Has anyone recently encountered the information below when starting up their device?

Ivan B

It shows up as Malware and has been blocked (iumsvc.exe)

Feature: Advanced Threat Defense

Application iumsvc.exe has been detected as potentially malicious and was blocked. Application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Update Manager\bin\iumsvc.exe

Flexx

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/98711/has-anyone-recently-encountered-the-information-below-when-starting-up-their-device

The issue has been highlighted by various users.

If you believe that a website or file has been incorrectly blocked by Bitdefender, you can share the details with our malware researchers by filling out the form at the link provided below: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/29358/

If the website or file is indeed incorrectly blocked, the detection will be removed within a maximum of 72 hours. However, if the detection still persists after 72 hours, please consider the website or file as malicious, as determined by our malware researchers, and the detection will remain.

Till the detection is checked and approved for removal, follow below steps

1) Temporarily disable Bitdefender Protection: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/28557/ 

2) Set exclusions in Bitdefender Antivirus: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/13427/ 

3) Set exclusions in Bitdefender Advanced Threat Defense:https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/2393/

4) Re-enable real-time protection in Bitdefender 

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