BitDefender Family Pack 2024 will protect up to 15 devices, across your, your family and friends computers or devices, whether these are PCs, Mac, iOS or Android.
Includes a 15-Device, 2-Year licence.
Can add to your current license to extend for additional 2 years.
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Mine was expiring in a month and this seems to be the cheapest I could find.
Will require to use VPN to connect to US and then activate key on US browser, once activated, don't need VPN anymore.
thats an awesome deal. Think I am on the same one.
Actually I have a different deal, do you have a link.
How?
I was able to buy
which website ?
This is the website that I used - https://www.softbuy.in/product/bitdefender-total-security/
$11 AUD atm for a 1 PC 3 Year License. Out of Stock for the $15 3 PC 3 Year License.
Just gotta set a VPN to India, activate on the Bitdefender website and be on your way.
The site is not accepting any of my cards. Which one did you use?
To clarify, we only need VPN for activating, not purchasing?
@joetrim: Correct. I recommend Amazon IN at the moment as they have a sale matching the price above. https://www.amazon.in/BitDefender-Security-Latest-Version-Wi…
@AircraftFreight: Thanks for that. Unfortunately it doesn't look like they are matching the 5PC licence which I want to extend - still have at least 6 months remaining. I don't really want to create a separate Bitdefender account unless there is a rather easy way to merge them?
@joetrim: You can have two 3 device 3 year licenses and both should be on your Bitdefender Account as 6 devices for 3 years
Are people really still paying for antivirus in 2024?
Please educate me - how is this better than Windows Defender?
People are stuck in their ways.
Defender useless for ZeroDay, Randsomware and ActiveHacks …
Although, with the correct manual settings (which are not default) and storing documents/photos/videos in default folders, Defender does now provide some protection against Randsomware …
Better than the one causing bluescreen recently
MS defender is ok, but I've definitely seen instances of systems only protected with it become infected.
Bitdefender is an excellent product.
it depends on the user.
personally I like Malwarebytes as its lightweight and quite effective (it seems to pick up more dodgey web scripts then Defender). If you're a smart person who knows not to click on random links, etc. Defender is fine. But kids, oldies and others who aren't so internet literate, then it's a little bit safer to have something else besides Defender.
There are some freebies that rate highly, but I still hate the overhead/resources many take up. McAfee for example used to be worse then a virus.
here's a professional testing outfit which tests some AV software.
https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-…
If you really want ro go down a rabbit hole have a look at the Reddit Antivirus Wiki
https://reddit.com/r/antivirus/w/index
For years I've heard people say clicking dodgy links can give you a virus, but no one has been able to explain how, or show a single example of it ever happening.
I assume it would need to be a 0-day browser exploit that can execute some code at a privileged level. But this is probably extremely difficult, rare and above most "dodgy links" technical capabilities.
Can JS alone actually penetrate and inject malware?
Not as much no BUT
When a pop up comes up saying "A possible virus has been detected - run a free scan now" with a link, there are unfornately plenty of people who will happily click and gain a browser extension that gets them to believe there's something wrong and pay $x to fix it now or speak to an expert or a 0-day exe is downloaded and run with trojan access. Lot's of other PuPs and malware.
That is not my opinion as a technician dealing with this stuff now for 27 years - it's FACT.
Defender will stop things it knows about from running but it usually excludes browser extensions or PuPs that are forced on to the system even if they pop up with the administrator dialogue to allow it to run.
I do tend to find SOME paid for security suites monitor browser links and extensions better to save people from themselves.
You guys know what I mean, the "driver Updater", and "PC Optimizer" type apps I keep having to uninstall when customers claim, their PCs are running slow.
In my experience to paid for suites tend to have more levels to stop that rubbish.
Having said that I no longer recommend buying suites to my customers EXCEPT ironically if they have very young kids or very old people using the devices.
@Ramrunner: Yes of course if someone manages to download an executable, then also manage to run it, but that's a lot different to just clicking a link/url that would infect their system.
I'm still yet to see any example, other than possibly the old flash/java stuff that is so old that a modern browser would probably make it difficult to actually even run it without a bunch of warnings (or having to manually enable support for flash/java execution)
@Grish: Yes you are correct DIRECTLY I've not really heard of instant infection either.
In general I'm getting more customers scammed than infected these days. Paying fake invoices via email, giving remote access to someone from "Windows security team" etc.
And then the usual slew of PUPs when a customer's PC is running slow I have to uninstall. I mean even Adobe Reader installs McAfee if you're not careful regardless of whether you already have AV running.
To be fair it's usually the PCs accessed by young kids or older generation that I have most issues with. It would be great if that kind of crap was also picked up by "security" suites but often they'll just let you click away because technically it's not a virus/trojan.
As far as I know you cannot Windows Defender on your iPhone/Android/tablet/MacBook. I use Bitdefender on all those plus windows.
Friends don't let friends pay for an Antivirus/Internet Security when Windows Defender works fine (and so do the free versions)
Shurrre ting Kim… makes your hackers team job far easier when people only rery on the MS soruuution.
Damn you! (Shakes clenched fist aggressively).
You have outsmarted us this time but this isn't the last of us! We will be back!
No Windows Defender for iPhone/Android/tablet/MacBook - Use Antivirus and VPN on all those platforms.
Get real antivirus that gives unlimited vpn not 200 mb/day lol
I've spent 15 years working in cyber defense, and I have no idea what product you are talking about that merges antivirus with vpn?
Referring to the 'Free' limited VPN Bitdefender provides with their antivirus product.
You know, the good one. I can sign you up right now, all I need is your credit card details and a photo of your drivers license/passport to meet the strict KYC requirements mandated by the government cyber VPN defence initiative.
/s(cam)
Any security product that's bundling value add nonsense is going to be bundling your data off to the highest bidder. Avoid.
I know Norton has a VPN component also. Wish all these companies would just stay in their lane though most users have no idea what they are activating and end up breaking things by turning on crap they don't need.
On the other hand I charge to fix it so I'll go back in my box now.
why pay for this? Bitdefender is free
Has anyone purchased this and able to activate the license?
Having issues when activating, stated this [activation] code the restricted in your region
Think this might be USA edition. So need to use VPN and to connect to any US site in order to activate. If don't have VPN, just google free VPN software online. Hope this works.
If that is true it needs to be in the description.
Nice one, used nordvpn to LA and added to my existing subs. Thx
Can you use this license on both Windows and Android?
Or is this desktop only and you need a different license/app for Android?
Can be used for everything, android, windows, apple, etc, up to 15 devices.
I use it for my family especially parents as they click everything
Thanks OP, got 3 device 3 year license from Amazon.in for $16
Any recommendations for VPNs that offer free trials? Tunnel bear and Nord don't support India
I was able to buy 3 device 3 year keys for $15 AUD (VPN Required to activate in India), meaning you can edge out to 18 Devices with an additional year for $85 AUD, you can also purchase less if you need less.
But if you contact Bitdefender Support you can merge two 3 device, 3 year activated keys into a single 3 device 6 year key which is what I did. Currently shows expiry in 2155 days.