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   Met L Head
   Member

   Installation was perfect. What happened to me is when clicking update my drivers, it found about 5. When clicking download driver, it takes me to a web page, http://www.driversint.com....But my "BitDefender AV blocks it as a "Malware alert"...Anybody else have similar issue?? And what should I do?..Is there a problem with this company?

   Posted 10 years ago #
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   ChrisS
   Administrator

   It's a false positive. The website is "safe" provided you ignore the inadvisability of blindly updating drivers in a system that's operating just fine. Do yourself a big favor and make a full backup before you install the latest and greatest drivers, ones that you very likely don't need, just in case your system won't boot and you can't do a "driver rollback".

   Posted 10 years ago #
3. 

   Met L Head
   Member

   Thanks Chris..Ur right!!...I have a brand new rig that's working just fine..Don't really need this app anyways...I thought I would try it out cuz it looked easy is all...I uninstalled it with no problems....thanks again :)

   Posted 10 years ago #
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   mikiem2
   Moderator

   FWIW, check the box in Bitdefender to use the browser add-in. It's a neat little tool that lets you turn on/off their site blocking/warning. I've muddled around without it, and sometimes had a problems turning the feature back on -- this makes it a snap so I can visit a known good site or get a known good download that for whatever reason are blocked, & not have to screw around afterwards getting Bitdefender working again.

   For drivers, wait a bit after they're released & Google, unless it's something with active forums like graphics drivers where you have plenty of folks wanting to [BLEEP], um, complain. :) Once they're deemed cool, as Chris wrote, backup & give 'em a whirl.

   Myself, when I'm building a rig, or handling something store bought, I'll use a magnifier & write down the brand & numbers off the relevant, often largest chips along with any board numbers. It can help immensely tracking down drivers, and I prefer it over going by manufacturer's specs, which can change during a production run. It also lets you find OEM or reference drivers once a manufacturer quits updating their product versions, and in a pinch you might find out about some common cross-brand usage.

   Posted 10 years ago #
5. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   Thanks for your continued support in the forms, much appreciated. :)

   Posted 10 years ago #

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