doubt whether any AV company put any effort into keeping compatibility

Well, in the past I heard about MBAM developers contacting an AV company and asking for compatibility..

[pmcjr]

Instead of uninstalling MBAM to install an antivirus which conflicts and then reinstalling MBAM after installing the antivirus, couldn't you just Quit MBAM, install the antivirus and then Open MBAM?  I hate doing the MBAM uninstall/reinstall.  Something always gets messed up plus you lose your exclusions.

[Firefox]

On ‎7‎/‎30‎/‎2017 at 9:13 AM, pmcjr said:

Instead of uninstalling MBAM to install an antivirus which conflicts and then reinstalling MBAM after installing the antivirus, couldn't you just Quit MBAM, install the antivirus and then Open MBAM?  I hate doing the MBAM uninstall/reinstall.  Something always gets messed up plus you lose your exclusions.

Well I guess that would depend on how the AV is looking to see if you have other products... are they looking at running processes, or looking for the executables or even polling the installed programs.  I would think just exiting out is not going to do the trick.