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GIVEAWAY: Innovator's Quest - Join the Ultimate Challenge for Creative Thinkers
Calling all creative minds in the Bitdefender Community! We are excited to announce the Innovator's Quest – a contest designed to harness the power of innovation and insight from our community to drive the future of cybersecurity. 💡🔒 How to Participate Register in the Bitdefender Expert Community using your Central…
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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 admins @Alexandru_BD and @Mike_BD, along with moderators @fedor, @Nunzio77, @Gjoksi, and…
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Scammers on Truth Social con victim out of $500,000 with Cryptocurrency trading scam
A recent investigation by Gizmodo, launched through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, revealed a concerning trend: Truth Social users are increasingly falling victim to scams that have cost some victims staggering amounts. In particular, one Minnesota user lost over $500,000 in a cryptocurrency trading scam, and…
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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…
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[Ended] Tech Talk with ZONEofTECH: Join the AMA and Get Your Tech Questions Answered!
Dear Bitdefender Community, We are thrilled to announce a special ‘Ask Me Anything’ session featuring none other than ZONEofTECH, one of the top influencers in the tech world! With over 10 years of experience in the field, ZONEofTECH is known for their expert insights, in-depth reviews, and exciting coverage of…
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Welcome to Our New Anti-Scam Campaign: Let’s Fight Fraud Together
Online scams pose a bigger threat than ever. In the past few years alone, these attacks have grown in both number and complexity, with official reports indicating billions of dollars are lost annually to cyber crooks. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) reported that victims in the United States lost nearly $10 billion to…
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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…
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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,…
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Parental control link
Hi there. The shortcut link for Parental Control of Total Security doesn't seem to be working? Short cut opens page https://central.bitdefender.com/404
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error code 5
I am on holiday in Portugal - my VPN refused to connect - I cleared the data and now I am being asked for another subscription to allow me back in What is going on?
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The Defenders of the month are the Community superheroes
It's time to show our appreciation for our top contributors and give back to the Community! We are pleased to announce that we are launching our Super User program called “Defenders of the Month” and “Defenders of the Year”, exclusively for the members of our Community! The Super User program represents an exclusive group…
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How can I update Safepay? My bank rejects it because it is obsolete....
How can I update Safepay? My bank rejects the Browser because it is obsolete.... 😕
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I ve Forgotten bitdefender's security Password
I ve Forgotten bitdefender's security Password 😉 , how to fix ?
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Option to install/run unfamiliar app in bitdefender
There should be an option to install & run an unfamiliar app with bitdefender in the highest secure environment to let it not start any kind of malicious activity. Avast had this option but do not copy it cuz that's not much worthy in my opinion. If the installation option is not possible then at least there should be an…
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Extension
As all the extensions can read and change the data on the in the browser, then how to become secure? is there any way ? doe bitdefender protects from such kind of privacy risk : i need urdu extension cuz the net fonts are horrible, google fonts need hell of tech knowledge to be applied, any fix ?
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Bitdefender services are loading now, please wait
I'm getting the above message when mouse pointer is hovering over the Bitdefender Icon in the Sys tray. I have uninstalled and re-installed (just). When I did this it said "you are safe" BUT, after a reboot it goes back to the above error. Bdservicehost and BDuserhost and other BD's are showing in Task Manager. Win 11 23H2…
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Identity Theft Protection - Social Media - Add New Option
There is no option to show that a user does not have one or more of the social media accounts listed. Therefore, a user can never achieve 100 percent score on the recommended actions. Each social media account listed needs an option to show if there is no account.
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New Bitdefender Update Affecting Games. Any Help?
I have a RTX 4090 and an AMD 5950 with 64gb of ram á 4000mhz. A lof of threads are popping up regarding this subject.
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Plugin for DuckDuckGo Browser
I have been trying DuckDuckGo and really like its privacy. It does not appear that there is a Password Manager Plugin for that browser. Is there one in the works?
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How To Remove Bitdefender Permanently Windows 10
Hi, How do I remove Bitdefender permanently from Windows 10? I want to remove all traces of Bitdefender from all 5 PC's Thanks
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Suspect Bitdefender update 27.0.42.214 on 10/1/24 caused safepay to stop working.
I suspect the update 27.0.42.214 on Bitdefender on 10/1/24 is causing Safepay to stop working on Citizens Banking website. The site was working for at least a year before the update to Bitdefender yesterday. After the update the page will not load. However I am able to connect with no problems using MS Edge along with the…
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svchost.exe wpad.technicolor.net Suspicious web page detected
Hello, Recently my Bitdefender started to detected suspicious web page access from "svhost.exe". I did a windows 11 full reinstall with the "clean all disks" and "cloud download" options. But I still have this message multiple times when windows start, and also sometimes randomly. Is it possible something survive the…
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Bitdefender has started giving me Malicious command line detected
I have a power shell ****** that I wrote and I'm getting the below error This is something that has only started in the last couple of days so I expect an update has caused this. Normally I can right click on the ****** and run it with no problems. I now have to open powershell and execute it manually. I have tried to…
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Full system scan
I've read some who mention their full system scan s take up to 5 hours. I'm jealous. I'm going on 88 hours! I do a quick scan and a vulnerability scan every day. My computer has slowed considerably since I installed the 2024 version. I had the 2023 version and loved it. Have mixed feelings about buying next year's version.
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Parental control cannot block Facebook, instagram
Hello, I set up parental controls to block Facebook and Instagram, but I can still access them on my device. Can someone help me resolve this issue?
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Bitdefender; adding devices
I have Bitdefender Total Security which lets me protect 5 items. I have one item protected but when I try to link additional items, I get the following message: "This device isn't fully protected. The Bitdefender security product isn't assigned to a subscription on this device". I have the subscription key for Bitdefender,…
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BitDefender VPN asks for my password every time I start my Mac
Hi everyone, BitDefender VPN asks for me to logon to BitDefender every time I start my Mac. I've looked through all the settings but can't find a way to turn this off or automate it. Does anyone else have this problem? Any tips how to fix it? Thanks in advance
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recovery scam sites
Hi, Here are some recovery scam sites ( offering fake money recovery / fake charge-back to victims of scams also known as 'reloading scam', 'advance fee fraud', 'recovery room scam' ): [*urls removed by @Flexx*] Thanks.
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Anyone know what to do about Webview error in Bitdefender Main when Activating?
Removed free version and re-installed but am left with blank BD Main window and the following error after clicking the sign in button. Error dialog is titled "Rundll". Error is "Error in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\130.0.2849.56\msedgewebview2.exe Missing entry: —embedded-browser-webview=1" My…
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I am having an issue with not receiving etransfers from our bank as well as messages from a trusted
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Suspicious.cloud.13 Part 2
Today, Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac posted two "Threat successfully deleted" messages. QUESTIONS I would like to understand more than what's stated in the previous "suspicious.cloud.13" post ( Suspicious.cloud.13 is a cloud based detection by bitdefender which is independent of signature based detection that is created by…
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Bitdefender Anti-Tracker extension is blocking Dropbox-links
I have in the recent days experienced blocking of dropbox-links. When I turn off the Bitdefender extension on Chrome, the links works well.
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How to reach support?
Hello! I have been trying to send a message to Customer Support through but for some reason it doesn't seem to be working. As soon as I click on submit the webpage starts loading but it stays loading. This has been going on for about an hour now. I have tried with another browser and I get the same issue. Is there any…
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AmuseMEMEnt Arcade
I believe that humor and laughter should always be part of our daily lives. As E.E. Cummings used to say: "The most wasted of all days is one without laughter". No matter where you are, you deserve a good laugh. My proposal for you from this day onwards is to have our own happy place within this Community and share the…
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Any Ideas Why the Password Manager doesn't open on my iPhone or iPad?
It seems that the app just gets "tired" sometimes…I open it, do the face ID, and then I have to add my passcode anyway, and then it just sits there on that screen, spinning but never actually opening up. This usually happens when there have been some new passwords added to my MacBook. They don't show up on the iPhone or…
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I.P. change
Hi. when connected to bitdefender vpn if i click on another virtual location it takes few secs to change the location, ll my real or current ip at that time ll be exposed until the new location is connected ?
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How to fix time zone detection while connected to vpn
websites e.g. proton mail etc & browser leaks checking sites can still access to my location , how to fix it and whats canvas tempering ? about firefox : whats b.finder print authenticity , if its a security risk then how to fix it.
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Bitdefender turns off
Hello, Sometimes maybe once a month Bitdefender turns off without any warning. The icon just disappears from the task bar and I have to restart the computer. What can I do to fix this? Uninstall and install the app? Thanks a lot in advance. Antonio