Why does bitdefender let me download Brave so easily but not Librewold? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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

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[-] Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 days ago

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.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 13 points 4 days ago

Bitdefender is not a Microsoft product

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 days ago

Brave is a series scam company.

[-] NotProLemmy@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 days ago

No, it's a false positive. Exclude it.

[-] oleorun@piefed.lemmy.fan 9 points 4 days ago

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.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

On another note how do you find BitDefender?

[-] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

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 points 4 days ago

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 points 4 days ago

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 points 3 days ago

I use Linux, macOS and just added the windows back in for the first time in twenty years.

[-] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Headin back to linux (kubuntu this time) after about 12yrs, forgot sooooo much.

[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

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.

this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2025

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