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Bitdefender should respect user instruction to eject media by stopping scan of external drive
I have Bitdefender Internet Security ("BIS"), version 26.0.18.75, running on Windows 8.1 x64. A couple of weeks ago I had plugged in an external USB flash drive. After copying a file or two, I requested through the Windows system tray to eject the medium. To my surprise I was told that the device couldn't be ejected (or…
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SafePay keeps popping up when browsing website in Opera today
Today when browsing around products on Home Hardware's website (e.g. https://www.homehardware.com.au/stanley-hand-riveter ) I found that the BD SafePay was opened three times, without me doing anything other than right-clicking to open various products in new tabs. Not sure whether this is a fault of the website, or BD, or…
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Infected web page detected : GT:JS.Backdoor.2.D0DE3B58
Hi. I'm consistently getting a notification from BIS about the samples at [*url removed by @Flexx*] under the heading "Learning centre" (click "Explore!"). Infected web page detected 3 minutes ago Feature: Online Threat Prevention We blocked this dangerous page for your protection: [*url removed by @Flexx*] Threat name:…
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Default tab for Notifications in GUI, and additional display suggestion
In the Bitdefender GUI, the left-hand side has a set of icons including Notifications. I notice that when I click on that Notifications icon, by default(?) it is opening on the Critical tab. The other tabs are All, Warning and Information. I tentatively suggest that the default tab should be All, rather than Critical.…
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Obstacle backing up application installer with FreeFileSync
Today I installed FreeFileSync 13.5 ("FFS") on my Windows 10 x64 laptop. (Finally upgraded from Windows 8.1!). Although I've used it before on another machine, I thought I'd start out with a trial run backing up the contents of my "Temp" folder, where — amongst other things — I save application installers. Nominally that's…
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Anti-spam Toolbar in Thunderbird 115 (after upgrading from 102)
I just upgraded Thunderbird from version 102.15.1 to version 115.0. The Bitdefender Anti-spam Toolbar has now disappeared. I suppose that the toolbar was there immediately before the upgrade. I admit I almost never click on it, but it's vaguely reassuring to see there, and I imagine I would have 'sensed' its absence if it…
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Why is https://www.auskec.kr/ flagged by BD as unsafe?
At https://www.auskec.kr/ (in Opera, on Windows) I get ~~~~~ Web Protection by Bitdefender Suspicious page blocked for your protection https://www.auskec.kr/ Your connection to this web page is not safe due to an untrusted security certificate. Phishing sites often use fake certificates that trigger this alert, and their…
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A few cons with Full Scan (and one pro)
Preamble I apparently went over the word limit (actually, the character limit) in drafting this, so I've split it into a few posts. Background Idly clicking around with my mouse on my computer (much like a monkey randomly banging on a keyboard hoping to produce a Shakespearean masterpiece), I happened to click on the…
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False Positive From Running Powershell Commands Batch File At Command Prompt. Any Suggestions?
FALSE POSITIVE I got a false positive today from running Powershell commands through a batch file at the command prompt in Windows 8.1 x64 with BIS 26.0.32.116. In short, the Skript I run looks for differences between files at two user-specified paths (vaguely like the command "fc", but batched and using analogous…
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Website Rendering In Bitdefender's Safepay
Just wondering whether BitDefender has a position on how 'accurately' or 'completely' the SafePay browser/client/application should render webpages. I tried using it filling in the online form at https://secure.amp.com.au/ddc/public/ui/term-deposit/ , but some of the graphical elements just looked like little squares. I…
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Does Bitdefender turn off Windows Updates??
I am running Windows 8.1 x64, and recently installed Bitdefender Internet Security. (Previously was running Kaspersky IS. Windows Defender run in the brief interval between uninstalling KIS and installing BIS.) But recently I have been getting warning messages that Windows Update is turned off. For years I have had this…
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Should I set my mobile hotspot as an "office network"?
I use the data from my mobile 'phone by setting it up as a hotspot, and then connect my laptop to that Wi-Fi source in order to access the internet at home. The following notification popped up, inviting me to set that Wi-Fi signal as my "office network". Should I do that or not? I'm not sure if there's any other…
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Ensure all GUI controls readily accessible by keyboard, not only by mouse
I find it cumbersome to always have to be reaching for the mouse to do simple tasks, such as clearing a dialogue box. When running an on-demand scan of a file (or set of files), currently it is not easy to clear the report from the keyboard (without viewing the BIS log file). Workflow: Open File Explorer in Windows (mine…
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Experience with installing Bitdefender
I have just moved across from Kaspersky Internet Security (subscribed for ~10 years) to Bitdefender (free trial), motivated by the invasion of Ukraine. I share with you some feedback on my initial experience with installing Bitdefender. To install the product the user needs to download & run a small (~14 MB) "installer",…
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"The Bitdefender Virus Shield service hung on starting."
I noticed the following event twice in the Windows 8.1 Event Viewer: Error 2022-03-21 23:33:49 Service Control Manager 7022 None Log Name: System Source: Service Control Manager Date: 2022-03-21 23:33:49 Event ID: 7022 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: *** Description: The Bitdefender…
