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Win8 Security
Hi All I have been on this forum, searching high and low but did not get the question I was seeking. On this forum is it being generalized that during the install all installation refer to 2013. Nothing being metioned on Windows 8 Security. I read through the forum that windows firewall should be off and no other antivirus…
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Bitdefender Blocking Utorrent
Hi, I'm having this same problem now and I noticed there was no response. Can I get some help? I have a Sony VAIO laptop, and am running BitDefender Total Security 2013. Just installed and activated and when I restarted, and reopened my uTorrent, everything was just frozen up (aka nothing checking, nothing uploading,…
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Firewall Affecting Internet
I have installed Bitdefender Internet security 2013 on my Windows 8 system and it is seriously affecting my internet usage. It does not even let view its own "my.bitdefender.com" website. Facebook is another website which is affected by this. Once firewall is turned off, everything is back to normal and loading well. I…
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Problems With Hp Wireless Scanning
Greetings, i'm currently trialing Bit Defender for windows 8 (i couldn't find any other forum section so i'm posting here) I have an HP B210a printer set via wifi connection in my network. When i try to scan a document and although the preview shows up fine, i get an error saying "Scanner is unreachable, Scanner…
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New To Bd, Firewall Problems
hi, so i purchased BD today cause we play online games over our home network. normally i could access all 3 computers (2 apple mac's and one acer laptop) over the home network, but since installing BD they no longer appear on the home network map? we also use tungle to create a netwrok for lan gaming. since installing BD…
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Firewall Rules Reset Upon Restart
I have a problem where the Firewall will not remember the trust levels of the various networks. I need them to remember the various networks as I use a VPN and have setup rules to block internet access on a particular network. However, whenever I reboot or restart my PC, my settings are not remembered. I am using the…
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Windows Update Not Working
bitdefender internet security 2013 is installed on my laptop. few days back, bitdefender services failed to load. So i uninstalled and then reinstalled bitdefender. Therafter whenever i try to update windows manually i get following message "windows could not search for new updates Error found Code 80072EE2" When i disable…
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Intrusion Detection System - Confused
Hi I would have thought that, by default, BD Total Security 2013 would prevent any malware attempt to modify, delete or damage BD in any way. So why is the Intrusion Detection System set to OFF by default ? Thank you.
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Can't Connect W7 Laptop With Mac Desktop
It worked fine before upgrading to BD2013 I think; Windows Troubleshooting is useless other than to tell me Homegroup is being blocked by non-Microsoft firewall, presumably BD. Setup is thus: Mac desktop connected directly to DSL modem via Ethernet cable. W7 64 bit home premium connects wirelessly to modem as part of…
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Bitdefender Windows 8 Security
Not sure where to post this so I will in firewall I run windows 8 pro install the trial of Bitdefender Windows 8 Security The info show everything is running yet the network adapter is not shown at all so no network activity.
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Firewall Off
It's my understanding that I should leave the firewall in Windows 7 off in order for Bitdefender to manage the firewall. Everytime I start my laptop, I receive a message that indicates that BOTH windows firewall and BitDefenders firewall are not running. This is very distressing. When I open Bitdefender, it indicates that…
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Firewall Allowing Rules Without Asking In Pmode
Hello, this has happened to me once. the problem is that some rules are being asked and some are being added without prompt. This happened to me before and it was because for some reason bitdefender was switched from home/office to trusted, i switched back and was fixed... and now is in home office and is starting to add…
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Internet Security 2013
I had zonealarm before installing bitdefender. zonelarm showed be blocked attempts from local and internet i.p addresses ,but there is no such lof in bitdefender
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Bitdefender Blocking My Web Site
For some reason after installing Bitdefender 2013 it has been blocking my web site - www.hollawayhome.com. Scans of the web site show it is clean (always has been), but now it's blocked. How do I resolve this issue?
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Bitdefender Don't Detect/prompt Network Type
Whenever a new Network connection (Wireless or LAN) becomes enable, Bitdefender don't prompt for Network Type regardless of the Type set in the Windows Firewall.
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Firewall To Basic?
Hi everyone, Im testing BD over Norton which I used for the last 2 to 3 years and before that was using KIS for over 2 or 3 years as well. There is something which is bugging me and I can´t understand about BD. I need to allow/disallow apps connecting to the Internet and the first thing I miss from Norton is the allow this…
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Unable To Print On Wireless Pixma Mx892
Hi everyone, I am currently using the latest version of Bitdefender 2013 Internet Security. I am trying to print some documents from MS word and notepad but its not printing anymore. When i looked for previous help topics on forums i found that its a firewall problem. I already tried adding the printer IP to the Adapter…
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Interactive Mode
I want to know whether there is interactive mode in firewall..i.e)when application tries to access internet BD must alert me...I know BD has paranoid mode...but when it alerts and if I give allow,the rule is stored permanently...Is there an option that allows temporary internet connections to applications?
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Blocking All Traffic Except...
Hello I have been searching the internet trying to find a way to do this but have found no solution, therefore thought I would register on here as obviously this is the place to come if you need help with bitdefender, anyway... My problem is that I have a 3G dongle which I want to use for ONE application only, basically I…
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Firewall Rules Do Not Seem To Be Working
when I create an application rule that allows everything, I still get a pop-up asking if it is allowed, and it continues to add rules that are a subset of the first "everything" rule. second, it always has a popup regarding connections to 127.0.0.1; I have added the loopback address to the trusted zone list but these still…
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Firewall Settings: How To Avoid Same App Rule Prompt Over And Over?
Hello I am a security freak and i constantly delete rules so i allow some programs and some times i deny the same programs. I just want to be in control of what access the internet and when i am not using it i prefer is denied. My question is: What settings i need so it ask me once for an application and not over and over.…
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How Do I Open A Port?
I've followed the directions in the "sticky" post on opening a port but bitdefender log still says: [bDFW] [FILTER] Blocked packet because of rule 35. How do I find out what "Rule 35" is. There seems to be no way to "prioritize" these rules in Total Security 2013. Is there a way? Thanks, Travis
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Bd Windows 8 Security Firewall And Grc Leaktest
I've decided to test BD Windows 8 Security firewall and downloaded a utility, GRC LeakTest from here: http://www.grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm My BD 8 with the default settings failed the test immediately. I've logged in as Administrator and changed my settings from Normal to Aggressive. My BD 8 failed the test again. I set my…
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Imprimate Réseau Wifi Ne Fonctionne Plus
Hello J'ai une imprimante réseau Wifi HP Photosmart 5510 qui fonctionnait très bien avec BD2012. Depuis que j'ai installé BD2013, elle ne fonctionne plus (communication impossible). J'ai réinstallé les drivers. Rien n'y fait. Le seul moyen est de désactiver le firewall dans BD2013. J'ai essayé toutes les instructions…
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Block Applications
Hi, Till today I was using Kaspersky Internet Security just few hours ago I activated BDIS 2013. My requirement is I need to block an application and all it's sub applications for eg. blocking all application belonging to Adobe. I checked the setting but in that what I can find was adding a single exe file at a time but…
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Bis2013 , The Only Bad Point ! Is There A Solution ?
I used to use and like so much the old BIS2010 and 2011 ... Simple and provides the user with ability to make decisions much better than the 2012,2013 versions !! If I am missing something , here's my question : Is there a setting that makes BIS2013 firewall to ask me whether I want to allow or block a certain program or…
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Block All Internet Access
Hi Is there a way to block all incoming and outgoing internet access for a short period of time
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Vmware Workstation 9, Bitdefender Sphere 2013
I have the same problem, but i'm using Bitdefender Internet Security 2013 and VMWare Workstation 9 Is this patching still needed? Hello Please send me the logs via PM and I will further investigate this. Thank you! VMware Workstation 9, Bitdefender Sphere 2013. Same problem - Firewall prevent VMWare bridge work. My goal is…
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Nmap Tcp Stealth Scan Doesn't Work With Bitdefender Firewall
Hi, I have just installed Bitdefender Internet Security 2013, and it turns out that none of the stealth TCP scanning options (SYN stealth, XMAS, ACK, FIN, etc.) of nmap (network scanning tool, http://www.nmap.org) work with the firewall turned on. When I fire up Wireshark, I can see the packets being sent to the target…
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Hijacked Web Cam?
Here's a question for BD admin, ONT, Columbo, and anyone else that might know the answer. If I am using BD (in this case Total Security 2013) and it is properly configured, can someone hijack my attached web cam? Can they also hijack the attached microphone? Since this is becoming a worldwide problem I just thought I'd see…