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Bullguard Security 70% discount!!

Hey,

Anyone in need of security software should check this ongoing deal

http://www.bullguard.com/landing-pages/black.aspx

I've been using this security software for almost a full year and couldn't be more satisfied, great support aswel! just renewed my sub using this offer.

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Comments

  • who uses this crap? it's the sorta thing that comes as crapware from likes of pcworld/currys

  • Thanks, it uses bitdefender's engine right?

  • BitDefender does some really nasty things to prevent hooking of certain functions that "could be" used by attackers, I don't like such an approach.

  • @sin said:
    Thanks, it uses bitdefender's engine right?

    I believe they use Bitdefender as antivirus engine and Agnitum for the firewall.

  • GM2015GM2015 Member
    edited November 2015

    Okay, what?

    Care to explain?

    I had bitdefender and it grind windows 7 to a halt some time ago. So I stopped using it, and windows too later.

    tr1cky said: BitDefender does some really nasty things

  • @tr1cky said:
    BitDefender does some really nasty things to prevent hooking of certain functions that "could be" used by attackers, I don't like such an approach.

    Keep in mind that Bullguard is using certain parts of the bitdefender engine, its not going to be like Bitdefender stand-alone, it is integrated with custom adjustments using http://www.bitdefender.com/oem/ most likely.

    I've used bitdefender myself once and it was glitchy for me, I didn't notice the same issues in bullguard's version of the bitdefender engine.

  • GM2015 said: Okay, what?

    Care to explain?

    I had bitdefender and it grind windows 7 to a halt some time ago. So I stopped using it, and windows too later.

    Well, BitDefender does not like cheats for games as they usually hook certain windows functions and BitDefender prevents hooks on certain functions at all.
    It's the same as making generic detections for malware, it's pretty lame to do so, but most of the worse malware scanners do it, which often leads to false positives or detections based on what software you use to protect your code (generic detections for crypters like Enigma, vmprotect, themida etc.).

  • GM2015 said: windows 7 to a halt some time ago

    Yep, my Windows10 also experienced the same.

  • jarjar Patron Provider, Top Host, Veteran
    edited November 2015

    @TarZZ92 said:
    who uses this crap? it's the sorta thing that comes as crapware from likes of pcworld/currys

    I assume the same people who open tickets with their hosting provider about not being able to connect to any port but 80/443 ;)

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  • they compare to 2nd class AV
    Avast,AVG, Comodo
    where eset, kaspersky, mcafee :D

  • @jarland said:
    I assume the same people who open tickets with their hosting provider about not being able to connect to any port but 80/443 ;)

    That's not AV's fault, could be any default squid install or any sane firewall defaults. That's the web hosting companies' fault for using a product that hasnt evolved since the 90s, has a web control panel per node, with no multiplexer (such as nginx) in front causing for stuff like open http on 8443.

  • jarjar Patron Provider, Top Host, Veteran
    edited November 2015

    nowprovision said: That's not AV's fault

    Yes it is :)

    If you have software blocking people from accessing things they need to access, it's the software's fault. Providers shouldn't have to bend over backwards for crappy software, and blocking ports for no reason isn't security.

  • nowprovisionnowprovision Member
    edited November 2015

    @jarland said:
    If you have software blocking people from accessing things they need to access, it's the software's fault. Providers shouldn't have to bend over backwards for crappy software, and blocking ports for no reason isn't security.

    And yet only cpanel installs afflicted, you dont see webmail for yahoo mail, gmail, rackspace mail, fastmail running on crazy ports, or DO/linode/aws/azure/gcloud running their control panels on non 443 etc.. .. Ah the old standard violations https://ghost.mxroute.com:2096/ I'm okay with squid defaults (and if AV follow them too that's fine) http on public endpoint should only be 80 and https 443.

    It should be noted that most corporate firewall appliances follow the same pattern, fortigate etc.. I wouldnt be able to access your webmail from work etc..

  • jarjar Patron Provider, Top Host, Veteran
    edited November 2015

    nowprovision said: corporate firewall appliances

    Oh, well if corporate firewalls are doing it, needlessly blocking ports must be security. Never seen any corporations take a security hit. Can't imagine anyone would ever do anything on the internet than access websites anyway, might as well block all the other ports.

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  • Who need av anyway. :o

  • deadbeefdeadbeef Member
    edited November 2015

    @nowprovision said:
    running on crazy ports

    So your argument is that because you're technically retarded, we should purposely dumb down the Internet because you feel threatened? Would you also like a safe space with cookies and a print newspaper?

    Thanked by 1jar
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