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Celebrate Bitdefender With Our Exclusive 25th Anniversary Wallpapers
I have something to share with you. This year marks a very special milestone for Bitdefender: 25 years of innovation, evolution, and commitment to keeping people safer in an ever-changing digital world. Over the past quarter of a century, Bitdefender has continued to push cybersecurity forward, developing advanced…
Bitdefender Awards and Certifications: Industry Recognition
Antimalware Test Results from Leading Agencies: AV-Test, AV-Comparatives, MRG Effitas, Virus Bulletin, and more. This post is dedicated to showcasing the latest antimalware testing results conducted by various organizations. Only admin @Alexandru_BD, along with moderators @fedor, @Nunzio77 and @Flexx have the authority to…
Bitdefender Discounts: Save on Premium VPN, SecurePass and Identity Protection
We’re excited to launch a community–focused campaign with up to 50% off Premium VPN, SecurePass, and Digital Identity Protection. Whether you're browsing on public Wi-Fi, managing dozens of passwords, or wondering if your personal data has been exposed online, these tools are designed to give you more control, more…
Bitdefender product updates and release notes
Bitdefender ensures the best cyber-security available on the market and offers a wealth of features designed to keep your devices safe. Upgrading to the newest version is possible without following the manual uninstall and reinstall procedure. More exactly, the new product including new features and major product…
The Bitdefender Expert Community guidelines and tips to get you started!
Our mission: Welcome to the Bitdefender Expert Community! These forums allow Bitdefender users and enthusiasts to connect with each other in order to share tips and insights, resolve issues, and discuss all things related to tech and cybersecurity. Our promise is to nurture and maintain an environment where real people can…
Guidelines for Product features & Ideation
We are always excited to hear your suggestions and ideas about Bitdefender products and services. To ensure our product developers can use your suggestions, we have a couple of guidelines, to help you get the best out of the Product features & Ideation section: It is essential that all ideas include a user story, that is,…
Threats Xplorer - Detail Level
Recently had a customer with firewall blocks, the local BEST product displayed significantly more information than the Threats Xplorer panel. Threats Xplorer is missing the source IP and port numbers required for crafting relevant rules to allow traffic through. Threats Xplorer should provide comprehensive information at…
Not recognising premium Security on new iPhone
I have a Total Security subscription which expires next July. Had it installed and working on my old iPhone. However when I log into the Security app on a new iPhone it only shows it as the free version yet I’m logged in correctly. I can login to Central on new iPhone. On central it shows the new iPhone device as not fully…
VPN worked great until a week ago.
I had zero problems with connecting using "Automatic". EVERY single website worked. Lately the VPN is blocking even common sites. I changed nothing. I read a suggestion to add the offending site to the exception list in split tunneling. No go. If I have to add a dozen websites every day then why use this product? I'll just…
Possible trojan or malware: https://overbridgenet.com/jsv8/offer
Hello Team BD, I have recently begun getting this error message in my Security Center notifications: Feature:Online Threat PreventionWe blocked this dangerous page for your protection: https://overbridgenet.com/jsv8/offer Dangerous pages attempt to install software that can harm the device, gather personal information or…
Links to google.com redirector(?) inside emails don't work
Hello, I get several (subscriber) newsletters daily that seem to use a google.com address to redirect (track…) my clicks. These are to things like articles mentioned in the newsletter, etc. Previously most of these worked with the VPN running. Recently, like around Aug 25 or so, these started to fail at a much higher rate,…
Bug: Bitdefender Firewall Alert Mode repeatedly asks to allow same unchanged application [Under investigation]
I have "alert mode" enabled so it always asks me whether to allow/deny a new application's access to the internet, or after that application has changed. For example: Problem: Since an apparent Bitdefender update around yesterday, it's been repeatedly asking me to approve the same exact applications back to back, over and…
BD update encountering a problem
Using Bitdefender Total Security on a Windows 11 Home version, I have been prompted two or three times by BD Dashboard that I needed to update my version and each of these times it was running long on 0% with no upgrade being downloaded so I had to cancel the update. In Settings I noticed that automatic & silent updates…
False Positive Report: Madxka (ROBLOX revival) detected as virus
Launcher: https://cdn.madxka.com/clients/cartiiLauncher.exe Website: https://madxka.com
How Well Could Bitdefender Protect Users From Rootkits Delivered Through Supply Chain Attacks?
Say some hackers got control of a popular open source repository (for the purpose of this example, let's give it a fun name like XZ Utils). The hackers then program a rootkit into the next release, and then send it public. How well could Bitdefender protect against such an attack, if at all?
Why is a Safepay bookmark for my bank logging into the bank account complete with password?
I am an older lady forgive me if my expressions are not technically correct. I have installed Safepay and then activated Secure pass through the Safepay icon. I bookmarked my banking page into Safepay. I only put the bank password etc into the Securepass vault page. However, now if I click on the Bank icon in Safepay it…
Please remove our Website from blacklist
Can you please remove https://schule-am-eller-forst.de/ from your blacklist? Regards
Alert unzipping virtual_os_museum-2026.08.26-lite.zip
Good evening, I just received an alert after downloading via torrent the zip in the title. C:\Users\…\Downloads\virtual_os_museum-2026.08.26-lite\virtual_os_museum-2026.08.26-lite\apps\run-hidden64.exe è stato infettato con Gen:Variant.Tedy.598848 maybe it's a false positive, I uploaded the file on virustotal where it…
Bitdefender together with Scuderia Ferrari HP
Bitdefender entered into a multi-year partnership with Ferrari S.p.A., to become Cybersecurity global partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP. Full announcement below: https://www.bitdefender.com/scuderiaferrari/ Forza Ferrari!
Include An Option to Disable Bitdefender Anti-Theft
It is good to have some kind of control when someone steals or you lose your device but in my opinion it shouldnt be forced and not possible to disable. Not everyone wants there to be an option to wipe their device with 1 click or track/lock it. For me personally i just dont feel safe knowing that if anyone with malicious…
PassKey Support for Bitdefender SecurePass
Hello Bitdefender Community, I'm a long-time user of Bitdefender's security products and I'm currently evaluating the possibility of consolidating my subscriptions by fully adopting the Bitdefender Password Manager (SecurePass). I've been very happy with its features so far, but I've noticed what seems to be a lack of…
How do I disable Bitdefender VPN on my Home private network? (Wi-Fi Advisor settings)
I am trying to set up my Bitdefender VPN so that does not connect on my home (private) network. How do I disable the 'Always on' setting?
App Anomaly Detection keeps disabling itself automatically on Android
Hi everyone, I'm having an issue with Bitdefender Mobile Security on my Android device where App Anomaly Detection repeatedly turns itself off. Every time I toggle it back on, it stays active for a short while before automatically disabling itself without any error prompt or notification.
SecurePass, Modification d'un mot de passe
Bonjour, J'avais un mot de passe importé depuis passwordmanager, donc rangé dans "Import…". Je veux modifier ce mot de passe et le stocker dans "Mon Coffre fort", malheureusement je n'ai pas accès au bouton "Enregistrement Compte" qui est grisé. Sur certaines modifications j'y ai accès, sur d'autres non…!!! Une raison? Une…
Can Bitdefender find the csrss.exe trojan?
In the past week, my printer driver suddenly disappeared. The printer site does not allow me to download a new one. When I talked with the company, they claimed that I had a csrss.exe trojan. I ran a full computer scan. Bitdefender said i was clean. I found the files that included the string (including the ones that should…
Bitdefender Firewall Rules - checking default settings
Is there a way to check to see if my rules on my Fire Wall settings are default, asking as I do not seem to be getting some notifications that I used to get prior. I only see the option to reset rules, when I open it I get a box that says Confirm Operation, then reads -The current rule set will be deleted and the default…
I suspect this is someone imitating Bitdefender [No, it's a genuine Bitdefender Dark Web Monitoring Alert]
I received this email today. I suspect it is a fake because I signed in to my Bitdefender account on my desktop and on my browser, and I don't see a new alert. The alerts I have are all around websites I was visiting today.
How to start the VPN app minimized
Good evening. Because I choose to never shut down Windows — as that way I can continue my work right where I left off — I'm limited to restarts caused by Windows Update. So whenever the system resumes from hibernation, I find the main VPN window open, ready to reconnect. Since this happens so often, it's become annoying to…
The current Bitdefender version, build number link.
I'm sure most of us know how to find our version, build number via the BD system tray icon, right-click, About. As well as clicking the life preserver at the top of the main UI Dashboard, and Product information at the bottom. But here is the link to confirm that the build you're on, is the most current build available.…
False positive: entire domain kaizenconsult.es blocked as Phishing (Antiphishing module)
I have already submitted this through the online form and received a case acknowledgement, but the impact has escalated since and I would be grateful for any help getting it looked at. The problem: the entire registrable domain kaizenconsult.es is being blocked as a phishing page by the Antiphishing module, across all…
Printer test pages not working – could Bitdefender be blocking them?
Hi everyone, I recently noticed that my printer sometimes doesn’t respond when I try to print test pages or simple documents on my Windows PC. Everything works fine if I temporarily disable antivirus protection, so I’m wondering if Bitdefender might be interfering with the print jobs. For context, the printers I’m using…
Is DiscoverySrv.exe 27.1.1.45 buggy? [fixed with Bitdefender Agent version 27.1.1.48]
The DiscoverySrv.exe version 27.1.1.45 that installed on my laptop on 14 August continuously is using 25% of my CPU and generating a lot of heat on the laptop. This was not an issue prior to this version being installed during the 14 August update. The file itself shows as created on 11 August. My laptop is running Windows…
Bug: Bitdefender not starting correctly on PC Boot
Hi, after updating to build 27.0.62.352 bitdefender sometimes doesn't startup correctly after the pc has been shutdown for the night. On first boot the icon will appear but it will say "Bitdefender services are loading" when opening the interface will prompt the user with a login screen and the services will never start.…
Feature Request: Option to archive, clear, or dismiss resolved Dark Web Monitoring alerts
Hi Bitdefender Team & Community, I have completed all recommended steps (changing passwords, enabling 2FA) for several historic breach alerts shown under Central > Digital Footprint > Dark Web Monitoring. Even after verifying my accounts and securing them, these alerts continue to occupy the main view on the dashboard. It…
With regard to the new Bitdefender interface on MacOS, how can you tell when definition updates are successfully downloaded?
On the prior interface, the activity "overview" showed when updates were installed. Can we expect the same functionality in this new interface? Or somewhere else? I have been running 36 hours with no visible definition updates yet, but I allow for the possibility of this being silent in the background. Would still be nice…
Scam Protection Pro - SMS & Notification Protection unable to stay enabled on Android
Hi everyone, I'm posting to see if anyone else has encountered this issue or if the Bitdefender team can advise on a fix. Inside Bitdefender Mobile Security / Ultimate Security on Android, under the Scam Protection Pro menu, both SMS Protection and Scam Notification Protection fail to remain active. When toggling them on,…