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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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Bitdefender Awards and Certifications: Industry Recognition
Antimalware Test Results from Leading Agencies: AV-Test, AV-Comparatives, MRG Effitas, Virus Bulletin, and more. This post is dedicated to showcasing the latest antimalware testing results conducted by various organizations. Only admin @Alexandru_BD, along with moderators @fedor, @Nunzio77, @Gjoksi, and @Flexx, have the…
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INFO: Bitdefender Safepay Not Allowing Access To Some Banking Websites [Latest Updates]
Hello. Anyone experiencing Bitdefender Safepay not allowing access to some banking websites (Wells Fargo Bank, Lloyds Bank, etc.) on a Windows device, here are the latest updates on the issue. Update 1 - August 19, 2025: This is a known issue by now, the dev team managed to detect an incompatibility between Safepay and the…
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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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Dashboard
Hi, What happened to my dashboard ?. I can now only access a "dashboard" on the Bitdefender website. And not at all impressed. Several hours ago attempted to get a "Quick "Malware Scan". Eventually got as far as "Processing your command". Appears to be stuck there
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snelheid
geachte, als ik vpn aanzet is mijn internetsnelheid 4x trager. hoe kan ik dit vermijden? Mvg Peterr
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Google search engine changed to Bing
Today I noticed that the default search engine for Chrome which was set to Google was switched by something to Bing screwing up my Chrome tab shortcuts, colors, and almost everything. I did an AI search and it said it most likely was Malware and to run an Antivirus program to search for malware. I ran my Bitdefender Total…
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Is it safe for windows apps to update over HTTP Connection(Port 80)?
Hi, I received this notification on BD. The app is OfficeClickToRun.Exe which is a legitimate app of Microsoft as I understand, but the HTTP connection makes me a little apprehensive to allow it to connect over the internet. This has tried to connect over HTTPS (443) in the past which I allow, but I'm not too sure about…
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Windows 10 ESU or 0patch?
Hi everyone, Microsoft will end support for windows 10 on the 15th of October 2025, they're however offering "extended security updates" (ESU). For this you will need to log in with a microsoft account and choose from 3 options, extend security updates for a year with either microsoft points, pay 30 dollar or set up a…
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The Defenders of the month are the Community superheroes
It's time to show our appreciation for our top contributors and give back to the Community! We are pleased to announce that we are launching our Super User program called “Defenders of the Month” and “Defenders of the Year”, exclusively for the members of our Community! The Super User program represents an exclusive group…
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SafePay & Vanguard
I have used SafePay with Vanguard for years. Beginning last week, I get the following after putting in my Vanguard username and password: You can’t log in using a ******For your security, we stop any logins that act like bots. Stop running your ****** before trying again. Try again I can get in using Edge but greatly…
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Bitdefender Services Are Not Responding. Please Restart the computer...
I usually get "Bitdefender Services Are Not Responding. Please Restart the computer..." when i launch my win 11 and i also sent a support ticket to the bitdefender support and got no response. How can i fix this?
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Mobile Web browser and optimization
I have no phone setting optimization to set Bitdefender to stay on or turn back on to keep Web Protection on.
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$10 million
☝️☝️☝️10 Million👌
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Code Integrity Error Event ID 3033, is there a solution being worked on?
I did see this in another thread already created and the reason I am starting a new thread is because it said it was answered. There was no real solution in that thread or a fix. I am receiving this Code Integrity error Event ID 3033 with Information Event ID 3089 as well. It pops up in the log every minute. Event ID 3033:…
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BD Total security slowed down laptop considerably
I've had BD Total Security installed on my laptop for years with no issues. however, recently it has slowed things down almost to a standstill - the laptop is virtually unusable at times. I uninstalled BD and the laptop worked fine - so I know BD is the cause. I have removed all other antivirus programs and issue persists.…
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Internet connection instable with Web Protection
Hi, when Web Protection is enabled on my iPhone (15 Pro) my Internet connection is lost every now and then. At least a few times a day. I did my research and found more people with this issue. Yet no fix but completely disabling Web protection. I even tried completely removing and reinstalling the app. Nothing works. So…
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Update stops at 90%
Well its back. When I go to the right hand corner and right click on Bit Defender and select Update, it goes to 90% and stops. If I cancel the update all of Bit Defender shuts down. When I reboot and try to do the update again it says Threat Information Update 0.00 & Product Update 0.00. If I continue it stops at 90%…
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Thanks,
The current bit defender is light and does not slow down computer.
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Windows 11 Update KB5065426(26100.6584) Size 88.5GB in Vulnerability scan results - Needs fixing!
Hi, Has anybody tried to install the latest update from Windows version mentioned in the title? I have never downloaded an update this size, even the win10-11 transition was not this big, if I'm not wrong..I was apprehensive of downloading this update because of the size, and its repercussions…This is probably a bug which…
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Bitdefender Antivirus Plus detected trojan Gen.Variant.Tedy.373140
Hi, I am new paid user of BD antivirus plus paid. Please help as BD detected Tedy trojan when I scanned as external HDD. Please move post if this is not the relevant section. System Details: Win 11 with latest Sep 25 updates installed, BD version: BD antivirus plus 26.0.18.75, BD agent: 27.1.1.14 Standard user account.…
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Mac crash after bitdefender update
Everytime bitdefender updates, it forces a restart of my computer which results in a crash. I am using Antivirus for Mac Version 10.2.5.2 and Sonoma 14.7.4. Has anyone else had this problem and is there a fix?
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Safepay Login to Wells Fargo Bank (USA)
Much like the issue with RBC which was corrected recently I have not been able to login to WF for at least 2 months. Issue is still ongoing and I can log in with any other browser such as MS or Firefox. All other logins with Safepay are working. Thanks.
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Safepay won't login to Discover
I contacted Discover, which suggested I quit using Safepay since I can login with a regular browser. I liked the idea of Safepay, but is it worth the hassle? BTW, I can't find any place to complain to Bitdefender about the problem.
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Chrome extension routing search engine to Yahoo?
Hi all, I'd appreciate any help/insight. Every time I try to run a Google search on Chrome, it redirects the search to Yahoo. I've changed my settings on Chrome, deleted the other search engine options, etc - nothing. The internet says it could be due to a malware extension. See the attached photo - this is an extension…
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Bitdefender Android Scheduled Scans?
I see that most of the scans in the last week since downloading and installing Bitdefender from the Google Play Store, have been manual scans. Am I'm missing something or is there a setting for Scheduled Scans on my Android Smartphone?
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Renewal to better edition not possible
I've tried to renew my Family subscription of Bitdefender Total Security. In order to do it correctly (renewal not new licence) I've clicked on renewal banner onder My Subscription in Central. New page was opened and it offered me subscription for Total and Premium. I've selected Premium as I wanted better edition. Filled…
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Web Protection
So web protection access means total controle over my handy. Meaning you can read all my messages, putting in my security/ access codes to bank accounts and so on. You can even do things in my name! So virtually Bitdefender is a kind of key logger in order to keep it safe? I'm not sure I could feel comfortable with that.
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Add Patch Status Network Filtering Option
Currently you have to rt. click each device to see if there are patches for the device. Need to add a filter to see from the Network page if the machine has patches or is up to date.
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RECLAIM ACCESS TO YOUR STOLEN DIGITAL FUNDS // DUNAMIS CYBER SOLUTION
When my wife Lisa and I lost 68000 in a cryptocurrency rug pull we thought our dream of owning land was gone forever. We had invested in a project called LandCoin believing the promise of tokenized real estate. When the developers vanished and the token price crashed to zero we felt broken. That was when we found DUNAMIS…
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Beyond Antivirus: What other steps do you take to protect your online privacy?
Hey everyone, Bitdefender does an amazing job protecting us from malware, viruses, and network attacks. But we all know that in 2024, digital privacy is a much bigger battle that goes beyond just traditional threats. I'm curious to know what other tools or habits everyone here uses to build a more complete privacy shield.…
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Task Manager Win 11 does not show the activity on my SSD s
Since the installation of Bit Defender (this morning) Task Manager does NOT show the activity on my SSD devices???
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VPN causing my computer to shutdown
This only started happening about four weeks ago. When My VPN is on my Task Manager hits 100 and turns my computer off making me lose my work. Before four weeks ago, this never occurred. I thought it was a problem with my computer so I contacted Lenovo and they did a scan and checked all my drives and everything was good.…
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Emails sending multiple times when PDF attached
Why does Outlook emails send multiple times when PDF attachement send with?