So i downloaded Brave on windows 10 a few months ago and i remember that it was pretty easy without any hiccups but last week when i tried to download librewolf a message poped up saying that it may be harmful for your computer even tho i downloaded it from the official source
Is it just me or is microsoft getting more and more desperate to collect our data?
*Edit: Sorry it wasn't bitdefender it was something like Antimalware service executable or something like that which i think is a microsoft product
12 Comments
catloaf@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 1y
Bitdefender is not a Microsoft product
XTL@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 1y
Brave is a series scam company.
NotProLemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 1y
No, it's a false positive. Exclude it.
oleorun@piefed.lemmy.fan · 10 pts · 1y
It's a known false positive. I can't speculate as to why it still hasn't been fixed but your suspicion might be correct. Who knows.
Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 1y
don't use Brave.
Yes its a decent piece of software made by some properly smart industry experts but I have zero faith in them on a personal trust level. The CEO (despite his amazing resume and past accomplishments) is an arsehole, a bigot, a crypto-scammer and a science denier.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
On another note how do you find BitDefender?
lost_faith@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
I switched to BD when the russian attacks on Ukraine started again, was using Kaspersky before, system runs like a dream. A friend was having difficulties with his pc, he was using nortons, I suggested he try BD. We cleaned his system, so much virus and malware, and he has had no slowdowns since. I recommend it, along with something that can still use ubo and privacy badger.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I just got a windows again and I put it on right away and some friend were telling me windows defender was good enough but I just don’t trust it.
lost_faith@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Me either, trust is a hard thing with any of these companies, especially one that has proven it is untrustworthy. Source: Been using windows since it was an application masquerading as an operating system, read win 3.11. Almost done with em tho, almost
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I use Linux, macOS and just added the windows back in for the first time in twenty years.
lost_faith@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Headin back to linux (kubuntu this time) after about 12yrs, forgot sooooo much.
autonomoususer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Bitdefender fails to include a libre software license text file. We do not control it, anti-libre software, very dangerous. I would fix this before your web browser or any other app.