Whitelist not working, still can't access domain

OzLegacy

Hi guys

There is a crypto website I use frequently (several times a day) which has now been falsely flagged as a phishing website, [*url removed by @Flexx*]  

I've whitelisted and rebooted, still nothing. Unfortunately I need this website as much as I need BitDefender and at the moment my only solution is to shutdown BitDefender.

Would love some help on this one.

Flexx

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/99311/whitelist-not-working-still-cant-access-domain

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Regards 

OzLegacy

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/336719#Comment_336719

Thank you Flexx. I've completed the form now, hopefully they see reason as there is nothing harmful about the service and dozens of their competitors who offer near identical services don't flag as problem sites. But if it continues to be detected I'll have to find out why my whitelisting isn't working, or regretably conisder an alternative software as I use this site several times a day, removing my protect so often is not a long term solution.

OzLegacy

BitDefender have reversed their block on this website, it's now considered safe again 👍

OzLegacy

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/336899#Comment_336899

Yes, in the end I spoke to the community and there happened to be a number of Bit Defender users there also impacted by the issue so it became a community effort, I believe a number of them completed the report. Initially Bit Defender retained the phishing warning but allowed you to bypass it, that was fine but it still suggested there was some dangerous nature about the website which is still a "false positive" so after some further efforts it was completely fixed. The whole thing took a few days from start to end but it's nice to see Bit Defender listens to their customers and is proactive. Also, even though I found the block incredibly frustrating, I'd rather Bit Defender being overly safe than too relaxed. So all in all, a positive outcome.