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Protection - Malware/ Firmware etc.

Everything you want to know about our cybersecurity features for macOS. Here you'll find topics on Malware, Firmware, Online Threat Prevention, Vulnerability, Firewall, Ransomware Remediation, and Antispam.

Unauthorized app attempted to access your backups
I receive this message several times a day and would like to know how to resolve the issue. The rest of the message is: App:/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/backupd We blocked the app to prevent it from altering the content of your backups. I am currently running MacOS Monterey 12.5.1
Just Purchased BD Total Security Subscription, But No Firewall In BD Antivirus For Mac. Any Help?
Just Purchased BD Total Security Subscription, But No Firewall In BD Antivirus For Mac. Any Help?
An Infected File Attempted To Run On My Mac Device (Trojan.GenericKD.63518532). Any Advice?
I'm running Bitdefender Antivirus on a Mac, and got this notification yesterday: "An infected file attempted to run on your device. Threat name: Trojan.GenericKD.63518532 [Path] We deleted the file to prevent malicious commands from being executed on your device." The path indicates that this was an attachment to an email…
Bitdefender blocks Time Machine back up with MacOS Monterey
There was a similar discussion late last year and it looks like it's closed. The discussion ended with a post that this issue was fixed; only it has surfaced again. I maintain two time machine backups; one to a WD drive, connected via my home network, and the other to a Lacie portable drive, which is disconnected except to…
Scheduled Scans
New subscriber/customer here, Bitdefender AV for Mac. Looked all over for some sort of scheduled scan functionality, I see the windows users seem to be having problems, and I cannot seem to find where to enable scheduled scans, running OS 13 Ventura. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
What Do I Do If I Am Being Hacked?
I am only a Single user, using Spectrum as My Provider. I only have a modem and router from Spectrum. I do recognize the two IP addresses ending in 128 and 158. I am trying to determine how to fix my network if there are issues. I am seeing IP addresses I don’t recognize. I have only Mac devices. I do not have an iMac.…
Bitdefender Blocking Time Machine Backup?
Time Machine prevented from backing up due to: "An unauthorized app attempted to access your backups. App: /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/backupd We blocked the app to prevent it from altering the content of your backups." Please advise how to fix this. Thanks kedwards48 iMac Monterey 12.6,…
restore deleted file
I tried 6 times to open a support ticket and every time I get an error to try again later! This is ridiculous and is more than enough for me to be done with this av! Bitdefender deleted a file that was legitimate. This is a critical file that I absolutely must have restored! This has been installed since last Aug. when I…
Bitdefender Continue Allowing / Block Application Messages XCode
Hello, when I am coding using XCode, I am bombarded by messages constantly asking to block the application. I check "Remember this action for all future sessions of this process" and click "Continue Allowing" but the messages keep popping up. How do I stop these annoying messages?
Time Machine wom
Why Does Each "vi" Session In Terminal Ask For An Admin Approval?
How do i stop this behavior from reappearing every 5 minutes? Trying to edit my .zprofile and it is driving me crazy.
Bitdefender Antivirus For Mac Can't Remove Trojan.Agent.GAUS
Hi Why can't Bitdefender Antivirus For Mac remove Trojan.Agent.GAUS? Please can someone advise me on how to remove it manually? Many thanks.
Traffic lights on Safari (MAC) messes up the Google Ads
I'm not a great fan of advertisements but when searching for products the Google ad section in the results pane is quite helpful. But with Traffic Lights turned on it's a real mess. Inspecting the markup the <div> with the tick is 114px by 114px. Maybe use position absolute and overlay rather than push the other content…
Recent Update (August 2022) is back to constantly using 100%+ CPU
I've had nothing but problems with BitDefender using insane amounts of resources on my M1 MBP, but it's required for work so I haven't had another choice. For the past month or so, the problems had mostly gone away, but after a recent update this month it's back to routinely pegging a CPU core at 100% (or even hitting…
The Menu Item Of Bitdefender Antivirus For Mac Has Disappeared
Hello all, All of a sudden, the menu item of bitdefender has disappeared from my finder. This is a menu item which calls up a window where I can check a few items such as notifications of a virus that has been detected, or the fact that the update of the virusdefinitions has been properly installed, ... I am working on an…
Threat warnings keep popping up
Hello everyone, I have a timemachine backup of my mac. In my mails I have spams with attached files with viruses. Bitdefender has deleted al local viruses. But not in timemachine. Now on daily base I get more then 50 threat warnings like this. It pops up voor 2-3 seconds and disappears. It is very frustrating, because…
Windows Core Isolation and Bitdefender
Is Windows Core Isolation compatible with Bitdefender total security?
Bitdefender blocks Time Machine back up with MacOS Monterey
Since Bitdefender performed update recently I have been unable to use Time Machine to back up to Seagate external drive. This appears to have been going on for a while. Please tell me how to fix this or refund my money.
After updating some of my apps on MAC, I keep losing my Anti-Ransomware/Application Access setup
Hi, After some of my apps being updated on my MAC? I have to re add my Application Access into Anti-Ransomware of Bitdefender Antivirus for MAC. Not all apps have this issue. Word, Excel stays. Microsoft Teams and another app disappears from my whitelist every time, making attachment downloads from chats impossible, until…
memory usage and one more thing
BDLDaemon is using 766MB. is it normal? I use Mac Monterey 12.5.1 MacBook air intel core i5 dual core 1.6GHz memory 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3 endpoint security doesn't work immediately when I change users on the same computer(Mac). it takes time to activate full coverage. sometimes it does not protect at all. sometimes it protect…
BitDefender for Mac keeps asking me to give application approval for accessing Safe Files
*Specs* MacOS: v12.5.1 BitDefender: v9.1.0.9 *Problem* I have a git repository in my ~/Documents directory and this directory is listed amongst the "Protected Files" in BitDefender (Protection > Anti-Ransomware > Safe Files > Protected Files). In the "Application Access" list (Protection > Anti-Ransomware > Safe Files >…
DazzleSpy Not Being Detected by Bitwarden??
Hi! I'm new here, so please forgive me for anything I do/say that's not following protocol on this website 😊. Adware X-Out detected a supposed virus named DazzleSpy, but Bitdefender did not. I will include information about it below. Has anyone else had this experience, or is anyone familiar with this virus/adware/malware?…
How to fix issue with bitdefender not allowing Time Machine to run: see below for message
An unauthorized app attempted to access your backups. App: /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/backupd
CPU Usage with Xcode
I'm a software dev and use Xcode on my Mac. Xcode touches plenty of files while editing and tons more while building. Consquently BDLDaemon ends up using a huge amount of CPU varying from 100% to 800% which slows down my development process to a frustrating degree. Is there a way to make the daemon ignore Xcode files? It's…
Auto typing passwords
Exploit.CVE 2011 0979 gen
I am using Mac Monterey 12.2.3. received a Manual removal requirement from BD into a private file. "We identified a threat that needs to be manually removed. Threat name: Exploit.CVE-2011-0979.Gen Path: /private/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n00000b400002s/T/com.apple.OfficeImport_5088__682976772_1/E20z-MEL…
You told me what happened and why
Attacked me about a years ago. Unknown agents. To respect all your opinions by having total security they did after security-related cybercrimial told me that was doorlock and complexity algorithm for. Now recently by attacking increasing voltage suddenly and just fan dead and next keyboard is uncomfortable for me and even…
Installed Bitdefender on MACOS 10.12.6 Says it I must reactivate and get server error!
Full scan stuck
Antivirus is not able to complete a full system scan by ending up being stuck apparently always on the same file (a temporary zero length file). I removed the temp file and now it gets stuck on another file (I cannot keep on deleting files). What should I do? Thank you.
Why are ports 22 & 443 open
This question seems silly. We are in the modern internet, yet I got curious after doing several scans of my outside network. Running Zenmap, it listed ports 22 & 443 as open. I then tried using a service “Shields up” listed on the GRC website. It also found them open. Curiously, UpNP is not showing up as active or in use.…