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Bitdefender total security version 27.0.49.249 issue
Hi everyone, My bitdefender updated to version 27.0.49.249, I noticed 2 issues with so far. After the update installed I rebooted my PC and then after about an hour or so the tray icon showed a little yellow exclamation mark, when hovering my mouse over the tray icon I got a message saying "Action required: Add a valid…
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BD quarantine numerous unrelated registry keys during quarantine malicious file
Following the latest BD update(27.0.47.237), when a malicious file is detected by BD, quarantine measures may unexpectedly target unrelated registry keys. The registry key that have been quarantined show a same detection name in the BD interface with the name of the detected malicious file. I'm not sure what happened, this…
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Hosts File access
Hi, I'm using Windows 10. I've just started using Bitdefender after using Kaspersky for many years. In the light of the current circumstances I decided to uninstall Kaspersy for obvious reasons. I am a developer and I need to be able to switch my hosts file at the click of a button. I had written a program to do this and…
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Bitdefender version update failing, serious issue
Hi everyone, My bitdefender tried to update to the newer version, the icon of bitdefender then disappears like it always does with a version update but then doesn't reappear. After reboot bitdefender is loaded again at start but then after 15 minutes it tries to update the version again and again fails. In the "info" it…
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Why is the little arrow on the taskbar icon missing?
When I installed Bitdefender, for the first 2 days, there was a small arrow in the task bar icon as shown below. However, now there is no such thing. Why is it? What does it mean?
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Bitdefender Firewall not working with expressvpn after update to 27.0.18.96
After bitdefender updated to version 27.0.18.96 today the firewall is no longer working when connected with the expressvpn app, it's no longer making rules when using the expressvpn app on windows, even when I manually add firewall rules for example firefox it does not block connections to websites when I disable the…
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Suspicious 'updater.exe' file appears to be using Dropbox to get through the firewall
I've been having an issue with a .EXE file that is bypassing the Application Access tab and creating new Rules that allow it access to the internet. It initially seems legit as it is located in a Dropbox-named folder. These are the details: I have Dropbox installed at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox" and within the…
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Bitdefender total security system scan results discrepancy
Hi everyone, There is an issue with the system scan not showing the correct amount of items scanned in the app. When completed a "system scan" the results shown in the app do not match with the results shown in central. However when adding all the scanned items shown in the xml system scan log it generates after the scan…
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Bitdefender total security one-click optimizer scan results discrepancy in version 27.0.38.163
Hi everyone, After my bitdefender total security updated to version 27.0.38.163 the "one-click optimizer" incorrectly shows the scan results after running the optimizer. It first shows that it will delete about 13 items, 7 junk files and 6 privacy files, yet when after having ran the optimizer it shows a total of 11 items…
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Websites slowed down when Encrypted Web scan is enabled.
I recently encountered a peculiar issue with the Encrypted Web Scan feature in Bitdefender. I've noticed that when this feature is enabled, the loading times for specific websites (particularly those hosted on Vercel) are significantly slower. The loading time is more than a minute instead of under a second. This issue…
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Web protection is turning off randomly.
As you saw in the title, my web protection is turning off every time I turn off my phone and sometimes when I’m on. Can someone please explain. I am a bit worried.
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Why Digital Identity Protection service to scan the email inbox doesn't works for outlook?
I have been having difficulty connecting my Outlook account to the Bitdefender Digital Identity Protection feature to scan received emails for some time now... I have already opened a ticket with support asking about it, unfortunately I have not received a satisfactory answer at the moment, in fact they only replied that…
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Bitdefender still running programs.
Hello. I installed the Bitdefender installer a while back, but decided not go through with the install of Bitdefender (it wanted me to delete my existing anti-virus). I recently checked my Task Manager, and saw that some Bitdefender programs were running. I find this weird, since I never installed Bitdefender, and I…
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GravityZone login issue.
Since yesterday I am facing an issue where I am trying to login to GravityZone and it just keep on looping in the login screen. We have 2FA setup on the account. When I try to log in, after credentials it goes to loading screen even before the 2FA prompt and then goes back to login screen. Not sure what the issue can be.…
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I Can't Access a Website. How Do I Make Bitdefender Stop Blocking Access?
I am trying to access a website (myseoauditor.com). When I try using the Brave browser, Bitdefender blocks the access, and I get this error: ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED When I try using a different browser, it works. Why is this happening? Also, I've added the site to my online threat protection exceptions, but it still doesn't…
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Bitdefender update gets stuck at 84% on windows when updating to new version
Hi everyone, When my bitdefender total security is trying to update to the latest version it gets stuck at 84% no matter how long I wait. This issue first started last month when updating from version 27.0.35.147 to version 27.0.38.163. I fixed that by uninstalling bitdefender using the uninstaller tool and then…
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Defenders of the month shows incorrectly the amount of posts
Hi everyone, On my community forum page it shows incorrectly the amount of posts for the "defenders of the month" but on other users page or on a general page it shows the monthly posts for the defenders of the month correctly. Also note that it doesn't matter if I'm logged in to the forum or not, on my page it shows it…
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Why is bitdefender being stupid?
It's been giving me pop up notifications at the bottom right of my screen about some unwanted app being detected then being moved, but when i go to either restore the app or delete it nothing happens. This isnt really the issue, but the issue is that it doesnt stop until a random point through the day. Anyone exprence this…
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Bitdefender scanner no longer works on android after update to version 3.3.234.2411
Hi everyone, I have a android TV box with android 12 running bitdefender mobile version 3.3.234.2411, since it updated to this new version today I can no longer scan, when pressing the scan button nothing happens. I can see in my bitdefender central when I go to my android device an click on the "malwarescan" that a scan…
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Bitdefender total security version 27.0.35.146 malware detections not showing in central?
Hi everyone, I have a few windows PC's on my account, on one of my laptops with windows 10 with bitdefender total security version 27.0.35.146 no longer seems to update in the bitdefender central for any website detection that bitdefender total security flags as malware. The certificate detections of this PC do update in…
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Problem after Bitdefender update.
Hello, Currently having some issues with the AV, I can't run a scan and the feature selection has a weird "_" prefix. Also, all notifications are not showing any details just a plain popup. I already reinstalled the Bitdefender AV Plus and contacted the support. If you have a way to fix this please let me know. Thank you.
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App anomaly detection keeps turning itself off since update to 3.3.226.2369
I have an android tv box, the HK1RBOX running android 12 and I have bitdefender mobile version 3.3.226.2369 installed on it from the google play store. Since bitdefender mobile updated today trough the google play store to 3.3.226.2369 the "app anomaly detection" keeps turning itself off, every time I boot my tv box it's…
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Is there anything I can do about BitDefender's completely unhinged memory usage?
It just keeps escalating it's memory usage and never releases any of it, causing my browser to spout out-of-memory errors, or cause system-wide stutters when I share my screen with friends, or simply bluescreen with the error citing memory problems. Searching around online only brings me to threads that are either…
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Certificates not working on bitdefender 27.0.18.96 ?
When going to a website that has an outdated certificate which I used to always get the bitdefender screen warning no longer seems to work, when I go for example to watercoolingshop.be which is the old url of this site it always triggered the bitdefender warning, I have also tried it with 2 other sites that have an…
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Bitdefender Firewall no longer working after update to 27.0.16.87
My bitdefender total security updated to version 27.0.16.87 without problem this morning then a few hours later it updated again to the same version and now the firewall no longer works. I have already uninstalled using the bitdefender uninstaller tool and reinstalled, it installed normally but then after a reboot it again…
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Improve the "Manage Quarantine" and "Threats were found" result windows
Hi, I'm new to BitDefender and would really like to see improvements be made to the "Manage Quarantine" and "Threats were found" result windows. I ran a full system scan and some issues where found. The result of the scan is presented in a tiny window which unfortunately is not resizable. Trying to find details of the…
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Can't activate Bitdefender on another device without logging in with account credentials
Hello, I am having difficulty with installing Bitdefender on additional devices. I have been able to install it on other devices in the past following the instructions online by sharing the link from central to the persons device no problem. However, now it requests that the user inputs the account credentials, which did…
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Random Full System Scan
Hi, This morning I booted up my Win10 machine and walked away, when I came back it there was the “Your system is clean” screen. I did not start a scan nor do I have any scheduled scans setup. It had however only scanned about 5000 files and the log indicated that the scan had been cancelled by the user. I did not start…
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VPN not working for France (6play)
Hi I used to utilize ExpressVPN with which I've never had any issue: I localized in France and could access 6play. When I localize in France with BitD VPN, 6play doesn't see me in France... Any idea??? Thanks!
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Every time I see live streams my windows automatically puts on lock screen (where I have to give my
hello, Every time I see live streams example: F1 TV or Twitch or Youtube Live,... Then I have a lock screen almost every second... so annoying. And I think it has to do with Bitdefender scanning automatically. I have the same problem with Online gaming... Now I only play single player. How can I fix it? Which settings…
