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Is Kurt Williams, ("Bit license, 2509") from CA a bonafide Bitdefender technician?
I called for support and was contacted by the above individual. I fear a scam as money was exchanged.
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Why do I keep getting notification about threats when I open chrome ?
Hello, I keep getting a threat notification every time I open chrome browser. { The page [*url removed by @Flexx*] has been detected with suspicious activity. It is not recommended to continue browsing this website. } { The page [*url removed by @Flexx*] has been detected with suspicious activity. It is not recommended to…
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Why cant I get connection to my bank using safe payment?
Half a year ago I used safe payment.I had no problems getting connection to my bank.But to day I cant get trhrough to my bank. In DK we use the state ID called MitId.I have to use it when I connect to my bank.But in safe pay I just get to a side with nothing on it????? Jes
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I think this is a false positive as my link is not listed as a concern. Can it be corrected?
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/f3d28d0df820f0172e7b0852a08c35c20f6bb3598cf3d07b0b1d4548b1c3fb4e/details
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Keep getting this message from Thunderbird
I keep getting this message every 1hr ? is that old email or new email if old email. can I scan Thunderbird all at once ==== Infected file detected now Feature: Antivirus The file C:\Users\nbctc\AppData\Local\Temp\newmsg is infected with Generic.IQYDownloader.2.65707B72. The threat has been successfully blocked, your…
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BitDefender DNS over HTTPS: Internal sites incorrectly resolving with external IP
I've an internal DNS server that resolves basic local domain's before it forwards the resolution for anything that is not on the local domain, to the wider internet via my ISP DNS. DNS Server is 10.0.0.10, for the sake of this discussion. The domain is, for example something like this: mydomain.com While BitDefender is…
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Random Windows VPN disconnects
My VPN will disconnect randomly. I may walk away from my pc, screen saver may come on after a while, could be 15 minutes to a hour later (or overnight with no reboot or updates) and I see the VPN is DISCONNECTED. Is this normal, am I protected form outside attacks if VPN is off??? What is the purpose of the VPN if not…
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Is there any way to turn off "suspicious connection blocked" notifications
I'm glad BD is working to keep me safe, but is it really necessary to spam us with all the popups? Yes, you're a good boy. Now go about your business and leave me alone. For the life of me, I can't find the setting to turn those notices off. :(
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Malware or not?
I'm running Bitdefender Total Security on Windows 10. I have a problem with jpgs. Something changed file date and size on a LOT of my pictures, and the files are now larger than they were. Bitdefender says my computer is not infected, but when I open what seem to be infected files, the command prompt pops up. I have 120…
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Blocked ports - no notification happening.
Hello With Bitdefender firewall disabled I can connect and use a particular device perfectly well (I know the IP but can't tell what port it is using). With Bitdefender firewall enabled I can no longer connect my device - which is by design of course (doing its job) , but nowhere can I find any log or anything within…
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Mastermind of Defense: Join the latest Q&A session with our Director of Threat Research
📣 We are excited to announce a new Q&A session that brings together our community for another insightful and interactive experience. Our special guest on the forum is Bogdan Botezatu, the esteemed Director of Threat Research at Bitdefender. Here's what he wanted to share with you: Hi, I'm Bogdan Botezatu, Director of…
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Cross domain token based multifactor scheme on job application site
Hello community, I recently got the following error on a redirect scheme I was already suspicious about: The site is a job application site from a company called MindPal. I have moderate intuition about how tokens are passed around a backend, which made me notice an irregularity in the following UX scheme: I applied to two…
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Bitdefender
OMG, I am trying to find virus software that ITSELF, does not spam me constantly. Quick Heal is disgraceful at this constantly trying to get me to upgrade or implement their other features and i can not tun this off so I am looking. I am concerned as I created this account to make this post and BD (this software) alraedy…
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When will logging in every single time we open our browsers, or switch browsers, stop or change?
I've seen the questions and discussions on the topic long before now. I want a response other than "We're looking into it" or "It's being addressed." If there's a solution I'm unaware of, I would love to be enlightened because the constant signing in every ******* time I open my browser is infuriating at this point. I love…
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Bitdefender Total Security - how do I disable Email Protection
I enabled protection for a few Gmail accounts and need to disable it for one of them. Nothing in the FAQ (https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/91168/). I can't find and easy "disable" or remove function. Do I need to disable access from the Gmail side possibly? Seems a bit unintuitive.
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How come Bitdefender didn't catch/flag this?
Happened when the person was on Facebook. It was a persistent mess. Just popped up, didn't click on anything to open it. Powering off did not close it, it came up right back to the same screen after power on. Pretty much disabled all the usual stuff, cntrl,alt,del etc. Finally got it to close by switching tabs and could…
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how to close community window
I brought up the community trouble-shooting window and cannot close it on a windows11 pc. The window is https://community.bitdefender.com/en/categories/windows I have tried shutting it down; logged in and logged out; rebooted; cleared cookies; and searched google and bitdefender community for an answer It works fine but…
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Bitdefender installation stuck at 66%
Hello, i've been trying to install bitdefender in all the pcs of the office i work in, but in some of them the installation gets stuck on 66% (starting services), i've tried everything , using the offline installer, the online installer, tried using the uninstalling tool and installing again, restarting the pc, everything,…
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Can't find where to schedule a regular scan
I'm running BitDefender for Mac version 9.4.1.4 on my Mac running Sonoma 14.2.1. I followed the current instructions on this website to schedule a regular scan, but after choosing "Protection" from the left nav bar and the "Antivirus" tab, I don't see "Manage" anywhere. I want to set up a scan to run on my Mac every few…
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My PC has crashed during a bitdefender system scan.
How do I get my laptop to run Bitdefender as my main machine? I have Bitdefender on my laptop as one of my 5 devices.
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The whole Installation/activation is unnecessarily complicated
I have been using antivirus and anti malware programs for about 20 years now and at 81 I have never come across a more complicated and convoluted method of installing the Anti Virus, Total Security and VPN software being offered by Bitdefender. I have taken up the offer of changing from the Free Antivirus to the 5PCs for 1…
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Bitdefender antivirus failed to detect this app on my phone as malicious
Hi as you can see... I recently buy my self a new phone and heard about this app bitdefender from my friend at school. I installed it and run a quick scan and yeah, it turned out great but when I scan it using an app which I randomly seen in some sites and also had good feedbacks, I tried it but then when I scan my phone…
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What happened to the speedy startup of my Windows 11 loaded Computer since the last Bitdefender upda
Please give the question box more room. Screen space is free........
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How can I make the bitdefender firewall open for connection to at printer on another net?
We have an office net with at common printer TCP/IP 10.10.10.55 We also have a wifi router that provides DHCP in the range 198.89.xx.xx a Windows PC with Bitdefender small Office on the WIFI net, cannot access the printer on 10.10.10.55 if Bitdefender firewall is on. how can I make a hole in the firewall for our printer?…
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Undeletable File
What is this the purpose of this Bitdefender file and why it cannot be deleted. file:///C:/Users/Kgam0/AppData/Local/Temp/BDWR_E4AAB8FE-480C-4E51-8D21-9C5C414BF4C5
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Windows Defender
I am testing an app that is in beta status and therefore not known to Windows Defender. When I start it I get the "Windows Protected your PC" message. In Defender settings I can disable "Check Apps and Files" and I get a warning I can dismiss and start the app. I read some old posts in this forum, but I didn't find the…
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Updating, Menu bar, Scanner display at startup
I'm transitioning from the Sophos free home version; that is my experience. Sorry for so basic questions. I googled but did not work - How do I (can I) put BD in the upper menu bar? And related... I have set to scan at computer startup. The dialog box stays open and on top. Is there a way to minimize automatically, or if…
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Bitdefender Total Security Firewall off interferes with updates
If Bitdefender's firewall is turned off updates fail with error code 1004. No proxies on my system. Win11. Firewall on updates work fine. Supper annoying with the above, as I am running WSL and have to turn Bitdefender's firewall off to use my terminal. Support has been going in circles on this one. Anyone have a solution?
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Renewal from 23 to 24 - any logs for court forensics logs I may want to secure?
Greetings Earth Clan LoL I'm about to uninstall BD ISec23 to reinstall renewed BD '24 (the best version w/o identity protection) Now, I'm involved in civil lawsuit and have important digital evidence on one of my Androids (audio voice recordings) > when some files sync'd with cloud back up and on my NAS, there were file…
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IP-Adresse einsehbar trotz VPN ?