To ease installation over existing security software, Bitdefender Endpoint Security automatically checks for and detects a large number of incompatible security programs at installation time (the full detection list is provided at the bottom of this document). The process to bypass this detection is explained below. You can bypass all, or you can bypass a single application, like the FortiClient VPN.
- From GravityZone, Network, Packages, download the full 32- or 64- bit installer; we’ll use the “Windows kit (64-bit)” example here.
- The downloaded installer is epskit_x64.zip and will unzip into a sub directory /epskit_x64
- In sub directory /epskit_x64, there are 2 files: epskit_x64.exe and installer.xml. epskit_x64.exe must be extracted again, using a utility like Winrar. Now all installer files are inside subdirectory: /epskit_x64/epskit_x64
- The “detection” file is /epskit_x64/epskit_x64/KitFiles/detection.xml. You can simply delete the file from the folder and Bitdefender will now ignore the entire list of detected security software, including all previously installed A/V, so we must manually remove any A/V prior to installation if we delete “detection.xml
- To avoid a single detection, such as the Forticlient, we can edit “detection.xml” to remove the FortiClient detection. Here I searched for “FortiClient, highlighted the entire Forticlient entry, from <product to product> as below, delete, and save
- To install, just execute Installer.exe and detection will be ignored
| Vendor | Product & Version * |
| Bitdefender | All Bitdefender products and versions ** |
| Agnitum | Agnitum Outpost Antivirus ** Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Free ** Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro ** Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro ** |
| AhnLab | ACA 1.0 for Windows |
| Ashampoo | Ashampoo Anti-Malware v.1.21 |
| AVAST Software | avast! Internet Security avast! Pro Antivirus avast! Email Server Security avast! File Server Security |
| AVG Technologies | AVG 7 AVG 8 AVG 9 AVG 10 AVG 2012 AVG Internet Security Business Edition 2013 AVG Internet Security 2014 AVG Antivirus 2014 AVG Antivirus Free 2014 AVG Internet Security 2015 ** AVG AntiVirus 2015 ** AVG Antivirus FREE 2015 ** |
| Avira | Antivir PersonalEdition Classic Antivir PersonalEdition Premium Avira Antivirus Premium 2012 Avira Free Antivirus Avira Internet Security 2012 Avira Antivir Desktop Avira Antivir Professional Avira Professional Security 2013 Avira Server Security Avira Exchange Security Avira Small Business Security Suite Avira Endpoint Security Avira Professional Security 12 ** |
| BullGuard | BullGuard |
| CA Technologies | eTrust Antivirus eTrust Suite Personal VETWIN32Vp5 |
| Comodo | Comodo Internet Security Comodo Dragon Comodo GeekBuddy Comodo Antivirus Comodo Firewall Comodo Internet Security Pro |
| DRWEB | DRWEB |
| ESET | ESET NOD32 Antivirus ESET Smart Security ESET Smart Security 4 ESET Smart Security 4.2 ESET NOD32 Antivirus v5 ESET NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition Eset File Server 4.5.12005 |
| F-Secure | F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010 F-Secure Internet-Security 2010 F-Secure Client Security – Web Traffic Scanning F-Secure Browsing Protection F-Secure Client Security – DeepGuard F-Secure Client Security – E-mail Scanning F-Secure Client Security – Internet Shield F-Secure Client Security – Virus & Spy Protection F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security – Cisco NAC Plugin F-Secure Product 440 F-Secure PSB Workstation Security F-Secure Client Security 9.31 F-Secure Client Security 9.32 F-Secure Client Security 10.01 F-Secure Client Security 11.50 F-Secure Server Security 9.00 F-Secure Server Security 11.00 F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers – Virus & Spy Protection |
| Fortinet | FortiClient ** |
| G Data Software | G Data Antivirus 2011 G Data Antivirus 2012 G Data Antivirus 2013 G Data InternetSecurity 2011 G Data InternetSecurity 2012 G Data InternetSecurity 2013 G Data TotalProtection 2013 G Data TotalCare 2011 G Data TotalCare 2012 G Data TotalProtection 2014 G DATA TOTAL PROTECTION G DATA INTERNET SECURITY G DATA ANTIVIRUS |
| GFI Software | Vipre Antivirus Vipre Internet Security Vipre Premium Business 6 ** Vipre Business Agent 7.0.5725 ** |
| IBM | Trusteer Rapport |
| iSheriff | Endpoint Security |
| Jiangmin | Jiangmin KV Antivirus 2007 KV Antivirus 2008 |
| Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Lab Network Agent Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Workstations Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Servers Administration Tool of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 8.0 for Windows Servers Enterprise Edition Kaspersky Anti-Virus 8.0 for Windows Servers Enterprise Edition Kaspersky Small Office Security Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2008 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 Kaspersky Internet Security 2008 Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows Kaspersky PURE 2.0 |
| Kingsoft | Kingsoft Internet Security 9 Kingsoft Internet Security 9 Plus |
| Lavasoft | Lavasoft Anti-Virus Helix Ad-Aware SE Enterprise Ad-Aware SE Personal Ad-Aware SE Plus Ad-Aware SE Professional Ad-Aware |
| Malwarebytes Corporation | MalwareBytes Anti-Malware version 1.61.0.1400 MalwareBytes Anti-Malware version 1.75.0.1300 ** |
| McAfee | McAfee Antispyware McAfee Personal Firewall Plus McAfee SpamKiller McAfee SecurityCenter McAfee Total Protection McAfee Rogue System Detection Sensor McAfee Agent McAfee Firewall Protection Service McAfee Browser Protection Service McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service McAfee SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus McAfee Security Service for Exchange McAfee VirusScan Enterprise |
| MicroPoint | MicroPoint Proactive Defense Software |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Intune Microsoft Forefront Microsoft Forefront 2010 ** Microsoft Security Essentials |
| Norman | Norman Ad-Aware Norman Security Suite Norman Virus Control Norman Endpointprotection 9.0 |
| Panda Security | Panda Antivirus Lite Panda Antivirus Pro 2011 Panda Global Protection 2011 Panda Internet Security 2009 Panda Cloud Antivirus Panda Client Shield Panda Endpoint Agent ** Panda Endpoint Agent 5.50 ** Panda Endpoint Agent 5.05 ** Panda Endpoint Protection ** Panda Endpoint Protection 5.50 ** Panda Endpoint Protection 5.05 ** Panda Endpoint Security Panda Endpoint Security Agent Panda Security Toolbar Panda Security URL Filtering Panda Antivirus Pro 2015 Panda GOLD Protection Panda Internet Security 2015 Panda Global Protection 2015 Panda Devices Agent ** Panda Free Antivirus |
| PC Tools | PC Tools Internet Security 8.0 PC Tools Internet Security 9.0 PC Tools Firewall Plus 5.0 PC Tools Firewall Plus 6.0 PC Tools Firewall Plus 7.0 |
| Prevx (subsidiary of Webroot) | Prevx |
| Qihoo | 360 Safeguard |
| Sophos | Sophos Client Firewall Sophos Anti-Virus Sophos AutoUpdate Sophos Remote Management System |
| Symantec Corporation | Symantec.cloud – Endpoint Protection NIS-21.5.0.19 Symantec Endpoint Protection Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12 Symantec Hosted Services Symantec Shared Symantec Hosted Services – Product Service Management Symantec Hosted Services – Tray Symantec Hosted Services – Platform Agent Symantec Hosted Services – Endpoint Protection Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition Norton 360 Norton Antivirus Norton Internet Security Norton Security with Backup Norton Security |
| Trend Micro | OfficeScan95 OfficeScanNT ServerProtect ServerProtect for NT ServerProtect IS Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Agent Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Standard Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Advanced Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent Trend Micro Security Server Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2009 Trend Micro Titanium Trend Micro Titanium 2011 Trend Micro Titanium 2012 Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus Plus 2011 Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus Plus 2012 Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2011 Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2012 Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2011 Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2012 Trend PC-cillin 7 Trend Micro OfficeScan Client Trend Micro OfficeScan Agent 11 |
| Webroot | Webroot Software Webroot SecureAnywhere |
| ZoneAlarm (Check Point Software Technologies) |
ZoneAlarm Anti-virus ZoneAlarm Extreme Security ZoneAlarm Security Suite ZoneAlarm Pro ZoneAlarm |
* The product names and versions displayed in the table are not necessarily the commercial ones. They are actually the names under which security programs or components thereof are listed in the Add or Remove Programs / Programs and Features utility from Windows Control Panel.
** Support provided for silent uninstall too.