Installation Settings
This section governs the behavior of the agent during installation. It includes the handling of existing antivirus products on the computer. The default agent interface language. The company information displayed in the agent and services.
Detection and Removal (Windows only)
Managed Antivirus will not install where it detects another antivirus product on the computer. This includes standalone VIPRE or Bitdefender installs.
As manually uninstalling products can be a time-consuming process. You can automatically remove any incompatible Antivirus solutions (where supported) through the Competitor Antivirus Removal Tool (CART)
CART only detects and removes supported antivirus products. Unsupported antivirus product require manually removal using that product’s uninstaller.
Installation Settings
Automatically reboot device when required
This setting automatically restarts the computer when required by Managed Antivirus. This includes agent installation, engine updates and threat remediation.
Selecting this option can result of multiple reboots. For example, when removing the current product and installing Managed Antivirus.
The end-user receives Dashboard notifications when a reboot required. They then have five minutes to save their work before the reboot starts.
Further information on the engine update options are available from the Bitdefender Engine Updates Overview section..
Language
Set the Agent UI Language from the drop-down.
Agent Branding Settings
The agent supports the following branding options. applied when the agent first installs.
These settings are editable, but depending on the field they may not update on existing agents.
- Company Name and Product Name: changes not applied to existing agents.
- Company Website, Company Phone and Company Email: changes applied to existing agents in the About dialog.
The agent branding settings apply across your whole Client base. As such, we suggest using your own company details.
Option |
Note |
Defaults |
---|---|---|
Company Name |
Name displayed as the manufacturer in the agent UI and associated Windows Services. |
Managed Antivirus |
Product Name |
Name displayed for the product in the agent UI. This allows you to market Managed Antivirus under a name of your own design. |
Managed Antivirus |
Company Website |
The website displayed in the Technical Support section of the agent’s About page. |
N/A |
Company Phone |
The support contact phone number displayed in the Technical Support section of the agent’s About page. | N/A |
Company Email |
The support email address displayed in the Technical Support section of the agent’s About page. | N/A |
The following characters are not supported in the Company Name and Product Name fields.
? <> \ : * " | / \\
We suggest that the Product and Company Names should be different.
The Managed Antivirus icon is unbrandable and always display the shield icon
What do you want to do?
- Review the Managed Antivirus Quick Start Guide
- View Managed Antivirus URLs
- Enable Managed Antivirus on individual servers and workstations or on all servers and workstations at a client or site