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Support for Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition will continue until June 30, 2022
Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition has been withdrawn at the end of December 2021. It will keep its antivirus features, but will stop receiving updates including security fixes after the official End of Support date, June 30, 2022. For more information, please consult the article below:
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"Thunderbird Being Managed By Your Organization"...Bitdefender Policy Causing This
All, I updated Thunderbird yesterday to V143. After it opened, there was a very large banner at the top of my settings that said: "Thunderbird Being Managed By Your Organization" I clicked on the banner and was presented with this: What is this and why did it just show up? How do I fix this? I am the sole user of my…
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Bitdefender VPN on iPhone causing random disconnects — anyone else seeing this?
I’ve been using Bitdefender VPN on my iPhone (iOS 17.5.1), and recently I’ve noticed that it randomly disconnects in the background without showing any warning. The icon disappears, but the app still shows “connected” until I manually refresh it. This gets tricky because I’ll only realize it when I check my network traffic…
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Uninstalled due to constant nagging
I tried the free version of Bitdefender for a few months, but the popups are incredibly annoying and I don't see a way to turn them off, so I've uninstalled it. I understand that there are actual people making this product that need to be paid, but nagging customers to death with incessant notifications is not the way to…
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Can Bitdefender Android detect malicious code in APK files from external sources?
Hi everyone, Sometimes I download APK files for apps that aren’t available on the Play Store — usually older versions or region-restricted apps. I know there’s always a risk with files from external sources, but I’m wondering about Bitdefender’s capabilities here. If I scan these APKs with the Bitdefender Android app…
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Why is bitdefender considering this site as dangerous?
https://www.racerworldwide.net
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The latest Bitdefender update is causing problems with internet connectivity.
Last night, when Bitdefender updated, I started having issues with my internet—even though my mom’s PC and phones were working fine. I was away from my computer at the time, so I didn’t realize Bitdefender had updated. After trying several methods to fix the issue, I eventually uninstalled Bitdefender, and everything…
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subscription switched
Accidently hit the switch accounts button and now I don't have an subscription or anything else here.
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Bitdefender Total Security not asked for
I have installed executable downloaded for Bitdefender Free In spite of that, Total Security was installed as trial versione for 30 days How can it be possible and how I can switch to Bitdefender Free? Will it turn to free version after 30 days ? Or, worst case, I need to reinstall Bitdefender Free ? In the latter case,…
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bitdefender_avfree.exe loads Total Security
I downloaded the Antivirus Free installer but it loads Total Security on a 30-day trial - how do I actually get the free version?
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Bitdefender free and RAT (Remote Access Trojan)
Does Bitdefender Free protect me against RATs as they can be quite sneaky and we would never know if it's in the system.
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Advanced options in Bitdefender Free
Hello, my question is generic and concerns the free version of Bitdefender. In the paid versions these options can be activated/deactivated by the user, while in the free version users see a padlock icon instead of the buttons, so they cannot do anything on the individual features, the only editable button is the…
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Why is Bitdefender Free Antivirus still using constantly 10% CPU even after disabling everything?
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free version expired!!!!!
Hello all, My free version has been expired , I wouldn't like to uninstall it and install again , what could I do to solve this issue ? in case of uninstalling , should I use from removal tool or I could proceed with normal uninstall from Windows control panel thank you
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Webview Error in Bitdefender Main
From Nov 2024: "Error dialog is "RUNDLL" … "Error in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application130.0.2849.56\msedgewebview2.exe Missing entry: -embedded-browser-webview=1" I had this problem with two other unrelated software suites. The problem turned out to be bad registry keys: one was…
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Does Bitdefender Free version 1.0.21.1109 now include a vulnerability scan?
I've got Bitdefender Free installed on an old system running Win7. Windows Update has been set to Disabled and Never for many years. (I use this system with a few old programs.) About two hours after Bitdefender Free updated today, Windows Update launched. I stopped it and saw that it was now set to Enabled with a Delayed…
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Is BD Antivirus Free actually free or not?
I used BD Free for a few years before the announcement about a year ago that it was no longer being offered. I switched around a few other free offerings but was never particularly satisfied with any of them. About a month ago, while looking for another package to use, I saw that a number of websites were still…
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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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"Secure connection failed?"
I just downloaded Bitdefender Free Antivirus and VPN. The first time I tried to log in to my bank's website, I got the message, "Secure connection failed." Does this have to do with it being the free version? I'm planning to upgrade to the paid version next week.
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FTP transfer keeps restarting
Hi, Since July 2024 I experience a problem with my FTP uploads to my Synology NAS. It seems to go super fast +300MB/s (in my case it should be 12MB/s), but then it restarts several times. I found one thread on the internet: https://community.synology.com/enu/forum/1/post/188720 but no solution. I use Bitdefender Antivirus…
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antivirus
do antivirus software's consumes too much performance form the pc?
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How do I get Bitdefender Free to play nice with Brave browser?
Since installing Bitdefender Free, my Brave browser crashes (disappears) after a minute or so. No such problem with Firefox. Windows 10 desktop. Never experienced this problem with Kaspersky Free. Problem persists even after reinstalling Bitdefender Free.
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SLOW Response Only with Yahoo finance
Since installing Antivirus plus, Yahoo Finance web site is SLOW. There's a 10 - 15 seconds delay between switching screens and downloading Excel … Is there a setting for that?
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Bitdefender is closing my connection for Sierra chart
Hello, Bitdefender is (usually after an update) closing my connection for Sierra chart with error "windows error code 10053". I have tried to add Sierra chart to exceptions, but it doesn't work. Can anyone to help to fix that? Thanks you
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Problem Restoring Quarantined FP's
Over the time that I've been using Bitdefender Free it has found and quarantined several FPs. Every time I attempt to restore an FP Bitdefender Free reports "Failed to find the specified path" (see example below)! So how do I go about restoring a quarantined FP?
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BD free has expired???
I got this today. Tried re-installing, nothing. How can I make the free version work again?
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What should I do?
I just got a notification on my pc on startup by Bitdefender online threat prevention. What should I do?
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non stop attack to my pc
Hi, I receive huge quantity of attacks everyday. at least 80-150 atttacks per day. bruteforce attack blocked Multiple failed login attempts were made by 220.121.17.195(change alaways. We blocked the connection to stop the attacker from gaining access to your credentials and compromise your privacy. 2 Bruteforce other type…
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Pause/Disable BitDefender Free
Is there a way to Pause/Disable Bitdefender Free? I may be having a problem installing FileSyncFree because of Bitdefender Free. I don't really think so, but I want to rule it out as part of my trouble shooting for the vendor.
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How can I remove the Bitdefender entry from the main right-click menu
The Bitdefender entry on the main right-click menu slows down using that menu by several seconds. I want to remove it but leave the entry on the Show More Options menu. Utilities I've tried do the opposite. How can I do this? Other apps that place themselves on this main menu don't slow it down like Bitdefender does.
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Unable to install on Windows 7 with error
Hi all, I see that Bitfender is supporting Windows 7 until January 2025. I tried to install the Bitfender Antivirus Free on my windows 7 computer but I get an error: I installed the Microsoft Knowledge Base packages and I have Windows 7 Service Pack 1, but it still has the same message. Can anyone help?