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Firewall alert mode switching OFF by itself
Hello, I search in the forum but without finding any working fix I have BD Internet Security 27.0.30.140 on my Windows 10 64 bit, since the last two weeks I have the alert mode switching OFF by itself. Doesn't matter what I'm doing with the PC, it happens randomly on my laptop AND on my desktop computer, so the problem is…
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Suspicious connection blocked - tombstonebuilder.com, unsafe or false flag?
Hello all, I was on forums.spacebattles.com, just bored and suddenly I got 2 notifications saying this. "chrome.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an untrusted certificate to www.tombstonebuilder.com. We blocked the connection to keep your data safe since untrusted certificates are issued by unrecognized…
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Bitdefender Total Security - notifications not showing
New to the forum and cannot find any relevant posts so:- Windows 11 build, fully patched and updated as at 08 Apr 2024. Problem is the Total Secuirty Windows app shows 37 notifications (Red dot on option) but there are none in the list. Been like this for a few weeks and was hoping it would correct itself. Any ideas on how…
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gotosearchnow.com
Hello all, I have a problem with Chrome where I get suggestions for search results from gotosearchnow.com in big green or blue highlights at the beginning of my search results and I need to scroll down to find the Chrome results, which is rather annoying, however now sometimes it completely overlies my google results. I…
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Can Bitdefender work in cooperation with Malwarebytes?
I know that 2 av solutions in the same OS get in conflict but I even know tha Mbam can work in cooperation with other av softwares so could you suggest me the way to make these 2 works well togheter? I suppose that to do this is necessary not to enable the premium subscrition to Mbam and use only the free version of it,am…
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Bitdefender not keeping scheduled scan
Hey all, I have used Bitdefender Total Security for several years for my home PC. I have always scheduled a full system scan every day at 1:00 am. About 3 or 4 days ago, Bitdefender did not run the system scan and it hasn't run since then. After looking into it a bit further, the scheduled system scan at 1:00 am appeared…
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how to scan password protected files
i got a file from a friend and they said they were in a data leak so how would i scan it
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Bitdefender firewall block all access?
Firewall block all internet access using Chrome, works fine with Edge. How I fix this?? Thanks!!!
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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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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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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…