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Microsoft Defender Still Running Despite Settings
Hello all. I installed BitDefender and configured it to run all things antivirus, firewall, etc. and sht down Windows Defender. But without fail, Windows Defender shows up in Task Manager as running alongside BitDefender. This is creating issues in and of itself. I try to "End Task" but get an "Access Denied" even though…
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Cannot disabale some features (file extensions/task manager).
Good evening, I'm here to have some clarifications. It's a little while since I can't hide the file extensions from the File Manager. I know, 'cause I've read something in this forum, that it's a security feature of the antivirus to prevent the that an exe could mimic another file (like a PDF in example). But I consider…
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Bdservicehost consistently averaging 20% CPU
Hi, I've noticed that whenever I startup my PC and check task manager, I see bdservicehost (the virus shield) using 18-22% CPU very consistently. When I launch a game or something and the CPU is high, the service drops to 10-13% CPU usage and goes back up to 20%. I've just noticed as I am writing this that it stopped and…
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How to stop the bdservicehost.exe task?
Hello everyone, I recently purchased Bitdefender, so far I'm happy with the product, but I've encountered a very specific issue, and I'm hoping to find some help. I installed Bitdefender Total Security on a laptop. The laptop isn't what you would call a powerhouse, so when I want to play some video games on the laptop, I…
