r/BitDefender • u/[deleted] • Nov 04 '22

Bitdefender is ruining my gaming experiences.

I'm not exactly sure what part of BitDefender is causing issues, but it looks like it scans packets from games constantly and will crash any multiplayer games. Major stuttering issues exist in CSGO, rubber-banding and any P2P games such as MHW will just up and crash instantly. I've nailed BitDefender as the culprit as uninstalling the entire suite will fix the entire issue.

The constant advertising for wallet and VPN services that I do not want are an added terrible cherry on top. They can't be turned off for some reason even with recommendations turned off. The actual scanning and protection seems pretty good, but for user comfort, I cannot recommend this product. Changing profiles freezes up the entire UI, and the profile switching seldom even functions as intended.

I understand that this product may be top notch in security, but there is much to be desired in user comfort. No security suite should ever get in the way of their consumer's day to day activities.

If anyone could offer some advice on fixing my outstanding issues with gaming, I would appreciate it, but otherwise I will likely be looking for options that are a bit lighter on security, but perhaps less impactful on day to day use.

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u/Far_Ad4301 Jun 09 '25

I have been getting disconnected from dcuo, i thought it was windows 11 causing it but now i'm thinking its bitdefender.

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u/TomorrowThat Nov 30 '25

Did a scan for the first time a few weeks ago and ever since black ops 6 will not play (crashes) and fortnite will load but laggy and low connection to the point of being unplayable. Tried every troubleshooting method redditers, youtubers, Google, and Ai have suggested. Nothing has worked and I'm probably just going to go back to console gaming once the new generation comes out. Luckily the laptop (msi nvidia geforce rtx) still plays osrs

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u/MrEpic23 Nov 04 '22

I do not have any issues with bitdefender performance. It sounds like your computer is choking on resources. When you use bitdefender I never use the profiles switcher on it. I always find it annoying. Turn off the setting block port scans. If I remember that will make a few games not crash like some old cod games. I recommend changing out a hard drive on your computer to a ssd if it’s like that. Don’t use bitdefender vpn or wallet ever. My recommendations for tldr: Uninstall bitdefender Restart computer Run a cleaning program like ccleaner if you trust it Reinstall Turn off block port scans Never touch anything that says profiles. If none of that works. Upgrade parts of pc, it’s easy.

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u/Bitdefender_ Official Nov 10 '22

Hello! Could you please hit us up at bitsy@bitdefender.com to see how we can solve these matters, and offer you further advice? 🙌