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isatap.gateway
hi there, Does anyone know what this is below under Modules > Firewall >Adapters ? I don't believe I've noticed it before and it could be new?
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BD Icon Grayed Out
On my PC I find the BD icon in the notification tray grayed out. I look at Services and will find the BD Virus Shield service stopped. I restart the service and all is ok. This has happened at least a half dozen times. Any idea why this is happening?
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Slowdown
Right now, BD 2017 has my computer slowed to a crawl. I have spent hours with Tech Support trying to fix what should not be broken, and what was working great before the upgrade. I would advise anyone thinking of up granting to forgetaboutit.
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BD2017 blocks my email
I just installed BitDefender Total Security 2017 on my Windows 10 computer. Instantly my Thunderbird email client lost the ability to either send or receive emails. I disabled the BD Antispam Toolbar in Thunderbird, but the only thing that allows me to send or receive emails is to completely disable Bitdefender real-time…
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Clearing lists of blocked site in the Web Protection Module
Can anyone tell me how to clear the notification list of blocked sites in the Web Protection module? (I understand why they are there and are to be avoided,) I just want to Know how to clear down the list. I initially thought once I cleared them from the notification tab that it would also remove them in the Web protection…
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NAS Plex Media Server / Firewall Rules
Hi there, I've been experiencing an issue after updates have been applied to BitDefender Total Security 2017 that seem to block my local network connection running Plex on my NAS WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra. Plex has a plug in that runs on the EX2. It would randomly when trying to connect via Google to the Plex library come up…
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Thunderbird AntiSpam
This isn't as question as much as an opinion. I am using Total Sec 2017 and while I like it, I am quite dismayed over their worthless email antispam module. Perhaps IF I knew it was so lame, i'd have gone with another product. It doesn't work, and i had no idea why until I found a post in here that it ONLY works in POP3.…
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Unable to switch firewall on
After having trouble with the missing network adapter and printer connection, I uninstalled, repaired and rebooted numerous times. Whilst I can now print from the printer, I cannot switch the firewall on and the Central messageboard tells me that my device is at risk. I go to Modules> Firewall and the toggle is switched…
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DoubleAgent
Whats bitdefender going to do about this and how quick do they think they can release a patch ? https://cybellum.com/doubleagent-taking-full-control-antivirus/
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firewall blocking network connection to other computers and printer
after last ms update ( I believe) the bitdefender 2017 firewall stared blocking my network connections. If I turn the firewall off all works as before. The other machine on my network show my wireless connection and my vpn connection. The machine with the firewall issue shows neither
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Search Advisor doesn't work on Chrome
Hello, I'm using BDTS 2017, Windows 10 pro and Search Advisor doesn't work on Chrome, but it works fine on Edge and IE. What can I do ?
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On the 2017 Total modify the rule.xml file can not achieve the effect of changing the remote desktop
I have an office machine (not the default port 3389), installed the latest 2017 Total, now need to remotely from the home of this machine desktop, based on the previous forum post description, in the security mode below modify the rule.xml remote desktop default Port, but when I restart the machine and found that the…
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firewall settings
Can someone tell me if this is what the firewall settings should be?I have no idea what generic is.I dont mess with the firewall so just wanted to ask.
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Incoming Remote Desktop Connections - Allow or Block?
Sorry, accidental double post due to dreadful lag. Please delete
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Security report - vulnerabilities
My latest security report says that there were 79 vulnerabilities fixed. Like what? It doesn't say what they were. Is there a hidden list somewhere?
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TS17 - Problems with Domain/location awareness
I have a home network running a Windows Domain that I use for testing/study purposes. This run server 2012 R2 and my Win 10 x64 laptop connects to it. For the most part everything works fine. Laptop logs on, gets an IP address/DNS, can access shares on the servers and get out to the Internet without any issue. However,…
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Do We really Need Total Security 2017?
With all the monstrous security crises recently with the product malfunctioning, do we really need it? All I want is antivirus, anti-malware, e-mail scanner, phishing blocker and key-logger blocker. I do not want Password Manager, as the Vault insists I got my password wrong the first time I used it moments after entering…
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What Happened to "BitDefender Awake"?
For a while, BD was very slow to do anything on my system after booting up. Then, after a while BitDefender Awake! popped up. How daft, I thought. Then it went away and I've not seen it since. So, what was this, what was it doing and where has it gone? Is BitDefender always sleeping now? Cheers!
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BTS17: how to finetune firewall-->log missing
Hi, I'm experiencing troubles with a newly installed Brother scanner. The network communication is blocked by the bitdefender firewall (everything works fine after turning off). As I do not know which ports and protocols are used for that scanner I just would like to check the firewall log and open up the blocked traffic.…
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BitDefender Total Security Repair Wiped All Setting and Disabled Firewall
I repaired my BDTS according to this; https://www.bitdefender.com/support/how-to-repair-bitdefender-2017-1737.html On rebooting, it spent a while updating and then I rebooted. Everything has been wiped from the setup and Firewall will not stay on. There's nothing left, and when I enable Firewall and close the window and…
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What Does "Block Port Scans" Actually Do?
I have updated every year since 2012. In Total Security 2017 Firewall, there is a setting to block port scans in the network. What does this actually do, what are the pros and cons, should I enable or disable it? I usually have it on but have had some problems recently. Even though it is always on, it has not blocked a…
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Network Access Blocked
Hi, Since upgrading my Windows 10 to the lastest Insider preview (build 15055) I can no longer access local network resources, if I turn off the firewall all is good. IUn the interim unitl this is fixed I will be re-enabling Windows 10 firewall. Regards. Peter
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Some enlightment about the Firewall Advanced Rules
Hello, Currently, I need to open ports in order to play Ghost Recon Wild-lands. As advised by my router's manufacturer, I need to set a rule besides the port forwarding on my router. I'd like to avoid to totally disable my Firewall. I need to open the following ports for GRW.exe, and possibly Uplay.exe : * TCP:…
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False Positive Reported
Since the last version update a few days ago, I am getting repeated "Phishing" warnings for the URL listed below. https://b.company-target.com/etc.html VirusTotal reports that even Bitdefender is reporting that URL as clean. I have filled out a False Positive report and submitted it. Submitted for action and for the…
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Bitdefender says it found infected email attachments but I cannot see anything to advise me where th
It found password protected files and showed where they were so I was able to fix that but I cannot see anything relating to the email attachments? I am only using gmail
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How to find infected email attachments
I am using the 30 day trial of Bitdefender Internet Security. When I do a full system scan, the result says I have some infected attachments in some of my email and I should delete them. I do not see them in the log - how can I find them? Thank you.
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My company's VPN needs Bitdefender turned off
I have Bitdefender Total Security Multi-device 2017 running on Windows 10 Home. My company's VPN doesn't want Bitdefender running, it wants Windows Defender running. Is there an easy way to turn off Bitdefender 2017 temporarily? How can I do this? I don't want to uninstall Bitdefender.
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BitDefender Menu Firewall ON but...
When I go into my BitDefender Total Security 2017 menu it shows all is well. SEE ATTACHMENT_A.JPG Both Firewall are off? SEE ATTACHMENT_B.JPG I tried to turn on BitDefender - nothing. I tried to turn on Windows - nothing. SEE ATTACHMENT_C.JPG I "repaired" - rebooted and firewall was working. BitDefender updated and…
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[Fixed] Problem with network exceptions
Hello. I am using Viscosity vpn client & BTS 2017 & windows 7 ultimate x64, all soft is updated. So after last update of BTS (about 2 days ago), i have an issue with network exceptions. My current network exceptions were not working. So i deleted all exceptions and then added them again. So everything started working well.…
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[Fixed] Bitdefender Total Security 2017 Firewall Adapters Missing
I have been running Bitdefender Total Security (BTS) since the 2008 version. Within the past 3 months, we upgraded to the 2017 version. This past week, I have had multiple PC's running BTS 2017 exhibit the same problem. All PC's in question are running 64-bit Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1. The problem surfaces to…