i've been using duck duck go for a long time with bitdefender and it recently has acted up.

ke'egan

i get this error for all web addresses

Hmmm… your Internet access is blocked

Firewall or antivirus software may have blocked the connection.

Any suggestions?

Alexandru_BD

Hi,

Before assuming a software conflict, try another device on the same network and check if it connects. If not, restart your router/modem. If other devices connect, the issue is clearly on that PC. Corrupted TCP/IP or Winsock settings can cause this.
Run CMD as Administrator, then type these one by one:

netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns

Then restart your computer and check if sites open again.
If the issue persists, another thing to check would be the firewall. Temporarily turn OFF the firewall in Bitdefender and see if browsing starts working.

Regards