How to stop bitdefender popups/notifications

Is there anything wrong with Bitdefender and Synology NAS ? I get constant notification with some Synology system files while synchronise files between my desktop and Synology NAS. I've tried every method in this discussion but failed to close it down. Frustrated!!

Registering my complaint with this company. I moved off Kaspersky for this software and I've regretted it since the beginning. This is my first and only subscription - when it expires in December I will NOT be renewing because of the incessant NAGGING.

Just today started getting "Suspicious connection blocked" notification nonstop. Whenever I start watching a show, boom. It comes back. Continue watching and try to close it? Nope. Pops right back up. No clear way to disable it after going through all seven pages of this thread. I'm just trying to spend some free time after both jobs without annoyance and this is not the cherry to my damn day. Canceling if I cannot find a solution that works for me tonight or tomorrow.

Instead of being overly complicated about it and insisting on inconveniencing people even further, why not put people in control of their own software. System specs, OS, which version.... Why does that even matter? You get paid, and people get control to enjoy security tailored to their own needs and requirements. It is clear as day from the history of this thread that all that is missing is a choice; which as a developer, I know is extremely easy to offer. Receive notifications, do not disturb. Simple...

The best antivirus software in my opinion allows you peace of mind without having to throw it in your face 24/7. As a subscribing member of both BitDefender Antivius plus as well as Total security, myself and my wife also do not appreciate the constant popups. Why not consider a similar approach to what mobile applications follow. Ask once and allow people to make a choice about receiving similar notices of the same nature in the future.

Alternatively, a discreet notification icon in the tray with a badge calling attention to events rather than a popup intruding and drawing your attention away from your area of focus. If you, as user and owner of your computer, do not want to be disturbed at all and option to turn notifications off completely. A global do not disturb mode/profile that you can set might even be an option.

Imagine the impact when you switch that Do not distrub on for the first time and receive a confirmation message:

"You will no longer receive any popups and notifications from BitDefender. Remember, you can come back and check on the state of your device and security at any time. A notification icon in your tray will appear for any important alerts. We might be hidden but we still have you covered for all things secirty.... BitDefender, putting you in control of your security"

Drop mic, shutup and take my money...

Cmon guys why even debate this further when there are so many simple and quick solutions?

I have to echo the comments of those who came before me that on completion of my year subscription I too will have to evaluate continuation on not only security features, but also the intrusiveness and flexibility of the offering.

Can we just remove the Work Profile and other Automatic Profiles Notifications please. It really bugs me a lot.

I have Bitdefender Total Security installed along with VPN and I received about 25 notifications about blocking suspicious websites connections during 4 hours of work today. This happens everyday. This is actually more annoying than some malicious adware. I tried the method with Windows Task Scheduler. If it does not work, I'm not gonna renew my subscription plan. This thread is a few years old and this is ridiculous that it still hasn't been solved and that you guys haven't implemented one simple feature: turn off notifications. Imagine uBlock or Brave browser informing you about each ad it has blocked successfuly.

[{"insert":"Why would one have to stop \"all\" notifications to stop being harassed with adware from a product that is supposed to protect you from adware. I don't want to \"purchase\" your VPN Bitdefender! I already have a VPN. I shouldn't have to disable all notifications \"lowering\" my security and safety to stop being harassed with \"YOUR\" pop up asking me to PURCHASE your VPN. STOP!\n"}]

How can I stop the Automatic Profiles Notifications WITHOUT turning off Automatic Profiles? Can you please add an option for the same. The notification that pops up every time I open an app that says Bitdefender Automatic Profiles shifted me to Work Profile is very annoying. I would like to get rid of it.

I just opened a support ticket for a similar issue, I am surprised that this is still ongoing more than a year later. The notification for "Supsicious connection blocked" will pop up and freeze the screen for a moment literally every 2-3 seconds. It has effectively made my laptop useless. I've tried all of the advice I've seen for turning off the notifications, but nothing is stopping the "Supsicious connection blocked" pop-ups. This is completely unacceptable, I'm at the point where my laptop would be more functional if I uninstalled this software. What do I do?

Over the years of using Bitdefender, I occasionally got a notification that someone was trying to scan my ports. It was bearable, lately however, several times a day I have the message Attempted threat blocked from Online Protection, these messages do not allow me to watch movies, games are minimized to windows, the admins here do not seem to understand what are we writing about, as if you were from another planet. Fortunately, it's only a month of subscription and switching to normal software that doesn't torture me.

Hello @TBC_Maxand99 ,

You can turn off most of the Bitdefender Total Security notifications. I am not sure what was that bothered you (I test it constantly on 2 machines, running Windows 10), but some quick suggestions would be:

Settings -> General tab -> choose what you wish to keep or not

Privacy -> Safepay ->Setting -> choose if you want to be notified when working on banking pages ( recommended to keep, but , again, your choice)

stay safe,

Mike

I would really like to use the profiles, but the incessant pop-ups make this impossible. Switching off the profiles to stop the pop-ups is not an option !!!! What's the point of having them?

@Mike_BD admin 

On December 2 YOU WROTE:

Hello @TBC_Maxand99 ,

You can turn off most of the Bitdefender Total Security notifications. I am not sure what was that bothered you (I test it constantly on 2 machines, running Windows 10), but some quick suggestions would be:

Settings -> General tab -> choose what you wish to keep or not

Privacy -> Safepay ->Setting -> choose if you want to be notified when working on banking pages ( recommended to keep, but , again, your choice)

stay safe,

Mike

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I want to say: I find your reply EXTREMELY UNHELPFUL and INSULTING.

I (and so many others) followed all those "directions" already, many times, and still receive CONSTANT pop-up notifications, on my screen (not even in the sidebar), sometimes literally seconds apart, which are very distracting and negatively affect my work. Please see attached screenshots as evidence of the distraction.

Shutting off the notification options, per your suggestion, DOES NOT HELP, as I and many others are pointing out for 8 pages and counting here (and on many other websites the very same complaints about BitDefender are voiced daily.)

This is a TERRIBLE PROGRAM, if a "feature" is constant, visible, distracting pop-up notifications. Really awful, and yet you then state "I am not sure what was that bothered you..." What??? THE POP-UP NOTIFICATIONS BOTHER ME, MAN! As they do everyone else here. The title of this thread is: "HOW TO STOP BITDEFENDER POPUPS/NOTIFICATIONS". What do you think is bothering people???

Please FIX THE PROBLEM, instead of not listening.

I am cancelling BitDefender and going back to Webroot. BitDefender products are terrible, and clearly the "expert customer service" is even worse. What a complete waste of time, energy, and money. What a joke.

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▶️ Other readers/users: CANCEL / DO NOT RENEW BitDefender. Apparently the only way to get these people to listen and perhaps resolve these issues is to boycott the products and not support the business until they act responsibly. There are better options, and more courteous companies who will accept AND respect your business.

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Too little, too late. You never did help, still have not in your latest reply. I have cancelled BitDefender and subscribed to WebRoot instead. WebRoot is a FAR SUPERIOR product, working always quietly in the background, with NO annoying pop-ups, ever; and consuming less RAM than BitDefender. BitDefender is terrible, as is the truly awful "customer service".

Rather than believe in BitDefender, the only rational thing to do is to cancel BitDefender, not support it in any way, buy something else, and spread the word. I am very happy that I have done so, and I urge all other visitors to this page to NOT SUPPORT BITDEFENDER: IT IS A TERRIBLE PRODUCT WITH AWFUL 'CUSTOMER SERVICE'. 🤬

Simple, we need a way to silence the "Suspicious Connection Blocked" notification and the profile switching notification. We shouldn't have to turn off auto profile switching just to avoid the related notification. You're literally hemorrhaging product reputation and clients over such a simple fix. Why?

Mike_BD: again, you are NOT reading or listening/hearing, it seems. Nobody cares how BitDefender acts on YOUR devices if it acts horribly (as evidenced by 8 pages of complaints so far, and many more on other sites...) on OUR devices. Why do you need "to try and replicate the issues marked on this thread and report them within our team..."? THE ISSUES HAVE ALREADY BEEN DESCRIBED MANY TIMES HERE IN THIS THREAD AND MANY OTHERS. What more evidence could you possibly need that BitDefender has a major, annoying, goddamned problem, man???

I (and many others) provided plenty of evidence, written and image, regarding our complaints, and you continue to not address those customers (yes, EX-customers in my case). In fact, you rudely and ineptly post some "comparison-review" which tries to posit BitDefender as better than WebRoot. BitDefender is NOT better than WebRoot. I had WebRoot for 3 years (never any problems) before thinking I would try BitDefender, based on the reviews (which I now can state are not accurate, in my case at least). I had BitDefender barely 3 days, not 3 years, before I found I was sick of it and that no real "customer service" to help would be forthcoming from the BD site here. That is terrible performance, Mike_D, and so, again:

BITDEFENDER IS INDEED AWFUL; WEBROOT IS INDEED FAR SUPERIOR.

Please stop treating people so flippantly, stop making so many excuses, and instead just focus and start to improve the product if you want to stay competitive and respected.

I, like everyone here, cannot turn off the notifications and find it distracting and annoying. I was using the free version before and decided to upgrade to the subscription service. what a mistake that was. I keep getting notifications I don't give two shits about. Just do your thing in the background and let me game in peace. I don't care that you blocked suspicious activity. Do you want a gold star for that? This program acts like a bratty kid that wants to get complimented every time he does something right.

The issue with the notifications, which the admins here for whatever reason cannot seem to grasp, is that these notifications steal focus away from whatever app or program you're using.

I don't understand why it's so hard for the programming team to either make popups not steal focus, or give us the option to disable them completely.

DiegoCJ has nailed it. The incessant pop-ups to "immunize" USB drives that have already been "immunized" and nothing seems to turn them off... is the issue that brought be here originally. I still don't know after reading this whole thread.

One of the problems is that the 'solutions' offered eight pages ago don't even apply to the current version. The labyrinthine pathways to try to turn each unwanted pop-up off seem like they are made to be deliberately difficult to follow.

Too bad, so many unhappy people, and I'm becoming one of them.

I was close to renewing Total Security for another year but decided to disable auto-renewal (had to do it from "2CheckOut" rather than from within BD Central).

A few things I did not like:

Everytime I started Outlook or Thunderbird, that message about "we have got your back..." Same message whenever starting Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc).

Total Security covered up to 5 devices. I have two laptops and one Android phone, so a total of 3 devices. Nearly every day I had a large popup about adding more devices. No way of turning that off is really annoying. Maybe have an option "do not remind me again", instead of "add another device" and "remind me later".

In recent weeks I had noted the version of TS was 26.x, where previously it was 25.x, and I noted the popups were still occurring but less frequently, but still happened.

I even talked myself into accepting the popups and just dismiss them and carry on. But after seeing these multiple pages (currently 8) on this topic, going back a long time, I decided to not renew, and have gone back to my previous A/V software (Emsisoft Anti-Malware) and all is now good.

Yep...I'm done as well. Uninstalling as we speak... what a waste of money...never again.

The suggested solution does not work grrrrr. All these popups in Bitdefender are annoying and will stop me renewing the license. I want to know when there is a problem, full stop!!! Not when you have my back or trying to sell a VPN (most of which these days are free). Please Bitdefender, fix this.............................

This 'Threat attempt blocked' message actually shows MY IP address. Imagine a streamer getting this one on live, exposing him to DDOS, his losses could be counted in thousands $. And if he were during a COD or CSGO tournament, even tens of thousands! I hope it happens to someone and sue you for his losses. Maybe then you will get what we are trying to convey here through these 8 pages.

JFC, i was playing a game in fullscreen mode the other day, in gaming profile no less, and bitdefender minimized the entire game to show me its garbage popup. GG on making the worse antivirus ever in existence guys. At this rate, it's worst than actual ransomware/malware.

I hope this turns them off

Suspicion connection blocked for the 1 millionth time and honestly am losing my mind with this application. Please , why cant we disable this feature and stop popping up every 2 seconds