BITDEFENDER ADWARE REMOVAL REVIEW PORTABLE
BITDEFENDER ADWARE REMOVAL REVIEW SOFTWARE

Its scan took more than twice as long as Bitdefender's, but while Bitdefender found nothing, Malwarebytes found 10 pieces of adware or other potentially unwanted programs on the same computer ('none of them malicious,' the software noted). To compare the Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool to the adware-removal market leader, we ran Malwarebytes Anti-Malware on the first computer. (On a PC that had Bitdefender Antivirus Plus installed, the Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool wouldn't run at all, telling us that we were already protected.) As the Bitdefender tool scanned, the Sophos software alerted us to the presence of at least two pieces of adware or other potentially unwanted programs, moving them into quarantine and then, just as mysteriously, moving them out.Īt first, we thought that Sophos might be detecting the Bitdefender tool as adware, but the latter happily continued to scan as Sophos made up its mind about what it had quarantined. Running the Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool suddenly woke up Sophos Endpoint Security and Control, our normally sleepy antivirus solution. It features Bitdefender's clean, modern interface and quickly scanned our Windows 7 PC for adware, apparently finding nothing over the course of about 10 minutes.

BITDEFENDER ADWARE REMOVAL REVIEW PORTABLE

In a quick test, we downloaded and ran the Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool, a portable application of only 44 megabytes that doesn't require installation. That's something no adware-removal tool should do. However, we found that the tool does interact with another company's antivirus software, albeit benignly. The Bitdefender press statement admits as much, adding: 'The tool does not replace a security solution, which should be installed and updated on all Internet-connected devices.' We're not sure how it does the latter, since adware-removal tools are typically much less robust than full-fledged antivirus software. The Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool 'eliminates annoying apps, adware, toolbars and other browser add-ons,' claims a company press statement, but also 'provides complete protection against malicious programs that can hijack computers.' Antivirus software maker Bitdefender has released a free adware-removal tool for Windows PCs.

Bitdefender adware removal review