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“Suspicious connection blocked”
Only recently I've been receiving these “Suspicious connection blocked” pop ups on my screen along with other similar pop ups. I am finding this very annoying as I don 't give a damme what your program is blocking etc. just bloody do the job in the background!! This was the very reason I stopped using Nortons Anti-Virus…
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attack
deff.nelreports,net where comes this from ? can somebody tell me hackers? can i check this from who this is? help me please, it happens a lot
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Suspicious connection blocked MS Edge? Keeps coming up?
Every time I turn on my desktop PC this warning continues to keep coming, related to Microsoft Edge? I have changed the MS Edge settings and uprated the security plus I made an exception for it but it makes no difference? Even during work on PC, this warning just keeps popping up. I am at a loss what to do, but it is very…
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Scan showed (item was not found) in skipped files log
Hi, I got a new computer and there was downloaded a few pieces of software like MSI Afterburner, Furmark etc. before I got it by the guy I bought the pc from and so I wanted to run system scan right away, because i can't be sure about sites he downloaded it from. I understand the amount of password protected files from for…
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items skipped from scan and multible boot sectors
after a full system scan I get this in the log Items skipped from scan \\?\Volume{NUMBER}\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD (item was not found) \\?\Volume{NUMBER}\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD.LOG (item was not found) also under advanced it says Scanned boot sectors 28, I have 1 drive with 2 partitions is this normal or something strange…
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Search Advisor and Traffic Light broken
I'm no longer getting the icons on a Google search in my browser that shows if a site is safe. I have both Search Advisor (in Total Security) and Traffic Light (in browser) enabled. This stopped working recently. I'm on Windows desktop computer. Fails on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. I reported it to Bitdefender Support but…
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Bitdefender blocking wscript.exe potentially malicious actions every 5 minutes on Windows 10
I'm getting these critical notifications every 5 minutes non-stop on Windows 10. Application wscript.exe has been detected as potentially malicious and was blocked. Application path: C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe Command line parameters: wscript.exe C:\Users\nicom\AppData\Roaming\h.vbs…
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Is there any way to turn off "suspicious connection blocked" notifications
I'm glad BD is working to keep me safe, but is it really necessary to spam us with all the popups? Yes, you're a good boy. Now go about your business and leave me alone. For the life of me, I can't find the setting to turn those notices off. :(
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How to entirely disable pointless notifications like "Suspicious Connection Blocked"?
I've disabled pretty much all notification settings for Bitdefender on my computer. Yet still I keep getting notifications from it like "Suspicious Connection Blocked". Specifically I have the following settings disabled in BD Total Security app (on win11): -special offers -recommendation notifications And in Windows…
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"antivirus scan failure" with Chrome
Hi, I'm facing an issue, I can't download any files with Google Chrome. Whatever and wherever the files I wan't to dowload on Chrome, everytime I want to download something, it's cancelled and I get the following message : "antivirus scan failure". However, when I download the exact same file with Forefox, I have…
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Bitdefender Blocking Microsoft?
Today I 'm just getting the following continuous critical notifications from my Bitdefender IPS: msedge.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an expired certificate to bzib.nelreports.net. We blocked the connection to keep your data safe since websites must renew their certificates with a certification…
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suspicious connection blocked.....
I just rebuilt my system today and have a new install of windows. I noticed this pop up, it only appeared once. My question is what is it, I am not a tech person so I am really just interested in knowing that my computer is secure. Id rather not reinstall windows because of this.
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bitdefender firewall detected a .exe file (RarSFX2\installer.exe)
I installed bitdefender on my computer after the bitdefender firewall detected an .exe file that I decided to block, I looked for the path to the file in file explorer, but could not find it. Path to the .exe file detected by Bitdefender and blocked by me C:\Users\USER-NAME\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX2\installer.exe (not…
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msedge.exe keeps trying to open to open connection relying an expired certificate to bzib.nelreport
I can see many people having the same problem with msedge.exe trying to open connection with an expired certificate bzib.nelreports.net I am not very computer savvy and would appreciate and advice on how to fix this issue, I did open a website with an expired certificate yesterday, the website was curleysdining rooms.co.uk…
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Suspicious Connection (blocked 9 times every 3 minutes)
"msedge.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an untrusted certificate to wpad. We blocked the connection to keep your data safe since untrusted certificates are issued by unrecognized Certificate Authorities." What is this? Can I add an exception to stop getting interrupted by this notification?
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I Cannot Locate The Link to Turn off the Firewall
Hi: Relatively new user here. I have an internet site (my cable company's remote access internet page that allows me to watch tv over an internet connection) that will no longer connect after a Windows 11 OS re-install by Microsoft support. I have read the user manual, and watched the video, and I cannot figure out where…
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Bitdefender blocking multiplayer feature of Baldur's Gate 3
When I had initially begun using Baldur's Gate 3, I found that I wasn't able to use the multiplayer feature, either over a local network or Internet connection. I found that uninstalling Bitdefender fixed the issue. I reinstalled and set a series of exceptions, which allowed me to use that feature. It's now not working…
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sihost.exe spam create setup file for BD after unintsall
Hi, i used BD before and uninstalled a couple months ago. But i found out that sihost.exe is spam create file for BD setup (i used process monitor and accidentally found out that). How do i stop it and completely uninstall BD again ? Thanks you
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Google redirecting to Bing
Hi. Google (not Google Chrome) has been redirecting to Bing for a while and doing online research and everyone said it was because of a malware. They suggested I installed security software, which I did-Bitdefender. Even after running a full scan it still redirects. Can someone please help?
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Bitdefender Update and Issues loading websites
Hello, I am desperately trying to troubleshoot a recent issue. Recently, and abruptly, I began having issues whereby websites either load very slowly or I constantly receive a "This Site Can't Be Reached" error page with ERR_SSL_BAD_RECORD_MAC_ALERT. This seems to coincide with a recent Bitdefender update. I am not stating…
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Bitdefender modifying hosts file
I have disabled the option in Bitdefender to "scan hosts file", however, it keeps commenting out the contents of my hosts file and adding the following to the beginning of the file: # BitDefender has cleaned hosts file 127.0.0.1 localhost --- What can I do to stop Bitdefender from changing my hosts file? I'm a software…
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Bitdefender Scan options
I keep getting a false positive on a file I know is ok. Antivirus - Threat Actions = Move to Quarantine Antivirus - Exception = the file path of the quarantined file Antivirus Scan reports infection - 2 options "Delete" and "Quarantine". Click Quarantine = "The file was removed from your system and couldn't be moved to…
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Win10 system file wermgr.exe suspicious
My Windows 10 desktop PC has the file wermgr.exe on the C: drive in 14 locations. Searching the internet for information on this system file says it is in only 1 location C:\Windows\System32\. The Bitdefender notifications log shows the application C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe is allowed network access every few days.…
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Not blocking a specific phishing test.
On this page you'll see several test pages. Bitdefender will fail the phishing test page even though "Phishing Protection" is turned on. It did pass all other tests.
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Bitdefender corrupted the Cyberghost VPN update
I recently started an update for Cyberghost VPN and Bitdefender thought there was a malicious process involved in it (it never did before for several years) and "protected" my system. Now Cyberghost won't run as it cannot start itself in services and prompts the the installation was probably corrupted. I tried reinstalling…
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Maven local wrapper wrongly interpreted as vulnerability
Hi! Today I had a big trouble trying to make a maven wrapper to work in a Quarkus project, because the bitdefender was always blocking it and directly interrupting without my approval, saying it had "access denied". I thought at the beginning it was Windows 11 fault, but even with admin rights I couldnt run it. I tried to…
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Source code file [url removed by @flexx] is malware of type Trojan.
The library from here, [url removed by @Flexx], is pretty much the industry standard for credit card validation. It just started being flagged for me this week.
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Failed to find the Specified Path - Can't restore file
Hello, I am new to Bitdefender. After installing Bitdefender he quarantined the complete inbox file from Thunderbird. I have lost access to my emails. I have followed the instructions on https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/1733/ with no success. Selecting "Restore" displays "Failed to find the specified…
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I found a file from Plutonium.exe updater that was marked as Malware.
I downloaded a custom map application that tunnels Call of Duty: Black Ops II so can play moderated maps and custom servers. I saw Bitdefender mark this as malware and checked the website and similar issue happened recently and wrote it should be safe since it is to check the Steam ownership of game. url removed by @Flexx
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I got an update on Bitdefender the same time I got a virus.
I got a virus on my pc, some sort of phishing because I was on chrome and a popup window appeared and a Bitdefender icon that said "take me back to safety", which I clicked on. After that I kept getting popups from the bottom right hand side of my screen that said "your computer is infected" and stuff like that, which to…