how to stop VPN prompting to install

simonjesus

im frustrated,

i dont have the vpn installed , i already have one.

i dont want to use it.

i have all notificationsand special offers set to off.

im using my home network setting not work nor public

i continually get pop ups asking me to use the vpn, im at the point im soon going to uninstall bitdefender and buy from another company. im fed up of it hassling me, anyone know how to get rid of this annoying nagging, thanks

MarkDM

This is infuriating, and completely avoidable by BitDefender. Please make your software components opt-in, beyond the product that I am paying for.

TCPS

does anyone know how to turn this off?

Miguel

I may have found the solution.

This is on a Windows 10 machine, with Bitdefender Total Security installed.

Launch BitDefender

In the left column, click on Protection. Down in Vulnerability, click Wi-Fi Security Advisor.

A new window appears. At the very top are three sections, Home Wi-Fi, Office Wi-Fi and Public Wi-Fi. Click on each section to find the network which prompts Bitdefender to recommend you use a VPN. In my case, I found the network in Public Wi-Fi. Once you find the network, you will notice in the row a toggle button labeled as "Notify". It will be blue with a white check mark. This means the "notify" feature is on. Click the button to toggle it to off.

Close the Wi-Fi Security Advisor.

I hope this works for those that are interested.

VigilantDefender1

OMG! Thank you very much for your commentary and instructions, Miguel!!!! Would have been much more difficult without the pictures you added. That notice was driving me crazy!

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MPASSOSBR

Any indication on how to do that on a Mac? I've contacted the support, but of course, all they can do (and maybe all they know) is to ask for logs and print screens "of the problem"... Without knowing (or maybe just ignoring) that the problem is this shameful situation of installing a program in my computer which I don't need, don't want, etc. Anyway, if you can help in a Mac, please let me know. Thanks.

sunnyali1

Thanks for addressing this topic. Actually, I was looking into it for many days. It helps me a lot in Talktowendys.com

sunnyali1

i have all notifications and special offers set to off.

Morissette

Basically I am trying to prevent people from installing VPN software on their home PC's and accessing my corporate network. This is to prevent corporate data being stored on noncompliant PC's. 

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Mato

This has been really frustrating. I keep uninstalling the VPN software from my Mac but after a day or two, it automatically reinstalls it. This is the reason why I'll not renew my license and will switch to another product.

I'm not willing to pay money for security software that installs new software on my machine unasked. I don't understand how any company could think that this is okay and users would not be upset.

DavieB

> @Mato said:
> This has been really frustrating. I keep uninstalling the VPN software from my Mac but after a day or two, it automatically reinstalls it. This is the reason why I'll not renew my license and will switch to another product.
> I'm not willing to pay money for security software that installs new software on my machine unasked. I don't understand how any company could think that this is okay and users would not be upset.

Acting like a malware !!! :(

rwadraa7

 I've contacted the support, but of course, all they can do (and maybe all they know) is to ask for logs and print screens "of the problem"

jibbits

Have not figured out how to stop it from installing but this will uninstall it silently (for windows). You can put this in your startup folder (it still exists in Windows 10) or configure it in your task scheduler. Copy from "@echo off" to ":end" and paste in to your notepad, then save as rm-bdvpn.bat somewhere.

This needs to run in an administrator-level command prompt. Google for all the info if you need it.

@echo off

:: rem-bdvpn.bat

:: little ****** to quickly/quietly remove Bitdefender VPN.

:: this sniffs for the directory and file 'installer.exe'

if exist "C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender VPN\installer\installer.exe" goto remove

:: this will send us to the end of the ****** if there is no directory or executable above.

goto end

:remove

:: this silently removes the bitdefender vpn

"C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender VPN\installer\installer.exe" /uninstall /silent

:: this quietly removes the bitdefender VPN directory after uninstall is done.

rmdir /q /s "C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender VPN"

:: now we're done, go to the end.

goto end

:end

Purdy

Thanks for sharing this i was facing several problems while stop ping VPN prompting to install.