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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?
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How Bitdefender Antivirus Cause Issues with Games on my Mac, have anyone any Idea about it?
There are a lot of issues that arise when I install new games, not every time, but I won't tell never. Why does this happen, when I disable Bitdefender, the game starts running fine. Is there any way to resolve such issues permanently?
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Encrypted web scan remembering sites with bad certs after the cert is fixed?
Using BitDefender Antivirus Free 27.0.30.136 for Windows 11. I operate websites and for some of them I manually issue SSL using LetsEncrypt. One time recently I published the SSL artefacts for Site A when configuring the SSL for Site B. When verifying the SSL for Site B, my Bitdefender's Encrypted Web Scan rightly blocked…
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BD Antivirus Free with Microsoft Defender?
Hello. Short question: Will this work/is it meant to work in addition to Microsoft Defender or instead of? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Bruteforce attack using the RDP protocol
Im receiving this alarm from different IP addresses. This started since 21 hours ago. What can I do to stop this? Why this is happening in the first place? Bruteforce attack blocked 4 hours ago Feature: Online Threat Prevention Multiple failed login attempts were made by 212.70.149.146 using the RDP protocol. We blocked…
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Bitdefender antivirus failed to detect this app on my phone as malicious
Hi as you can see... I recently buy my self a new phone and heard about this app bitdefender from my friend at school. I installed it and run a quick scan and yeah, it turned out great but when I scan it using an app which I randomly seen in some sites and also had good feedbacks, I tried it but then when I scan my phone…
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New Windows 10 install Free Bitdefender Antivirus subscription has expired message.
Yesterday, I installed fresh Windows 10 Professional on new SSD and after updating I downloaded bitdefender_avfree from Bitdefender website. It installed perfectly fine. After updating and working for some time I turned it off to start working today but when I tried updating the Virus definitions the following message…
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About Bitdefender Free Edition and Bitdefender Antivirus Free
Hello! Do Bitdefender Free Edition and Bitdefender Antivirus Free provide real-time protection or not? Do these programs have a Ukrainian-language or Russian-language interface?
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Issue Report with Bitdefender Free Antivirus v26.0.27.90
I didn't know where to properly report an issue. Please excuse me if this is the incorrect channel. I had been using BitDefender for about 2 years without an issue. A few days ago I started noticing issues with my PC (Windows 8.1, non-standard setup: Users, ProgramData on D:, Programs on F:). The symptoms were: apparent…
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Latest Bitdefender (27-Nov-23) Blocks AutoHotkey Compilation
It seems a false positive is blocking ahk2exe from compiling Autohotkey scripts
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Full System Scan
During the above process, I noticed some files have ">=removed nulls" attached to the path and name of the file being scanned. What does it mean and will it affect the file? Thanks.
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Diablo 4 - PC crash/shutdown
I've installed Diablo 4 today. Bitdefender free antivirus is causing my entire system to crash/shutdown. The antivirus already had similar issue in Diablo 4 beta, however it was only crashing the system at that time. So - I was playing Diablo 4 and when I've reached the church cutscene (where Lilith appears in the church),…
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email in thunderbird opens mail and I see gibberish
How can I disale email scanning
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Have I installed Free or Paid for Anti Virus
Keep getting message Bitdefender not up to date. Have created an account, but keep seeing words like subscription. That sounds like I will be asked for payment. Am I OK?
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Bitdefender Rescue Environment for Bitdefender Free
CIAO La funzione Rescue Environment è presente anche nella versione gratuita di Bitdefender? Ho notato che in alcuni casi, anche con Bitdefender Free Home, la pulizia avviene prima dell'avvio di Windows... Questa funzione fa parte di Rescue Environment? Quindi l'unica cosa che manca è la chiave di esecuzione manuale per…
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Email protection settings
I'm using Thunderbird 102.10.0 32bit as my email client. I have multiple email accounts setup in Thunderbird. All are IMAP with the exception of one account set up as POP. The POP gmail account is having problems while Bitdefender is running and scanning emails. Any time I check for new messages or click on a message,…
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Bitdefender Virus Shield takes 600MB RAM.
Hello, Bitdefender Virus Shield takes 600MB RAM. How to solve this?
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high disk usage - video files
Windows BD free 26.1000.32.77 this is a new issue that started happening within the last week (?) when I browse a folder with videos, it looks like bdservicehost.exe is scanning every video from start-to-end. thumbnail creation (Windows Explorer) is very slow. disk usage goes to 100%. The disk queue length runs 9-10.…
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How can I change the auto disinfection to a manual process?
I just installed Bitdefender Free and during the first scan it deleted a lot of good files (e.g. java ****** files I created while learning from a Udemy tutorial). I searched in the Settings for an option to change to a user prompt disinfection after I review the scan results, but I can't find one. I keep seeing people…
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Computer freezing when launching Diablo 4
Windows 11 64bit Tl;DR, BitDefender(BD) free, Battle.Net(BN), Diablo 4(D4) 1 - BD and BN worked fine for months before installing D4. 2 - D4 froze or soft locked the PC when launching the application. 3 - D4 launches and does not freeze / soft locks the PC with BD uninstalled. 4 - After installing BD, BN and D4 now have…
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Protection against port scan or PC intrusion attacks.
Hi everyone, watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC2jdBHtVWQ&t=20s I wonder if the Bitdefender Free version would work too? Would you be safe from any intruders on your PC? Thank you! 😉
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Is Anyone Encountered A Problem In Activating Bitdefender "Free Subscription"?
I just re-image my computer using a Windows Image Backup from not so long ago, a backup from February 3, 2023. Now I'm receiving a pop-up "Your subscription has expired" and I cannot re-activate. Bitdefender Agent 26.0.1.233 Bitdefender Antivirus Free 26.0.32.109 Is Bitdefender Antivirus Free supposed to expire? I don't…
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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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What BD Product/Service Do You Recommend For Me?
Hi there, still trying the free...anybody here suggest what package is good for: two PCs(Windows), plus four android phones, home use only (could also protect some smart devices, ip or dns attackers, online accounts, etc)...and could an AV protect privacy of chats apps? Thanks!
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Why BD Antivirus Free Will Not Let Advanced System Care Pro Run On My PC?
Why BD Antivirus Free Will Not Let Advanced System Care Pro Run On My PC?
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Can't Update Bitdefender Antivirus Free Through Auto Update. Any Suggestions?
I can't update bitdefender through auto update, i've reinstall windows, changed DNS, even do the troubleshoot on the bitdefender website, i've tried ping the server that i've found on enterprise troubleshoot website(https://update-cloud.2d585.cdn.bitdefender.net/,which i got could not find host) and…
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BD Antivirus Free Can't Delete Threats. Any Suggestions?
After scanning for viruses, there are many dangers. i selected "Delete" but this didn't work. I ran virus scan again and it still shows the threats. but when I select "Appropriate action" the threats are removed.
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What Is The Meaning Of The Red "x" On The Online Threat Prevention Icon In BD Antivirus Free?
Dear Sir/Madam, How's things?, My question for you is i have installed your free antivirus and after clicking on the protection and after that i noticed the online threat protection has an x on the icon and couldn't change it to a green tick?, and don't know if the red x is suppose to be there or is the x remove if I moved…