I use an e-mail provider that is not secure. Compose marked as unsafe.

Puglvr

I have my e-mail marked as an exception in Windows 11. But when I open an e-mail window, it looks like this

Is there any way to get bitdefender to not do this since it isn't associated with an exe file? It just started doing this 3 days ago. It is just very annoying. Thank you. Cathy

Win 11 Pro 22H2

HP Zbook G8

Alexandru_BD

Hello @Puglvr and welcome to the Community!

Well, the first red flag here would be that the email provider is not secure. Unlike HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), HTTPS (safer HTTP Secure standard, HTTPS) is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS), securing communications between your computer and the websites you visit. HTTPS is indicated by the small lock symbol that appears in front of the address line whenever you visit a website. The padlock usually means the site has a valid HTTPS certificate, the site domain is verified to match the name on the certificate, and the connection to the website is encrypted. In other words, the information exchanged between you and that domain is not in clear text, but encrypted. Unsafe domains are external links to websites that do not have a security certificate issued by a trusted certificate authority, have an unmatching or expired security certificate, and could contain phishing, malware, or unwanted software.

But what you are seeing there is not caused by Bitdefender. Google Chrome, the browser you are using according to the above screenshot, will indicate a non-secure page if the page does not use HTTPS. If a website uses HTTP instead of HTTPS, Chrome will display a "Not Secure" message in the address bar, like the one displayed there.
As previously explained, this happens because HTTP does not encrypt data transmitted between your browser and the website, making it vulnerable to interception by attackers.

Furthermore, even if a website uses HTTPS, Chrome may flag it as "Not Secure" if it loads resources (e.g., images, scripts, or videos) over HTTP. This is called mixed content, and it also compromises the website's security.

In recent versions of Chrome, the browser is more proactive in warning users about insecure connections.

The best security practices here are to avoid entering personal or financial data on a page marked as "Not Secure", so always look for the padlock icon in the address bar before entering sensitive information.

I hope the information is useful.

Regards,

Alex