Windows 10: warning about "Bitdefender" upon reboot, but it's not even installed!!

Discus and support warning about "Bitdefender" upon reboot, but it's not even installed!! in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Every time I reboot my machine, I get some message about a Bitdefender log file in C:\windows\temp. First of all, I don't recall ever installing... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by zoldos, Aug 13, 2015.

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  1. ZOLDOS
    zoldos Win User

    warning about "Bitdefender" upon reboot, but it's not even installed!!


    Every time I reboot my machine, I get some message about a Bitdefender log file in C:\windows\temp. First of all, I don't recall ever installing Bitdefender, and two, I can't find any mention of it in any file, app, or setting.

    Should I be worried about this? Thanks!

    :)
     
    zoldos, Aug 13, 2015
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  2. HITCH_11
    hitch_11 Win User

    about " memory full . close ... " problem ! n97 and equalizer !

    i dont have any problems of those u listed i exit frrom all applications when i finish ! well this means there is no solution so thanks a lot nokia warning about "Bitdefender" upon reboot, but it's not even installed!! :(

    and about the music i was talking about the phone loudspeaker .. !
     
    hitch_11, Aug 13, 2015
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  3. HITCH_11
    hitch_11 Win User
    about " memory full . close ... " problem ! n97 and equalizer !

    1-hey ..! i did a format to my nokia n97 few days ago .. before i did the format i had the problem that sometimes when i go to photos its says " memory full close some applicartions ..." and now i have it again ! so i just wanna know how to
    solve this problem its really annoying !



    2- my best music kind is trance ,, but i dont enjoy listening trance on my n97 coz music does'nt sound good for this kind of music .. so i want to know if there is a way to make n97 music sounds like x6 or even 5800 ( i guess ) .. through some
    application or through equalizer or whatever ! i dont wanna get another phone warning about "Bitdefender" upon reboot, but it's not even installed!! :(

    hope u help me .. ! thanks warning about "Bitdefender" upon reboot, but it's not even installed!! :)
     
    hitch_11, Aug 13, 2015
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  4. BORG 386
    Borg 386 Win User

    warning about "Bitdefender" upon reboot, but it's not even installed!!

    It could be something that tried to install without your knowledge & didn't succeed.

    Wouldn't hurt to run a scan with Malwarebytes (The free version will work fine) & AdwCleaner.

    After installing malwarebytes, uncheck the box marked "Start free 14 day premium trial" & then do a full system scan & see what it finds.
     
    Borg 386, Aug 13, 2015
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  5. ZOLDOS
    zoldos Win User
    Okay thanks! I did catch a nasty virus just after installing Windows 10 (I used system restore and it fixed it). Could there still be some remnants left over? Anyway, I'll check out those two programs! I also have ESET Smart Security, Spybot Home AS/AV, and SuperAntiSpyware Pro (I'm not paranoid lol).
     
    zoldos, Aug 13, 2015
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  6. BORG 386
    Borg 386 Win User
    Paranoia is just another level of security *Wink. And not one AV catches everything 100%. Malwarebytes plays well with other AV's & a regular scan is another way to ensure all stays well on the OS.
     
    Borg 386, Aug 13, 2015
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  7. ZOLDOS
    zoldos Win User
    *Biggrin I ran both as you suggested. Malwarebytes found about 200 items, but the other found nothing. When I rebooted after the Malwarebyte scan, I still saw the message, but the system rebooted anyway. Very strange!!
     
    zoldos, Aug 13, 2015
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  8. RONALDO9R9
    ronaldo9r9 Win User

    warning about "Bitdefender" upon reboot, but it's not even installed!!

    Did you choose to remove items. You select all click remove it then asks you for a reboot
     
    ronaldo9r9, Aug 13, 2015
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  9. ZOLDOS
    zoldos Win User
    Yes, that's what I did. Bitdefender isn't malware apparently, but a legit AV which may be why it's not detecting it. But I simply can't find it anywhere, and I've run extensive file/setting searches....
     
    zoldos, Aug 13, 2015
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  10. BORG 386
    Borg 386 Win User
    The process may be running or Win search isn't seeing it. You can d/l & run RKill, then run any malware scanners.

    RKill Download

    Doing a search with Windows search will not always show everything. A good (and Free) utility is Agent Ransack, an advanced search program. This will dig into the system & show you things a Windows search cannot normally find.

    Agent Ransack – Mythicsoft
     
    Borg 386, Aug 13, 2015
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  11. ZOLDOS
    zoldos Win User
    But won't it NOT be detected if it's just a normal program? I Googled Bitdefender and it's just an AV. The question is, why is it on my PC. It doesn't seem to be doing any harm and I've now run at least 5 different malware/spyware/AV scanners and a rootkit scanner and nothing is showing up except the usual cookies and a few registry entries. So I may just leave it alone....
     
    zoldos, Aug 14, 2015
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  12. BORG 386
    Borg 386 Win User
    Well, it is true, Bitdefender is a legit program. How it got into your OS is the mystery part if you never installed it. It could have been bundled with a program you d/l ed depending on if it came from the source or a host d/l site.
     
    Borg 386, Aug 14, 2015
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  13. HAWKMAN
    hawkman Win User

    warning about "Bitdefender" upon reboot, but it's not even installed!!

    Bitdefender services are usually prefixed gz, search for gziface, gzserv.

    Im using Bitdef on my W7 and have Nothing in my temp file using that name

    Roy
     
    hawkman, Aug 14, 2015
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  14. ZOLDOS
    zoldos Win User
    That could be it. The "parent" program might have been uninstalled. Oh well, I'm not going to waste any more time on it I suppose lol
     
    zoldos, Aug 14, 2015
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  15. ASH55
    ash55 Win User
    Bitdefender is one of the best AV programs on the market, I use it *Smile and it doesn't slow down the machine like many others do. Do you know what version it is? This may help Uninstall Consumer Trial
     
    ash55, Aug 14, 2015
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