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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…
Deepfakes: When Seeing Is No Longer Believing
For decades, people have been told to “trust their eyes.” But in the age of generative AI, that advice is no longer enough. Enter deepfakes, the highly realistic videos, images or audio recordings created or manipulated with artificial intelligence. Yes, we are actually living in the future now. Such content is making it…
Know Today. Stay Safe Tomorrow. Meet Bitdefender's Scam Radar
We learned that scams are becoming harder to spot, and many of them no longer look like the obvious phishing attempts we were used to seeing a few years ago. Today, cybercriminals can use AI to create realistic messages, fake ads, fake identities, convincing stories, and even creative impersonations of trusted brands or…
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 Free Handy Tools
Some of Bitdefender Latest Handy Tools You Should Check Out. Bitdefender has released several useful tools recently that can help users stay safer online. Below are a few worth bookmarking: 1) Bitdefender Scamio: https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/consumer/scamio Bitdefender Scamio is the next-gen AI chatbot created and…
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…
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,…
Relating to Digital Footprint - links to my email
Hi All, I was very pleased to read this in a BD email: "….Most users discover 200+ services linked to their email, including ones they forgot about. Ready for a quick check? Connect your email now to see your full Digital Footprint and take control of your privacy….". Upon clicking on the link furnished, however, I found…
Scan Logs - I read various posts about this...
I ran a full scan that supposedly removed a trojan on my computer. Upon the scan finishing I could see the log. I went back in to see the log but that actually started a new scan which I terminated. The only scan I see now is for the terminated full scan. Is there no way to see a scan prior to the last one? I looking under…
Bitdefender VPN Windows Service - set to 'Disabled'?? (Error)
This has been happening for a while but I wanted to go ahead and ask to see if someone could help to clarify whether this is "normal" behavior or to be expected. Basically, the VPN Host Service: bdvpnservice_1 has had a Startup Type of 'Disabled' for a while now and whenever I try to change it to anything else, this error…
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.…
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!
How can I view some Sport on SBS (Australia) when the website knows I am using a VPN?
I am in NZ and trying to view some sport on SBS in Australia. I have tried the 6 different locations in Aus but the site knows I am using the VPN. Is there a way I can get around this issue?
2.3gb Fibre issues FIX
So had the upgrade done Friday and no matter what I did I couldn’t get the download to go much above 1.3gb upload was fine 2.3gb, myself and The isp tried everything and after much googling I found a sub Reddit post that said uninstall the VPN element of total security and re-run tests. FYI I don’t ever use it and it’s…
Bitdefender VPN stats graph shows wrong day
Hi everyone, Today is Saturday July 4th but it shows as Thursday in the stats graph, when I hover my mouse over Monday in the stats graph it shows as Wednesday July 1. It shows the date correctly, Wednesday was indeed July 1 but it shows it as Monday instead of Wednesday in the stats graph. I have bitdefender VPN version…
How to upgrade Bitdefender Internet Security (discontinued) to Total Security?
I recent renewed my Internet Security subscription but have found out that that product has been discontinued for Total Security. Is there anyway I can upgrade to it, free or paying the difference now, or would I have to wait till I have to renew the subscription?
Changes to EPSecurityService.exe requiring active scan denylist changes?
Looking for more information regarding this situation: Despite adding restrictions for a particular folder, intended to keep EPSecurityService.exe from acting on that folder and its subfolders, the activity is still detected by Process Monitor. Related to this is the sudden need for these restrictions - The motive for…
Bitdefender Total Security and O&O Defrag 30
Hello, thank you for reading. I have installed O&O Defrag on my Computer, with Bitdefender Total Security installed. Upon restart I get a BSOD. If I remove either Bitdefender or O&O Defrag, the problem goes away. Is this a know issue? Thanks.
Acer firmware update file triggers bitdefender
Hi everyone, When trying to update my acer laptop firmware bitdefender blocked it labeling it as Gen:Application.Venus.Iscflashx.Cy3eG2@aqfqJYeG , when scanning the file with bitdefender it finds nothing only when running it. I downloaded the acer bios update file from the official acer website. I've uploaded the file to…
iCloud Email Protection
As you offer a security package for Mac, it seems like a glaring omission not to be able to scan iCloud email in same way that you do Gmail and Outlook mail. Why have you not included iCloud as an option for Mac users. FYI, Avast has offered this functionality for a few years…
Bitdefender is malfunctioning
i uninstalled b.d. on win 11 pro , but i started it's auto reinstallation after the restart, then u used this: tool to uninstall it in the safe mod as Admin . The initial uninstallation of Bitdefender completed with errors. To address this, I first ran the official Bitdefender Uninstall Tool, and immediately after that, I…
Inquiry regarding Bitdefender protection strength vs. the latest Windows Defender
My Bitdefender Total Security subscription is expiring soon, and I am currently evaluating my next step regarding system security. I would like to ask a direct, technical question:How does the current protection strength of Bitdefender compare directly to the latest built-in Windows Defender on Windows 11? As someone who…
Disabled Scam Protection after 3 false positives in 2 day
Sharing this in case others have hit the same issue; screenshot attached. Two of the alerts are from Find my IP, an app I use to log my own IP addresses (VPN). It flagged the same IP notification twice as "Phishing." The third is a Telegram chat message containing the string `rootproject.name`, flagged as "Dangerous."…
Game Mode question
Does game mod excludes the games by not scanning each and evert read/write file of the game when its game mod is on ?
Android 17 Advanced Protection Mode Blocks some Bitdefender Security Features
On Android 17 devices, Android Advanced Protection Mode (AAPM) restricts access to the Android Accessibility API. Because several Bitdefender security features rely on Accessibility permission to provide real-time protection, they are limited or unavailable while Advanced Protection Mode is enabled. The affected features…
Scan with Bitdefender option is not working.
Hi, as it says in the title, the Scan with Bitdefender option in the windows right-click menu does not work. Initially when this first happened a couple of weeks ago, I just reinstalled Bitdefender, but that only fixed it temporarily. Now the option is broken againl. The file shredder option is fine. It opens the file…
How Do I Remove | Disable | Exclude My Files From Being Used by Copilot?
I have been a loyal BitDefender user for 20 years, trusting its Antivirus engine enough to allow it access to my most personal, private files and data. Now I am concerned about my privacy. When Win 10 support ended, I completely opted out of the Microsoft 'ecosystem.' When I saw that the MS Copilot LLM is embedded in the…
When will a fix for BitDefender blocking Fortnite be available?
For a few days Fortnite has refused to load, instead displaying an ESP-DIST-001 connection error. According to this Reddit thread Fixing ESP-DIST-001 error on PC (Bitdefender) : r/FortNiteBR BitDefender have identified a problem and are working to fix it. I'd prefer to have the official fix rather than the workaround…
Exit Bitdefender
I want to suggest a new, very simple feature, that Bitdefender should have: "Exit" I have used Bitdefender for quite some time, but I always had a problem that ended up being a dealbreaker, when I performed very performance intensive things that required my computer's 100% power, I couldn't just exit Bitdefender, so…
Heur.BZC.ZFV.Boxter.341.1161F01F blocked when installing antigravity
Not sure what Heur.BZC.ZFV.Boxter.341.1161F01F is. Can someone share more insights? Bitdefender blocks it when trying to install antigravity.
PassKey Support in Password Manager & 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…
Who is the best agent :) to help me with a long-term Hacking problem?
The latest: impinging on my AI ChatGPT sessions. Going on a very long time and I thought BD was really helping and to some account it was but not enough. Many scans all come up You are Safe. And I am not. Please help. Judi
bitdefender taking lots of ram and # of processes
so, a new user here, coming from norton, where I was under the impression that norton has a lot of bloatware and it's slow. I just installed BT Total Security and after a scan it seems there's a tremendous amount of active processes and one of them taking some 800mb, even idle (probably the scanning one). Should I be…
Firefox loading time with BitDefender
I have found some references in the forum, but no answer, so I ask again. How does it come that Firefox (whichever version, including most recent one) takes eons to load when BitDefender Total Security is active on the computer (Windows 11H25). If I restart my computer, and then after logon launch Firefox, I can take up to…
Why Android UI says CANNOT WRITE TO SD CARD, made to read only
Pls get me a solution, for why the above error comes in my SAMSUNG M31. Normally SD CARD WILL NOT FAIL, Mobile Security installed with BD Total Security.
How do you verify government-related websites before sharing personal information?
Hi everyone, I've noticed that scammers are increasingly creating fake websites that look almost identical to official government service portals. These sites often ask for personal information, payment details, or document uploads, making them difficult for many people to identify. When I need information about government…
Trojan detected by Bitdefender, probably false positive
The poker tracking software I'm using has put out an update and it's coming up as a trojan. How do I find out if it's a threat or not. Thanks