Did I compromise security by manually removing com.bitdefender.dmg from scanning exception list?
I recently saw that com.bitdefender.dmg was in the scanning exception list. I removed it from the list, thinking it was some sort of bug. I later found out from the forum post below that this is expected behavior. I haven't seen the exception pop up again during scans, including scans of .dmg files. In the explanation for the exception in the below post, it says:
"This exclusion is pre-configured by Bitdefender, not something you need to manage manually. This minimizes the risk of accidentally removing it and compromising security."
Did I compromise my security by removing it? Have I affected Bitdefender's ability to detect malware and other threats?
Answers
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Hello @uv,
That's a temporary path that the antivirus deletes after a while anyway, so there is no problem if you remove it.
Regards,
Alex
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By manually taking
com.bitdefender.dmg
off the exception list, could I have compromised security0 -
Hi @anoboy,
I don't think that's possible. like I said above, that temporary path is deleted anyway after a while.
Regards
Premium Security & Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools user
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