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TheGrumpyGent's avatar
TheGrumpyGent
Tutor
Dec 14, 2021

Old Bitdefender Version???

Hi, I have a recently purchased Netgear Orbi AX6000, it’s setup and I have Netgear Armor. I’ve installed Bitdefender Total Security on several devices, and I’ve found out that the version is actually ...
kiyuu's avatar
kiyuu
Star
Jun 27, 2022

I just ran into this problem myself.  The current version of Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac is 9.0.5.5.  The version available through Netgear Armor is 8.3.0.30.  The current version of Bitdefender VPN is 4.1.2.6.  The version available through Netgear Armor is 1.0.3.16.  It's hard to figure why the Netgear versions are so far behind the current Bitdefender versions.  It makes me think that Bitdefender Armor isn't worth it.

  • kiyuu's avatar
    kiyuu
    Star
    Jun 27, 2022

    Make that Netgear Armor isn't worth it.

    • FREDOLIXUS's avatar
      FREDOLIXUS
      Apprentice
      Jul 03, 2022

      Hi,

      I was trying find answers to my worries on the French forum (since I'm French) but couldn't get any feedback. So, I've found this interesting post.

      I've just bought an Orbi router+satellite pack (RBK) since I had a very good deal (89€). On the app, I saw the 30 day free trial for Armor. It got automatically activated (??!!). However, I just turned it off since I'm using my own antivirus which is very efficient. I know Bitdefender since I had a free trial but didn't want to buy it since its parental control is not as effective as the one on my antivirus. Now, if you're saying that Armor uses an older release of Bitdefender, I won't even consider it in the future.

       

      Someone knows if Armor offers Bitdefender's parental control ? If yes, why is there an additional paid subscription to Smart Parental Control ?

       

      Thanks.

      • kiyuu's avatar
        kiyuu
        Star
        Jul 05, 2022

        I don't think Bitdefender offers parental controls directly.  Parental controls come from a service called Circle but I don't know if that's provided through Netgear Armor or Bitdefender.  I've been exchanging messages with Bitdefender for the past week and I'm fed up with the problems.  Managing the Bitdefender products provided through Netgear Armor is a nightmare.  I just turned off auto-renew for my subscriptions because I'm going back to getting them directly from Bitdefender.  I am completely fed up with this bizarre arrangement between Netgear Armor and Bitdefender.  It's just not worth the frustration.