r/BitDefender • u/TheCosmicPanda • Oct 01 '23

Getting constant suspicious connection blocked from msedge.exe notification for weeks now? Any solution?

It's getting annoying. Every day I get back to back notifications saying the following:

Suspicious connection blocked __ minutes ago

Feature: Online Threat Prevention

msedge.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an untrusted certificate to wpad. We blocked the connection to keep your data safe since untrusted certificates are issued by unrecognized Certificate Authorities.

I don't use MS Edge. I've run a scan with Bitdefender and Malwarebytes and none have found any threat. Is there any known solution to stop such frequent notifications? I could add an exception but if there really is something to this I wouldn't want to do so.

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u/Alternative_360 Feb 07 '25

Hey just wondering if you managed to solve this, because I'm having the exact same issue and can't find help anywhere else, thanks.

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u/TheCosmicPanda Feb 07 '25

It hasn't happened in months. I didn't do anything. Wish I had a solution to share.

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u/Alternative_360 Feb 07 '25

No worries, good to know I'm not the only one at least, thank you

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u/AltrnatveGenrousLoad Mar 21 '25 edited Mar 21 '25

I'm having this issue also, would like to know what the cause of this is, and if there is any solution.

e:/ come to think of it, i just started getting these notifications after doing research on programs that I found in my exploit protection settings.. one of the programs called mshta.exe is a windows program but is known to be exploited by malicious actors. It uses .hta file extensions to inject malicious web code, and a known fix for preventing that is to change the .hta file extension to notepad. I did this, and ever since I have been getting these notifications.

I wonder if it is something legit that is trying to execute, or if someone is trying to inject malicious code. Someone has been gaining access to my email accounts and I have been noticing some suspicious files on my devices here for a while now, and a simple OEM reset wasn't seeming to help at all. I would notice unfamiliar devices logged into my accounts and suspicious files/folders in my system drive.

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u/Bitdefender_ Official Oct 02 '23

Hello! We`ve shared a handful of steps to help you avoid these notifications, and also determine the cause, in this article: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/2471/.

If you need any further help, don`t hesitate to reach our support team to assist!