Windows Defender/Edge Virus warning

HeatherK

I have run my Bitdefender and it is coming up clean - this pop up keeps coming up, My windows defender is not active as I am using Bitdefender as my primary security. I have read this is a malware scam - does anyone know how to tell if this is legit or not and if not how do I remove the pop ups? Thank you

Flexx

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/91574/windows-defender-edge-virus-warning

Check if below steps helps you in any way.

1) Restart PC in safe mode (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-your-pc-in-safe-mode-in-windows-92c27cff-db89-8644-1ce4-b3e5e56fe234)

2) Open run command and run below command one by one:

temp ,delete all the files in the folder

%temp% ,delete all the files in folder

prefetch ,delete all the files in folder

3) Restart your PC in general mode by unticking the option that you selected to run the system in safe mode and then click apply.

4) Reset your browsers:

Google Chrome (https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214?hl=en)

Mozilla Firefox (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings)

Microsoft Edge (https://malwaretips.com/blogs/reset-microsoft-edge/)

Vivaldi (https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/install-update/full-reset-of-vivaldi/)

Brave (https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017903152-How-do-I-reset-Brave-settings-to-default-)

5) Now, to be on a safer side, I would also advise you to run these portable scanners which do not require any installation

* Download and run Malwarebytes AdwCleaner (https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner)

* Download and run a scan with Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (https://devbuilds.s.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/KVRT/latest/full/KVRT.exe). Make sure you checkmark System Memory, Startup Objects, Boot Sectors & System Drive before running a scan.

If the issue persists, kindly contact the bitdefender support by visiting https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/

Regards

Gjoksi

Hello.

First, take screenshot(s) of the issue(s) and create a log on your Windows device using BDsysLog, by following these steps:

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/11198/

Next, contact Bitdefender Consumer Support by e-mail here (scroll down to the bottom of the page):

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/

with short description of the issue(s).

After that, you will get an automated reply by the Bitdefender Customer Care Team, with your ticket number.

Now, in reply to that automated reply, you can send the screenshot(s) you already took and the log file you already created in the first step.

Since you are all done, just wait for the support engineers to investigate your issue(s) and find solution(s) to fix the issue(s).

Remember that the screeshot(s) and the log file will help a lot to the support engineers for better and faster investigation on your issue(s) and finding solution(s).

Also, you could perform a full system scan with these (or: with one of these) FREE malware removal tools:

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2020

https://www.kaspersky.com/downloads/free-virus-removal-tool

ESET Online Scanner

https://download.eset.com/com/eset/tools/online_scanner/latest/esetonlinescanner.exe

F-Secure Online Scanner

https://download.sp.f-secure.com/tools/F-SecureOnlineScanner.exe

Regards.