1. Use the search box before posting
2. Your brain is the best defence
3. Windows Defender with Malwarebytes if all else fails
Type: Posts; User: garydexter
1. Use the search box before posting
2. Your brain is the best defence
3. Windows Defender with Malwarebytes if all else fails
Also try a scan with ADWCleaner
Ask the developers?
Windows Defender with MBAM.
If it's hogging resources upgrade your RAM
Tie down the folder access with permissions?
Make sure other user accounts are not local administrators?
Move files to a network share?
There's plenty of options rather than adding an...
Paid for products.. paid for reviews.. sponsored test results... etc..
Checkdisk and updates I can understand messing things up if stopped at any point during the process.
Drive Encryption shouldn't have any adverse affects :
Solved Can I shut down my PC while...
Such as?
Machine Lockout refers to the password of the Local User Accounts - not BitLocker
Not finalized yet - could still fall through
You can safely reboot whilst the drive is encrypting.
Is this a home or work machine?
It looks like some changes have been made in Group Policy
You need to be logged into an account with Administrator access to make those changes
Does disabling Norton resolve it!?
Can you really trust a store app called that?
Are you running a third party security package alongside it?
TL:DR - don't open emails you don't know or trust the look of!
"An antivirus masquerading under Microsoft's name for it's encryption scheme?"
What!?
Are you confusing BitDefender with BitLocker?
....on supported phones only.....
Power. Performance. Conflicting messages. Compatibility.
Use one or the other - not both.
What is the third party product you are using?
You need the recovery key
Once a month isn't a bad thing to have happen
Like this?
Windows Defender PUA Protection - Enable or Disable in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
Install more RAM