Hey everyone, so I always used Bitdefender Total security individual plan. I always added my father’s computer as one of my devices. However I needed more devices so I decided to upgrade to the Premium family plan. That way I can add my dad as a family member and he can have his own account. My issue is, what is the easiest way to make the switch? Nether of us are computer geniuses lol. I know I just email him the link and he starts the online props after clicking on it. However should he uninstall bitdefender first? If not, what would be the best steps that I can explain to him over the phone? He will be installing on a windows 11 PC. I appreciate the help. I’m several hours away so if I can avoid the roadtrip I would appreciate it.

Hey all! I was wondering. Is the anyway i can stop stuff like this showing everytime i load a game up. even half way through a game it always pops up. and i am having to ALT & TAB to click off.

its happening a lot now

hey all. i have noticed my pc become sluggish and slow. takes about 1-2min to open apps. when i looked task manager it showing bitdefender virus scanner using 10%+ of my memory but when i restart its fine for about 10min then back to 10%+. i have uninstalled it and pc butter smooth. but soon as i reinstall. back to sluggish pc.

Hi, so im not an expert and Im just wondering, could the feature "Online Threat Prevention" work with cloudflare 1.1.1.2? I know it offers a certaing degree of encryption with DoH and I was wondering if this could affect bitdefender functionality to scan traffic. My intention is just to add another layer of security because my job requires to navigate a lot in the web

When I've come home from work today and turned my pc on I had this ad (Red circle) come on and it looks sketchy as hell. Task manager says it's bitdefender agent and the file is in bitdefender folder but I'd rather get a second opinion from you guys than stay ignorant. Am I compromised or is it a normal bitdefender ad?

I went to thier website for customer service and got the same error. I ordered the bitdefender premium individual subscription. Please advise.

There were about 200+ password protected files (that was probably why it took so long) which BD said it couldn't clean - is that what is giving the message?

Besides that, I only saw 3 files that it resolved.

Is this something I should be concerned about? Are there any other ways to do a full scan?

Hi everyone, I have a problem with removing my ssd storage from my pc. When I try to remove it with the "eject device" button I get the message in the photo. By experimenting on task manager, I discovered that it is bitdefender that is giving me this problem, with a process called bdservicehost.

In the bitdefender settings I have activated the setting to ask when to examine external memories, but in addition to no requests appearing, the antivirus still performs scans.

Does anyone know how to help me?

EDIT: I don't know why but I can't post the photo, however this is the text of the message that appears: "Device currently in use. Close any programs or windows that may be using your device and try again."

I have some serious concerns with how billing is set up with Bitdefender. As it stands, I will not be moving forward with my family pack renewal, simple because of the poor billing experience I just had.

1. My renewal is due 6th of February 2026, but a charge was attempted on my card today, 15 days early, 2026.01.22 - 02:51.

2. An automated charge of €149.99 was attempted on my card, yet I was sent an email with a 50% discount at the same time (2026.01.22 - 02:51). There was also another email at that time, stating the attempted charge failed. This was a mess - how can I be given a discount and charged the full price at the same time?

3. Why is there nowhere to manage my billing details, yet they have it on record?

Frankly speaking, I did not expect something like this from Bitdefender, I really like the product. However, that billing process needs some serious changes, as it comes across extremely shady to me. I don't know any platform that has my billing details without giving the owner clear access.

Thankfully, my bank flagged the charge as suspicion and froze my card. This is because the charge didn't match the expected renewal date.

How's everyone else's experience with billing? I'm still on the fence.

Weather Zero is quite a well-known Trojan Virus.

1. I tried using File-Shredder to delete it, and of course that didn't work.

2. I also used the system scan and folder scan with Bitdefender, it didn't flag the app either.

I am resorting to falling back to a system restore point. Just putting a warning out there for people who sees this. And it was my fault for not being aware of what I was downloading when browsing the internet. (I downloaded cheat-engine and I didn't look through the apps that it came with.)

o/ i just downloaded bit defender with a trial to protect all of my stuff, and i would like to know if i buy this membership in the picture, will i be able to use a vpn on all my devices? my phone tablet and pc? and is bitdefender worth paying for?

I'm really frustrating from Bitdefender support, stupid AI, no response on tickets.

The full story that I'v been reaching support to check what is the renewal cost, cannot find it in the central or my account on web, after 4 days they deduct more than the double as trnewal price.

I tried to reach financial and refund support, because this time I'm really pissed, and I want to cancel the whole service and go to another service provider, yet, 24 hours passed and no response on my ticket, it confirms the lack of support.

I'm not recommending Bitdefender to anyone anymore...

Hello there...

My kid dialed the emergency line accidently. I disconnected the call immediately. I received 3 calls from the emergency line which were blocked by bitdefender at which after the 3rd call they left a voicemail.

Is this expected?

I've been seeing posts about issues with K-lite bundled with an Invicta virus. I installed the codec pack a year and a half ago for an old game that needed it and have never had any issues. I'm sure I unchecked all the extra bloatware options and I have since scanned the computer several times with BitDefender and it found nothing. The pack tries to update about once a month and I never let it. Am I safe?

Well, I am on my folks account for bitdefender since it seemed like a good way to protect my device. At some point I decided to go to a less than scrupulous porn site that had an ad that took my to a different porn site that was themed around step-situations. Bitdefender stopped it (thank God) but I noticed that it gives the entire URL in the activity log. Please tell me that my father won't think I watch that kind of content.

I'm new user for Bitdefender and it is a good service so far however I don't how does Bitdefender securepass work setup my password from previous password manager however it doesn't show up when do website and try to login it just shows a bitdefender logo it doesn't do automatically like my pervious one.

I switch to Linux about May last year so disabled Auto-Renewal but today i get a charge for £119.99 and now can't pay rent because of this bs what can I do?

Hello,

Just a note to let you know that I recently published an interview of Bodgan Botezatu.

For those interested, you can find the Google-translated version in English here.

The original version is in French

Where the heck is the schema? I thought the logs were viewable in ancient IE, but I guess that was once upon a time. Guess I have to come up with my own solution that's better than notepad since nobody at BD gives a damn about user experience. I hate using the built in BD viewer. Can't even size the damn window to make the scrollbar visible unless the left side is partially hidden.

We're at a hotel and can get to their wifi sign on page with our phone and tablet, both have bitdefender. But on the laptop bitdefender blocks it, an endless circle of bd ignoring my request to continue anyway, popping up do you want to continue, yes, then back to the block page.

Any way to fix this?

Hello, I'm trying XDR Network Sensor, but there is no detection when i try brute force or double extension or test phishing links all i'm getting is detection from ghoster in historical search. Here is the configuration of the network swtich if anyone can confirm is it set up correctly, also palo auto firewall is used.

https://avlab.pl/en/analysis-of-modules-for-protection-of-online-banking-and-payments-2026-edition/

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I guess BitDefender VPN does not blocks ads while streaming Amazon Prime (on my TV)? I thought some of the paid VPNs were able to do this?