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Aspirant

Mar 01, 2021

Bitdefender Total Security vs Netgear Armor

I happen to already have Bitdefender Total Security installed on one of my devices. The Nighthawk app doesn't recognize that it is already there. I tried over installing the armor link over what wa...

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Mar 02, 2021

Hello tshemphill,

Just to confirm, is you're Bitdefender Total Security a subscription purchased directly from Bitdefender? Or was Bitdefender Total Security installed after subscribing to NETGEAR Armor using one of the methods in the links below?

https://kb.netgear.com/000060583/How-do-I-install-Bitdefender-Total-Security-on-my-Windows-or-MacOS-device

Regards,

Christian

tshemphill
Aspirant
Mar 02, 2021
It is a pre-existing Bitdefender license.

Christian_R wrote:
Hello tshemphill,

Just to confirm, is you're Bitdefender Total Security a subscription purchased directly from Bitdefender? Or was Bitdefender Total Security installed after subscribing to NETGEAR Armor using one of the methods in the links below?

https://kb.netgear.com/000060583/How-do-I-install-Bitdefender-Total-Security-on-my-Windows-or-MacOS-device

Regards,
Christian
- Christian_R
  NETGEAR Employee Retired
  Mar 03, 2021
  Hi tshemphill,
  
  Thanks for confirming. I would recommend checking out the article below from Bitdefender.
  
  https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/27900/
  
  Regards,
  
  Christian
  - tshemphill
    Aspirant
    Mar 05, 2021
    Basically one or the other. I presume the subscriptions are equivalent?
    
    Christian_R wrote:
    Hi tshemphill,
    
    Thanks for confirming. I would recommend checking out the article below from Bitdefender.
    
    https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/27900/
    
    Regards,
    Christian