Should I remove Defender Pro 15-in-1?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

67% remove it33% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Poor

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

United States Rank #33,264

Reach 0.0012%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 460.69 days

937.58 days >

Average installed length: 492.63 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
16.24.0.1682	20.83%
16.18.0.1406	25.00%
15.0.27	29.17%
14.0.23	25.00%

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Defender Pro 15-in-1

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Remove Defender Pro 15-in-1

What is Defender Pro 15-in-1? (from Defender Pro)

Defender Pro 15-in-1 Ultimate Security provides you with the online security solution you and your family need for ultimate protection. Defender Pro capitalizes on live and virtualized behavior–based detection, in addition to Cloud–based services, to stop emerging e–based issues that other products miss. Defender Pro... Read more

Overview

Defender Pro 15-in-1 is a program developed by Defender Pro. The most used version is 15.0.27, 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. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is bdascl.dll. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 73 files and is usually about 71.03 MB (74,481,468 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 92% of users of Defender Pro 15-in-1 come from the United States, it is also popular in Indonesia and PR.

Automatically starts with Windows
Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Program details

URL: defender-pro.com/products/ultimate-security

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Defender Pro\Defender Pro 15-in-1\

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Defender Pro\SetupInformation\{34480DEE-54D6-4985-A817-CA30E9BBC94C}\installer.exe

Estimated size: 71.03 MB

Files installed by Defender Pro 15-in-1

Program module:	bdascl.dll
Name:	Bitdefender 2013
	Antispam client
Signed by:	Bitdefender SRL
Path:	C:\Program Files\Defender Pro\Defender Pro 15-in-1\bdascl.dll
MD5:	8a49b8e81aa6e2162fe51fbc02522ee8

Additional files:

about.exe - Defender Pro 15-in-1 (About Information)
bdagent.exe - Defender Pro Agent
bdfvcl.exe - Defender Pro File Vault
bdfvwiz.exe - Defender Pro File Vault Wizard Helper
avinfo.exe - Defender Pro (Defender Pro Antivirus Information Tool)
bdbuy.exe - Defender Pro Buy Wizard
bdmzinst.exe - Mozilla component Helper
accessal.dll (by BitDefender) - BitDefender Shared Components (BitDefender OnAccessAL)
bdch.dll (by BitDefender) - BitDefender Crash Handler
bdchsubmit.dll
bdmltusrsrv.dll - bdmltusr Dynamic Link Library
accessl.dll - accessl Dynamic Link Library
avcbd32.dll (by BitDefender S.R.L. Bucharest, ROMANIA) - BitDefender® AntiVirus (Active Virus Control - BitDefender Components)
avccore.dll (by BitDefender S.R.L. Bucharest, ROMANIA) - BitDefender Active Virus Control Communications Library
antispam.dll (by BitDefender http://www.bitdefender.com) - BitDefender Antispam
apprep.dll (by Bitdefender) - Bitdefender Security (BitDefender Application Reputation)
bdfwcore.dll - BitDefender Firewall (BitDefender Firewall Core Library)
advanced.dll (by BitDefender S.R.L) - BitDefender 2011 (Advanced plugin)
antispy.dll (by BitDefender S.R.L) - Script Dynamic Link Library
antivirus.dll (by Bitdefender) - Bitdefender 2013 (Bitdefender Antivirus Plugin)
ashield.dll
avc3al.dll - midasal Dynamic Link Library
backup.dll - BitDefender Backup Plugin
basicsettings.dll - Basic Settings
bdaphal.dll - BitDefender 2010 (Antiphishing application logic)
bdaphcl.dll - Antiphishing client
bdaphconp.dll - Antiphishing plugin
bdaphsp.dll - Antispam service provider
bdapupck.dll - Bitdefender Application Update Checker
bdasal.dll - Antispam application logic
bdascloudconp.dll - Antispam Console Plugin
bdasconp.dll
bdassdksp.dll
bdassp.dll - Bitdefender Antispam Service
bd-cfcore.dll - Bitdefender Content Filtering
bdchartactivex.dll - BitDefender Chart Control
bdcloud.dll - Bitdefender Cloud
bdelev.dll - Bitdefender Elevated Helper
bdencrconp.dll - Encryption plugin
bd-engine.dll - Bitdefender Core
bd-env.dll - Bitdefender 2012 (Bitdefender Environment)
bdfvconp.dll - BitDefender File Vault Plugin
bdfvsctx.dll - Bitdefender File Vault Shell Extension
bdfvsecp.dll - FileVault Security Center Plugin Dynamic Link Library
bdguictl.dll - BDGUI Dynamic Link Library
bd-gzflt.dll - Bitdefender parental gzflt plugin
bdhtmldialogs.dll - BitDefender HTML Dialogs
bdlsal.dll - Link scanner application logic
bdmcon.dll - BDMCON
bd-online-reports.dll - Bitdefender parental online reporting plugin
bd-parental.dll - Bitdefender parental plugin
bd-registration.dll - Bitdefender parental registration plugin
bd-settings.dll - Bitdefender Settings
bd-tracer.dll - Bitdefender Tracer
bd-users.dll - Bitdefender Users
bdnimbus.dll
alertvs10u.http.dll - NetDefender (NetDefender HTTP Plugin)
amvs10u.http.dll
aphvs10u.http.dll
bdfirewallsdk.dll - BitDefender (BitDefender Firewall)

Behaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler

bdfvsctx.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'BDFVCtxMenuExt' with a class of {9E96C1F5-0EFA-4348-9460-15D6802C70AA}.

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\Defender Pro\Defender Pro 15-in-1\bdagent.exe.

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

bdagent.exe
Memory:	18.21 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0003628722%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00011767%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00024520%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	111,482,688	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	4.02 MB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	7.99 KB	105.02 KB average

How do I remove Defender Pro 15-in-1?

You can uninstall Defender Pro 15-in-1 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

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.

When you find the program Defender Pro 15-in-1, 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).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Defender Pro 15-in-1.
If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 67%

Win XP 13%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 67%

Keep it 33%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	66.67%
Windows Vista	20.83%
Windows XP	12.50%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	41.67%
Windows Vista Home Premiu...	20.83%
Windows 7 Professional	12.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate	12.50%
Microsoft Windows XP	12.50%

Geography

92.31% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	92.31%
Indonesia	2.56%
PR	2.56%
Canada	2.56%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	33.33%
Acer	12.50%
Toshiba	8.33%
Dell	8.33%
ASUS	8.33%
Lenovo	8.33%
Intel	8.33%
Samsung	4.17%
Sony	4.17%
Gateway	4.17%
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