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● not secured wireless networks and routers.
Bitdefender provides two easy ways to fix the vulnerabilities of your system:
● You can scan your system for vulnerabilities and fix them step by step
using the Vulnerability Scan option.
● Using automatic vulnerability monitoring, you can check and fix detected
vulnerabilities in the Notifications window.
You should check and fix system vulnerabilities every one or two weeks.
4.6.1. Scanning your system for vulnerabilities
To fix system vulnerabilities using the Vulnerability Scan option:
1. Click Protection on the navigation menu on the Bitdefender interface.
2. In the VULNERABILITY pane, click Vulnerability Scan.
3. Wait for Bitdefender to check your system for vulnerabilities. To stop the
scanning process, click the Skip button at the top of the window.
● Critical Windows updates
Click View details to see the list of critical Windows updates that are
not installed on your computer.
To initiate the installation of selected updates, click Install updates.
Please note that it may take a while to install the updates and some of
them may require a system restart to complete the installation. If
required, restart the system at your earliest convenience.
● Application updates
If an app is not up to date, click the Download new version link to
download the latest version.
Click View details to see information about the app that needs to be
updated.
● Weak Windows account passwords
You can see the list of the Windows user accounts configured on your
computer and the level of protection their password provides.
Click Change password at login to set a new password for your system.
Click View details to modify the weak passwords. You can choose
between asking the user to change the password at the next login or
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