User Manual

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Protection
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Privacy
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Utilities
Protection
In the Protection section you can configure your advanced security settings,
manage friends and spammers, view and edit the network connection
settings, set up the Safe Files and Online Threat Prevention features, check
and fix potential system vulnerabilities and assess the security of the wireless
networks you connect to.
The features you can manage in the Protection section are:
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. 74).
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. 94).
FIREWALL
The firewall protects you while you are connected to networks and the
internet by filtering all connection attempts.
For more information about firewall configuration, refer to “Firewall” (p.
104).
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