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Bitdefender kernel extension not loaded
I'm having difficulty with the part of Bitdefender installation that installs a kernel extension. In the Bitdefender main window, I see: To properly run Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac ... you must manually allow Bitdefender to load on your system. I follow the instructions: * Go to Security & Privacy and click Allow. *…
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Bitdefender is scanning local snapshots
After updating a MacBook Air to High Sierra, I noticed that BDLDaemon was running continuously, resulting in a significant CPU load. Using "lsof", I found that BDLDaemon was scanning files under: /Volumes/com.apple.timemachine.localsnapshots Bitdefender seems to be ignoring the preferences setting that instructs "Don't…
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Mac is unprotected after reboot
When I reboot our Mac, Bitdefender sometimes shows "No user registered" and "Your Mac is not protected". I have to log in to Bitdefender Central, and then provide an administrator's name and password so that Bitdefender can make changes to my system. Has anyone else run into this problem? Going through this login procedure…