Disabling Antivirus S/w

adaptolife
adaptolife
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I am trying to update my WD external drive, and it says I have to disable all antivirus and anti-spyware. I am using a Mac, and cannot find a way of turning the bitdefender off without uninstalling it. The WD install s/w says that something is running and wont load.

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  • peleus
    peleus

    You can also stop it from launching at start up. Hit on Run - type msconfig - hit ok - click start up tab. Uncheck the entry that says BD or equivalent.


    Just revert once done. smile2.png

  • Georgia
    Georgia ✭✭✭

    Hello adaptolife,


    The Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac icon in the Dock provides an easy way to disable the antivirus real-time protection without opening the main window: simply control-click the dock icon to access its shortcut menu and select "Disable Real-time Protection" to turn off the antivirus and anti-spyware protection.


    Remember to re-enable the real-time protection when you are done.


    Please post back if you have other questions.

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