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Bitdefender Latest 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…
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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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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, @Gjoksi, and @Flexx, have the…
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Updates on Frequently Requested Bitdefender Products & Features
Dear Bitdefender Community Members, Over the past months, we’ve noticed a growing number of requests and discussions regarding the introduction or return of various Bitdefender products and features. As these topics continue to appear across multiple threads, this post serves as an official reference and consolidated…
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Hiring season = scam season. Fake recruiters are back (and it starts with email)
Hey everyone! I’m Alina, part of the Bitdefender team. I spend a lot of my time digging into online scams (even talking to scammers sometimes), and reporting on the latest tricks used to fool netizens. After a while, you start to notice patterns… and also how quickly these scams spread once they start working. That’s why I…
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New Year, new scams: the biggest fraud patterns emerging in 2026
Online scams continue into 2026 and they are evolving. We’re seeing a noticeable rise in schemes that combine believable impersonation with faster payment methods and mobile-first tricks, making them harder to spot and easier to fall for. This thread pulls together the most common scam patterns showing up in early 2026,…
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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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H24 setting of notification time
Hello, i suggest solving this bug for those who install Bitdefender on PC with hh:mm H24 time format to be able to have this display of notification time in this format.Currently the format is always AM/PM, while some time ago it was not like this but in H24 format: Thank you.
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Where is BD 2FA?
I've always wondered, where is the 2FA for BD/BD Central, or even when logging in to my account? I don't recall seeing one, although I may have but it was so long ago, I've forgotten about it. For software that is designed specifically for security, I do find this one a bit of a mouthful to chew. Your thoughts? Am I…
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In SafePay environment, my screen will close every 60 seconds. Is there an adjustment to control?
I have spoken with the tech person at my local library and they were unable to help. I am not tech savvy. Unable to figure out. Does anyone know how to stop the active screen from closing every 60 seconds. Can still do work, just need to keep reopening active screen. This occurs in the antivirus plus program. Is there an…
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Lenovo driver updates
I receive messages from Lenovo, telling me that my laptop drivers need updating. When I try to run this, it seems to be blocked by Bitdefender - there is a flash (?) that tries to load, from Phoenix Technologies. This seems to be the obstacle. I have not yet contacted Lenovo, but are there any ideas as to how I can tell…
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My VPN is active, I have the BitDefender extension in Firefox, but a website can still see my email
I was just exploring a website (not email related). I tapped on a link which required me to have a membership (I didn't know that), and it popped up a "register" dialogue which displayed my email address. I am running the VPN (and even have the deadman switch active), and I run the AntiTracker (through Firefox). I have…
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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 much Scramble in b.d. vpn is secure against D.P.I. & nationwide firewall
How much safe is this configuration against D.P.I. checks and a Nationwide china type firewall ? anybody?
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B.D, Vpn is showing a false time of connectivity
Right after few secs of connection. plz fix
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Call blocking not installed but calls are blocked
Can anyone help? I didn't install call blocking. Bitdefender shows that call blocking is not installed. But calls are blocked and I don't want that.
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Why Bitdefender Detect My PowerShell ****** as malicious Heur.BZC.ZFV.Boxter.834.73030A42
Hi, i need to knows why bitdefender detect as PowerShell tried to load a malicious resource detected as Heur.BZC.ZFV.Boxter.834.73030A42 and was blocked. At C:\Users\VALOR\Documents\VmwareShareFile\Untitled1.ps1:1 char:1 function Show-Menu { This ****** contains malicious content and has been blocked by your antivirus…
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Not able to SSH Bitdefender On Prem Virtual Applinace
I have Bitdefender on-premise in a VMware environment. I have a challenge with SSH to the appliance; after even trying to reset the password, I still can't log in to the appliance. Port 22 is open. What could be the issue
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Total Security Dashboard
Hi Team, Why when I click on the Dashboard tab "Learn More" of my Bitdefender Total Security, it only opens onto a blank page with the title "Bitdefender Digital Identity Protection - ID monitoring Service" I am using Bitdefender operating version 10.2.7.2 and my iMac is Catalina version 10.15.8, build late 2013. Kind…
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Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac 2025 in Review
How has the Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac product improved, since January 1st, 2025? What qualitative and quantitative enhancements have been implemented in this specific product during 2025 – including those that are visible to the user as well as those that are more subtle and hidden? The cybersecurity threat landscape…
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Bitdefender is locking the computer at startup.
Good afternoon, I have a computer with: Amd 3900X, RTX 2060 super, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB Samsung SSD drive. I am running Windows 11 Pro 64-bit. I have Bitdefender Total Security installed on this computer. For the past few days, every time I start up the computer, it freezes for about a minute, meaning I can only move the…
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BD Version Issues
Are there any performance differences between the BD Personal Edition versions for different countries and regions? Is there a difference in the servers that can be connected to? For example, does the Indian version only allow connection to local servers?
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How do I turn off Bitdefender VPN? I have a secure network
I am so sorry I paid for Bitdefender…I just need to kmow how yo turn off my VPN.
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macOS Threats Are Evolving. Bitdefender's Protection Should Too.
I've always appreciated the care Bitdefender puts into their consumer products, anyone can bring much of the security Bitdefender sells to businesses to their home, at this point, the Windows antivirus is a mature and complete product. I think you should allocate more resources to bringing the Mac counterpart to the same…
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Remembering Last Settings for Firewall Rules
I have quite a few IP address which are blocked by BD and I was wondering if there is a way (if not could it be considered as an option) for BD to remember the settings last used when doing any of the manual additions to settings/exceptions. In particular, creating a new rule for blocking an IP, what I do most in the…
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Incorrect traffic amount in bitdefender VPN stats issue
Hi everyone, I have bitdefender VPN premium and it shows an incorrect download traffic amount. It shows the traffic for the last month/week as 52GB when windows only shows 12GB of traffic that month. This PC is a fresh windows 10 install for about a week now and I know I did not have 52GB of traffic in the last week as the…
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Is there a way to see why an email is marked as dangerous?
Hi there, When an email is marked as "dangerous", is there a way to find out why? Also, is there any way to change the text and/or colour of the labels? On my phone the label takes up over half the title, and on Windows, the label is just annoying - a simple green tick would be better, e.g. like the one Bitdefender uses in…
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Has anyone else recived an email with tempting offer ?
I receive this email with the offer from Bitdefender in spam. It seems suspicious to me.
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After BD Update windows startup is lagging and tray icon greyed out [Fixed in next update]
Windows startup is lagging, Bitdefender is greyed and services are not responding after BD Update. I reinstalled Bitdefender, but the bug persists.
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Bitdefender Mobile for Android - 1 Notification Category Deleted?
So I've been using Bitdefender Mobile for Android for the past few days now, just for peace of mind. But I looked into the Notification permissions and saw that one category was deleted? Anyone know anything about this?
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VPN auto-connect doesn't work for applications
Hello, I would like to be automatically connected via VPN as soon as I start the Brave browser. Unfortunately, this does not work. I have also added other programs to the auto-connect list on a trial basis, but unfortunately that does not work either. What could be the reason for this and how can it be fixed? I'm running…
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Anyone else having a problem while playing MSN games?
Every time I play 'Screwing Out Bolts and Nuts' on MSN games, a Norton scan appears and drops me out of the game. I do not have Norton. I have tried to contact the gaming people at MSN; however, no one will reply to my emails. I have turned off my ad blocker for this site in order for me to play. The problem with this is I…
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Just had a cyber attack that bitdefender missed
Just had a cyber attack in the form of a windows defender error dialog box. alarm went off on computer directing me to call microsoft. I logged out of the windows user before it could get locked down. ran bitdefender scan and nothing pops up. what do i do next. this was a ransomeware attack
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Yubikey and passkey to sign in Bitdefender central
Hi Can you bring passkey/Yubikey options to 2FA sign-in Bitdefender central?
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How to unblock PowerShell blocked by Bitdefender?
Hi, Bitdefender seems to be blocking PowerShell on my system. I need to use it for legitimate purposes, but it gets automatically blocked or closed. How can I allow or unblock PowerShell through Bitdefender? Thanks in advance for your help!
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Install Bitdefender in Windows 10 Safe Mode
I mistakenly deleted Bitdefender when I thought it was crashing my computer.. How can I download it again without paying & while in safe mode as I'm still having the dreaded blue screen of death?
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Latest SecurePass update brings smarter Autofill, security reports & more
The SecurePass journey has been a bit of a rollercoaster with its share of ups, downs, and challenges along the way. The latest updates bring meaningful improvements across the board and are designed to give users more control, a better experience and peace of mind. Below, you’ll find the highlights from the latest…