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www.everybodysolar.org
Why does Bitdefender continue to identify 'www.everybodysolar.org' as a harmful website?
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Deleted Firewall Rules - how long do they persist
I had created a firewall rule allowing access to a certain application. I have now deleted that rule, but still, TCP traffic is getting through to that application from another PC on my local network. I have tried restarting the PC & although the rule has gone, if I start this application it is shown in the firewall…
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Why is BDSERVICEHOST.EXE in Win7 constantly talking to 253.185.120.34 (GoogleUserContent.com)??
I was noticing a constant regular periodic activity on my internet DUMeter graph on both of my Win7 desktop machines and decided to chase down the source using Taskmanager Resource Monitor. I've looked on one of my Win10 laptops and don't see the same behavior. Turns out it is BDSERVICEHOST.EXE, constantly talking to…
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Anti-Theft functionality not working
Hello, One of the reasons I bought Bitdefender for Android was its anti-theft functionality. Unfortunately, it is not working. When I log on to my b-d account on my laptop, I see my mobile device (correctly linked). However, each anti-theft functionality is not working. I can't lock the phone, the signal is not playing,…
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Hotel Portals rendering BD on Win 10 unusable
I was recently travelling and my laptops would complain every time I connected to the internet about the hotel portals. After clicking the not now button a crap load of times, I resorted to uninstalling BD. This was maddening, and severely diminishes the purpose of me using BD. I couldn't find a way to turn this ridiculous…
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Portal's Firewall Setting do not show the Mellanox Connect X-2 Adapter
Hi everyone, I am now to this forum and I am using Total Security. Actually this problem annoy me after I upgrade my home network to 10Gbe. Since Windows cannot recognize the 10Gbe adapter as an available interface, the Total Security Portal cannot know the 10Gbe adapter and not show in the Firewall Setting. Is there any…
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File being blocked from folder
I have a rather odd issue, a game I was playing somehow managed to trigger BitDefender (the game is legit, there is nothing wrong with it, thousands of others are using it without issue, it is on steam and other services). Bitdefender then decided to delete the main file, so I tried to get Steam to verify the integrity and…
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How to get info on the type of malware detected?
Bitdefender detects malware on my friend's site, https://www.primalwisdom.com.au/ How can I get more information on the type of malware detected so I can tell my friend?
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BitDefender Encountered an Error
Why am I getting this? What is worse is that then all the encountered issues disappear and it resets to "all clean". How can one trust an antivirus that does that?
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External access attempt blocked
Hello people, Yesterday, around this time, my Bitdefender Total Security 2020 firewall gave me countless notifications of external access attempt blocked. The feature is online threat prevention, with a description of "An attempt to access your files from an external source was made by 192…..1. We blocked the connection to…
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bitdefender right click scanning of folders and other questions
Hi i have Bitdefender Total Security version 25.0.19.75. When i right click a folder i do see the option Scan with Bitdefender. But when i select the scan i dont see any scan menu or scan progress however big the folder is and no Final result/report about what was ir was not found. I do get asked if i allow Bitdefender to…
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How do I add my home network/wi-fi
I installed and when I was going through settings and features of Bitdefender - on Wifi advisor my home network/wifi did not appear as an option to choose. It just states there are 0 home networks. Any suggestions please of how I can rectify and therefore add my home network
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Help Cannot Uninstall BD and Cannot Reinistall BD Cannot use PC No BD or Windows Def
I have been using BD with no problems for several years. Recently, I have been getting "reboot to complete Update error messages" so I uninstalled BD with the tool and tried to reinstall. First, I the uninstall tool told me there were errors in the uninstall process and to contact tech support. I checked this board and…
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Flight simulator 2020 block by firewall
Hello I install Flight Simulator 2020 by Microsoft Store. But the firewall of BitDefender block the game. Only if a desactivate the firewall that the game connect. How can i make an except rule with the firewall with an app on windows 10? thanks
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Driver Genius Pro 21 Detected as a Threat
Hi, I have been using Driver Genius Pro 21 for a couple of years now, but suddenly Bitdefender Total Security has decided it is a threat and keeps blocking/quarantining it. Anyone had this issue?
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Bitdefender Free AV - SSL inspection
Hi I emailed a ticket to Bitdefender, but referred me to this forum. I'm looking to disable SSL inspection in Bitdefender Free. I know there is no option to remove it in the menu, so is it OK to disable the Bitdefender Root Certificate in Windows Trusted Root Certification Authorities? Thanks in advance
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how to detect and remove infected desktop windows manager (dwm.exe ) ?
current using Bitdefender total security : i found out dwm.exe is connecting to 94.130.164.163:7777 and using 2 gb ram, high cpu usage i suspect is bitcoin miner trojan Currently using firewall to block dwm.exe connecting to internet for around 3 months but now its manage to auto add rule to access back to internet Need…
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How can I fix this issue as picture?
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False positive when running Go Lang program edited in Visual Studio Code
I'm running a simple 'hello world' style program written in Go, and when I run it from the command line I get the compiled file blocked, and a false positive hit on a virus. Steps to reproduce on Windows 10 , latest build: Install Go Lang from the official site Install Visual Studio Code Enable Go support in Visual Studio…
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Bitdefender Firewall blocking Minecraft Dungeons
Greetings, For the first time in years I have run into an issue with Bitdefender. It seems that the firewall is blocking something in Minecraft Dungeons. I have tried adding the exes for the game: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Lovika_1.4.6.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Dungeons.exe C:\Program…
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Safe Files blocks WSL Ubuntu even after unblocked
I tried multiple WSL (Ubuntu) commands (rm, mv, cp, touch) and unblocked each as Bitdefender unblocked them. Oddly, mkdir works without Bitdefender blocking it. However, all the commands still generate Permission Denied errors. I tried shutting down WSL and restarting and the problem persists. Bitdefender does not give a…
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Quick Scan - "Scanning in progress" STUCK at Registry item, must be STOPPED and then "X'd.
Standard daily quick scan. It's STUCK!! I have no option but to STOP it. Every day this happens. This happens every day. Which makes it more frustrating than the continuing Saturday weekly "freeze" (for weekly Custom System Scan) on an unattended machine on the first password-protected file awaiting my response go "skip,…
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How do I stop hntwhlpr using 100% of resources?
Just happened today. Rebooting didn't help, the process started up again immediately, and of course it's protected so I can't kill it. It's been an hour and the process is not stopping, it's just slowly eating more and more memory. My computer is old and it's so bad I can't even screenshot - had to take a photo of the…
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Web Protection icons not working in Chrome
I have Bitdefender Total Security on my Windows PC and the Web Protection (search advisor) is not working. Using the Bing search engine it works only sporadically. What should I do to get it functioning or should I download the free BitdefenderTrafficLight? Is it the Google & Microsoft updates that interfere with it’…
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Search Advisor on Google
At first, I want to give applause Bitdefender. They made progress on their web protection, Since 2019 products, Encrypted web pages aren't filtered out. Technical Support representative said repeatedly using TrafficLight extension instead. Well, understood, but it is not definitely the ultimate solution. After all, in 2020…
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BitDefender is blocking my Xbox
BitDefender Firewall blocks my Xbox Live connection and the cloud, so I have to play offline. Currently, I turned off the firewall and am using Windows Firewall, and it is working; however, I would prefer to be on the BitDefender Firewall as it's more effective, and I have paid for it as part of the package. Is there a way…
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Synchronization error (0x800CCC0E) in Outlook 2016
As the title says, I am getting error 0x800CCC0E in Outlook 2016 whenever I attempt to check my email. The error started yesterday (10FEB2021) with no setting changes to Outlook. I am able to check email through the Mail app on my iPhone and through mail.yahoo.com. I have confirmed that my mail account in Outlook 2016…
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Scheduled PowerShell ****** Blocked
With one of the last updates, BD started to alert about a scheduled PowerShell ****** I have had running for years. This ****** runs every 5 minutes 24x7 initiating a silent beep to keep my USB speaker alive. There appears to be no way to whitelist this job without whitelisting PowerShell.EXE which is not a good thing. Is…
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Microsoft Edge Developer problerms
Hi all, My PC is running fully patched up Windows 10. I have three versions of Microsoft Edge install - i.e. Canary, Developer and Standard. All work just fine until I install Bit Defender Total Security when suddenly the Developer version stops working. When I click to run it it never opens. If I uninstall Bitdefender it…
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how to add an exception based on a specific IP to Bitdefender total security port scan detection?
Hello, my machines running Bitdefender Totatl Security are behind an appliance which performs regular port scans for discovery and security assessments. How can I add an exception for that specific trusted IP only to bitdenfer total security's port scanning detection?