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Bitdefender product updates and release notes
Bitdefender ensures the best cyber-security available on the market and offers a wealth of features designed to keep your devices safe. Upgrading to the newest version is possible without following the manual uninstall and reinstall procedure. More exactly, the new product including new features and major product…
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Insights from Bitdefender - What does it take to secure today’s Content Creators?
In today’s digital landscape, content creators and influencers are more vulnerable than ever to cyber threats that can jeopardize years of hard work, reputation, and income. Recognizing this challenge, Bitdefender recently unveiled Security for Creators — the industry’s first cybersecurity solution tailored specifically…
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Bitdefender Discounts: Save on Premium VPN, SecurePass and Identity Protection
We’re excited to launch a community–focused campaign with up to 50% off Premium VPN, SecurePass, and Digital Identity Protection. Whether you're browsing on public Wi-Fi, managing dozens of passwords, or wondering if your personal data has been exposed online, these tools are designed to give you more control, more…
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The Bitdefender Expert Community guidelines and tips to get you started!
Our mission: Welcome to the Bitdefender Expert Community! These forums allow Bitdefender users and enthusiasts to connect with each other in order to share tips and insights, resolve issues, and discuss all things related to tech and cybersecurity. Our promise is to nurture and maintain an environment where real people can…
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Guidelines for Product features & Ideation
We are always excited to hear your suggestions and ideas about Bitdefender products and services. To ensure our product developers can use your suggestions, we have a couple of guidelines, to help you get the best out of the Product features & Ideation section: It is essential that all ideas include a user story, that is,…
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How to Choose the Right 4 Star Package for Your Umrah Journey
When selecting the right 4 star Umrah packages for your journey, it is important to focus on comfort, location, and reliability of services rather than just price. Pilgrims should check how close the hotel is to Haram, what type of transport is included, and whether the package offers proper assistance for visa processing…
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How Do I Configure The Firewall for Webdav Connection?
When I work from home, I access my office services through it's Webdav connection. I currently use Netdrive, which is very flawed in that it causes sync issues, resulting in files being randomly locked and deleted from the server. I've finally got the built-in Webdav service in Windows working, however, I can only connect…
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Restart request every time computer is started
For the last week or so, every time I start the computer, Bitdefender tells me that I need to restart the computer. How to fix?
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Printer test pages not working – could Bitdefender be blocking them?
Hi everyone, I recently noticed that my printer sometimes doesn’t respond when I try to print test pages or simple documents on my Windows PC. Everything works fine if I temporarily disable antivirus protection, so I’m wondering if Bitdefender might be interfering with the print jobs. For context, the printers I’m using…
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UI: Resizable Window + Make text size bigger and more
This feature request was posted 12 years ago: https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/30538/resizable-interface It makes sense. Bitdefender's interface accessibility is terrible and poorly designed. I've been using this product since 2013 and there's little to no improvement in UI and UX design. The texts are too…
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Process to remove website from Bitdefender Trafficlight
Hello! How / what is the process to request the removal of a website from Bitdefender Trafficlight? The website of the company I work is being classified as such. Thank you.
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Renewing Bitdefender subscription
Hello, I want to know how to extend my 3 years subscription ( Bitdefender Internet Security). I have tried all options in Bitdefender Central but i always end up with the price of 8,15 €. Something must be wrong. Can anyone please help me? Thanks a lot in advance, António
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Hijacked One+ android phone. What to do?
Can bitfender help me to stop my phone being hijacked
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Alphabetizing drop down account list
Hi. I just upgraded from Bitdefender password manager to Bitdefender secure pass. Within the vault web page, I can sort the accounts alphabetically. But when I click on the Secure Pass extension at the top of Chrome and dropdown list comes up, it Is in a random order. I see no options to change it to alphabetical order.…
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Getting threat block notices on unknown probably old computers that show not protected?
I have had it seems bitdefender since 2007 (per this forum acct) I have had on lots of prior devices but some showing up in my device list I can not tell what they are by generic descriptions of old computers I think I scrapped. I just got a 3 day ago notice on BD site: 3 Days ago: 2 threats were blocked on…
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How to keep BitDefender from locking out user for minutes?
There are times when I try to use my PC but cannot because BD is running the disk at 100 percent for several minutes. I tried to lower BD priority, but a message says I am not authorized although I am the administrator. How can I prevent these lockouts?
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Latest Bitdefender Update for macOS
Wondering when the latest update (The most recent version number of Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac is 10.3.0.3 and was released on March 11, 2026.) is actually going to be released to customers. Still not seeing this update on my two Macs
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Prevent Auto Renew
There are older articles here on the subject but I'd like to know what the current answer would be. My Total Security subscription is set to expire in a few days. I normally purchase a new license through Amazon then just enter the code. That way I don't have to worry about being charged the full amount by BD the next time…
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Remove, or make optional, the Bitdefender "safe" label in Email Protection
For me, having the "Dangerous" label is all that is required. By definition, all other incoming emails are safe. I don't like getting every single email tagged with a useless label. It should at least be optional if users want the "safe" label. Yes, I know that some users might not understand that Email Protection only…
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The current Bitdefender version, build number link.
I'm sure most of us know how to find our version, build number via the BD system tray icon, right-click, About. As well as clicking the life preserver at the top of the main UI Dashboard, and Product information at the bottom. But here is the link to confirm that the build you're on, is the most current build available.…
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Renewing Bitdefender
Hello, I would like to know how to extend my subscription. I have been trying everything but I only found the option to activate with a code. Thanks a lot António
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Are there plans to expand capabilities to other browsers and email service providers?
Hi All, As a recent convert to Bitdefender I have been delighted by a number of the capabilities included in the Ultimate Security package. One area which is a touch frustrating, however, is that certain of the email and browser capabilities are not afforded to the Browsers I use or my email service provider. I imagine…
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Are You Using Packaging as a Branding Tool or Just a Box
Many businesses still treat packaging as a simple necessity, but in reality, it can be one of the most powerful branding tools available. The design, colors, materials, and overall presentation all communicate a message about your brand before the product is even seen. Thoughtful packaging not only protects items but also…
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how do i upgrade from total security to ultimate security plus. i have over a year to run on the existing subscription
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"This Site Can't Be Reached" Issue
Hello! Apologies if this has already been asked and answered a million times before but I'm at my wits end. For context, my father has just purchased a new laptop for me to use at college during fall 2026 and so on seasons. He had me download BitDefender and i've now got an issue that neither he nor I can solve. For some…
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Bitdefender Central 2FA issue
Hi everyone, Since around the same time as the forum login issue I'm having a 2FA issue with central. Central no longer remembers the cookie for the trusted device. I select the "remember this device" and it does add the device in central to the trusted devices but keeps forgetting every time I log out and then back in. It…
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MacOS "Chat Protection"????? No documentation, etc.
Today's update required a reboot, which I did. It apparently adds "Chat Protection", so I went ahead and enabled it. It scanned back messages and came up with a threat (see attached; the threat also shows up in my Bitdefender Central account online). I can find absolutely no documentation on this "feature" anywhere. The…
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False Positive
Hi! my name is Viggo and I am desperately trying to get my business EcoHulls running with my two friends. Our website has been built by a professional but because it is new it still seems to get flagged as a false positive by many providers, including Bitdefender. One customer could not access our site through his wifi…
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Regarding the Update Settings
Sat. 04/04/2026 @12:12 pm CDT — Good afternoon. I've noticed that every time I turn my PC on and finally open Bitdefender, it shows me an error [indicated by a red spot on my login identity in the upper right]. Following it tells me that it couldn't update because I wasn't online. I don't connect to the Internet…
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Question about Secure Pass upgrade
I got an e-mail today that I must upgrade to Secure Pass by June 12th. When reading about Secure Pass I saw this disturbing line: Web Access: Manage passwords from any browser using a convenient web client. Am I to understand that Secure Pass is going to store all of my passwords in the cloud? This is…. an insane security…
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Why does my downloaded bitdefender_avfree morph into a "trial" of Total?
I have gone through the following process twice with the same unacceptable results: Downloaded from Bitdefender site the bitdefender_avfree to my Windows11 download files folder. Opened the exe and let it run to successfully download the free program. Program install successful. Then, when prompted to create a Bitdefender…
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Game Mod
Does game mod excludes the games by not scanning each and evert read/write file of the game when its game mod is on ?
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B.D.'s app password is malfunctioning
when i check the the box '' disable the password for the current session '' nothing needs password again even the app is closed. it is not a normal password behavior , closing the app should lock the bitdefender's critical settings again because the session ends with closing the app. plz guide about the fix.
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Events are not getting forwarded thorugh push API
I am currently using the free trial of Bitdefender's EDR product and have configured push notifications as per the API documentation. I’ve subscribed to all available event types, and the API responds with a 200 status code and a "true" status. However, after generating various events, including threats, malware, and…
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BD Total Security is logging out from my account after the last update on Windows 11
Hello, After the last update today, the BD total security icon on my taskbar was greyed and when I hover over it it said I must connect to activate. When I go on the app under my account, there is none showing, in Central it says my computer is protected, though, subscription still ok and when I am logging again, from the…