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Ads popping up
I downloaded BDF to stop ads from popping up from even 2-step authentication, but it keeps happening. This program is not working to its optimal extent. I need a new one.
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How Bitdefender Total Security build 26.0.7.36 (BDTS) missed to detect 2 (two) trojan viruses?
The last two days my laptop became very slow, on Google Chrome i got an extension called "wRankBook" that i just couldn't uninstall and on Google Chrome i was redirected to some pages i have never visited. Then i thought my laptop could be infected. So, i did a Quick Scan, Full System Scan and Custom System Scan with BDTS.…
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Alert mode changes the status
Hi, It has been noticed that for some time Alert mode has been setting itself to OFF. Did some update break it? It worked fine before, but now it turns itself off.
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Notification deleted after infected files
Hi! So yesterday I got a few notifications that files from C:\Users\******\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\*file*.temp were infected with "Gen:Variant.Jatommy.3.3433". The notification said that the system was fine/the threat was eliminated (I think) and there was an option to move the files to…
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How do I turn off an exception for a phishing malicious user?
I inadvertently hit the "Exceptions" button in Notifications that now allows a phishing attempt connection to occur. How do I reinstate the notification?
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Scan apps only
How this Feature works for Scanning. ? Should I enable it in the Antivirus settings?
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Weak Password Detected
I received this under Vulnerability: Weak Password Detected Vulnerability scan completed successfully. Bitdefender detected a weak password for the user: Administrator I clicked on the button "change password" under notifications in the Bitdefender window but then wondered is Bitdefender referring to my Bitdefender account…
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Alert mode going off now, when going to any fullscreen app / youtube video.
I'm watching the console on a second monitor. If i load youtube fullscreen video on primary monitor, ALERT self disables ( even with password in place ) If i load any game fullscreen or app / Alert mode self disables even with password protection. If i go to console to re-enable ALERT mode, i get asked for my password. So…
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How do I block all traffic by default?
I seem to have a problem. I only want traffic that I allow to access my device. I do not know how to make bitdefender deny all traffic by default. Is there a way that I can do this? Also, it appears that specific rules I set up have no effect. Why is this? I am interested in learning who and what entities are connecting to…
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I can't connect to googleleadservices.com
When I click on a sponsored ad on googleleadeservices I get this message....This site can’t be reached www.googleadservices.com refused to connect.Try: Checking the connection Checking the proxy and the firewall ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED I've looked everywhere..firewalls, etc. Never had a problem until installing Bitdefender.…
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Why am I often getting antivirus settings modified/deselected by themselves ? ?
I've recently uninstalled and reinstalled Bit defender Total Security on my OS using the native tools to do that,I've set the av to perform scans of boot sectors and archives ( enabling the maximum limit of size for that last one to search all the possible ones ) but when I close the software and after a while check the av…
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how to download cryptocurrency protection
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Allow SMB (Samba) access
In Firewall Rules add a rule to the "All Applications" category. You'll need one rule for each samba server. You'll also need to have a fixed IP address for each server (unless someone can tell me how to specify a range of addresses). Suppose your systems are on the 192.168.x.x subnet and 192.168.1.15 is a samba server. In…
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Could this be a false positive from VirusTotal?
Hello everybody. I'm in a trial period for Bitdefender Total Security. After checking Virustotal gave the following return of the executables below. Is something wrong? Thanks. "C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\hntwhlpr.exe" Crowdsourced YARA rules -Matches rule INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_MACAddrComb…
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BDTS Custom Scan Disappears
Bitdefender Total Security, build # 27.0.30.136 - create a custom scan profile and it disappears after a desktop reboot. Searching the site, it's been an issue in the past, but don't see any recent references to the issue. Is anyone else having this issue? TIA for any info... Running on Windows 11 23H2 - Uninstall /…
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Phishing attempt detected, how serious is it?
I visited a webpage which led to a pop-up page appearing. Soon afterwards, I received a Bitdefender notification for a "Phishing attempt detected" and which stated "We blocked this phishing page for your protection". Could this mean that my computer or system might have been infected? Can my computer get infected from a…
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BitDefender blocks Sidify Convertor and Amazon Music Win 11 App
I have installed Sidify Amazon Music Converter in Win 11 and when BitDefender Shield is of (unprotected) the software works OK and is functional. When BitDefender shield is enabled the Sidify and Amazon Music crashes and apparently a malware is cleaned. I have isolated the problem with a file which is quarantined in…
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False Positive? - Trojan.GenericKD.71897930 found on Atari 2600 Emulator
Hello, BD just detected this on the executable file of the latest release of the Atari 2600 emulator "Stella", version 6.7.1 This was downloaded from the official site, never had a problem before, and LO4D shows only 3 out of 23 AV softwares are detecting it as such: [*url removed by @Flexx*] How can I get this checked,…
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Exploit Attempt Blocked
So i've been getting these exploit attempts attempting to inject into my PC. How do I remove and protect myself from this?
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Why would my Total Security not have email Protection.
Please see attached, There's no email protection, why would that be? Thanks Gor
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Bypass IO / Direct Storage is not working for any games
For some reason none of my games that use DirectStorage fail, including the Microsoft BulkLoadDemo with the following error: File System Filter 'atc' (Version 10.0, 2023-12-11T18:22:43.000000000Z) vetoed bypass IO. Process: BulkLoadDemo.e File: M:\Direct Storage benchmark 1.2\Release\Output\BulkLoadDemo\Avocado.marc…
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Anti-Theft Not Working
Hi, I have 2 phones (Samsung and Xiaomi) and on both the phone when my screens are off for a while I can't track those phones nor the anti theft alert rings. I restarted my phones and with screen on they both can track locations. On Xiaomi, when I send sound alert it just pop up a notification without any sound and when I…
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Pause Protection
This is a bad product for antivirus category. I have a 4gb ram but antivirus consume 2gb ram. My windows 10 computer very slow. I uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Plus. Please tell me why I can't pause protection this antivirus ?
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Bitdefender blocking ports on the router
Hello. I have a Raspberry Pi 5 hosting a Jellyfin Media Server for my personal media content. It has setup OK on the POi but I cannot access the jellyfin Server from My Windows 11 computers oy my Samsung Galaxy SmartPhones When tring to make contact with the Pi 5 I am asked to make a connection with the sever, I enter the…
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Disabled features and lorem ipsum in Bitdefender
Hello, recently, my Bitdefender software in the Protection category has all features disabled and lorem ipsum text in the description. I no longer have access to settings or notifications.
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Is it Bitdefender that stops me from visiting certain websites, like "click.pstmrk.it"
Is it Bitdefender that stops me from visiting certain websites, like "click.pstmrk.it"
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Super Hacked...
Where do I begin? I just purchased a laptop about 2 months ago. Brand new and its basically changing settings on its own and names of files etcc.. I'm not the admin of the damn thing I own I first noticed it on my galaxy s23 ultra when I would see the font changing and same thing with my pictures and files being renamed or…
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BITDEFENDER TOTAL SECURITY / THREAT DETECTED IN THUNDERBIRD E-MAIL CLIENT
Recently a Bitdefender Scan (Total Security 2024) detected a threat (Trojan.CVE_2024_21413.3.Gen) in one of the folders on my desktop Thunderbird e-mail client (v.115.8.1 64-bit.) Unfortunately, Bitdefender could not identify the specific message(s) where the infection was detected, only the folder. Initially, I just let…
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Thanks Bitdefender
Not exactly an expert input, but just to say thanks to the people behind the app (free version!). Today it notified me - and dealt with - a ransomware attack (.venus). No idea where it came from, but it was quarantined and deleted. My brother-in-law in Australia (lawyer) was not so lucky some months back. Very grateful.
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Alert Mode switching itself off.
Hello I've had this problem for a number of years with Bit Defender and I can't seem to find a solution on the internet. I switch 'Alert Mode' on, so that every time an application tries to connect to the internet, a pop-up appears and I can then choose whether I want it to connect to the internet or not. The problem is,…