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m.nearbyme.io
My Win11 device has been infected with m.nearbyme.io and bitdefender so far has not identified it. Any advice for this? m.nearbyme.io is a browser hijacker. It redirects google searches on the address bar
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App I didn’t download is running 24/7
I got a notification on my IPhone SE 2020 that my screen time was up 68% from the week before, which was weird, and discovered an app that’s been running 24/7 since last Tuesday called “Ohio State”. This is really weird because I’m not an Ohio State fan - I didn’t (knowingly) install it and I don’t recognize it. It’s not…
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Bitdefender Labs Sees Increased Malicious and Scam Activity Exploiting the War in Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, researchers at Bitdefender Labs are picking up waves of fraudulent and malicious emails exploiting the humanitarian crisis and charitable spirit of recipients across the globe. What we’ve seen so far: Since March 1, Bitdefender Labs have been tracking two phishing campaigns attempting to…
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New FoxBlade Malware Hit Ukraine Hours Before Invasion, Microsoft Says
Threat actors used a new malware strain against Ukrainian networks hours before the Russian invasion started on Feb. 24, according to Microsoft. The company’s Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) noticed cyberattacks aimed at Ukraine and identified a novel type of malware they labeled FoxBlade. “Several hours before the…
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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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Malware Posing as Ransomware Responsible for Ukraine Cyberattack
Microsoft has published a more in-depth analysis of the recent Ukraine cyberattack, showing that the destructive malware is more like ransomware and follows a known pattern. Following cyberattacks against Ukrainian government websites of the State Treasury, State Emergency Service, Cabinet of Ministers, Ministry of Foreign…
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Pop up "Op je systeem is geen appgeheugen meer beschikbaar" (no available app memory)
A couple of weeks ago Bitdefender found and deleted some Generic Trojan horses in an unopened mail when it was moved to the bin. Since that time I get this kind of pop up a couple of times a day, see screenshot. Especially when I am working with Photoshop. The pop up says Photoshop uses over 120 GB (on my 500 GB/16 GB…
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Hackers Are Sending Malicious Links Via Google Docs
Security firm Avanan says it "observed a new, massive wave of hackers leveraging the comment feature in Google Docs, targeting primarily Outlook users" starting in December 2021. Attackers reportedly created Google Docs and left comments using tags (the "@" symbol followed by the victim's name) so Google would notify the…
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I could use some help understanding why Bit Defender flagged something
I downloaded and installed a program to be used with an oculus headset from what I believed to be a trusted source. When I ran the program, BD flagged it for malware and listed the .exe as the source. It also listed some infected files under Antivirus. Most of the listed files are from AppData folder and are Nvidia…
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Is Bitdefender a virus? / Uninstalling VPN not possible
Perhaps not a virus but certainly a product with dubious credentials. I've a Total Security subscription on the Mac and generally satisfied. It's average software but overly complex to do some simple tasks. However, I am sick and tired of deinstalling VPN only for it to reappear and then offer to subscribe. This is not…
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static.imghst-de.com
Bitdefender keeps blocking static.imghst-de.com Dos anyone know what this is or why Chrome is trying to connect to it? I don't seem to be able to find much about it anywhere. "Online Threat Prevention - chome.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an expired certificate to static.imghst-de.com. We blocked the…
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powershell.exe malware. How do I remove it?
Over the last few days bitdefender has found 1 attack each day with the following: powershell.exe C:\Windows\ System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0 (Command line parameters: "C:\Windows\ System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Command &(env:psmodulepath =…
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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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MP3Studio YouTube Downloader updater flagged
I believe that I got MP3Studio from "https://mp3.studio/youtube-downloader" and purchased it a little while back. I've had it for a month or so now and fairly certain that before I first installed it I scanned it with Bitdefender, but now it suddenly is getting flagged and quarantined, I believe when it is trying to…
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Malware protection catalogue
Hi all, Is there anywhere I can search for the current protection that BD covers? I'm specifically thinking of Silver Sparrow right now but its a more general point.
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is there awareness of the new Silver Sparrow malware for mac?
Does BD detect this and remove it?
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how to detect and remove infected desktop windows manager (dwm.exe ) ?
current using Bitdefender total security : i found out dwm.exe is connecting to 94.130.164.163:7777 and using 2 gb ram, 50 cpu i suspect is bitcoin miner trojan Currently using firewall to block dwm.exe connecting to internet for around 3 months but now its manage to auto add rule to access back to internet Need help how…
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how to detect and remove infected desktop windows manager (dwm.exe ) ?
current using Bitdefender total security : i found out dwm.exe is connecting to 94.130.164.163:7777 and using 2 gb ram, high cpu usage i suspect is bitcoin miner trojan Currently using firewall to block dwm.exe connecting to internet for around 3 months but now its manage to auto add rule to access back to internet Need…
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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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Security Threat Being Missed By All Products
Hello, There are some serious malware attempts being missed by Bitdefender even in the traffic light section for search on Google Chrome as well as via every other platform. Example: In particular, when searching Google search for "transit map design software" One of the results is:…
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sy.eu.angsrvr.com
We have been seeing this show up in our logs as DNS name resolution timing out, however, we have seen quite a few oddities like mouse moving on its own, documents being opened up while users are logged in and such. I have also noticed PC's that have the BitDefender agent uninstalled and God only knows for how long. We…
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What is this: Gen:Variant.Zusy.337009 ?
Following my title, I received today an alert from BitDefender that 2 files infected with Gen:Variant.Zusy.337009 were found. As I checked further, I could see that the files infected were related to a software I downloaded one week ago in order to have an online certification for Microsoft, with Pearson VUE . And since…
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I need assistance
I have had a Bitdefender account for almost a year, and haven't been able to install it successfully since purchase. Each time I try it appears to either log me into a redirected site, or installs a malicious version of Bitdefender. I can see in the Windows Registry that there is an infection, as well as the windows32…
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High CPU Usage While Computer Locked
When I lock my Windows 10 computer, as soon as the screen turns off, the fan gets very loud due to high CPU usage. However, as soon as I unlock the computer, the CPU drops and the fan soon shuts off. When I check Task Manager immediately upon unlocking, usually the System process has the most usage (sub-10%), but I do not…
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bdparentalservice.exe / Parental Service Not Enabled; Running; Hogging Resources
bdparentalservice.exe is running on my machine. I didn't ask for it. I have no child profiles (all children are adults). And yet, there it is. What is it doing? Why is it there? Is this BD proprietary malware/spyware? If any one machine in our license group uses it, do all get it? My battery is very unhappy, as am I. How…
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_f3096655F6814A76D66DB9
Any one have an idea what this app is that appeared in my Windows Startup, "_f3096655F6814A76D66DB9" ??? I can't find any info on the web :-s a
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Half of Internet Users Fall Victim to Cyber Attacks
Half of computer users confirm that they have fallen victim to some form of cybercrime, according to a new NordLocker cybersecurity report. [...] In April, the company polled 1,400 Internet users in the US and UK, revealing that over 50% of respondents had fallen victim to malicious cyber activity. Brits hold steady at…
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Lack of antivirus engine detection
There is still no detective for the file encryptor called netwalker. Sample in the archive with the password infected. Please understand this situation.
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Unable to remove Virus from PC or Android phone
i have a sample virus from my Android phone in my PC. Bitdefender does not identify it as malware but in virus total few of well known does. How to fix this problem?
