User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
- Table of Contents
- Installation
- Getting started
- How to
- 8. Installation
- 8.1. How do I install Bitdefender on a second computer?
- 8.2. How can I reinstall Bitdefender?
- 8.3. Where can I download my Bitdefender product from?
- 8.4. How can I change the language of my Bitdefender product?
- 8.5. How do I use my Bitdefender subscription after a Windows upgrade?
- 8.6. How can I upgrade to the latest Bitdefender version?
- 9. Subscriptions
- 10. Bitdefender Central
- 11. Scanning with Bitdefender
- 11.1. How do I scan a file or a folder?
- 11.2. How do I scan my system?
- 11.3. How do I schedule a scan?
- 11.4. How do I create a custom scan task?
- 11.5. How do I except a folder from being scanned?
- 11.6. What to do when Bitdefender detected a clean file as infected?
- 11.7. How do I check what threats Bitdefender detected?
- 12. Privacy protection
- 13. Useful Information
- 13.1. How do I test my security solution?
- 13.2. How do I remove Bitdefender?
- 13.3. How do I remove Bitdefender VPN?
- 13.4. How do I automatically shut down the computer after the scan is over?
- 13.5. How do I configure Bitdefender to use a proxy internet connection?
- 13.6. Am I using a 32 bit or a 64 bit version of Windows?
- 13.7. How do I display hidden objects in Windows?
- 13.8. How do I remove other security solutions?
- 13.9. How do I restart in Safe Mode?
- 8. Installation
- Managing your security
- 14. Antivirus protection
- 15. Advanced Threat Defense
- 16. Online Threat Prevention
- 17. Vulnerability
- 18. Safe Files
- 19. Ransomware Remediation
- 20. Password Manager protection for your credentials
- 21. VPN
- 22. Safepay security for online transactions
- 23. Data Protection
- 24. USB Immunizer
- System optimization
- Troubleshooting
- 26. Solving common issues
- 26.1. My system appears to be slow
- 26.2. Scan doesn't start
- 26.3. I can no longer use an app
- 26.4. What to do when Bitdefender blocks a safe website or online app
- 26.5. What to do if Bitdefender detects a safe app as ransomware
- 26.6. How to update Bitdefender on a slow internet connection
- 26.7. Bitdefender services are not responding
- 26.8. The Autofill feature in my Wallet doesn't work
- 26.9. Bitdefender removal failed
- 26.10. My system doesn't boot up after installing Bitdefender
- 27. Removing threats from your system
- 27.1. Bitdefender Rescue Mode (Rescue Environment in Windows 10)
- 27.2. What to do when Bitdefender finds threats on your computer?
- 27.3. How do I clean a threat in an archive?
- 27.4. How do I clean a threat in an email archive?
- 27.5. What to do if I suspect a file as being dangerous?
- 27.6. What are the password-protected files in the scan log?
- 27.7. What are the skipped items in the scan log?
- 27.8. What are the over-compressed files in the scan log?
- 27.9. Why did Bitdefender automatically delete an infected file?
- 26. Solving common issues
- Contact us
- Glossary

ANTIVIRUS
Antivirus protection is the foundation of your security. Bitdefender
protects you in real-time and on-demand against all sorts of threats,
such as malware, trojans, spyware, adware, etc.
From the Antivirus feature you can easily access the following scan
tasks:
● Quick Scan
● System Scan
● Manage Scans
● Rescue Mode (Rescue Environment in Windows 10)
For more information about scan tasks and how to configure antivirus
protection, refer to “Antivirus protection” (p. 70).
ONLINE THREAT PREVENTION
Online Threat Prevention helps you to stay protected against phishing
attacks, fraud attempts and private data leaks, while surfing on the
internet.
For more information about how to configure Bitdefender to protect your
web activity, refer to “Online Threat Prevention” (p. 91).
ADVANCED THREAT DEFENSE
Advanced Threat Defense actively protects your system against threats
such as ransomware, spyware and trojans by analyzing the behavior of
all installed apps. Suspicious processes are identified and, when
necessary, blocked.
For more information about how to keep your system protected from
threats, refer to “Advanced Threat Defense” (p. 89).
VULNERABILTY
The Vulnerability feature helps you keep the operating system and the
apps you regularly use up to date and to identify the insecure wireless
networks you connect to.
Click Vulnerability Scan in the Vulnerability feature to start identifying
critical Windows updates, apps updates, weak passwords belonging to
Windows accounts and wireless networks that are not secure.
Click Wi-Fi security to view the list of the wireless networks you connect
to, along with our reputation assessment for each of them and the actions
you can take to stay safe from potential snoops.
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