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The Defenders of the month are the Community superheroes
It's time to show our appreciation for our top contributors and give back to the Community! We are pleased to announce that we are launching our Super User program called “Defenders of the Month” and “Defenders of the Year”, exclusively for the members of our Community! The Super User program represents an exclusive group…
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The Bitdefender Expert Community guidelines and tips to get you started!
Our mission: Welcome to the Bitdefender Expert Community! These forums allow Bitdefender users and enthusiasts to connect with each other in order to share tips and insights, resolve issues, and discuss all things related to tech and cybersecurity. Our promise is to nurture and maintain an environment where real people can…
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Unable to access site.
Lately, when I click on a link in an email from [Expert Community], I get a message saying the site can't be accessed. The reason for this that the url is incorrect. It is "community.bitdefendercom". Notice there is no "." between bitdefender and com. Please look into this. Thank you. James Preston
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Dear Bitdefender Community,
🛡️ Dear Bitdefender Community, After a great deal of reflection, I've decided to take a permanent step back from the forum and redirect my energy elsewhere... I came here not just as a user, but as a learner, contributor, and passionate defender of smarter security — and I leave with gratitude for every discussion, every…
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Is 954 414 9655 Bitdefender's legit telephone number?
Hi everyone, I recently received an unsolicited call from the number 954 414 9655 claiming to be from Bitdefender support. The caller said there was an issue with my antivirus subscription and urged me to provide remote access to my computer or pay an immediate fee to "renew" it. This sounded suspicious, especially since…
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Please help me to delete the unwanted file (.dat)
Hello, Bitdefender File Shredder could not be able to delete the unwanted file as shown in the attached screenshot below. The unwanted file is in Adobe Lightroom but it does not belong to me as I did not purchase it. According to the scan result of Bitdefender Total Security, the unwanted file has a hidden password. So,…
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please tell me what could be causing this?
Hello I was wondering why these domains are none stop requesting data. by these i mean yours. what do they do? I have none of your software on my pc. I use ESET. EDIT: i believe this is from only 24 hours. EDIT:from 2025-10-17 18:40:04 to 2025-10-18 18:48:05 Eset has 500. its in the allowed section. EDIT: i think i put…
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🧠 Possible Smart App Control Interference in AV-Comparatives Performance Tests
Hello Bitdefender Team and Community, I’d like to share a technical observation that might be affecting how Bitdefender — and potentially other security products — are being evaluated in AV-Comparatives’ performance tests, especially since the lab switched from PCMark to the UL Procyon Benchmark Suite as the measurement…
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Gigabyte secure boot firmware
Good morning, I have recently ran into various anomalous boot behavior on my Aorus x670 Elite AX Rev 1.2 After patching to the latest firmware, I noticed the following things might have tampered my Windows in ways I want to ask about: as soon as Windows 11 Enterprise (Secure Boot ON) finishes installing, the firmware asks…
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Master Recovery Key
I need a new recovery key even though I am copying from a picture, the key is not accepted. The caveat being, I don't know where to go to change it. There is a place suggested on the internet but don't know how to get there.
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AmuseMEMEnt Arcade
I believe that humor and laughter should always be part of our daily lives. As E.E. Cummings used to say: "The most wasted of all days is one without laughter". No matter where you are, you deserve a good laugh. My proposal for you from this day onwards is to have our own happy place within this Community and share the…
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How do I interpreters the Notification Warnings List!
I just looked into Bitdefenders Dashboard's Notification Warnings List and was surprised that almost all of my programs on my computer was listed, not all but most of them had this cryptic information, I gives an eample here: The registry path…
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How to disable all notifications
I recently switched from Norton to Bitdefender in hopes of getting a less intrusive experience, but unfortunately i'm still getting these irrelevant pop-ups on my screen. How do I disable this type of notification going forward? I can't have Bitdefender notifications shifting focus away from full screen programs. Since the…
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Can Bitdefender slow down transferring music from my PC to my streamer? What to do?
Hello, I am the owner of a Win11 PC and of a Bluesound Vault 2i streamer. Both are wired (Ethernet) connected to my Internet router. I have noticed that transferring (copying) files from the one to the other seems slow (in both directions). I suspect that Bitdefender might contribute to that but I have not found a way to…
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Bitdefender AntiSpam greyed out in Outlook (Office Professional Plus 2021) on Win11
Hi! I'm running Outlook on Windows 11 and my AntiSpam options are suddenly greyed out. I have installed it about 2 weeks ago and then it worked fine. What can I do to get back the AntiSpam options in the toolbar in Outlook?
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contact
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Is it possible to change language for Bitdefender Total Security after instalation?
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Bitdefender Keeps on making beeping sounds
Hello, I recently bought Bitdefender Total Security and after booting up and when doing things afterwards, my computer keeps on broadcasting single notes sometimes 2 notes and I cannot understand what is going on in the background and how to mute it. It never did this before installing it. Some advise would be very helpful…
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False positive - powershell.exe
I would like to report this issue being what my belief is a false positive. Is anyone aware of it and know when it will be addressed? Thank you! I'm running Windows 11 Pro 24H2 September 25 at 3:32 AMFeature:Advanced Threat DefenseApplication powershell.exe has been detected as potentially malicious and was…
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Google search engine suddenly not working
Hello, I use Firefox, and also Chrome (at times). My selected search engine is Google. For some strange reason, today Google is not responding as a search engine in neither browser. But if I switch it to Duckduckgo, it works without a problem. I added google.com to BitDefender VPN's Split-Tunneling, and still, it's not…
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Interferences between Bitdefender and Lightroom
I have the feeling that Bitdefender is slowing down Lightroom ? Am I the monly one or are there other users who have the same problem ? Somebody knows ways to remediate this problem ?
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Bit defender's email protection is automatically tuning on
Hi! Bitdefender's email protection is automatically tuning on , it was not lie that b4, is it a new feature , but i can't understand why?
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Emails sending multiple times when PDF attached
Why does Outlook emails send multiple times when PDF attachement send with?
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ask about creating “a vice president who can be called to action at any time” for windows
Hello Bitdefender I am currently using a Dell Latitude 3440 laptop pre-installed with Windows 11 Home Edition, system version 26100.6584. The C drive, which stores both system and non-system software, currently has 70GB of data stored and 93GB of available space. It also has Oracle VirtualBox 7, Macrium Reflect Free 8, and…
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Are there plans for antivirus protection for Linux Mint?
With support ending for Windows 10 you should have a lot more interest in this product. I have heard a lot of inquiries about moving to Linux from many people.
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H24 setting of notification time
Hello, i suggest solving this bug for those who install Bitdefender on PC with hh:mm H24 time format to be able to have this display of notification time in this format.Currently the format is always AM/PM, while some time ago it was not like this but in H24 format: Thank you.
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End of my subscription as I'm moving to Linux Mint
Hi, I have 23 days left on my subscription for the Internet Security package, as Im moving to Linux Mint within the next few weeks and it will no longer work. Maybe Bitdefender might start thinking of making the same package to run on Linux too.
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Unable to delete comments on forum
Hi everyone, When trying to delete a comment I get a permissions error, does anyone else get this error?
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What is better - Online v/s Offline pdf reader
Hello, I need a pdf reader. Which is the best PDF editor that is not very expensive? I found various suggestions like, pdf candy, Foxit PDF, Systweak PDF Editor, I love PDF but am not sure which one I should go for? Can anyone suggest best tool?
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Help About Support Ticket's Status
Hi, I have requested for cancellation of my subscription which was auto renewed. Ticket No.: 1010477468 How can I track this ticket ? I've only received the automated mail. Thanks.
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Prakash Hinduja (Switzerland) fix issues with my PC running slowly after installing Bitdefender?
Hi Everyone, I am Prakash Hinduja, a financial advisor and consultant specializing in bespoke wealth management and global investment strategies. Based in Geneva, Switzerland (Swiss), and originally from India, I leverage my international background to serve a diverse clientele of high-net-worth individuals and business…
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Sites are blocked but not reported as blocked in NetGear Armor Web Protection for Android
I haven't been able to access: https://novascotia.ca/BurnSafe/ on my Pixel 7 for quite a while. I've determined that NetGear Armor Web Protection is the culprit. After disabling it, I'm able to visit the site. I have looked everywhere in NetGear Armor, and nowhere is it listed as a blocked site. Please send me instructions…