Bitdefender installs DCI VPN connection for mac and it's automatically connect. How to disable

Bluesy

Hello , Bitdefender installs DCI VPN connection for mac and it's automatically connect. I need to know what is it and how I could disable it. Can you help me to understand this problem ?

Andrei_S Enterprise

Hello @Bluesy

Bitdefender DCI is a component of Bitdefender's security solution that is designed to provide network protection. It appears as a VPN service on your Mac, but it's not a traditional VPN that encrypts your internet connection or changes your IP address. Instead, it's a network extension that helps Bitdefender monitor and filter your network traffic to protect against threats.

More details about this can be found in https://www.bitdefender.com/business/support/en/77209-157498-install-security-agents---use-cases.html#UUID-0d1c1e8f-1e59-113c-0fe3-de0a2c39d989

If you are sure that you do not need this feature you can try one of the following:

1. Disable the Network Protection module (access the endpoint policy and disable the module https://www.bitdefender.com/business/support/en/77209-342964-general.html#UUID-7a762905-3544-7885-d4f5-7110909909d5)
2. Execute a Reconfigure Agent task and remove the Network Protection module (https://www.bitdefender.com/business/support/en/77209-155163-running-tasks-on-endpoints.html#UUID-834f8c3c-825c-0d82-1f98-bd1194ebb8bb)

If you still require assistance you can reach out to our Enterprise Support Team and an engineer will be happy to assist you: https://www.bitdefender.com/business/support/en/71263-85158-contact.html

Kind Regards,

Bluesy

And what will be a summary of the solution, should we have it or not on endpoints?

Andrei_S Enterprise

Yes, it is highly recommend it to have it on endpoints as through this system extension we provide traffic filtering features and disabling it you would lose this extra layer of protection at the network level.

Kind Regards,