BitDefender Vulnerability Scan - Irrelevant Vunerabilities?

SK01

Have Bit Defender Total Security product. Bit Defender highlights critical windows updates not installed:

1. Microsoft Defender Antivirus Anti-malware Platform
2. Update for Windows security Platform anti-malware
3. Security Intelligence Updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

Do I need theses updates even with BitDefender's Total Security? I'm not using Microsoft Defender.

Flexx

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/95898/bitdefender-vulnerability-scan-irrelevant-vunerabilities

If you are using bitdefender product, then you can simply ignore those warning.

You can also do a quick check on this. Download and install the latest windows defender updates from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/defenderupdates

Run the vulnerability scan again in bitdefender.

If issue persists,

Generate bitdefender BDsysLog: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/1922/

Generate bitdefender support tool logs: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/1733/

Generate bitdefender connectivity logs: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/9689/

Share the logs & your query with bitdefender support team by dropping them an email at bitsy@bitdefender.com

If the generated logs are larger in size, you can upload the logs to google drive or we.tl (7days link validity for free users) or ask the support team to provide you with the online link & password of bitdefender cloud where you can upload the logs and share the upload link with the support team.

The support team will reply back to your query within next 24-48 hours excluding weekends.

Regards

Alexandru_BD

Hello,

I confirm, it's not mandatory to install the highlighted updates, but I think you can do it if you wish, if not for security (since Bitdefender is installed), for peace of mind.

It's always recommended to keep the operating system and the apps you regularly use up to date and even if windows defender is not the antivirus on duty here, I see nothing wrong with moving forward with those updates.

Regards