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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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The “Add this number on WhatsApp” scam is back – Here’s how it works
A new wave of scams is hitting WhatsApp, and it’s surprisingly simple: someone tells you to “add this number” on WhatsApp. That’s it. No shady links, no infected files - just a phone number and a request. But what seems like harmless curiosity can easily lead to your personal data being stolen, your account hijacked, or…
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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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Apple iCloud constantly triggering BitDefender notifications for Infected item detected
I constantly get notifications from BitDefender that it has detected a virus in C:\Users\binkb\AppData\Local\packages\AppleInc.iCloud_nzyj5cx40ttqa\LocalCache\Local\Apple Inc\iCloudDriveAppData\Staging\CC98DD83-169D-4B3A-80F2-238B018FE9AE.bin is infected with Trojan.Generic.37941788. The threat has been successfully…
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Unable to Access Course Videos After Install
I recently installed Bit Defender on my new computer. prior to installing I was able to watch videos included in a course from Cornell All About Birds. allaboutbirds.org I tried adding it as an exception - but it didn't change anything. I am not super computer literate, so I am unsure about this. I would like to watch the…
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cant download my subscription
i cant download my subscription, everytime i try and it is loading it is suddenly stops and nothing happens
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Disabled "Advanced Threat Defence" - now it's nag time
I disabled "Advanced Threat Defence". Yes I've done a naughty thing. Now I'm getting the red shield with an exclamation mark, I've been told, fair enough! I have my reasons to do this right now. Thanks for letting me know that my computer my end up in the pit of Hades and end up swimming in viruses. Duly noted. Now I want…
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Passwords
How in the world does SecurePass decide that 2 passwords with 10 characters including upper/lower case, digits, 2 special characters are POOR passwords? Another one with identical parameters is classified as weak. I can use them, but Security Check tells me they are weak or poor,
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Im a new user and I noticed way to many changes to my security that concerned me.
I notice that windows update was turned off from auto, that core isolations was turned off, Microsoft defender was turned off. who knows what else at this point. I feel like i should be concerned, should I?
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Is there a configuration to help reduce network-conflicts with a software package I actively use?
I am using a software package called Alchemcharts which uses a network connection and sends my credentials to a private server. Bitdefender acknowledged this transfer and actively stopped it. Ironically, I was still able to log into the program and server. I am seeing a potential slow-down in the data-transfer, suspecting…
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SafePay and VPN
VPN is active on the desktop but appears inactive in Safe Pay. I have made all the settings. What should I do?
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How to determine source of a web infection attempt
I'm on a Windows 10 desktop. Yesterday, I began receiving notifications about an infected web source. It looks like it's related to a weather app but I haven't installed anything new. Any idea on how to find which app is causing this? BD blocks any attempt to go that site. Feature: Online Threat Prevention We blocked this…
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How to turn off asking for master password every single time I reopen Chrome
I just migrated from LastPass to Bitdefender password manager but it literally asks for my master password every time I open Chrome. My windows already has a password so I shouldn't have to do this every single time, might as well just use the auto fill if that was the case as I don't want to have to keep tying a password…
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Password Manager: Why do I now have to keep entering in my password with each browsing session?
I have used Bitdefender Total Security and Bitdefender Wallet for several years, managing hundreds of passwords across various browsers (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.). After turning on my computer, I was able to open a browser and log into my Bitdefender Wallet ONCE to allow access to my passwords for each website. I…
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Suspicious connection blocked notification for msedge.exe to blogs.plitch.com.
Sometimes when I launch game on steam, (in my case oblivion remaster) I get notification on bitdefendeer that "Suspicious connection blocked" "msedge.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an expired certificate to blogs.plitch.com." Is that false positive or something malicious?
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msedge.exe Suspicious connection blocked
I want to know why so many computers are connecting to this link https://static.edge.microsoftapp.net/default/cloud_config_observers.json and whether Bitdefender Internet Security blocking it indicates any potential danger.
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How can I reset this password?
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Some remote functions greyed out
Hello, When I first had my "Bitdefender Premium Security" I could use remote commands in the Central (Mobile) App. I upgrade my plan to "Bitdefender Ultimate Security" and now I see that the remote functions are greyed out and say "disabled". When I click on one of the commands I get an error that says: "Use a subscription…
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Updating and deleting old closed emails while adding new emails to new accounts
Sorry but this is a long story. Between 6 and 10 years ago, my son added me to his Bitdefender account. At that time I had a gmail account. Then for a year or two I opened my own, free account with the same email and five or six years ago, I opened [*email removed by @Flexx *] and deleted and closed my gmail account…
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How do I remove an endpoint with out access to the internet or computer
We had an employee recently who dropped their computer. It was damaged so severely that we couldn't start it. We need to remove Bitdefender from her old computer so we can install it on the new one, but we are unsure of how to proceed. I have gone to GravityZone and have chosen to uninstall agent, but from what I have read…
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Bitdefender New Call Protection Feature for Android!
Hi @agozob, I asked the support team a question, and you can also see their response in the images attached. I have already replied to them again, but I would like to hear your thoughts as well. What I find difficult to understand is the support statement that Bitdefender utilizes its proprietary technologies and…
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Bitdefender Total Security not asked for
I have installed executable downloaded for Bitdefender Free In spite of that, Total Security was installed as trial versione for 30 days How can it be possible and how I can switch to Bitdefender Free? Will it turn to free version after 30 days ? Or, worst case, I need to reinstall Bitdefender Free ? In the latter case,…
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Reset security pass
Hi, How do I contact support? I need my security pass reset because I no longer have the master password nor recovery code. Thank you in advance.
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how is it possible to have to pay for another year within 3 months?
I did pay for a new year in april this year. Now is there another message in the central that there will be a payment within 25 days. How can i stop automatic payments? Regards, Marja Kwaak
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After installing Bitdefender (Win7), I get a blank page for a certain link
Dear Lady or Sir: I have just installed Bitdefender Total Security on PC (Windows7). All the websites I use more often open correctly, excepting this one: xexchange.com/ After accessing it, it displays a blank page. I mention that I used this link very often before installing Bitdefender and I never encounter the ''blank…
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Firewall issue with NAS
I am having problems using commands like copy and paste in Windows 11 File Explorer when trying to copy large files between my PC and my NAS. I can navigate around and see all the files on my NAS from within file explorer and I can also open up files. However, when I try to copy and paste files in either direction between…
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Bitdefender Internet Security after update now is Total Security
Hello, Today after an update my subscription changed from Internet Security to Total Security Individual.My subscription still says i have 80 days left which is correct,but now i have a different internet suite. Also i clicked on renew to see what happens and i don't even get the option to select Internet Security.
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How can I get BD to process the existing "spammy" emails in my inbox (Windows11)
Hi, sorry if this is not the right place to post this, but it was the only place that seemed to have a "New Post" button! I have transferred all my Outlook settings across from my w10 PC to a new W11 PC but it seems to have about 500 too many unread messages in my W11 inbox going back about 2 weeks, is there a way to get…
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Reach Influential Business Leaders with the General Managers Email List
In the modern B2B landscape, connecting with the right decision-makers is key to driving meaningful engagement and growing your business. At Ready Mailing Team, we provide an accurate and comprehensive General Managers Email List to help you reach high-level executives responsible for leading business operations across…
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Deleting browsing and websites
On my previous anti-virus I could delete browsing and websites. I don't see this option on Bitdefender. I have a disc cleaner that deletes temporary files. I'm on windows 10 and google. Google shows an option to delete history, but it doesn't seems to work on my pc. Perhaps it's because I don't have, or want, a google…
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Bitdefender detected a threat in Fortnite webcache?
Apparently there was a threat in my Fortnite webcache. Does anyone know how this could even happen?
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How to contact Support directly
I have never dealt with a software company that does not have contacts listed for direct support. I would like to suggest a software improvement but see no way. frustrating.
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Erro no Kernel / Aplicação Mal Intencionada
O Bitdefender pode ser o causador do desligamento inesperado dos notebooks. Eu atualizei drivers, o notebook é novo, não tem softwares desatualizados e o Windows está atualizado. O notebook também não superaquece e não tem problemas de stress do processador. Verifique a questão do Kernel. Eu tenho o memory.dmp salvo na…