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Bitdefender researchers find Teabot malware dropping Android apps
Most believe the official Google Play Store is completely safe to download and vetted for security purposes before they become available to the public. That's true most of the time but not always. Sometimes malicious apps are missed and stay active on official stores accruing thousands of downloads before they are noticed…
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If you're running Android you should probably check this
"Are you worried that someone may be intercepting your phone calls and SMSs? Well, you might not be just paranoid, and it’s not just about spying programs installed on your mobile device. The privacy and information security community has been warning people for years about stingray attacks, a technique that consists of…
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Is there any way to turn off nuisance notifications?
When you install an antivirus you expect it to work silently in the background. The BF geeks may like their work so much they think we should sit all day admiring it, but in the real world most people only want to hear from the antivirus when there is a problem. BUT - Bitdefender is littered with annoying notifications. I…
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Help, I have key logger and silent logger on my android phone
None of the reputable apps are detecting it, I found it while being nosey looking through my settings and through all the different things in the settings app.... how can I find out how to get rid of it? I have no clue about how it got on my phone, or what app or file it's attached to. Please help. Also, if my phone…
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Android Bitdefender Free Riskware find
Yesterday during a scan on my Android phone, Bitdefender Free found what it called a Riskware.Agent.gDKCW threat in a game called Arkanoid Collection, by Ales Apps. I wanted to know more detail so I extracted it using (App Extractor by meher) so I could scan it on my PC using VirusTotal. The results can be viewed here :-…
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how to copy settings?
background: Hello I have a few bitdefender box2, and several pc/laptop/phones at each locations. Each device is also running the bitdefender total security for PC, IOS and Android. How can I copy specific bitdefender settings to each devices without having to udpate them manually one by one through the GUI locally? (for…
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Add Account Privacy feature to other operating systems
Hello everybody, What ? Account Privacy -> verify whether your email account has been breached or not This feature is already available on Android Bitdefender application. Idea : Can we add this feature to our Windows* Bitdefender clients also. It will permit to users that only have Windows Bitdefender client to also have…
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PC installation gives link to phone but fails to use the licence
Licensed for 3 devices, but the link it gives to my phone does looses the message of what license I'm installing with, so then it gives me another Trial license on my account. I need to get that device on the same license as my other two devices but there is no way to do it
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Chromebook and Android Activity Not Showing in Parental Control
Hi All - I am not seeing any application or screen activity in parental control across three devices (two Chromebooks and one Android phone). My hope is to view screen time and applications used. This should be supported, correct? And, if so, are there any extra special/tricky configuration settings that need to be made?…
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Can't Install Paid Version on Galaxy S10
I used the link in BD Central from my laptop to send the AV installation invite to my Android phone. But when I start the installation link, it quickly comes up with "Free trial has expired" which is true, I tried it many months ago and uninstalled it. I have the paid service on my laptop with a couple of unused devices…
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Android Interface too easy to circumvent
I'm not totally sure how this is happening, but the Android version of the software is apparently entirely too easy to circumvent. I have three Android devices with Bitdefender installed, it was installed in order to prevent children from accessing the Play Store and to deny access to messaging apps. As of recently these…
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Smart unlock only working with Location turned on?
Hi, I had to turn on location to add my wireless network to the smart unlock places. I did that and the network was recognized and added. However, it doesn't appear that smart unlock is working (I'm still asked for a PIN) while on the wifi, when my location is turned off. Why would the app require GPS to be on at all times…
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Wallet for Android
I've been using Wallet for the past year or so and I would like to see the following features which would make it more competitive with the other password managers on the market: * Wallet for Android * Global synch of all passwords and password types including banking information. The biggest challenge for me is that I may…
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Is it possible block android apps with "Time schedule?"
I try to block WhatsUp and such apps during the school days, for my sons android phone. Is it possible block apps with schedule? I do not want those apps be blocked all the time, but following timetables configured on "Time Schedule" -section "Time Schedule" seems to control only browser usage, not apps. So if I want to…
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Merge Total Security Multi-Device and Mobile for Android
Back in January 2016 I bought the Android mobile version of Bitdefender for my phone. Last month I upgraded my home PC to Bitdefender Total Security Multi-Device 2017 and saw that it includes coverage for mobile devices. Is there a way to coordinate the two subscriptions?
