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Should I remove Bitdefender Total Security 2015?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,847
United States Rank #3,555
Reach 0.2094%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.92 days
351.63 days >
Average installed length: 184.76 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
19.6.0.326 1.65%
19.5.0.284 0.65%
19.4.0.239 1.67%
19.3.0.175 0.70%
19.2.0.175 0.15%
19.2.0.151 4.65%
19.2.0.142 3.78%
19.1.0.116 0.22%
19.1.0.115 2.67%
19.1.0.114 0.05%
18.23.0.1604 6.81%
18.22.0.1521 10.42%
18.21.0.1497 3.30%
18.20.0.1429 26.27%
18.19.0.1369 7.27%
18.17.0.1227 9.86%
18.15.0.1127 0.53%
18.14.0.1088 6.98%
18.13.0.1012 1.14%
18.12.0.958 9.52%
18.11.0.872 1.72%

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Bitdefender Total Security 2015

Overview

Bitdefender Total Security 2015 is a program developed by Bitdefender. The most used version is 18.20.0.1429, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is bdwtxcr.exe. The software installer includes 52 files and is usually about 87.8 MB (92,061,233 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 37% of users of Bitdefender Total Security 2015 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender 2015\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\{6F57816A-791A-4159-A75F-CFD0C7EA4FBF}\installer.exe
Estimated size: 87.8 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Bitdefender Total Security 2015

Program executable:bdwtxcr.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender 2015\bdwtxcr.exe
MD5:0e5ff5bae3123621f5eb2564a5ac0662
Additional files:
  • avcbd32.dll - BitDefender® AntiVirus (Active Virus Control - BitDefender Components)
  • avcbd64.dll
  • avccore.dll - BitDefender Active Virus Control Communications Library
  • avchvinst.exe - BitDefender Active Virus Control Hypervisor Installer
  • accessal.dll - Bitdefender Security (BitDefender OnAccessAL)
  • apprep.dll - BitDefender Application Reputation
  • avcal.dll - avcal Dynamic Link Library
  • avccom.dll - avccom Dynamic Link Library
  • bdch.dll - BitDefender Crash Handler
  • bdec.dll - Bitdefender Event Correlation
  • about.exe - Bitdefender 2015 v2 (About Information)
  • accessl.dll - accessl Dynamic Link Library
  • antitheftui.dll - Bitdefender Antitheft Plugin for Seccenter
  • antivirus.dll - Bitdefender Antivirus Plugin
  • appexploits.dll - Application Exploits
  • avinfo.exe - Bitdefender Antivirus Information Tool
  • bdagent.exe - Bitdefender Agent
  • bdaphcl.dll - Antiphishing client
  • bdaphconp.dll - Antiphishing plugin
  • bdaphsp.dll - Antispam service provider
  • bdapupck.dll - Bitdefender Application Update Checker
  • bdascl.dll - Antispam client
  • bdasconp.dll - Antispam Console Plugin
  • bdassp.dll - Bitdefender Antispam Service
  • bd-cfcore.dll - Bitdefender Content Filtering
  • bdcloud.dll - Bitdefender Cloud
  • bd-engine.dll - Bitdefender Core
  • bd-env.dll - Bitdefender Environment
  • bd-gzflt.dll - Bitdefender parental gzflt plugin
  • bd-online-reports.dll - Bitdefender parental online reporting plugin
  • bd-parental.dll - Bitdefender parental plugin
  • bd-proxymgr.dll - Bitdefender bdproxymanager plugin
  • bd-registration.dll - Bitdefender parental registration plugin
  • bd-settings.dll - Bitdefender Settings
  • bd-tracer.dll - Bitdefender Tracer
  • bd-users.dll - Bitdefender Users
  • bdelev.dll - Bitdefender 2015 (Bitdefender Elevated Helper)
  • bdencrconp.dll - Encryption plugin
  • bdfvcl.exe - Bitdefender File Vault
  • avc3.sys - BitDefender AVC (Active Virus Control filter driver)
  • avchv.sys - BitDefender AntiVirus Active Virus Control Hypervisor driver
  • avckf.sys - Active Virus Control Kernel Filtering driver
  • alertvs10u.http.dll - NetDefender (NetDefender HTTP Plugin)
  • alertvs10xu.http.dll
  • amvs10u.http.dll
  • amvs10xu.http.dll
  • aphvs10u.http.dll
  • aphvs10xu.http.dll
  • bdelam.sys - Bitdefender (Bitdefender Early Launch Anti-Malware Driver)
  • bdfirewallsdk.dll - BitDefender (BitDefender Firewall)
  • atkblayout.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • bdagent.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Bdagent_Reg_HKLMRun.
Startup File (User Run)
  • bdagent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'New startup' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender 2015\bdagent.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • bdagent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Bdagent' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender 2015\bdagent.exe".

How do I remove Bitdefender Total Security 2015?

You can uninstall Bitdefender Total Security 2015 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Bitdefender Total Security 2015, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Bitdefender Total Security 2015.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 57%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 56.53%
Windows 7 39.96%
Windows Vista 2.28%
Windows XP 1.24%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%
Windows 8.1 18.22%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.61%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.41%
Windows 10 Home 10.14%
Windows 7 Professional 8.32%

Distribution by countryGeography

36.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 36.89%
  Germany 9.01%
  France 7.13%
  United Kingdom 5.82%
  Canada 5.32%
  Australia 2.55%
  Italy 2.32%
  Romania 2.30%
  Netherlands 2.00%
  India 1.86%
  Belgium 1.56%
  Mexico 1.39%
  Brazil 1.33%
  Spain 1.18%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.47%
Dell 15.97%
Acer 14.75%
ASUS 13.49%
Lenovo 8.37%
Toshiba 7.64%
GIGABYTE 4.79%
Samsung 3.25%
Medion 1.99%
MSI 1.22%
Intel 1.06%
Common models
ASUS All Series 9.42%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 3.88%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.88%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.77%
HP 15 Notebook PC 3.55%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.77%

About Bitdefender

Bitdefender is an antivirus software suite developed by Softwin that feature antivirus and antispyware, personal firewall, privacy control and backup for corporate and home users.
Publisher URL: www.bitdefender.com

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