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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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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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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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INFO: Bitdefender Is Corrupting Emails In Outlook And/Or Thunderbird [Latest Updates]
Hello. Anyone experiencing Bitdefender corrupting emails in Outlook and/or Thunderbird (Bitdefender converting html emails to plain text, Outlook inbox getting emails in MIME format, Outlook emails have no content, etc.) on a Windows device, here are the latest updates on the issue. Update 1 - August 14, 2025: 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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New AI Threat and No solution yet
New Threat Category: Conversational Manipulation AI (CMAI) - Detection Request Executive Summary I'm proposing BitDefender develop detection capabilities for a new class of threats: AI systems that employ systematic conversational manipulation. Unlike traditional malware that attacks systems, these threats attack human…
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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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Bitdefender firewall nordvpn threat protection issue
Hi everyone, When the nordvpn threat protection pro is turned on the bitdefender firewall does not create rules or enforces existing rules for webbrowsers like firefox and edge. It's only the "advanced browser protection" and "ad and tracker blocker" that are interfering with the bitdefender firewall. When these 2 features…
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Unable to login in bitdefender websites
Hi! May God be pleased with you mates, today i ve a unique and very strange problem. plz pay attention , it's not an ordinary or usual thing. i performed a clean installation of win 10 pro , then i tried to log in to my bitdefender central account , the web sites denied to accept my password, then i tried to log in using…
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Prakash Hinduja (Switzerland) fix issues with my PC running slowly after installing Bitdefender?
Hi Everyone, I am Prakash Hinduja, a financial advisor and consultant specializing in bespoke wealth management and global investment strategies. Based in Geneva, Switzerland (Swiss), and originally from India, I leverage my international background to serve a diverse clientele of high-net-worth individuals and business…
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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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Can't Format SD Card after Immunization
Man, this is frustrating….. I stupidly let Bitdefender immunize an SD card and now, I can't delete anything from, change drive letter or even format it. It is now useless as I can find no way to remove the 'write protected' status from it. Tried a suggestion on here to change the drive letter and use Guiformat, but I can't…
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Safepay disappears or crashes
Safepay disappears in two different ways, about 1 to 2 percent of the times we use it. Sometimes it just disappears while inside Safepay and using a bank website. Sometimes we switch back to the desktop, and then Safepay is gone. Any suggestions on how to fix this or debug it further? This happens on a laptop, but never on…
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Bitdefender SecurePass included in Bitdefender Total Security subscription / Data loss risk ?
One part of the question is in the title but just to be sure : is Bitdenfender Secure Pass included in my Bitdefender Total Security subscription ? So far I had the two subscriptions, but I just cancelled the automatic one to SecurePass. So, this leads me to the second part, is there a risk of losing all my registered…
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Is it necessary to uninstall Bitdefender when upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11?
I would like to upgrade my current Windows 10 system to Windows 11 because of the looming end of support for Windows 10 in October. I do however have concerns about Bitdefender's Protection in regards to the upgrade process. Is it necessary to uninstall and subsequently reinstall Bitdefender when upgrading from Windows 10…
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How to stop certain updates from disabling the protection for up to 5 min?
Windows 10, Desktop PC Regular Bitdefender updates take place in the background without any disruption. Few years ago, Bitdefender started running updates every so often that without any warning disable the firewall and the whole protection for 2-5 minutes for the update to run - and THEN show a notification that a restart…
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Bitdefender AV Plus and Mullvad VPN Conflicting?
I was wondering if BD is aware of a conflict between the Bitdefender software and the Mullvad VPN service, particularly when Windows starts up and loads Bitdefender and I presume authenticates the user's BD account and subscription. If connected to Mullvad, upon Windows startup the BD service will fail on Windows 11…
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Safepay does not interact with Bitdefender VPN
I am reopening this issue, as I thought the problem had been resolved by a software upgrade. I use Safepay for all my online transactions, and it's important that I can be sure it works as intended. The problem essentially appeared when I activated many of the VPN options (almost all of them). For example, the option to…
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Microsoft RDP to another computer on local network
I am unable to connect via RDP to another computer on my network. Both computers are running Windows 11 and both have Bitdefender Total Security. If I drop both firewalls, I can connect. I have added rules and still no joy. I can get to it using a third part tool, but I have always used MS RDP as its the best. Please help…
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How Mystery Box and subscription scams are evolving
Social media has become one of the most common places for people to discover new products, services, and deals. Unfortunately, it is also a space increasingly exploited by scammers who create fraudulent ads that look legitimate at first glance. These ads are often carefully designed to mimic real businesses, using…
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Confused about "Immunise USB:" notification every time I put my USB card into my computer
I always click on the option, but it does not seem to have any effect. Each time the same message pops up! Some background info. I have one USB card I use for results from a medical device. This has a large number of very small data files but no executable files. I don't want it scanned each time I put it into the computer…
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Can I put my Bitdefender subscription on my wife's computer as well?
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Bitdefender together with Scuderia Ferrari HP
Bitdefender entered into a multi-year partnership with Ferrari S.p.A., to become Cybersecurity global partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP. Full announcement below: Forza Ferrari!
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Update Concerns
I read at startup Bitdefender automatically begins an update within 5 minutes; today at startup after 10+ minutes no update was initiated, so I manually started one. Why wasn't it automatically started? During the update when it reached 84%, message "configuration in progress…" showed and the security widget & Bitdefender…
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HUGE number of files flagged with generic detection with new update
I just had Bitdefender quarantine a huge number of files flagged with Gen:Variant.Barys.501519, and quarantined them which completely corrupted it beyond repair. Here is the VirusTotal result for some of the files: I would report all this as false positives, except for the fact that 1) the false positive report page is…
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Bitdefender Mobile Free does not start automatically in ZTE smartphone (Android)
Hi @agozob, i had Bitdefender Mobile Free installed on a phone ZTE of a friend of mine. It installed correctly and works correctly. The status icon appears next to the clock, so it indicates that it is active. However, after rebooting or turning off/on Bitdefender Mobile Free does not start automatically and in fact the…
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Activating expired trial total security version
Hello, I had a 5pc trial total security version that expired about 10 days ago. If I buy a new 5pc licence key and activate it, Will it extend the expired licnese from date of trial or will it reset license starting date to the new activation date ? Thank you
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BD scanning unknown apps/hidden app updates?
Im getting the brief notification that BD scanned updates to hidden/unknown apps. They are showing as clean in the pop up message however, tonight it scanned an update to "storage" twice. In reviewing the app scan logs they are nowhere to be found? S21+/Android 15
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I have setup a two factor authentification, but the registered device is out-of-order.
Hi. The registered device can't be accessed anymore and I want to register a new device. But I obviously can't login anymore into my central account. (I now write from a temporary account). What can I do? Rob
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Sites are blocked but not reported as blocked in NetGear Armor Web Protection for Android
I haven't been able to access: on my Pixel 7 for quite a while. I've determined that NetGear Armor Web Protection is the culprit. After disabling it, I'm able to visit the site. I have looked everywhere in NetGear Armor, and nowhere is it listed as a blocked site. Please send me instructions on how to whitelist this site.…
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Bitdefender anti virus compatibility with Proton VPN
I had Proton VPN prior to get Bitdefender Antivirus, is it ok to use these 2 services together or is it better to use the Bitdefender VPN with Bitdefender Antivirus? Any feedback appreciated.
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Mocking Location
Hello, I'm new to Bitdefender VPN and wondering if there is an option to mock my location. I know I can change the location but this isn't the case. I mean even after changing the location, I still see some ads. I've enabled both ad blocker and anti tracker, but it seems that they are not real things! My previous…
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SecurePass for Workspace - Redirect loop on data/index
Good afternoon! I'm having a recurring issue for our users on Chrome and wanted to see if anyone else was experiencing these issues which make SecurePass unusable for the majority of my organization's users. Whenever setting up a new user for Bitdefender Securepass, users of chrome browsers experience various login errors…
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'Safe' Flag In Gmail
I understand the logic for not being able to remove the 'Bitdefender Safe' label in Gmail but would it be possible to select the colour so it's not quite as 'in your face' as it is at the moment? The Dangerous or Threat prompt could still be Red and this would draw the user towards it more it would be very much more…