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
14. ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION
Bitdefender protects your computer from all kinds of threats (malware,
Trojans, spyware, rootkits and so on). The protection Bitdefender offers is
divided into two categories:
● On-access scanning - prevents new threats from entering your system.
Bitdefender will, for example, scan a word document for known threats
when you open it, and an email message when you receive one.
On-access scanning ensures real-time protection against threats, being
an essential component of any computer security program.
Important
To prevent threats from infecting your computer keep on-access scanning
enabled.
● On-demand scanning - allows detecting and removing the threat that
already resides in the system. This is the classic scan initiated by the user
- you choose what drive, folder or file Bitdefender should scan, and
Bitdefender scans it - on-demand.
Bitdefender automatically scans any removable media that is connected to
the computer to make sure it can be safely accessed. For more information,
refer to “Automatic scan of removable media” (p. 83).
Advanced users can configure scan exceptions if they do not want specific
files or file types to be scanned. For more information, refer to “Configuring
scan exceptions” (p. 85).
When it detects a threat, Bitdefender will automatically attempt to remove
the malicious code from the infected file and reconstruct the original file.
This operation is referred to as disinfection. Files that cannot be disinfected
are moved to quarantine to contain the infection. For more information, refer
to “Managing quarantined files” (p. 88).
If your computer has been infected with threats, refer to “Removing threats
from your system” (p. 145). To help you clean your computer of threats that
cannot be removed from within the Windows operating system, Bitdefender
provides you with“Bitdefender Rescue Mode (Rescue Environment in Windows
10)” (p. 145). This is a trusted environment, especially designed for threat
removal, which enables you to boot your computer independent of Windows.
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