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Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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At the end I got the privilege to buy and install the antivirus for the whole family ![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif) [/irony]
I purchased a 10 devices licence of BitDefender Total Security.
I installed it in my PC to have a test period before installing the rest.
It looks nice.
A couple of annyoing popups until you find the right option in the settings but nothing that bad.
Not noticeable performance loss.
One could think that is a bit intrusive in some options. i.e. locate and block device (or wipe) which I am not sure yet if it is something I like or better get it off.
It offers a propietary and (supposedly) secure browser for online banking. Not really sure yet if good or not.
Secure file deletion, Encrypted containers, VPN...
I have installed the laptop today...
Number of installed devices: 1  
List "My Devices": MyLaptop
Where is "MyPC"?
I go to the FAQ:
Why are the devices getting replaced in the list of "My Devices"?
The most probably reason is that the devices are sharing a MAC, this happens when Software like "VMWare", "VirtualBox" or similars are installed.
Solution? Kind of obvious...  Deinstall VMWare, Re-Install Bitdefender, Re-Install VMWare
It looks like they only update the list, once during the installation.
To be honest, I would have expected a bit more from such a product. Like Checking for "VMWare" in the name of the adapter (usually "VMWare Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMNet8") and maybe ignoring that MAC when filling the list of the installed devices.
[EDIT]
I have deinstalled the VMWare software, reinstalled the antivirus and... nothing. It continues confusing both devices in one. I suppose this time is due to the ISATAPs tunnels (since they are the only common things now)
In addition... I had 143 messages:
"Codeproject has tried an SQL-Injection attack. We have blocked the connection to avoid, that the attacker gains access to sensitive data"
I thought SQL Injection attacks can only be dangerous for the webs. And not for a private user, navigating a web
I am starting to wonder if I did the right selection
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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modified 18-Aug-18 15:37pm.
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u mean to say bifdefender antivirus does not work on the PC for this reason? that you have vmware installed?
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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No... I mean that the list of "installed devices" in the website is buggy if you have vmware.
I have two devices installed so far and the software only recognises 1 device. I don't know if there maybe is a side effect, like problems in updating or similars.
To be honest... if I was sure there are no side effects that affects local functionality, I would leave it this way. I am not that convinced with the "locate, lock and/or wipe" function in their web.
But if you do like such functionality, then you must do the de- and re-install. If not... no way to have it working properly.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Basic Attention Token[^]  .. check the video...basically someones coming up with mouse tracking...javascript html ..blah...
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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Now the missing link to success is: Why would anyone download a browser which improves the tracking capabilities of third parties?
I get ads shown anyways, and I really will not help personalizing them by downloading a browser. And why would any publisher opt in on that when the browser is a major puzzle piece to make it work, and barely anyone is using it?
My guess is that tech-savy people, and those who care for that kind of thing, will not switch (or will switch to something else if their browser of choice opts in). And those who don't are using edge anyways.
I only have a signature in order to let @DalekDave follow my posts.
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... of course, it was a scam 
(That was the title of an email I received this morning. The first sentence: "Everything on the internet is lie..." There was even a clickable link to 'get some tips' from! Anyone interested? I'm sure it is a one-time offer, only good for the next five hours.  )
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David O'Neil wrote: The first sentence: "Everything on the internet is lie..."
Then you should have treated the email as a lie too!
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So everything is true? I'm sure that was the russians.
I only have a signature in order to let @DalekDave follow my posts.
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David O'Neil wrote: Everything on the internet is lie...
That is true.
(He said on the internet - causing untold parallel universes to implode...)
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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JsonObjectMapper josnMaaper = new JsonObjectMapper();
When Intellisense sees an abuse of spelling like that ("josnMaaper"), a message pops up:
You are not authorized to program in C#. Go back to coding in BASIC
and promptly shuts down VS and brings up a BASIC emulator page.
Sigh. This is from sample C# code from a payment processor company.
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Watch it! some of my best friends are josnMaapers
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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I came from a country where lots of josnMaapers exist.
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What do you have against Josn Maaper? I know him. He's ok.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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He doesn't want Josn Maaper to code in C#.
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CodeWraith wrote: What do you have against Josn Maaper? I know him. He's ok.
Josn is a guy? But, but... 
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... just hardly scrolling at all most of the time. So I decided to open her up and see what was what.
Wish I hadn't. Loads of cat fur (expected, it's a fashion statement as well as a condiment in this house) and some strange yellow gunk that I can only assume came off my hands ...
Maybe I should start using hand sanitiser before I touch my computer?
(All fixed: a quick dismantle, clean and try-not-to-identify-the-gunk session, and she's good to go.)
If you eat near your computer, you probably don't want to take your mouse or keyboard apart. Just burn them. (I don't, and this was nasty looking enough.)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Maybe I should start using hand sanitiser before I touch my computer?
Yes. Even if you didn't have a cat, you still should.
A mouse or keyboard is often touched, and rarely cleaned. For a programmer, it may contain more germs than some smart phones. Alcohol-based sanitizer is cheap. Put it on your desk and make it a habit 
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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A mouse or keyboard is often touched, and rarely cleaned. For a programmer, it may contain more germs than some smart phones. Alcohol-based sanitizer is cheap. Put it on your desk and make it a habit Thumbs Up |
I figure they're my own germs and just put the issue out of mind.
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jackbrownii wrote: I figure they're my own germs and just put the issue out of mind.
I always figured that being exposed to germs is good. Your immune system needs training after all.
George Carlin - Germs, Immune System - YouTube[^]
I've been advised to sanitize by a medic since my immune-system is lazy or ignorant or both. It is not just germs on your mouse; there are "things" living on your skin that you squeeze to death when playing WarCraft.
Now, I'm a smoker, so my keyboard needs replacement after a month anyway. Chance is, you had yours a lot longer. New life might be evolving on your keyboard; either provide it with a decent controlled ecosystem for it to flourish, or sanitize.
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: I'm a smoker,
Damn I still have the vision of my desk 30 years ago with a dinner sized ash tray overflowing with buts, coffee rings and a grungy keyboard. You can't really clean the grunge out of a smokers keyboard.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Way easier to buy a cheap new one 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Trying to be germ free all the time diminishes your body's ability to fight off a germ when it comes into contact with one.
As a kid, I never heard of anyone succumbing to flesh eating bacteria but in the new world of hand sanitizing everywhere. . . .
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I'm definitely not advocating a germ-free life. I do not wash the basil from my garden when putting it on a pizza, and rely on unwashed ginger to ferment my vinegar
MarkTJohnson wrote: As a kid, I never heard of anyone succumbing to flesh eating bacteria but in the new world of hand sanitizing everywhere. . . .
Ah, your hands don't need sanitizing every minute; you'd be killing some very beneficial stuff there 
But how often do you clean the two buttons of your mouse? How old is your keyboard?
You did hear about smart phones being a breeding ground for bacteria? How does that differ with a keyboard or a mouse, in terms of touching and cleanliness? I bet you at least wiped your smartphone when it became too smeared to read!
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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