Bitdefender Parental Advisor
Overview
Bitdefender Parental Advisor is a program developed by Bitdefender. The most used version is 1.2.0.138, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software installer includes 88 files. bd-parental-update.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 58% of users of Bitdefender Parental Advisor come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Belgium.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Parental Advisor\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\{66166FDD-C81C-4A81-B073-EDC4BFCE9263}\installer.exe /silent
Files installed by Bitdefender Parental Advisor
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agentcontroller.exe - Bitdefender Parental Advisor (Bitdefender Parental Advisor Agent Controller)
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bd-cfcore.dll - Bitdefender Content Filtering
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bd-engine.dll - Bitdefender Core
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bd-env.dll - Bitdefender Environment
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bdparental.dll - Bitdefender parental plugin
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bdparentalec.dll - Bitdefender parental events correlation plugin
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bdparentalevents.dll - Bitdefender parental events plugin
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bdparentalprocesses.dll - Bitdefender parental processes plugin
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bdparentalproductagent.dll - Bitdefender parental product agent plugin
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bdparentalreports.dll - Bitdefender parental reports plugin
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bdparentalservice.exe - Bitdefender Parental Service
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bdparentalsettings.dll - Bitdefender parental settings plugin
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bdparentalsleeptime.exe - Bitdefender parental sleeptime ui
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bdparentalsubscription.dll - Bitdefender parental subscription plugin
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bdparentalsystray.exe - Bitdefender system tray app
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bd-parental-update.dll - Bitdefender parental update plugin
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bdpcsubmitwizard.exe - Bitdefender parental submit witzard
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bd-proxymgr.dll - Bitdefender bdproxymanager plugin
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bd-settings.dll - Bitdefender Settings
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bd-tracer.dll - Bitdefender Tracer
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bd-update-client.dll
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bd-users.dll - Bitdefender Users
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bdnc.dll - BitDefender Nimbus Client (Bitdefender Nimbus Client)
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bdch.dll - Bitdefender Security (BitDefender Crash Handler)
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bdec.dll - Event Correlation
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bdreinit.exe
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downloader.exe - Bitdefender (BitDefender Update Downloader)
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freebl3.dll (by Mozilla Foundation) - Network Security Services (NSS freebl Library)
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bdmetrics.dll - Bitdefender BDMetrics
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bdfwfpf_pc.sys - Bitdefender WFP Filter Driver
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bdpredir_pc.dll - BitDefender Firewall (BitDefender Proxy Redirector User-Mode Module)
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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devfltum.dll - BitDefender (devflt user mode library)
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htmlayout.dll (by Terra Informatica Software,, British Columbia, Canada) - HTMLayout (HTMLayout - embeddable HTML rendering and layout component)
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bdpredir_ssl_pc.dll - MITM (BitDefender SSL Proxy)
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mitm_install_tool_pc.exe
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bdhtmldialogs.dll
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certutil.exe
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driverctrl.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- bdparentalservice.exe runs as a service named 'Bitdefender Parental Advisor' (BdParental) "Bitdefender Parental Advisor service".
How do I remove Bitdefender Parental Advisor?
You can uninstall Bitdefender Parental Advisor 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 Bitdefender Parental Advisor, 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 Bitdefender Parental Advisor.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 82%
Win 7 (SP1) 18%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
82.35% |
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| Windows 7 |
17.65% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
50.00% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
20.59% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
11.76% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.88% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.88% |
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| Windows 8 |
2.94% |
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Geography
58.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
58.14% |
| United Kingdom |
6.98% |
| Belgium |
4.65% |
| Romania |
4.65% |
| Germany |
4.65% |
| Canada |
4.65% |
| France |
2.33% |
| Switzerland |
2.33% |
| Sweden |
2.33% |
| Greece |
2.33% |
| Netherlands |
2.33% |
| Italy |
2.33% |
| BG |
2.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.92% |
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| ASUS |
19.23% |
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| Acer |
19.23% |
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| Lenovo |
11.54% |
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| Dell |
7.69% |
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| Toshiba |
7.69% |
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| MSI |
3.85% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.85% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite Radius ... |
3.33% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO L87... |
3.33% |
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| MSI MS-7818 |
3.33% |
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| MSI MS-7808 |
3.33% |
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| MSI MS-7681 |
3.33% |
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| LENOVO 20405 |
3.33% |
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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