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1. 00 eee 47 13 Parental Control eret eroe ee d n e ete e rea 49 13 1 How do protect my children from online threats ssiillissssse 49 13 2 How do restrict the Internet access for my child 0 00e eae 49 13 3 How do block my child s access to a website cece eee eee eee 50 13 4 How do prevent my child from playing a game sslseessesessse 50 13 5 How do I create Windows user accounts 0 c eee ete eee eee 51 14 Privacy Controll 2 tmb Ere tpe a oe tte res 53 14 1 How do make sure my online transaction is secure ce eee eee 53 14 2 What can do if my system has been stolen cece eee eee eee 53 14 3 How do I protect my Facebook account cece eee 54 14 4 How do use file vaults eee eee eens 54 14 5 How do remove a file permanently with Bitdefender 55 15 TUNG Up csseex e cre ee tac aus rrr eR ERCRRERETERRERTRRERIVRRRRCRER 56 15 1 How do improve my system performance 0 cece eee eee 56 15 1 1 Defragment your hard disk ise see heme on te oen bc dee 56 15 1 2 Clean up your PG saos certius rige metn sei E Rohr ups neue 56 15 1 3 Clean Windows REGISHY iiss 5 poer m sortent e nro EU we 57 15 1 4 Scan your system periodically 0c cece cece ee eee eee 57 16 Safebox Online Back p scene hee im mes 58 16 1 How do access my backed up files from a
2. 3 Increase antispam protection level By increasing the protection level the antispam filter will need less spam indications to classify an e mail message as spam Indicate undetected spam messages If you are using a supported mail client you can easily indicate which e mail messages should have been detected as spam Doing so helps improve the efficiency of the antispam filter Follow these steps 1 Open your mail client 2 Go to the Inbox folder 3 Select the undetected spam messages 4 Click the M Is Spam button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar normally located in the upper part of the mail client window They are immediately marked as spam and moved to the junk mail folder Add spammers to Spammers List If you are using a supported mail client you can easily add the senders of the spam messages to the Spammers list Follow these steps 1 Open your mail client 2 Goto the junk mail folder where spam messages are moved 3 Select the messages marked as spam by Bitdefender 4 Click the amp Add Spammer button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar 5 You may be asked to acknowledge the addresses added to the Spammers list Select Don t show this message again and click OK If you are using a different mail client you can manually add spammers to the Spammers list from the Bitdefender interface It is convenient to do this only when you have received several spam messages from the same e mail address Foll
3. Based on the rules you create Data Protection scans the web e mail and instant messaging traffic leaving your computer for specific character strings for example your credit card number If there is a match the respective web page e mail or instant message is blocked You can create rules to protect any piece of information you might consider personal or confidential from your phone number or e mail address to your bank account information Multiuser support is provided so that users logging on to different Windows user accounts can configure and use their own rules If your Windows account is an administrator account the rules you create can be configured to also apply when other users of the computer are logged on to their Windows user accounts 20 3 2 Configuring data protection If you want to use data protection follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar Privacy Control 104 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Inthe Settings Overview window select Privacy Control In the Privacy Control Settings window select the Data Protection tab Make sure data protection is enabled OU A UJ Create rules to protect your sensitive data For more information please refer to Creating data protection rules p 105 Creating data protection rules To create a rule click the Add rule button and follow the configuration wizard You can navigate through the wizard u
4. Warning Do not add domains of legitimate web based e mail services such as Yahoo Gmail Hotmail or other to the Spammers list Otherwise the e mail messages received from any registered user of such a service will be detected as spam If for example you add yahoo com to the Spammers list all e mail messages coming from yahoo com addresses will be marked as spam To delete an item from the list click the corresponding Remove link To delete all entries from the list click the Clear list button and then Yes to confirm You can save the Spammers list to a file so that you can use it on another computer or after reinstalling the product To save the Spammers list click the Save button and save it to the desired location The file will have a bwl extension Antispam 97 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 To load a previously saved Spammers list click the Load button and open the corresponding bwl file To reset the content of the existing list when loading a previously saved list select Overwrite the current list Click OK to save the changes and close the window 19 6 Adjusting the sensitivity level If you notice that some legitimate e mails are marked as spam or that many spam e mails go undetected you can try adjusting the antispam sensitivity level to solve the problem However rather than independently change the sensitivity level it is recommended that you first read Antispam filter does not work properly
5. 4 Click Add to add the application to the White list Applications or Black list Applications 23 3 3 Facebook protection Parental Control monitors your child s Facebook account and reports the main activities taking place These online activities are verified and you are warned if they prove to be a threat for your account privacy The monitored elements of the online account include the number of friends comments of the child or his friends on his photos or posts messages wall posts Parental Control 133 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 uploaded photos and videos account privacy settings To configure Facebook protection for a specific user account 1 Go to the Facebook tab 2 Click Connect child s profile in the Facebook panel 3 To protect the child s Facebook account install the application using the corresponding link 23 3 4 Instant Messaging control The Instant Messaging IM control allows you to specify the IM contacts your children are allowed to chat with or block access to instant messages that contain specific words Note D The IM Control is only available for Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live MSN Messenger To configure Instant Messaging control for a specific user account follow these steps 1 Go to the Instant Messaging tab 2 Click on the Instant Messaging panel to access the Instant Messaging Activity window 3 Use the switch to turn on Instant Messaging Activity Restrict
6. Bitdefender Total Security 2013 For more information about firewall configuration please refer to Firewall p 116 Tune Up Bitdefender Total Security 2013 offers not just security it also helps you keep your computer s performance in shape Clicking Optimize in the Tune Up panel lets you access a number of useful tools PC Clean Up Disk Defragmenter Duplicate Finder Registry Cleaner Registry Recovery For more information about the performance optimization tools please refer to Tune Up p 143 Safebox Safebox lets you back up your important files to secure online servers synchronize them between your devices and share them with your friends Clicking Manage allows you to select a task from the drop down menu Manage folders add remove and synchronize Safebox folders Manage shared files share files by uploading them to Safebox and creating links that can be accessed from anywhere Go to Dashboard manage your Safebox backups directly from the MyBitdefender dashboard in your web browser The Auto Sync switch allows you to turn on or off automatic synchronization for Safebox folders For more information please refer to Safebox online backup and sync p 149 Update In a world where cyber criminals constantly try to come up with new ways to cause harm it is essential to keep your security solution up to date if you are to stay one step ahead of them By default B
7. TOTAL SECURITY 2015 lt lt Bitdefender User s Guide Copyright 2012 Bitdefender Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 User s Guide Publication date 08 21 2012 Copyright 2012 Bitdefender Legal Notice All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from an authorized representative of Bitdefender The inclusion of brief quotations in reviews may be possible only with the mention of the quoted source The content can not be modified in any way Warning and Disclaimer This product and its documentation are protected by copyright The information in this document is provided on an as is basis without warranty Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the authors will not have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this work This book contains links to third party Websites that are not under the control of Bitdefender therefore Bitdefender is not responsible for the content of any linked site If you access a third party website listed in this document you will do so at your own risk Bitdefender provides these links only as a convenien
8. Antispam insights 19 1 1 Antispam filters The Bitdefender Antispam Engine incorporates several different filters that ensure your Inbox to be SPAM free Friends list Spammers list Charset filter Link filter Signatures filter NeuNet Heuristic filter and in the cloud detection Antispam 90 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Friends list Spammers list Most people communicate regularly to a group of people or even receive messages from companies or organizations in the same domain By using friends or spammers list you can easily classify which people you want to receive e mail from friends no matter what the message contains or which people you never want to hear from again spammers Note We recommend that you add your friends names and e mail addresses to the Friends list Bitdefender does not block messages from those on the list therefore adding friends helps ensure that legitimate messages get through Charset filter Many spam messages are written in Cyrillic and or Asian charsets The Charset Filter detects this kind of messages and tags them as SPAM Link filter Almost all spam messages include links to various web locations These locations usually contain more advertising and the possibility to buy things and sometimes they are used for phishing Bitdefender maintains a database of such links The Link filter checks every URL link in a message against its database If a match is made the message is t
9. Archives containing infected files gt Archives that contain only infected files are deleted automatically gt If an archive contains both infected and clean files Bitdefender will attempt to delete the infected files provided it can reconstruct the archive with the clean files If archive reconstruction is not possible you will be informed that no action can be taken so as to avoid losing clean files Move files to quarantine Moves detected files to quarantine Quarantined files cannot be executed or opened therefore the risk of getting infected disappears For more information please refer to Managing quarantined files p 83 Deny access In case an infected file is detected the access to this will be denied 18 1 4 Restoring the default settings The default real time protection settings ensure good protection against malware with minor impact on system performance To restore the default real time protection settings follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 Click Antivirus on the left side menu and then the Shield tab 4 Click Default Antivirus protection 71 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 18 2 On demand scanning The main objective for Bitdefender is to keep your computer clean of viruses This is first and foremost done by keeping new viruses out of your computer and by scanning your e mail messages and any new files downloaded or copied
10. Locate the scan you have just run in the Recent scans list 8 Go with the mouse cursor over the name of the scan and click the icon to add the scan to the Favorite Scans list 9 Enter a suggestive name for the scan 12 4 How do exclude a folder from being scanned Bitdefender allows excluding specific files folders or file extensions from scanning Exclusions are to be used by users having advanced computer knowledge and only in the following situations You have a large folder on your system where you keep movies and music You have a large archive on your system where you keep different data You keep a folder where you install different types of software and applications for testing purposes Scanning the folder may result in losing some of the data To add the folder to the Exclusions list follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus In the Antivirus Settings window select the Exclusions tab Make sure Exclusions for files is turned on by clicking the switch Click the Excluded files and folders link Click the Add button located at the top of the exclusions table Click Browse select the folder that you want to be excluded from scanning and then click OK 9 Click Add and then click OK to save the changes and close the window oo OW A U MN HG Scanning with Bitdefender 46 Bitde
11. Select the feature you want to use JL Locate display your device s location on Google Maps E Wipe delete all data from your computer Important After you wipe a device all Anti Theft features cease to function Ll Lock lock your computer and set a numeric PIN code for unlocking it Privacy Control 53 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 14 3 How do protect my Facebook account Safego is a Facebook application developed by Bitdefender to keep your social networking account safe Its role is to scan the links you receive from your Facebook friends and monitor your account privacy settings To access Safego from your Bitdefender product follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Safego panel click Manage and select Activate for Facebook from the drop down menu You will be directed to your account If you already activated Safego for Facebook you will be able to access statistics regarding its activity by clicking the View Reports for Facebook button 3 Use your Facebook login information to connect to the Safego application 4 Allow Safego access to your Facebook account 14 4 How do l use file vaults The Bitdefender File Vault enables you to create encrypted password protected logical drives or vaults on your computer where you can securely store your confidential and sensitive documents Physically the vault is a file stored on the local hard drive having the bvd extension
12. You can easily identify the Bitdefender file vaults on your computer by the Bitdefender icon and the bvd extension Creating vaults Keep in mind that a vault is actually just a file with the bvd extension Only when you open the vault a virtual disk drive appears in My Computer and you can safely store files inside it When creating a vault you must specify where and under which name to save it on your computer You must also specify a password to protect its content Only users who know the password can open the vault and access the documents and data stored inside it To create a vault follow these steps Privacy Control 111 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Right click on your desktop or in a folder on your computer point to Bitdefender gt Bitdefender File Vault and select Create File Vault A new window will appear 2 Specify the location and the name of the vault file Click Browse select the location of the vault and save the vault file under the desired name Type the name and the path of the vault file on the disk in the corresponding fields 3 Choose a drive letter from the menu When you open the vault a virtual disk drive labeled with the selected letter appears in My Computer 4 If you want to change the default size 50 MB of the vault type the desired value in the Vault size field 5 Type the desired password to the vault in the Password and Confirm fields Anyone trying to open the vau
13. click Optimize and select Registry Recovery from the drop down menu 3 Follow the two step guided procedure to recover the cleaned registry You can navigate through the wizard using the Next button To exit the wizard click Cancel a Select checkpoint You can see a list of time points when the Windows Registry was cleaned Select the time point to restore the Windows Registry to Warning The recovery of the cleaned registry might overwrite the registry keys edited since the last registry clean up b Task results 28 6 Performance Monitor The Performance Monitor module constantly monitors the system load allowing you to see the running applications and the impact they have on the general behavior of the system These are its main functions To present the system CPU and memory usage by using a set of indicators To determine the applications resource usage To help you close any high resource usage application which causes the system to perform poorly To access the Performance Monitor options follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Tune Up Tune Up 147 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 4 In case you encounter a slow down issue the problem may be caused by some applications running on your system To solve the problem follow these steps a Identify the application which causes the issue b Click
14. click Update now to open the Vulnerability Scan wizard and install them If an application is outdated click Update now to find a link to the vendor web page from where you can install the latest version of that application if a Windows user account has a weak password click Fix password to force the user to change the password at the next logon or change the password yourself For a strong password use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters numbers and special characters such as or If the Windows Autorun feature is enabled click Disable to disable it To configure the vulnerability monitoring settings follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus 4 In the Antivirus Events window select the Vulnerability tab 5 Click the switch to turn on or off Automatic Vulnerability Scan Antivirus protection 88 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Important To be automatically notified about system or application vulnerabilities keep the Automatic Vulnerability Scan enabled 6 Choose the system vulnerabilities you want to be regularly checked by using the corresponding switches Critical Windows updates Check if your Windows operating system has the latest critical security updates from Microsoft Regular Windows updates Check if your Windows operating system has the latest regular security updates
15. corresponding drop down menu 21 3 Managing firewall rules 21 3 1 General rules Whenever data is transmitted over the Internet certain protocols are used The general rules allow you to configure the protocols over which traffic is allowed To edit the rules follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Firewall 4 In the Firewall Settings window select the Settings tab 5 Under Firewall Rules click General Rules A new window will appear The current rules are displayed To edit a rule click its corresponding arrow in the Action column and select Allow or Deny DNS over UDP TCP Allow or deny DNS over UDP and TCP By default this type of connection is allowed Incoming ICMP ICMPv6 Allow or deny ICMP ICMPv6 messages ICMP messages are often used by hackers to carry out attacks against computer networks By default this type of connection is denied Firewall 118 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Sending E mails Allow or deny sending e mails over SMTP By default this type of connection is allowed Web Browsing HTTP Allow or deny HTTP web browsing By default this type of connection is allowed Incoming Remote Desktop Connections Allow or deny other computers access over Remote Desktop Connections By default this type of connection is allowed Windows Explorer traffic on HTTP FTP Al
16. from the Bitdefender s list of known games or when an application goes to full screen Bitdefender will automatically return to the normal operation mode when you close the game or when the detected application exits full screen If you want to manually turn on Game Mode use one of the following methods Right click the Bitdefender icon in the system tray and select Turn Game Mode On Enable using Game Mode keyboard shortcut Press Ctrl Shift Alt G the default hotkey Important Do not forget to turn Game Mode off when you finish To do this use the same methods you did when you turned it on Turning on or off automatic Game Mode To turn on or off automatic game mode follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select General 4 In the General Settings window select the General tab 5 Turn on or off automatic game mode by clicking the corresponding switch Manually adding games to the Game list If Bitdefender does not automatically enter Game Mode when you launch a certain game or application you can manually add the application to the Game list Once an application is added to the list Bitdefender will operate in Game Mode as long as the application is in use The basics 17 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 To view and manage the Game list follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings b
17. path to be excluded and the type of scanning you want them to be excluded from as needed Make the necessary changes then click Modify 6 To turn off scan exclusions use the corresponding switch 18 5 Managing quarantined files Bitdefender isolates the malware infected files it cannot disinfect and the suspicious files in a secure area named quarantine When a virus is in quarantine it cannot do any harm because it cannot be executed or read By default quarantined files are automatically sent to Bitdefender Labs in order to be analyzed by the Bitdefender malware researchers If malware presence is confirmed a signature is released to allow removing the malware Antivirus protection 83 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 In addition Bitdefender scans the quarantined files after each malware signature update Cleaned files are automatically moved back to their original location To check and manage quarantined files follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus 4 In the Antivirus Settings window select the Quarantine tab 5 Quarantined files are managed automatically by Bitdefender according to the default quarantine settings Though not recommended you can adjust the quarantine settings according to your preferences Rescan quarantine after virus definitions update Keep this option turned on to automaticall
18. 1 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar un AeA W N Open the Bitdefender window In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus In the Antivirus Settings window select the Exclusions tab Click the Excluded processes link In the window that appears you can manage the Active Virus Control process exclusions Note 9 Process exclusions also apply to the Intrusion Detection System included in the Bitdefender firewall Add exclusions by following these steps a Click the Add button located at the top of the exclusions table b Click Browse find and select the application you want to be excluded and then click OK C Keep the Allow option selected to prevent Active Virus Control from blocking the application d Click Add To remove or edit exclusions proceed as follows To remove an entry from the table select it and click the Delete button To edit an entry from the table double click it or select it and click the Modify button Make the necessary changes then click Modify Save the changes and close the window Antivirus protection 86 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 18 7 Fixing system vulnerabilities An important step in protecting your computer against malicious persons and applications is to keep up to date the operating system and the applications you regularly use You should also consider disabling Windows settings that make the system more vulnerable to malwar
19. 19 5 Configuring the Spammers List The Spammers list is a list of all the e mail addresses from which you don t want to receive messages regardless of their content Any e mail message received from an address contained in the Spammers list will be automatically marked as SPAM without further processing To configure and manage the Spammers list If you are using Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express Windows Mail Thunderbird click the 48 Spammers button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar integrated into your mail client Alternatively follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antispam panel click Manage and select Manage Spammers from the drop down menu 3 Go to the Antispam panel 4 Click Manage and choose Spammers from the menu To add an e mail address select the E mail address option enter the address and then click Add Syntax name domain com To add all the e mail addresses from a specific domain select the Domain name option enter the domain name and then click Add Syntax domain com domain com and domain com all the received e mail messages from domain com will be tagged as SPAM domain all the received e mail messages from domain no matter the domain suffixes will be tagged as SPAM com all the received e mail messages having the domain suffix com will be tagged as SPAM It is recommended to avoid adding entire domains but this may be useful in some situations
20. 2013 30 6 My Internet is slow This situation may appear after you install Bitdefender The issue could be caused by errors in the Bitdefender firewall configuration To troubleshoot this situation follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Firewall panel click the switch to turn off Firewall 3 Check if your Internet connection improved with the Bitdefender firewall disabled If you still have a slow Internet connection the issue may not be caused by Bitdefender You should contact your Internet Service Provider to verify if the connection is operational on their side If you receive confirmation from your Internet Service Provider that the connection is operational on their side and the issue still persists contact Bitdefender as described in section Asking for help p 178 If the Internet connection improved after disabling the Bitdefender firewall follow these steps a Open the Bitdefender window On the Firewall panel click the switch to turn on Firewall Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar b C d In the Settings Overview window select Firewall e In the Firewall Settings window select the Advanced tab f Go to Internet connection sharing and click the switch to turn it on g Go to Block port scans and click the switch to turn it off h Click to return to the main window i On the Firewall panel click Manage adapters j Go to Network Type and sele
21. 2013 In case you have a large amount of data that includes music movies or important files the free online space may not be enough To upgrade your online space click Upgrade Safebox The MyBitdefender page will open in your web browser Follow the instructions to complete the purchase 16 4 How do free space on my Safebox Bitdefender offers you 2GB of free online space for your data In case you have a large amount of data that includes music movies or important files the free online space may not be enough To free space on your Safebox follow these steps On any device with Internet access open a web browser Go to https my bitdefender com Log in to your account using your user name and password Click Safebox to access the Safebox dashboard Select the Recycle Bin tab Check the corresponding box to select the file you want to remove Click Actions and select Remove from the drop down menu o NO WwW A WN H Aconfirmation window will appear Click OK to acknowledge Safebox Online Backup 59 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 17 Useful Information 17 1 How do automatically shut down the computer after the scan is over Bitdefender offers multiple scan tasks that you can use to make sure your system is not infected with malware Scanning the entire computer may take longer time to complete depending on your system s hardware and software configuration For this reason Bitdef
22. 33 3 HOTforSecurity Portal 55 52 rara pid ea ma pb C rea ed od 181 34 Contact informatio sessi sed nre te appe n n a S RP s e urs 182 34 1 Web addresses ainsi rus ee ee ae ea Rn RR on i coa RD we 182 34 2 Local dIStFIDUEOTS x prinia ccon ie beet roges da a Piin MAUR ne 182 34 3 Bitdefender OMIGES rir ona noi ism een cuenten dg bap bed anh DR ane ade 182 Cres MEME 185 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Installation Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Preparing for installation Before you install Bitdefender Total Security 2013 complete these preparations to ensure the installation will go smoothly Make sure that the computer where you plan to install Bitdefender meets the minimum system requirements If the computer does not meet all the minimum system requirements Bitdefender will not be installed or if installed it will not work properly and it will cause system slowdowns and instability For a complete list of system requirements please refer to System requirements p 3 Log on to the computer using an Administrator account Remove any other similar software from the computer Running two security programs simultaneously may affect their operation and cause major problems with the system Windows Defender will be disabled during the installation Disable or remove any firewall program that may be running on the computer Running two firewall programs simultaneously may affect their operation and ca
23. 71 18 2 On demand scannifiQg suse cac ec aote tote xor c D dps e metadata amp 72 18 21 AUtOSCAII sites accor otra i ient e qe d doll andae dpt oda 72 18 2 2 Scanning a file or folder for malware 00 0 cece eee 72 18 2 3 R mning a Quick Scal deep dote ore oed dos t e oe Rae dios 73 18 2 4 Running a System Scanz neon ote Poen Rose ced pod 73 18 2 5 Configuring a custom SCAN us cese ccrte omit eae ere 74 18 2 6 Antivirus Scan WIZald eek boxer oe tro ede o eda ba dea at 76 18 2 7 Checking scam logs risca orn d rt iere e ia doc ser Fare e d elec 79 18 3 Automatic scan of removable media cece eee tees 80 18 3 1 How does IE WOFK osp Fcc miata caniau ree pe tete rr n Radon ead di 80 18 3 2 Managing removable media scan 0 0 cee eects 81 18 4 Configuring scan EXCIUSIONS ssoi ont e ore mere rd mob ae ore sor had 81 18 4 1 Excluding files or folders from scanning ssssssssessesss 81 18 4 2 Excluding file extensions from scanning s esere 82 18 4 3 Managing scan EXClUSIONS c use y ceret oet ph Re Pte 83 18 5 Maraging quarantined files i a p be o Re be eens 83 18 6 Active Virus Control see iere aber ere dota eda Eee iod 84 18 6 1 Checking detected applications 0c cece cece eee 85 18 6 2 Turning on or off Active Virus Control s sises a seesi cece eee eee 85 18 6 3 Adjusting the Active Virus Control protection 0ee eee ee 85 18
24. Control to access the dashboard 5 Select your child s profile on the left side menu Click LJ on the Web panel to access the Web Activity window Click Blacklist Enter the website address in the corresponding field and click Add O On Oo The website has been added to the blocked websites list 13 4 How do I prevent my child from playing a game Bitdefender Parental Control allows you to control the content accessed by your child while using the computer Parental Control 50 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 If you need to restrict access to a game or an application you can use Bitdefender Parental Control even when you are not at home To block access to a game or an application follow these steps 1 On any device with Internet access open a web browser Go to https my bitdefender com Log in to your account using your user name and password Click Parental Control to access the dashboard U BU N Select your child s profile on the left side menu click E on the Applications panel to access the Applications Activity window Click Blacklist lype or copy and paste the path to the executable in the corresponding field Click Add to add the application to the Black list Applications O co N Oo 13 5 How do I create Windows user accounts A Windows user account is a unique profile that includes all the settings privileges and personal files for each user Windows accounts l
25. Explorer For example such a registry key allows Windows to open a doc file in Microsoft Word The invalid keys are assigned a low priority which means that you can delete them without almost any risk Shared DLLs Registry keys that contain information on the location of shared DLLs Dynamic Link Libraries DLLs store functions that are used by installed applications to perform certain tasks They can be shared by multiple applications to reduce memory and disk space requirements These registry keys become invalid when the DLL they point to is moved to another location or completely removed this usually happens when you uninstall a program The invalid keys are assigned a medium priority which means that deleting them may negatively affect the system By default all the keys are marked for deletion You can choose to delete individual invalid keys from a selected category d Results Tune Up 146 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 28 5 Recovering cleaned registry Sometimes after registry clean up you might notice that your system does not work well or that some applications fail to operate properly due to missing registry keys This may be caused by shared registry keys that were deleted during registry cleaning or by other deleted keys To solve this problem you must recover the cleaned registry To start the Registry Recovery wizard follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Tune Up panel
26. Firewall log Bitdefender maintains a log of events regarding the Firewall module usage enabling disabling firewall traffic blocking modifying settings or generated by the activities detected by this module scanning ports blocking connection attempts or traffic according to the rules The log can be accessed from the Firewall Activity window by clicking Show Log Monitor Wi Fi Connections when you are connected to wireless networks information is displayed regarding specific network events for example when a new computer has joined the network Firewall 125 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 22 Safepay secure online transactions The computer is fast becoming THE tool for shopping and banking Paying bills transferring money buying pretty much anything you can imagine has never been quicker or easier This involves sending personal information account and credit card data passwords and other types of private information over the Internet in other words exactly the type of information flow that cyber criminals are very interested to tap into Hackers are relentless in their efforts to steal this information so you can never be too careful about securing online transactions Bitdefender Safepay offers a unified solution for the various ways in which your private data can be compromised It is a protected browser a sealed environment that is designed to keep your online banking e shopping and any other type of online
27. Messenger Important Bitdefender will not encrypt a conversation if one of the chat partners uses a web based chat application such as Meebo Privacy Control 103 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Once the prerequisites are met Bitdefender will inform you of the encryption status of your chat session through messages displayed in the chat window To turn instant messaging encryption on or off follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Privacy Control In the Privacy Control Settings window select the Chat Encryption tab U BU N Click the switch to turn on or off instant messaging encryption By default encryption is enabled 20 3 Data protection Data protection prevents sensitive data leaks when you are online Consider a simple example you have created a data protection rule that protects your credit card number If a spyware software somehow manages to install on your computer it cannot send your credit card number via e mail instant messages or web pages Moreover your children cannot use it to buy online or reveal it to people they met on the Internet 20 3 1 About data protection Whether it is your e mail or your credit card number when they fall into the wrong hands such information may cause you damage you may find yourself drowning in spam messages or you might be surprised to access an emptied account
28. To add all the e mail addresses from a specific domain select the Domain name option enter the domain name and then click Add Syntax domain com domain com and domain com all the received e mail messages from domain com will reach your Inbox regardless of their content domain all the received e mail messages from domain no matter the domain suffixes will reach your Inbox regardless of their content com all the received e mail messages having the domain suffix com will reach your Inbox regardless of their content It is recommended to avoid adding entire domains but this may be useful in some situations For example you can add the e mail domain of the company you work for or those of your trusted partners To delete an item from the list click the corresponding Remove link To delete all entries from the list click the Clear list button and then Yes to confirm You can save the Friends list to a file so that you can use it on another computer or after reinstalling the product To save the Friends list click the Save button and save it to the desired location The file will have a bwl extension To load a previously saved Friends list click the Load button and open the corresponding bwl file To reset the content of the existing list when loading a previously saved list select Overwrite the current list Click OK to save the changes and close the window Antispam 96 Bitdefender Total Security 2013
29. a 32 bit or a 64 bit version of Windows To find out if you have a 32 bit or a 64 bit operating system follow these steps e For Windows XP 1 Click Start 2 Locate My Computer on the Start menu 3 Right click My Computer and select Properties 4 If you see x64 Edition listed under System you are running the 64 bit version of Windows XP If you do not see x64 Edition listed you are running a 32 bit version of Windows XP Useful Information 61 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 For Windows Vista and Windows 7 1 Click Start 2 Locate Computer on the Start menu 3 Right click Computer and select Properties 4 Look under System in order to check the information about your system 17 4 How do display hidden objects in Windows These steps are useful in those cases where you are dealing with a malware situation and you need to find and remove the infected files which could be hidden Follow these steps to display hidden objects in Windows Click Start go to Control Panel and select Folder Options Go to View tab Select Display contents of system folders for Windows XP only Select Show hidden files and folders Clear Hide file extensions for known file types Clear Hide protected operating system files Click Apply and then OK NOW B WYN H 17 5 How do remove other security solutions The main reason for using a security solution is to provide protection and safety for your data But
30. access your files even on devices on which Bitdefender Total Security 2013 or Bitdefender Safebox are not installed by simply accessing your MyBitdefender account straight from the browser of any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet 29 1 Activating Safebox To activate Safebox follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Safebox panel click the Auto Sync switch A shortcut to the default Safebox folder is placed on your desktop For a seamless backup of your data to the Bitdefender servers keep automatic synchronization on Safebox backups can be managed from the Bitdefender window from Windows Explorer and other file managers using the Windows contextual menu or online from the MyBitdefender account 29 2 Managing Safebox from the Bitdefender window To manage your Safebox backups from Bitdefender follow these steps Safebox online backup and sync 149 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Safebox panel click Manage and select an option from the drop down menu Manage folders A new window will appear listing the folders added to Safebox from this computer as well as from other computers or from MyBitdefender To add a new folder to Safebox sync browse to it on your computer drag and drop it in the Manage Folders window Add folders to Safebox sync and enable Safebox Auto Sync to automatically synchronize their contents with the Safebox o
31. and the system temporary files To start the PC Clean Up follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Tune Up panel click Optimize and select PC Clean Up from the drop down menu 3 Follow the wizard steps Tune Up 56 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 15 1 3 Clean Windows Registry Cleaning the Windows Registry can improve the performance of your system To do this use the Registry Cleaner The Registry Cleaner scans the Windows Registry and deletes the invalid registry keys To start the Registry Cleaner follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Tune Up panel click Optimize and select Registry Cleaner from the drop down menu 3 Follow the wizard steps 15 1 4 Scan your system periodically Your system speed and its general behavior can also be affected by malware Make sure to scan your system periodically at least once a week It is recommended to use the Full System Scan because it scans for all types of malware threatening the security of your system and it also scans inside archives To start the Full System Scan follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antivirus panel click Scan now and select System Scan from the drop down menu 3 Follow the wizard steps Tune Up 57 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 16 Safebox Online Backup 16 1 How do access my backed up files from another computer With Bitdefender you can have access to
32. any inquiries regarding their areas of operation both in commercial and in general matters Their respective addresses and contacts are listed below U S A Bitdefender LLC Contact information 182 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 PO Box 667588 Pompano Beach Fl 33066 Phone office amp sales 1 954 776 6262 Sales sales bitdefender com Technical support http www bitdefender com help Web http www bitdefender com UK and Ireland Genesis Centre Innovation Way Stoke on Trent Staffordshire ST6 4BF E mail info bitdefender co uk Phone 44 0 8451 305096 Sales sales bitdefender co uk Technical support http www bitdefender com help Web http www bitdefender co uk Germany Bitdefender GmbH Airport Office Center Robert Bosch StraBe 2 59439 Holzwickede Deutschland Office 49 2301 91 840 Sales vertrieb bitdefender de Technical support http kb bitdefender de Web http www bitdefender de Spain Bitdefender Espana S L U Avda Diagonal 357 19 18 08037 Barcelona Fax 34 93 217 91 28 Phone 34 902 19 07 65 Sales comercial bitdefender es Technical support http www bitdefender es ayuda Website http www bitdefender es Romania BITDEFENDER SRL West Gate Park Building H2 24 Preciziei Street Bucharest Contact information 183 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Fax 40 21 2641799 Sales phone 40 21 2063470 Sales e mail sales bitdefender ro Technical support
33. cacr caves tea meat m kn EG Re n EROR naw 133 23 3 4 Instant Messaging control ater s mt eri ek rac ac 134 24 Safego protection for social networks ssssssessss 135 25 Device Anti T hielt ci oer salty rade a Pon p eo d on 137 26 USB Immu riiZer sites vet ts care eee e xao Rb ina Rad a Rb edis 139 27 Managing your computers remotely ssssessssssss 140 27 1 Accessing MyBitdefender resero cece cee eee eee 140 27 2 Running tasks on the computers castet narai daeta eee 140 T ne p and backup T 142 28 MUNG UP aieiai aana bet ue aa aaia aa a ER anes 143 28 1 Cleaning Up Your PC 4 eiue saieta aanne aE ERU aN E ANEA E aE E EEA 143 28 2 Defragmenting hard disk volumes 0000 ect tees 144 28 3 Finding duplicate THES wi iin tied edi eer rh rra nnee ERR RE e PE 145 28 4 Cleaning Windows registry cece ccc cect cette tenes 145 28 5 Recovering cleaned registry 0 00 cece eee e ence eee eee eens 147 28 5 Performance MORICOE 2er ceres ever SC kaw goin bie cane nee ns tpe 147 29 Safebox online backup and sync 2 cece cece eee ees 149 29 T Activating SateDOX csasotp tien epa UR RU bor aod eT ER dina 149 29 2 Managing Safebox from the Bitdefender window ssssussuuss 149 29 3 Managing Safebox from Windows 000s cece nens 151 29 3 1 Adding folders to Safebox 4 sod pas heb ris 151 29 3 2 Removing folders from Safe
34. e Tune Up 9 Safebox Update Safego e File Encryption Events counters are displayed in the Bitdefender interface to allow easy identification of areas with outstanding events These are icons appearing on specific modules that indicate the number of unread critical events related to a module s activity For example if there is one unread critical event related to the activity of the Update module the icon EB appears on the Update panel A counter showing the total number of unread messages from all modules appears on the Events button in the main window A list of events is available for each category To find out information about a particular event in the list click it Event details are displayed in the lower part of the window Each event comes with the following information a short description the action Bitdefender took on it when it happened and the date and time when it occurred Options may be provided to take further action if needed You can filter events by their importance There are three types of events each type indicated by a specific icon Q Information events indicate successful operations Q warning events indicate non critical issues You should check and fix them when you have the time Critical events indicate critical issues You should check them immediately To help you easily manage logged events each section of the Events window provides options to delete or mark as read all events in that sec
35. for malware Autoscan will scan your computer over and over again taking appropriate actions when malware is detected Autoscan runs only when enough system resources are available so as not to slow down the computer Bitdefender automatically scans any removable media that is connected to the computer to make sure it can be safely accessed For more information please refer to Automatic scan of removable media p 80 Advanced users can configure scan exclusions if they do not want specific files or file types to be scanned For more information please refer to Configuring scan exclusions p 81 When it detects a virus or other malware Bitdefender will automatically attempt to remove the malware 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 in order to contain the infection For more information please refer to Managing quarantined files p 83 If your computer has been infected with malware please refer to Removing malware from your system p 169 To help you clean your computer of malware that cannot be removed from within the Windows operating system Bitdefender provides you with Rescue Mode This is a trusted environment especially designed for malware removal which enables you to boot your computer independent of Windows When the computer runs in Rescue Mode Windows malware is inacti
36. from Microsoft Application updates Check if crucial web related applications installed on your system are up to date Outdated applications can be exploited by malicious software making your PC vulnerable to outside attacks Weak passwords Check whether the passwords of the Windows accounts configured on the system are easy to guess or not Setting passwords that are hard to guess strong passwords makes it very difficult for hackers to break into your system A strong password includes uppercase and lowercase letters numbers and special characters such as or Media autorun Check the status of the Windows Autorun feature This feature enables applications to be automatically started from CDs DVDs USB drives or other external devices Some types of malware use Autorun to spread automatically from removable media to the PC This is why it is recommended to disable this Windows feature Note If you turn off monitoring of a specific vulnerability related issues will no longer be recorded in the Events window Antivirus protection 89 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 19 Antispam Spam is a term used to describe unsolicited e mail Spam is a growing problem both for individuals and for organizations It s not pretty you wouldn t want your kids to see it it can get you fired for wasting too much time or from receiving porn in your office mail and you can t stop people from sending it The next best thing to that
37. http www bitdefender ro suport Website http www bitdefender ro United Arab Emirates Dubai Internet City Building 17 Office 160 Dubai UAE Sales phone 00971 4 4588935 00971 4 4589186 Sales e mail sales bitdefender com Technical support http www bitdefender com suport Website http www bitdefender com world Contact information 184 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Glossary ActiveX ActiveX is a model for writing programs so that other programs and the operating system can call them ActiveX technology is used with Microsoft Internet Explorer to make interactive Web pages that look and behave like computer programs rather than static pages With ActiveX users can ask or answer questions use push buttons and interact in other ways with the Web page ActiveX controls are often written using Visual Basic Active X is notable for a complete lack of security controls computer security experts discourage its use over the Internet Adware Adware is often combined with a host application that is provided at no charge as long as the user agrees to accept the adware Because adware applications are usually installed after the user has agreed to a licensing agreement that states the purpose of the application no offense is committed However pop up advertisements can become an annoyance and in some cases degrade system performance Also the information that some of these applications collect may cause privacy con
38. macro execute each time the document is opened Mail client An e mail client is an application that enables you to send and receive e mail Memory Internal storage areas in the computer The term memory identifies data storage that comes in the form of chips and the word storage is used for memory that exists on tapes or disks Every computer comes with a certain amount of physical memory usually referred to as main memory or RAM Non heuristic This method of scanning relies on specific virus signatures The advantage of the non heuristic scan is that it is not fooled by what might seem to be a virus and does not generate false alarms Packed programs A file in a compression format Many operating systems and applications contain commands that enable you to pack a file so that it takes up less memory For example suppose you have a text file containing ten consecutive space characters Normally this would require ten bytes of storage However a program that packs files would replace the space characters by a special space series character followed by the number of spaces being replaced In this case the ten spaces would require only two bytes This is just one packing technique there are many more Path The exact directions to a file on a computer These directions are usually described by means of the hierarchical filing system from the top down The route between any two points such as the communications channel between two
39. name atthe top and select Products from the drop down menu Click Offline registration Enter the license key you purchased NOW FW hM Click Submit to obtain an authorization code Important Write down the authorization code 8 Go back to your PC with the authorization code 9 Open the Bitdefender window 10 A link that indicates the number of days left on your license appears atthe bottom of the Bitdefender window Click this link to open the registration window 11 Enter the authorization code in the corresponding field and click Register Now 22 Wait until the registration process is completed 11 5 How do renew my Bitdefender protection When your Bitdefender protection is about to expire you must renew your license key Follow these steps to visit a website where you can renew your Bitdefender license key 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 A link that indicates the number of days left on your license appears at the bottom of the Bitdefender window Click this link to open the registration window 3 Click Don t have a license key Buy one now Registration 43 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 4 A web page will open on your web browser where you can purchase a Bitdefender license key Note As an alternative you can contact the retailer you bought your Bitdefender product from Follow these steps to register your Bitdefender with the new license key 1 Open the Bitdefender window
40. of your software by clicking Get started Step 5 Register your product 9 LM appears only if you have selected Get Started during the previous step To complete the registration of your product you need to enter a license key An active Internet connection is required Proceed according to your situation purchased the product In this case register the product by following these steps 1 Select I purchased Bitdefender and I want to register now 2 Type the license key in the corresponding field Installing your Bitdefender product 7 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 D Note You can find your license key gt on the CD DVD label gt on the product registration card gt in the online purchase e mail 3 Click Register Now I want to evaluate Bitdefender In this case you can use the product for a 30 day period To begin the trial period select want to evaluate the product Click Next Step 6 Configure product behavior Bitdefender can be configured to automatically manage your security permanently or in certain situations Use the switches to turn on or off Autopilot Automatic Laptop Mode and Automatic Game Mode Enable the Autopilot for completely silent security While on Autopilot Bitdefender makes all security related decisions for you and you don t have to configure any settings For more information please refer to Autopilot p 15 If you play your fair share of games enable Automatic
41. p 162 and follow the instructions to correct the problem To adjust the antispam sensitivity level follow these steps 1 Open Bitdefender Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Antispam In the Antispam Settings window select the Settings tab U BU N Use the description on the right side of the scale to choose the sensitivity level that better fits your security needs The description also informs you about any additional actions you should take in order to avoid potential problems or to increase antispam detection efficiency 19 7 Configuring the local antispam filters As described in Antispam insights p 90 Bitdefender uses a combination of different antispam filters to identify spam The antispam filters are pre configured for efficient protection A Important Depending on whether or not you receive legitimate e mails written in Asian or Cyrillic characters disable or enable the setting that automatically blocks such e mails The corresponding setting is disabled in the localized versions of the program that use such charsets for example in the Russian or Chinese version To configure the local antispam filters follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Antispam 4 In the Antispam Settings window select the Settings tab 5 Click the switc
42. search engines gt Google gt Yahoo gt Bing gt Baidu Search Advisor rates the links posted on the following online social networking services gt Facebook gt Twitter Scanning SSL web traffic More sophisticated attacks might use secure web traffic to mislead their victims It is therefore recommended to enable SSL scanning Protection against fraud Protection against phishing Protection for instant messaging You can create a list of web sites that will not be scanned by the Bitdefender Antiphishing engines The list should contain only web sites you fully trust For example add the web sites where you currently shop online To configure and manage the antiphishing whitelist click the Whitelist link A new window will appear Privacy Control 101 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 To add a site to the whitelist provide its address in the corresponding field and click Add To remove a web site from the list select it in the list and click the corresponding Remove link Click Save to save the changes and close the window 20 1 1 Bitdefender protection in the web browser Bitdefender integrates directly through an intuitive and easy to use toolbar into the following web browsers Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Safari Opera The Bitdefender toolbar is not your typical browser toolbar The only thing it ads to your browser is a small dragger at the top of
43. settings considered appropriate for that age category based on child development standards Select the Devices tab In the Devices tab you can see the computers and mobile devices that are linked to your MyBitdefender account Select the computer and the Windows account for your child Click Save The computer and the Windows account of your child are now linked to your MyBitdefender account 23 2 1 Monitoring the child s activity Bitdefender helps you keep track of what your children are doing on the computer In this way you can always find out exactly what websites they have visited what applications they have used or what activities have been blocked by the Parental Control The reports contain detailed information for each event such as The status of the event The name of the blocked website The name of the blocked application The device name Parental Control 130 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 The date and time when the event occurred The actions taken by Bitdefender To monitor the Internet traffic the accessed applications or the Facebook activity for your child follow these steps 1 Access the Parental Control dashboard from your MyBitdefender account 2 Click LJ to access the activity window for the corresponding module 23 2 2 Configuring e mail notifications By default when Parental Control is enabled your children s activities are logged To receive e mail n
44. specify other actions to be taken on infected files The scanning options are standard and you cannot change them 18 4 Configuring scan exclusions Bitdefender allows excluding specific files folders or file extensions from scanning This feature is intended to avoid interference with your work and it can also help improve system performance Exclusions are to be used by users having advanced computer knowledge or otherwise following the recommendations of a Bitdefender representative You can configure exclusions to apply to on access or on demand scanning only or to both The objects excluded from on access scanning will not be scanned no matter if they are accessed by you or by an application Note Exclusions will NOT apply for contextual scanning Contextual scanning is a type of on demand scanning you right click the file or folder you want to scan and select Scan with Bitdefender 18 4 1 Excluding files or folders from scanning To exclude specific files or folders from scanning follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window Antivirus protection 81 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus In the Antivirus Settings window select the Exclusions tab Turn on scan exclusions for files using the corresponding switch OU FW NY Click the Excluded files and folders link In the window that appears you can manage
45. such as flash pens and external hard drives mapped remote network drives You can configure automatic scan separately for each category of storage devices Automatic scan of mapped network drives is off by default 18 3 1 How does it work When it detects a removable storage device Bitdefender starts scanning it for malware in the background provided automatic scan is enabled for that type of device A Bitdefender scan icon S9 will appear in the system tray You can click this icon to open the scan window and to see the scan progress If Autopilot is on you will not be bothered about the scan The scan will only be logged and information about it will be available in the Events window If Autopilot is off 1 You will be notified through a pop up window that a new device has been detected and it is being scanned 2 In most cases Bitdefender automatically removes detected malware or isolates infected files into quarantine If there are unresolved threats after the scan you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on them Note D Take into account that no action can be taken on infected or suspicious files detected on CDs DVDs Similarly no action can be taken on infected or suspicious files detected on mapped network drives if you do not have the appropriate privileges 3 When the scan is completed the scan results window is displayed to inform you if you can safely access files on the removable media T
46. the Bitdefender window mn 2 On the Safego panel click Manage and select Activate for Facebook from the drop down menu You will be directed to your account If you already activated Safego for Facebook you will be able to access statistics regarding its activity by clicking the View Reports for Facebook button 3 Use your Facebook login information to connect to the Safego application 4 Allow Safego access to your Facebook account Safego protection for Twitter These are the main features available for your Twitter account permanently scans your account in the background when a threat is detected you are notified through a direct message so that you can take the necessary actions to neutralize it Safego protection for social networks 135 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 sends a direct message from your account to those persons on your Follow list in whose accounts issues have been detected scans your private messages for spam phishing and malware automatically posts weekly security statistics about the activity in your account To access Safego for Twitter from your Bitdefender product follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Safego panel click Manage and select Activate for Twitter from the drop down menu You will be directed to your account If you already activated Safego for Twitter you will be able to access statistics regarding its activity by clicking the View Reports
47. the Bitdefender window Click this link to open the registration window You can see the Bitdefender registration status the current license key and how many days are left until the license expires To register Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Type the license key in the edit field o Note You can find your license key on the CD label on the product registration card in the online purchase e mail If you do not have a Bitdefender license key click the link provided in the window to open a web page from where you can purchase one 2 Click Register Now Even after you purchase a license key until the in product registration with the key is completed Bitdefender Total Security 2013 will continue to appear as a trial version 7 2 Buying or renewing license keys If the trial period is going to end soon you must purchase a license key and register your product Similarly if your current license key is going to expire soon you must renew your license Registering Bitdefender 31 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Bitdefender will alert you when the expiration date of your current license is approaching Follow the instructions in the alert to purchase a new license You can visit a web page from where a license key can be purchased at any time by following these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the link that indicates the number of days left on your license located at the bottom of the Bitdef
48. the Instant Messaging access using one of the available options Blacklist button to enter an instant messaging ID Keywords button to block access to instant messages that contain specific words Parental Control 134 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 24 Safego protection for social networks You trust your online friends but do you trust their computers Use Safego protection for social networks to protect your account and your friends from online threats Safego is a Bitdefender application developed to keep your Facebook and Twitter accounts Safe Its role is to scan the links you receive from your friends and monitor your account privacy settings Note A MyBitdefender account is required in order to use this feature For more information please refer to MyBitdefender account p 33 Safego protection for Facebook These are the main features available for your Facebook account automatically scans the posts in your News Feed for malicious links protects your account against online threats When it detects a post or a comment which is a spam a phishing or a malware you will receive a warning message warns your friends on suspicious links posted on their News Feed helps you build a safe network of friends using the Friend O Meter feature get a system safety status check provided by Bitdefender QuickScan To access Safego for Facebook from your Bitdefender product follow these steps Open
49. the files and folders excluded from scanning 7 Add exclusions by following these steps a Click the Add button located at the top of the exclusions table b Click Browse select the file or folder that you want to be excluded from scanning and then click OK Alternatively you can type or copy and paste the path to the file or folder in the edit field c By default the selected file or folder is excluded from both on access and on demand scanning To change when to apply the exclusion select one of the other options d Click Add 8 Click OK to save the changes and close the window 18 4 2 Excluding file extensions from scanning When you exclude a file extension from scanning Bitdefender will no longer scan files with that extension regardless of their location on your computer The exclusion also applies to files on removable media such as CDs DVDs USB storage devices or network drives Important Use caution when excluding extensions from scanning because such exclusions can make your computer vulnerable to malware To exclude file extensions from scanning follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus In the Antivirus Settings window select the Exclusions tab Turn on scan exclusions for files using the corresponding switch oO Ui A UJ MN H Click the Excluded extensions link In the window tha
50. to Bitdefender and select Scan with Bitdefender the Bitdefender Antivirus Scan wizard will appear Follow the wizard to complete the scanning process Note If the scan wizard does not appear the scan may be configured to run silently in the background Look for the L amp scan progress icon in the system tray You can click this icon to open the scan window and to see the scan progress Antivirus protection 76 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Step 1 Perform scan Bitdefender will start scanning the selected objects You can see real time information about the scan status and statistics including the elapsed time an estimation of the remaining time and the number of detected threats To see more details click the Show more link Wait for Bitdefender to finish scanning The scanning process may take a while depending on the complexity of the scan Stopping or pausing the scan You can stop scanning anytime you want by clicking Stop amp Yes You will go directly to the last step of the wizard To temporarily stop the scanning process just click Pause You will have to click Resume to resume scanning Password protected archives When a password protected archive is detected depending on the scan settings you may be prompted to provide the password Password protected archives cannot be scanned unless you provide the password The following options are available Password If you want Bitdefender to scan the archive se
51. to your system There is a risk that a virus is already lodged in your system before you even install Bitdefender This is why it s a very good idea to scan your computer for resident viruses after you ve installed Bitdefender And it s definitely a good idea to frequently scan your computer for viruses On demand scanning is based on scan tasks Scan tasks specify the scanning options and the objects to be scanned You can scan the computer whenever you want by running the default tasks or your own scan tasks user defined tasks If you want to scan specific locations on your computer or to configure the scan options configure and run a custom scan 18 2 1 Autoscan Autoscan is a light on demand scan that silently scans all your data for malware and takes the appropriate actions for any infections found Autoscan finds and uses time slices when system resource usage falls below a certain threshold to perform recurring scans of the entire system Benefits of using Autoscan It has close to zero impact on the system By pre scanning the entire hard disk future on demand tasks will be completed extremely fast On access scanning will also take significantly less time To turn on or off Autoscan follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antivirus panel click the switch to turn on or off Autoscan 18 2 2 Scanning a file or folder for malware You should scan files and folders whenever you suspect they m
52. transaction private and secure You can launch Bitdefender Safepay whenever you want to send sensitive information over the Internet or set it up that it launches automatically when you visit certain websites Bitdefender Safepay offers the following features It blocks access to your desktop and any attempt to take snapshots of your screen It comes with a virtual keyboard which when used makes it impossible for hackers to read your keystrokes It is completely independent from your other browsers It comes with built in hotspot protection to be used when your computer is connected to unsecured Wi fi networks t supports bookmarks and allows you to navigate between your favorite banking shopping sites It is not limited to banking and e shopping Any website can be opened in Bitdefender Safepay 22 1 Using Bitdefender Safepay By default Bitdefender detects when you navigate to an online banking site or online shop in any browser on your computer and prompts you to launch it in Bitdefender Safepay To open Bitdefender Safepay manually follow this path Start gt All Programs Bitdefender 2013 gt Bitdefender Safepay or quicker double click the Bitdefender Safepay shortcut on your desktop If you are used to web browsers you will have no trouble using Bitdefender Safepay it looks and behaves like a regular browser enter URLs you want to go to in the address bar Safepay secure online transactions 12
53. upper part of the mail client window and then the Cloud Settings tab Antispam 99 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 20 Privacy Control Your private information is a constant target for cyber criminals As the threats have spread to nearly the entire spectrum of online activities improperly protected e mail instant messaging and web browsing can lead to information leaks that compromise your privacy Additionally important files you store on your computer can one day find themselves in the wrong hands Bitdefender Privacy Control addresses all these threats with a multitude of components Antiphishing Protection offers a comprehensive set of features that protect your entire web browsing experience including preventing you from disclosing personal information to fraudulent websites disguised as legitimate ones IM Encryption encrypts your IM conversations to ensure their contents remain between you and your chat partner Data Protection helps you make sure that your personal information is not sent from your computer without your consent It scans the e mail and instant messages sent from your computer as well as any data sent via web pages and blocks any piece of information protected by the Data Protection rules you have created File Encryption enables you to create encrypted password protected logical drives or vaults on your computer where you can securely store your confidential and sensitive docume
54. what happens when you have more than one security product on the same system When you use more than one security solution on the same computer the system becomes unstable The Bitdefender Total Security 2013 installer automatically detects other security programs and offers you the option to uninstall them If you did not remove the other security solutions during the initial installation follow these steps e For Windows XP 1 Click Start go to Control Panel and double click Add Remove programs 2 Wait a few moments until the list of installed software is displayed 3 Find the name of the program you want to remove and select Remove 4 Wait for the uninstall process to complete then reboot your system e For Windows Vista and Windows 7 1 Click Start go to Control Panel and double click Programs and Features Useful Information 62 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 2 Wait a few moments until the installed software list is displayed 3 Find the name of the program you want to remove and select Uninstall 4 Wait for the uninstall process to complete then reboot your system If you fail to remove the other security solution from your system get the uninstall tool from the vendor website or contact them directly in order to provide you with the uninstall guidelines 17 6 How do use System Restore in Windows If you cannot start the computer in normal mode you can boot up in Safe Mode and use System Restore to resto
55. will try to disinfect them remove the malware code If disinfection fails the Antivirus Scan wizard will allow you to specify other actions to be taken on infected files 6 4 2 Hide show Security Widget When you no longer want to see the widget click Q To restore Security Widget follow these steps 1 Right click the Bitdefender icon in the system tray 2 Click Show Security Widget in the contextual menu that appears Bitdefender interface 30 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 7 Registering Bitdefender In order to be protected by Bitdefender you must register your product with a license key The license key specifies how long you may use the product As soon as the license key expires Bitdefender stops performing its functions and protecting your computer You should purchase a license key or renew your license a few days before the current license key expires For more information please refer to Buying or renewing license keys p 31 If you are using a trial version of Bitdefender you must register it with a license key if you want to continue using it after the trial period ends 7 1 Entering your license key If during the installation you selected to evaluate the product you can use it for a 30 day trial period To continue using Bitdefender after the trial period expires you must register it with a license key A link that indicates the number of days left on your license appears at the bottom of
56. with efficient and always up to date antispam protection E mails are checked in the cloud only if the local antispam filters do not provide a conclusive result 19 1 2 Antispam operation The Bitdefender Antispam Engine uses all antispam filters combined to determine whether a certain e mail message should get into your Inbox or not Every e mail that comes from the Internet is first checked with the Friends list Spammers list filter If the sender s address is found in the Friends list the e mail is moved directly to your Inbox Otherwise the Spammers list filter will take over the e mail to verify if the sender s address is on its list If a match is made the e mail will be tagged as SPAM and moved in the Spam folder Else the Charset filter will check if the e mail is written in Cyrillic or Asian characters If so the e mail will be tagged as SPAM and moved in the Spam folder The Link filter will compare the links found in the e mail against the links from the Bitdefender database of known spam links In case of a match the e mail will be considered SPAM Next the Signatures filter checks the e mail against the spam signatures in the local database If a match is made the message is tagged as SPAM The NeuNet Heuristic filter will take over the e mail and will perform a set of tests on all the message components looking for words phrases links or other characteristics of SPAM Based on the results of the analysis the e
57. you can take a short survey about your experience in using the product We rely on your feedback in our constant quest to improve Bitdefender products Help and Support Click this link if you need help with Bitdefender A new window will appear where you can open the product help go to the Support Center or contact support 0 Adds question marks in different areas of the Bitdefender window to help you easily find information about the different interface elements Move your mouse cursor over a mark to see quick information about the element next to it 6 2 1 Upper toolbar The upper toolbar contains the following elements Security Status Area on the left side of the toolbar informs you if there are any issues affecting your computer s security and helps you fix them The color of the security status area changes depending on the detected issues and different messages are displayed gt The area is colored green There are no issues to fix Your computer and data are protected gt The area is colored yellow Non critical issues are affecting the security of your system You should check and fix them when you have the time gt The area is colored red Critical issues are affecting the security of your system You should address these issues immediately By clicking View Issues in the center of the toolbar or anywhere in the security status area to its left you can access a wizard that will help you easily remove any t
58. 1 Click next to the address bar to open the Bookmarks page Note D The Bookmarks page is opened by default when you start Bitdefender Safepay Safepay secure online transactions 127 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 2 Click the button to add a new bookmark 3 Enter the URL and the title of the bookmark and click Create The URL is also added to the Domains list on the settings page 22 4 Hotspot protection for unsecured networks When using Bitdefender Safepay while connected to unsecured Wi fi networks for example a public hotspot an extra layer of security is offered by the Hotspot protection feature This service encrypts Internet communication over unsecured connections helping you maintain your privacy no matter what network you are connected to The following prerequisites must be met for Hotspot protection to work You are logged in to a MyBitdefender account from Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Your computer is connected to an unsecured network Once the prerequisites are met Bitdefender will automatically prompt you to use the secured connection whenever you open Bitdefender Safepay All you need to do is enter your MyBitdefender credentials when prompted The secure connection will be initialized and a message will be displayed in the Bitdefender Safepay window when the connection is established The symbol appears in front of the URL in the address bar to help you easily identify secure connection
59. 1 2 What to do when Bitdefender finds viruses on your computer You may find out there is a virus on your computer in one of these ways You scanned your computer and Bitdefender found infected items on it A virus alert informs you that Bitdefender blocked one or multiple viruses on your computer In such situations update Bitdefender to make sure you have the latest malware signatures and run a Full System Scan to analyze the system As soon as the full scan is over select the desired action for the infected items Disinfect Delete Move to quarantine Warning If you suspect the file is part of the Windows operating system or that it is not an infected file do not follow these steps and contact Bitdefender Customer Care as soon as possible If the selected action could not be taken and the scan log reveals an infection which could not be deleted you have to remove the file s manually The first method can be used in normal mode 1 Turn off the Bitdefender real time antivirus protection a Open the Bitdefender window b Click the Settings button in the upper toolbar c Select Antivirus d Click the Shield tab in the Antivirus Settings window e Click the switch to turn off On access scanning 2 Display hidden objects in Windows To find out how to do this please refer to How do I display hidden objects in Windows p 62 Removing malware from your system 171 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 3 B
60. 2 A link that indicates the number of days left on your license appears at the bottom of the Bitdefender window Click this link to open the registration window 3 Enter the license key and click Register Now 4 Wait until the registration process is completed and close the window For more information you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 Registration 44 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 12 Scanning with Bitdefender 12 1 How do I scan a file or a folder The easiest and recommended way to scan a file or folder is to right click the object you want to scan point to Bitdefender and select Scan with Bitdefender from the menu To complete the scan follow the Antivirus Scan wizard Bitdefender will automatically take the recommended actions on detected files If there remain unresolved threats you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on them Typical situations when you would use this scanning method include the following You suspect a specific file or folder to be infected Whenever you download from the Internet files that you think they might be dangerous Scan a network share before copying files to your computer 12 2 How do I scan my system To perform a full scan on the system follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antivirus panel click Scan Now and select System Scan from the drop down menu 3 Follow t
61. 6 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 add tabs to visit multiple websites in the Bitdefender Safepay window by clicking D navigate back and forward and refresh pages using respectively access Bitdefender Safepay settings by clicking a manage your bookmarks by clicking next to the address bar open the virtual keyboard by clicking Bj 22 2 Configuring settings Click to configure the following settings General Bitdefender Safepay behavior Choose what will happen when you access an online shop or Internet banking site in your regular web browser Automatically open in Bitdefender Safepay Have Bitdefender prompt you for action each time Never use Bitdefender Safepay for pages visited in a regular browser Domains list Choose how Bitdefender Safepay will behave when you visit websites from specific domains in your regular web browser by adding them to the domains list and selecting the behavior for each one Automatically open in Bitdefender Safepay Have Bitdefender prompt you for action each time Never use Bitdefender Safepay when visiting a page from the domain in a regular browser 22 3 Managing bookmarks If you disabled the automatic detection of some or all websites or Bitdefender simply doesn t detect certain websites you can add bookmarks to Bitdefender Safepay so that you can easily launch favorite websites in the future Follow these steps to add a URL to Bitdefender Safepay bookmarks
62. 6 4 Managing excluded processes cece eect eee eee 86 18 7 Fixing system vulnerabilities 0 c cece eee eee 87 18 7 1 Scanning your system for vulnerabilities 0 cece eee eee eee 87 18 7 2 Using automatic vulnerability monitoring 02200e 88 19 ANUS PAIN iecit eet tenete vies edlen rel i eer er ied 90 UOT Antispam IfisIghts nies erre RO pe ert R Rn diane Pee e GUES 90 19 1 1 AMES PAM TITERS uta sur mee reete ioi erre ics ied spe 90 19 1 2 Antispam operation sick iia cix ret RES RR ERU RP Rr RE NUR ER ERE RR Pus 92 19 3 3 Antispam updates uu nose rh RR re Rue moe eme ich opes 93 19 1 4 Supported e mail clients and protocols ssssssessessesss 93 19 2 Turning on or off antispam protection 0 0 eects 93 19 3 Using the antispam toolbar in your mail client window 4 93 vi Bitdefender Total Security 2013 19 3 1 Indicating detectlOhief frs ene ace e rea Re e Rie a wena ene 94 19 3 2 Indicating undetected spam messages cece eee eee 95 19 3 3 Configuring toolbar settings esre ecnrermekmenh erem eR ReeRES 95 19 4 Configuring the FEMAS EISE 3 Cn rcc Ene A re FR enh ng MEENA n 96 19 5 Configuring the Spammers EISE ut cmo cedem mare e SR RT REPE Res 97 19 6 Adjusting the sensitivity level sssssessesses eens 98 19 7 Configuring the local antispam filters 0 eee eee 98 19 8 Co
63. Bitdefender at the top of the window and select an option from the drop down menu Account Settings Log in to an account create a new account configure MyBitdefender behavior Dashboard Launch the MyBitdefender dashboard in your browser Parental Control Monitor and control your children s use of the computer Anti Theft Protect your computer and data against theft or loss 8 1 Linking your computer to MyBitdefender To link your computer to a MyBitdefender account you must log in to an account from Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Until you link your computer to MyBitdefender MyBitdefender account 33 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 you will be prompted to log in to MyBitdefender every time you want to use a feature that requires an account To open the MyBitdefender window from which you can create or log in to an account follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click MyBitdefender at the top of the window and then select Account settings from the drop down menu If you have already logged in to an account the account you are logged in to is displayed Click Go to MyBitdefender to go to your dashboard To change the account linked to the computer select to log in to another account If you have not logged in to an account proceed according to your situation want to create a MyBitdefender account To successfully create a MyBitdefender account follow these steps 1 Select Create a new acc
64. Game Mode and Bitdefender will detect when you launch a game and will enter Game Mode modifying its settings so as to keep its impact on your system s performance to a minimum For more information please refer to Game Mode p 16 For laptop users enabling Automatic Laptop Mode will make Bitdefender go into laptop mode when it detects that your laptop is running on battery power modifying its settings so as to keep its impact on battery consumption to a minimum For more information please refer to Laptop Mode p 19 Click Next Step 7 Configure connection filters This is where you can select which connection filters to activate These are the filters that actively ensure you are protected during your Internet activities and while you are connected to networks Use the switches to enable disable Antispam Firewall Web Antimalware Antiphishing Installing your Bitdefender product 8 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Antifraud Search Advisor You can turn the filters on or off at any time after the installation from the Bitdefender interface To achieve the best level of protection it is recommended to activate all the filters Activate the Antispam filter only if you use an e mail client configured to receive e mail messages via the POP3 protocol Click Next Step 8 Login to MyBitdefender A MyBitdefender account is required in order to use the online features of your product For m
65. Rode 118 21 3 2 Application Tules sao aaron tu dora t t he degere 119 21 3 3 Adapter MES soe do hd ehm eh ER hohe SR ER RU PU SR edid Gard s 122 21 4 Monitoring NetWork Activity 2 dn bp deret et Ode Rl eae bae qb d epus 123 21 5 Configuring alert Intensity sie sesenta ted ea eda 123 21 6 Configuring advanced settings 0 eee 124 21 6 1 Intrusion Detection System cisssiccarremo pprmrangan serere 124 21 6 2 Other settings xir pps tn naan bana Tes Dun S aiia A ein iu 125 22 Safepay secure online transactions sss 126 22 1 Using Bitdefender Safepay 0 0c cece cece cette tenes 126 22 2 Contiguring SENOS a o aevo arme PDF ad qoe e a obe e a eia fps 127 22 3 Mati ging DOOKETalKs v Tas Varr on uer reU REIR PUO RU Su ae dup eat 127 22 4 Hotspot protection for unsecured networks sssesssssessssss 128 23 Parental COhEtrOluuiiaosi ebore ettet erbe ere d e ed 129 23 1 Accessing Parental Control dashboard 00 cece cece eee ees 129 23 2 Adding your child s profile 5 corset mete meme 130 23 2 1 Monitoring the child s activity 0 eee 130 23 2 2 Configuring e mail notifications 0 cece eee 131 23 3 Configuring Parental Control d oet eter RR RR UR ann 131 23 3 1 WED Control zio deese dene Pe dp PUE 132 23 3 2 Applications Control orien er bre ROT Cage asad We aba nes 133 vii Bitdefender Total Security 2013 23 3 3 Facebook Protect ON
66. Security 2013 27 Managing your computers remotely Your MyBitdefender account allows you to manage the Bitdefender products installed on your computers remotely Use MyBitdefender to create and apply tasks to your computers from a remote location Any computer will be managed from MyBitdefender account if it meets the following conditions you have installed a Bitdefender 2013 product on the computer you have linked the Bitdefender product to the MyBitdefender account the computer is connected to the Internet 27 1 Accessing MyBitdefender Bitdefender enables you to control the security of your computers by adding tasks to your Bitdefender products With Bitdefender you can access your MyBitdefender account on any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet Access MyBitdefender On any device with Internet access 1 Open a web browser 2 Go to https my bitdefender com 3 Log in to your account using your user name and password From your Bitdefender 2013 interface 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the MyBitdefender button at the top of the window and select Dashboard from the drop down menu 27 2 Running tasks on the computers To run a task on one of your computers access your MyBitdefender account If you click a computer icon at the bottom of the window you can see all the administrative tasks you can run on the remote computer Product registration Allows you to register Bit
67. Web control helps you block websites with inappropriate content and set time restrictions on Internet access To configure Web control for a specific user account 1 Click J on the Web panel to access the Web Activity window 2 Use the switch to turn on Web Activity Blocking a website To block access to a website follow these steps 1 Click the Blacklist button 2 Enter the website in the corresponding field 3 Click Add The website will be added to the list of blocked websites If you change your mind click the corresponding Remove button Keywords control Keywords control helps you block users access to instant messages and web pages that contain specific words Using Keywords control you can prevent your children from seeing inappropriate words or phrases when they are online Furthermore you can ensure they will not be giving out personal information such as the home address or phone number to people they met on the Internet To configure Keywords control for a specific user account follow these steps 1 Click the Keywords button 2 Enter the keyword in the corresponding field 3 Click Add If you change your mind click the corresponding Remove button Category filter The Category filter dynamically filters access to websites based on their content When you set the age of your child the filter is automatically configured to block website categories considered inappropriate for your child s age This confi
68. When you create a file vault two aspects are important the size and the password The default 50 MB size should be enough for your private documents Excel files and others the like However for videos or other large files you may need more space To securely store your confidential or sensitive files or folders in Bitdefender file vaults follow these steps Create a file vault and set a strong password for it To create a vault right click an empty area of the desktop or in a folder on your computer point to Bitdefender File Vault and select Create vault A new window will appear Proceed as follows 1 Click Browse select the location of the vault and save the vault file under the desired name 2 Choose a drive letter from the menu When you open the vault a virtual disk drive labeled with the selected letter appears in My Computer 3 Type the vault password in the Password and Confirm fields 4 If you want to change the default size 50 MB of the vault type the desired value in the Vault size field Privacy Control 54 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 5 Click Create if you only want to create the vault at the selected location To create and display the vault as a virtual disk drive in My Computer click Create and Open Note 9 When you open the vault a virtual disk drive appears in My Computer The drive is labeled with the drive letter assigned to the vault Add the files or folders you want to keep sa
69. about the blocked application Otherwise the application will be blocked without any notification You can check what applications have been detected by Active Virus Control in the Events window Antivirus protection 84 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 18 6 1 Checking detected applications To check the applications detected by Active Virus Control follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Events button on the upper toolbar In the Events Overview window select Antivirus 1 2 3 4 In the Antivirus Events window select the Active Virus Control tab 5 Click an event to view details about it 6 If you trust the application you can configure Active Virus Control not to block it anymore by clicking Allow and monitor Active Virus Control will continue to monitor excluded applications If an excluded application is detected to perform suspicious activities the event will simply be logged and reported to Bitdefender Cloud as detection error 18 6 2 Turning on or off Active Virus Control To turn on or off Active Virus Control follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus 4 In the Antivirus Settings window select the Shield tab 5 Click the switch to turn on or off Active Virus Control 18 6 3 Adjusting the Active Virus Control protection If you notice that Active Virus Control detects legi
70. agged as SPAM Signatures filter The Bitdefender spam researchers constantly analyze the spam e mails in the wild and release spam signatures to allow for their detection The Signatures filter checks e mails against the spam signatures in the local database If a match is made the message is tagged as SPAM Note D Unlike the other filters the Signatures filter cannot be turned off independently of the antispam protection NeuNet Heuristic Filter The NeuNet Heuristic filter performs a set of tests on all the message components i e not only the header but also the message body in either HTML or text format looking for words phrases links or other characteristics of SPAM Based on the results of the analysis the e mail will receive a spam score Antispam 91 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 If the spam score exceeds the threshold level the e mail is considered SPAM The threshhold level is defined by the antispam sensitivity level For more information please refer to Adjusting the sensitivity level p 98 The filter also detects messages marked as SEXUALLY EXPLICIT in the subject line and tags them as SPAM Note Starting May 19 2004 spam that contains sexually oriented material must include the warning SEXUALLY EXPLICIT in the subject line or face fines for violations of federal law In the cloud detection In the cloud detection makes use of the Bitdefender Cloud services to provide you
71. ail to the Spammers list You may need to click OK to acknowledge The e mail messages received from addresses in the Spammers list are automatically marked as spam amp Add Friend adds the sender of the selected e mail to the Friends list You may need to click OK to acknowledge You will always receive e mail messages from this address no matter what they contain 38 Spammers opens the Spammers list that contains all the e mail addresses from which you don t want to receive messages regardless of their content For more information please refer to Configuring the Spammers List p 97 Friends opens the Friends list that contains all the e mail addresses from which you always want to receive e mail messages regardless of their content For more information please refer to Configuring the Friends List p 96 Settings opens a window where you can configure the antispam filters and the toolbar settings 19 3 1 Indicating detection errors If you are using a supported mail client you can easily correct the antispam filter by indicating which e mail messages should not have been marked as spam Doing so helps improve the efficiency of the antispam filter Follow these steps 1 Open your mail client 2 Goto the junk mail folder where spam messages are moved 3 Select the legitimate message incorrectly marked as spam by Bitdefender Antispam 94 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 4 Click the amp Add Frie
72. ase refer to Events p 14 From time to time you should open Bitdefender and fix the existing issues You may have to configure specific Bitdefender components or take preventive actions to protect your computer and your data If you have not registered the product remember to do so until the trial period ends For more information please refer to Registering Bitdefender p 31 To use the online features of Bitdefender Total Security 2013 make sure to link your computer to a MyBitdefender account For more information please refer to MyBitdefender account p 33 If you experience issues while using Bitdefender check the Solving common issues p 155 section for possible solutions to the most common problems The How to p 39 section is where you will find step by step instructions on how to perform common tasks 5 1 Opening the Bitdefender window To access the main interface of Bitdefender Total Security 2013 use the Windows Start menu by following the path Start gt All Programs gt Bitdefender 2013 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 or quicker double click the Bitdefender icon in the system tray For more information about the Bitdefender window and icon in the system tray please refer to Bitdefender interface p 21 5 2 Fixing issues Bitdefender uses an issue tracking system to detect and inform you about the issues that may affect the security of your computer and data By defa
73. assword protection by clicking the switch Click the Change password link NOW AB WYN H Enter the password in the two fields and then click OK The password must be at least 8 characters long Once you have set a password anyone trying to change the Bitdefender settings will first have to provide the password A Important Be sure to remember your password or keep a record of it in a safe place If you forget the password you will have to reinstall the program or to contact Bitdefender for support The basics 19 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 To remove password protection follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 2 3 In the Settings Overview window select General 4 In the General Settings window select the General tab 5 Turn off password protection by clicking the switch Enter the password and then click OK 5 7 Anonymous usage reports By default Bitdefender sends reports containing information about how you use it to Bitdefender servers This information is essential for improving the product and can help us offer you a better experience in the future Please note that these reports will contain no confidential data such as your name or IP address and that they will not be used for commercial purposes In case you want to stop sending Anonymous usage reports follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Sett
74. ause unpacking it proved to take up too many system resources The content will be scanned on real time access if needed 31 10 Why did Bitdefender automatically delete an infected file If an infected file is detected Bitdefender will automatically attempt to disinfect it If disinfection fails the file is moved to quarantine in order to contain the infection For particular types of malware disinfection is not possible because the detected file is entirely malicious In such cases the infected file is deleted from the disk This is usually the case with installation files that are downloaded from untrustworthy websites If you find yourself in such a situation download the installation file from the manufacturer s website or other trusted website Removing malware from your system 176 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Contact us 177 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 32 Asking for help Bitdefender strives to provide its customers with an unparalleled level of fast and accurate support If you experience any issue with or if you have any question about your Bitdefender product you can use several online resources to quickly find a solution or an answer Or if you prefer you can contact the Bitdefender Customer Care team Our support representatives will answer your questions in a timely manner and they will provide you with the assistance you need The Solving common issues p 155 section provides you with the nece
75. box 0 0 cece eect ees 151 29 3 3 Restoring files deleted from Safebox 0 0 eee eee 151 29 4 Managing Safebox from MyBitdefender 00 cece ee eee eee eee 152 29 5 Synchronizing files between your computers 0 00 c eee eee eee 152 29 6 Upgrading your online Space sue te tr rh cence esate regu s 152 29 7 Removing files permanently 000 cee cece eee 153 29 8 Limit bandwidth allocation i eser ieget tee beg orots ibt ig d 153 TroubleshibDOE It eee reins pesi Ety ER Con Ea ppr exu TERE 154 30 Solving common issues sss 155 30 1 My system appears to be slow 0 cece cece eee 155 30 2 SCAN doesnt SHAM ccc esee seeks tea ridinte tn da aa Ear n dbl 156 30 3 can no longer use an application 0 eee ee 157 30 4 cannot connect to the Internet cece eee eee eese 158 30 5 cannot access a device on my network cece eee eee ee 158 30 6 My INtEMEeEISSIOW asap ears le n rage glo os iota sas ebd tp s 160 30 7 How to update Bitdefender on a slow Internet connection 161 30 8 My computer is not connected to the Internet How do update nir oL 161 30 9 Bitdefender services are not responding cece eee eee eee 162 30 10 Antispam filter does not work properly 20 cece eee eee eee 162 30 10 1 Legitimate messages are marked as spam sssues 163 viii Bitdefender To
76. cache Clean Recent Documents List and Temporary System Files b Perform Cleaning c Results 28 2 Defragmenting hard disk volumes When copying a file exceeding the largest block of free space on the hard disk file fragmentation occurs Because there is not enough free space to store the entire file continuously it will be stored in several blocks When the fragmented file is accessed its data must be read from several different locations It is recommended to defragment the hard disk in order to access files faster improve overall system performance extend hard disk life To start the Disk Defragmenter wizard follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Tune Up panel click Optimize and select Disk Defragmenter from the drop down menu 3 Follow the five step guided procedure to perform the defragmentation You can navigate through the wizard using the Next button To exit the wizard click Cancel a Choose disks to analyze Select the partitions you want to check for fragmentation o Analyzing selected partitions Wait for Bitdefender to finish analyzing the partitions c Select disk The fragmentation status of the analyzed partitions is displayed Select the partitions you want to be defragmented d Defragmenting Wait for Bitdefender to finish defragmenting the partitions e Results Tune Up 144 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Note 9 Defragmentation may take a while since
77. can add files or folders to a vault you must open the vault Once a vault is Open you can easily store files or folders inside it using the contextual menu Right click the file or folder you want to copy to a vault point to Bitdefender File Vault and click Add to File Vault If only one vault is open the file or folder is copied directly to that vault If several vaults are open you will be prompted to choose the vault to copy the item to Select from the menu the drive letter corresponding to the desired vault and click OK to copy the item You can also use the virtual disk drive corresponding to the vault Follow these steps 1 Open My Computer in the Windows Start menu click Computer on Windows Vista and 7 or My Computer on Windows XP 2 Enter the virtual disk drive corresponding to the vault Look for the drive letter you assigned to the vault when you opened it 3 Copy paste or drag amp drop files and folders directly to this virtual disk drive Locking vaults When you are done with your work in a file vault you must lock it in order to protect your data By locking the vault the corresponding virtual disk drive disappears from My Computer Consequently access to the data stored in the vault is completely blocked To lock a vault follow these steps 1 Open My Computer in the Windows Start menu click Computer on Windows Vista and 7 or My Computer on Windows XP 2 Identify the virtual disk drive co
78. ccount you use to log in or the personal information of your friends and contacts already have a MyBitdefender account If you have logged in to an account from your product before Bitdefender will detect it and prompt you to enter the password to log in to that account If you already have an active account but Bitdefender does not detect it or you simply want to log in with a different account enter the e mail address and password and click Login to MyBitdefender Postpone for later If you want to leave this task for another time click Ask me later Remember that you must log in to an account to use the online features of the product Installing your Bitdefender product 10 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Getting started Bitdefender Total Security 2013 5 The basics Once you have installed Bitdefender Total Security 2013 your computer is protected against all kinds of malware such as viruses spyware and trojans and Internet threats such as hackers phishing and spam You can engage the Autopilot to enjoy completely silent security and you are not required to configure any settings However you may want to take advantage of the Bitdefender settings to fine tune and improve your protection Bitdefender will make most security related decisions for you and will rarely show pop up alerts Details about actions taken and information about program operation are available in the Events window For more information ple
79. ce and the inclusion of the link does not imply that Bitdefender endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content of the third party site Trademarks Trademark names may appear in this book All registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners and are respectfully acknowledged Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Bitdefender Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Table of Contents iS EIE RMON aas ts a as ac auct En oap intu E lac p ab aud 1 1 Preparing for installation cece cee cece eee eee eee I 2 2 System requirements ccc cece 3 2 1 Minimum system requirements 000 c etc ec ce eskain nes 3 2 2 Recommended system requirements 00 cece cece eee eee eee 3 2 3 Software requiremerits n arrana eere e ehe on ER CRETA eoe 3 3 Installation Scenarios oes pter tie tu Ee RII bDULRM RII oL RE 4 4 Installing your Bitdefender product sssssseseeeeees 5 Getting Started CET tain R a 11 5 THE oT EE EE E 12 5 1 Opening the Bitdefender window 00 c cece cece ere 12 5 2 FIXING ISSUES e pi ios rate sius Re nati Hap RUR ara nds are wad dede Pop ec Pd 12 EPA FIM AMIS SUS wizard EE 13 5 2 2 Configuring Status alerts er Sessa rr RR Rer KIENU wring Gosia KITEE 14 E eo WINES cages cy cat cera tu rc 14 5 4 Autopilot e ecne mreana menester mes aan E me OR Pre dre niinc des bip Es 15 5 5 Game Mode an
80. cerns for users who were not fully aware of the terms in the license agreement Archive A disk tape or directory that contains files that have been backed up A file that contains one or more files in a compressed format Backdoor A hole in the security of a system deliberately left in place by designers or maintainers The motivation for such holes is not always sinister some operating systems for example come out of the box with privileged accounts intended for use by field service technicians or the vendor s maintenance programmers Boot sector A sector at the beginning of each disk that identifies the disk s architecture sector size cluster size and so on For startup disks the boot sector also contains a program that loads the operating system Boot virus A virus that infects the boot sector of a fixed or floppy disk An attempt to boot from a diskette infected with a boot sector virus will cause the virus to become active in memory Every time you boot your system from that point on you will have the virus active in memory Glossary 185 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Browser Short for Web browser a software application used to locate and display Web pages The two most popular browsers are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer Both of these are graphical browsers which means that they can display graphics as well as text In addition most modern browsers can present multimedia information includi
81. computers Phishing The act of sending an e mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private Glossary 188 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 information that will be used for identity theft The e mail directs the user to visit a Web site where they are asked to update personal information such as passwords and credit card social security and bank account numbers that the legitimate organization already has The Web site however is bogus and set up only to steal the user s information Polymorphic virus A virus that changes its form with each file it infects Since they have no consistent binary pattern such viruses are hard to identify Port An interface on a computer to which you can connect a device Personal computers have various types of ports Internally there are several ports for connecting disk drives display screens and keyboards Externally personal computers have ports for connecting modems printers mice and other peripheral devices In TCP IP and UDP networks an endpoint to a logical connection The port number identifies what type of port it is For example port 80 is used for HTTP traffic Report file A file that lists actions that have occurred Bitdefender maintains a report file listing the path scanned the folders the number of archives and files scanned how many infected and suspicious files were found Rootk
82. connections and the current zones if any To manage the zones use the buttons on the lower part of the window Add Zone opens the Add IP Address window where you can create a new zone for a selected adapter Edit Zone opens the Edit Rule window where you can modify the settings of a selected zone Remove Zone deletes the selected zone Adding editing zones To add or edit a zone click the corresponding button A new window displaying the IP addresses of the devices connected to the network will appear Proceed as follows 1 Select the IP address of the computer you want to add or type an address or address range in the provided text box 2 Select the action Allow to allow all traffic between your computer and the selected computer Deny to block all traffic between your computer and the selected computer 3 Click OK to save the changes and close the window Firewall 122 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 21 4 Monitoring network activity To monitor the current network Internet activity over TCP and UDP sorted by application and to open the Bitdefender Firewall log follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Firewall 4 In the Firewall Settings window select the Advanced tab 5 Under Networks Activity click Network activity A new window will appear You can see the total traffic so
83. ct Home Office k Go to Stealth Mode and set it to Remote Set the Generic to Yes Close Bitdefender reboot the system and check the Internet connection speed If this information was not helpful you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 Solving common issues 160 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 30 7 How to update Bitdefender on a slow Internet connection If you have a slow Internet connection such as dial up errors may occur during the update process To keep your system up to date with the latest Bitdefender malware signatures follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Update In the Update Settings window select the Update tab un AeA W N Under Update processing rules select Prompt before downloading Click B return to the main window Go to the Update panel and click Update Now Select only Signatures updates and then click OK O ON OD Bitdefender will download and install only the malware signature updates 30 8 My computer is not connected to the Internet How do update Bitdefender If your computer is not connected to the Internet you must download the updates manually to a computer with Internet access and then transfer them to your computer using a removable device such as a flash drive Follow these steps 1 On a co
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85. defender on the remote computer by entering a license key Perform a complete scan of your PC Allows you to run a complete scan on the remote computer Managing your computers remotely 140 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Scan critical areas to detect active malware Allows you to run a quick scan on the remote computer Fix critical issues Allows you to fix the issues that are affecting the security of the remote computer Product update Initiates the update process for the Bitdefender product installed on this computer Managing your computers remotely 141 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Tune up and backup 142 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 28 Tune Up Bitdefender comes with a Tune Up module that helps you maintain the integrity of your system The maintenance tools offered are critical for the improvement of your system s responsiveness and the efficient management of the hard drive space Bitdefender provides the following PC tune up tools PC Clean Up removes the temporary Internet files and cookies unused system files and recent documents shortcuts Disk Defragmenter physically reorganizes the data on the hard disk so that the pieces of each file are stored close together and continuously Duplicate Finder finds and deletes files that are duplicated in your system Registry Cleaner identifies and deletes invalid or outdated references in the Windows Registry In order to keep the Windows Reg
86. defender will prompt you to format the drive associated with it Select the formatting options and click Start to format the drive 6 File Vault Content This is where you can view the vault content Locking vaults When you are done with your work in a file vault you must lock it in order to protect your data By locking the vault the corresponding virtual disk drive disappears from My Computer Consequently access to the data stored in the vault is completely blocked To lock a vault click it in the table and select Lock vault in the menu that appears To start a wizard that will allow you to lock a file vault follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the File Encryption panel click Encrypt and select Lock vault from the drop down menu You can navigate through the wizard using the Next and Back buttons To exit the wizard click Cancel 1 Select File Vault Here you can specify the vault to lock 2 Confirm This is where you can review chosen operations 3 Finish This is where you can view operation result Bitdefender will immediately inform you about the result of the operation If an error has occurred use the error message to troubleshoot the error Click OK to close the window Removing files from vaults To start a wizard that will allow you to remove files from a vault follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the File Encryption panel click Encrypt and select Remove files from vau
87. dification to the system You could receive an error message from the program you re trying to use This type of situation occurs when the Active Virus Control module mistakenly detects some applications as malicious Active Virus Control is a Bitdefender module which constantly monitors the applications running on your system and reports those with potentially malicious behavior Since this feature is based on a heuristic system there may be cases when legitimate applications are reported by Active Virus Control When this situation occurs you can exclude the respective application from being monitored by Active Virus Control To add the program to the exclusions list follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus In the Antivirus Settings window select the Exclusions tab U BU N Click the Excluded Processes link In the window that appears you can manage the Active Virus Control process exclusions 6 Add exclusions by following these steps a Click the Add button located at the top of the exclusions table b Click Browse find and select the application you want to be excluded and then click OK c Keep the Allow option selected to prevent Active Virus Control from blocking the application d Click Add Solving common issues 157 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 If this information was not he
88. ding link and follow the procedure to perform the installation 10 4 How do I remove Bitdefender If you want to repair or remove Bitdefender Total Security 2013 follow the path from the Windows start menu Start gt All Programs gt Bitdefender 2013 Repair or Uninstall Select the action you want to perform Repair to re install all program components Remove to remove all installed components You must confirm your choice by selecting Uninstall in the following screen Note 9 We recommend that you choose Remove for a clean re installation Wait for Bitdefender to complete the action you have selected This will take several minutes You will need to restart the computer to complete the process Installation 41 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 11 Registration 11 1 What Bitdefender product am using To find out which Bitdefender program you have installed follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 At the top of the window you should see one of the following Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2013 Bitdefender Internet Security 2013 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 11 2 How do register a trial version If you have installed a trial version you may only use it for a limited period of time To continue using Bitdefender after the trial period expires you must register your product with a license key To register Bitdefender follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Al
89. dows operating systems is a very useful tool that allows computers to automatically execute a file from media connected to it For example software installations can start automatically when a CD is inserted into the optical drive Unfortunately this feature can also be used by malware to automatically launch and infiltrate your computer from rewritable media such as USB flash drives and memory cards connected through card readers Numerous Autorun based attacks have been created in recent years With USB Immunizer you can prevent any NTFS FAT32 or FAT formatted flash drive from automatically executing malware ever again Once an USB device is immunized malware can no longer configure it to run a certain application when the device is connected to a computer running Windows To immunize an USB device follow these steps 1 Connect the flash drive to your computer 2 Browse your computer to locate the removable storage device and right click its icon 3 In the contextual menu point to Bitdefender and select Immunize this drive Note If the drive has already been immunized the message The USB device is protected against autorun based malware will appear instead of the Immunize option To prevent your computer from launching malware from unimmunized USB devices disable the media autorun feature For more information please refer to Using automatic vulnerability monitoring p 88 USB Immunizer 139 Bitdefender Total
90. e bvd file representing the vault 2 Right click the file point to Bitdefender File Vault and select Change Vault Password A new window will appear 3 Type the current password of the vault in the Old Password field 4 Type the new password of the vault in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields Note The password must have at least 8 characters For a strong password use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters numbers and special characters such as or 9 5 Click OK to change the password Bitdefender will immediately inform you about the result of the operation If an error has occurred use the error message to troubleshoot the error Click OK to close the window 20 5 Deleting files permanently When you delete a file it can no longer be accessed through normal means However the file continues to be stored on the hard disk until it is overwritten when copying new files Privacy Control 114 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 The Bitdefender File Shredder will help you permanently delete data by physically removing it from your hard disk You can quickly shred files or folders from your computer using the Windows contextual menu by following these steps 1 Right click the file or folder you want to permanently delete 2 Select Bitdefender gt File Shredder in the context menu that appears 3 A confirmation window will appear Click Yes to start the File Shredder wizard 4 Wait f
91. e Moreover to prevent unauthorized physical access to your computer strong passwords passwords that cannot be easily guessed must be configured for each Windows user account 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 wizard Using automatic vulnerability monitoring you can check and fix detected vulnerabilities in the Events window You should check and fix system vulnerabilities every one or two weeks 18 7 1 Scanning your system for vulnerabilities To fix system vulnerabilities using the Vulnerability Scan wizard follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antivirus panel click Scan Now and select Vulnerability Scan from the drop down menu 3 Follow the six step guided procedure to remove vulnerabilities from your system You can navigate through the wizard using the Next button To exit the wizard click Cancel a Protect your PC Select vulnerabilities to check b Check for issues Wait for Bitdefender to finish checking your system for vulnerabilities c Windows updates You can see the list of critical and non critical Windows updates that are not currently installed on your computer Select the updates you want to install To initiate the installation of selected updates click Next Please note that it may take a while to install the updates and some of the
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93. e older version Installation scenarios 4 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 4 Installing your Bitdefender product You can install Bitdefender from the Bitdefender installation disc or using a web installer downloaded on your computer from the Bitdefender website or from other authorized websites for example the website of a Bitdefender partner or an online shop You can download the installation file from the Bitdefender website at the following address http www bitdefender com Downloads If your purchase covers more than one computer for example you purchased Bitdefender Total Security 2013 for 3 PCs repeat the installation process and register your product with the license key on every computer To install Bitdefender from the installation disc insert the disc in the optical drive A welcome screen should be displayed in a few moments Follow the instructions to start installation Note The welcome screen provides an option to copy the installation package from the installation disc to a USB storage device This is useful if you need to install Bitdefender on a computer that does not have a disc drive for example on a netbook Insert the storage device into the USB drive and then click Copy to USB Afterwards go to the computer without a disc drive insert the storage device into the USB drive and double click runsetup exe from the folder where you have saved the installation package If the welcome screen does
94. eatures your computer needs to meet the following software requirements Internet Explorer 7 or higher e Mozilla Firefox 3 6 or higher Yahoo Messenger 8 1 or higher Microsoft Outlook 2007 2010 Microsoft Outlook Express and Windows Mail on 32 bit systems e Mozilla Thunderbird 3 0 4 NET Framework 3 5 automatically installed with Bitdefender if missing System requirements 3 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 3 Installation scenarios Fresh installation There is no older version of Bitdefender installed on the computer In this case proceed according to the instructions provided in Installing your Bitdefender product p 5 Upgrade installation An older version is already installed on the computer and you are upgrading to Bitdefender 2013 In this case the older version must be removed before the installation For example to remove Bitdefender 2012 before installing Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Follow this path from the Windows start menu Start gt All Programs Bitdefender 2012 Repair or Remove 2 Select Remove 3 Wait for Bitdefender to complete the action you have selected This may take several minutes 4 Reboot the computer to complete the process If you do not remove the older version before beginning the installation of Bitdefender Total Security 2013 you will be prompted to do so at the start of the installation process Follow the instructions to complete the removal of th
95. eatures completely click o on the right side of the toolbar 20 1 2 Bitdefender alerts in the browser Whenever you try to visit a website classified as unsafe the website is blocked and a warning page is displayed in your browser The page contains information such as the website URL and the detected threat You have to decide what to do next The following options are available Navigate away from the web page by clicking Take me back to safety Disable blocking pages that contain phishing by clicking Disable Antiphishing filter Disable blocking pages that contain malware by clicking Disable Antimalware filter Add the page to the Antiphishing whitelist by clicking Add to whitelist The page will no longer be scanned by Bitdefender Antiphishing engines Proceed to the web page despite the warning by clicking understand the risks take me there anyway 20 2 IM encryption The contents of your instant messages should remain between you and your chat partner By encrypting your conversations you can make sure anyone trying to intercept them on their way to and from your contacts will not be able to read their contents By default Bitdefender encrypts all your instant messaging chat sessions provided that Your chat partner has a Bitdefender product installed that supports IM Encryption and IM Encryption is enabled for the instant messaging application used for chatting You and your chat partner use Yahoo
96. ecover previous versions of files you modified over time To restore the files that were deleted from a Safebox folder right click the folder icon or anywhere inside the folder point to Bitdefender Safebox and select Restore deleted files This will restore the latest versions of all the files deleted from the folder To restore a single file to a certain version follow these steps 1 Right click the file 2 Point to Bitdefender Safebox and select View previous versions Safebox online backup and sync 151 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 3 A list of points in time when the file was modified is displayed Select the version you want to restore 4 Click Recover to 5 Select the folder where you want to restore the file and click OK 29 4 Managing Safebox from MyBitdefender You can access your Safebox folders through your MyBitdefender account from any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet The same operations can be performed from your account as from Bitdefender Total Security 2013 To access Safebox from MyBitdefender e From any computer or mobile device log in to your account at https my bitdefender com and then click the Safebox icon From Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Safebox panel click Manage and select Go to Dashboard from the drop down menu 29 5 Synchronizing files between your computers File synchronization between two or more compute
97. ed system responsiveness and performance and no interruptions When your laptop is running on battery power it is best that unnecessary operations which consume additional power be postponed until the laptop is connected back to A C power To adapt to these particular situations Bitdefender Total Security 2013 includes two special operation modes Game Mode Laptop Mode 5 5 1 Game Mode Game Mode temporarily modifies protection settings so as to minimize their impact on system performance The following settings are applied when Game Mode is on All Bitdefender alerts and pop ups are disabled On access scanning is set to the Permissive protection level Autoscan is turned off Autoscan finds and uses time slices when system resource usage falls below a certain threshold to perform recurring scans of the entire system The basics 16 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 The Bitdefender firewall is set to normal mode Paranoid mode is turned off This means that all new connections both incoming and outgoing are automatically allowed regardless of the port and protocol being used Auto Update is turned off Safebox Auto Sync is turned off e The Bitdefender toolbar in your web browser is disabled when you play browser based online games While in Game Mode the Bitdefender icon in the system tray changes to 13 Using Game Mode By default Bitdefender automatically enters Game Mode when you start a game
98. efender For more information please refer to How do I remove other security solutions p 62 The Minimum System Requirements for running Bitdefender are not met If your machine does not meetthe Minimum System Requirements the computer will become sluggish especially when multiple applications are running at the Solving common issues 155 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 same time For more information please refer to Minimum system requirements p 3 There are too many invalid registry keys left in your Windows Registry Cleaning the Windows Registry can improve the performance of your system For more information please refer to Cleaning Windows registry p 145 Your hard disk drives are too fragmented File fragmentation slows down file access and decreases system performance Running the Disk Defragmenter can improve the performance of your system For more information please refer to Defragmenting hard disk volumes p 144 The applications running on your system are using too many resources The Bitdefender Performance Monitor allows you to determine the impact of the applications running on your system by means of CPU load memory usage and hard disk use You should be able to pinpoint the applications that are causing the system to perform poorly and close or monitor them For more information please refer to Performance Monitor p 147 30 2 Scan doesn t start Th
99. elect File Shredder 2 A confirmation window will appear Click Yes to start the File Shredder wizard 3 Wait for Bitdefender to finish shredding the files 4 The results are displayed Click Close to exit the wizard Privacy Control 55 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 15 Tune Up 15 1 How do improve my system performance The system performance depends not only on the hardware configuration such as the CPU load memory usage and hard disk space It is also directly connected to your software configuration and to your data management These are the main actions you can take with Bitdefender to improve your system s speed and performance Defragment your hard disk p 56 Clean up your PC p 56 e Clean Windows Registry p 57 Scan your system periodically p 57 15 1 1 Defragment your hard disk It is recommended to defragment the hard disk in order to access files faster and improve overall system performance The Disk Defragmenter helps you reduce file fragmentation and improves the performance of your system To start the Disk Defragmenter follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Tune Up panel click Optimize and select Disk Defragmenter from the drop down menu 3 Follow the wizard steps 15 1 2 Clean up your PC The PC Clean Up improves the system performance by removing those files which are no longer useful such as temporary Internet files cookies
100. elete it manually Here is how you can clean a virus stored in an e mail archive 1 Scan the e mail database with Bitdefender 2 Turn off the Bitdefender real time antivirus protection a Open the Bitdefender window b Click the Settings button in the upper toolbar C Select Antivirus d Click the Shield tab in the Antivirus Settings window e Click the switch to turn off On access scanning 3 Open the scan report and use the identification information Subject From To of the infected messages to locate them in the e mail client 4 Delete the infected messages Most e mail clients also move the deleted message to a recovery folder from which it can be recovered You should make sure the message is deleted also from this recovery folder 5 Compact the folder storing the infected message In Outlook Express On the File menu click Folder then Compact All Folders In Microsoft Outlook On the File menu click Data File Management Select the personal folders pst files you intend to compact and click Settings Click Compact 6 Turn on the Bitdefender real time antivirus protection Removing malware from your system 173 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 If this information was not helpful you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 31 5 What to do if suspect a file as being dangerous You may suspect a file from your system as being dangerous even thoug
101. ender Total Security 2013 Step 1 Welcome The welcome screen lets you choose what type of installation you want to perform For a completely hassle free installation experience just click the Install button Bitdefender will be installed in the default location with default settings and you will skip directly to Step 3 of the wizard If you wish to configure the installation settings select want to customize my installation and then click Install to move on to the next step Two additional tasks can be performed during this step Please read the End User License Agreement before proceeding with the installation The License Agreement contains the terms and conditions under which you may use Bitdefender Total Security 2013 If you do not agree to these terms close the window The installation process will be abandoned and you will exit setup Enable sending Anonymous Usage Reports By enabling this option reports containing information about how you use the product are sent to Bitdefender servers This information is essential for improving the product and can help us offer you a better experience in the future Please note that these reports will contain no confidential data such as your name or IP address and that they will not be used for commercial purposes Step 2 Customize installation settings Note 9 This step appears only if you have chosen to customize the installation during the previous step The following
102. ender allows you to configure Bitdefender to shut down your system as soon as the scan is over Consider this example you have finished your work at the computer and you want to go to sleep You would like to have your entire system checked for malware by Bitdefender This is how you set up Bitdefender to shut down your system at the end of the scan 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antivirus panel click Scan Now and select Custom Scan from the drop down menu 3 Click Add Target to select the files or folders to be scanned 4 If you want to configure the scanning options in detail click Scan Options 5 Choose to shutdown the computer when the scan is over if no threats are found 6 Click Start Scan If no threats are found the computer will shut down If there remain unresolved threats you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on them For more information please refer to Antivirus Scan Wizard p 76 17 2 How do configure Bitdefender to use a proxy Internet connection If your computer connects to the Internet through a proxy server you must configure Bitdefender with the proxy settings Normally Bitdefender automatically detects and imports the proxy settings from your system Important Home Internet connections do not normally use a proxy server As a rule of thumb check and configure the proxy connection settings of your Bitdefender program when updates are not working If Bitdefende
103. ender window to open the product registration window 3 Click Don t have a license key Buy one now 4 Aweb page will open on your web browser where you can purchase a Bitdefender license key Registering Bitdefender 32 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 8 MyBitdefender account The online features of your product and additional Bitdefender services are available exclusively through MyBitdefender You must link your computer to MyBitdefender by logging in to an account from Bitdefender Total Security 2013 in order to do any of the following Recover your license key should you ever lose it Configure Parental Control settings for your children s Windows accounts and monitor their activity wherever you are Back up and synchronize your important files to secure online servers using Safebox Get protection for your Facebook and Twitter accounts with Safego Protect your computer and data against theft or loss with Anti Theft Manage Bitdefender Total Security 2013 remotely Multiple Bitdefender security solutions for PCs as well as other platforms integrate with MyBitdefender You can manage the security of all the devices linked to your account from a single centralized dashboard Your MyBitdefender account can be accessed from any device connected to the Internet at https my bitdefender com You can also access and manage your account directly from your product 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click My
104. ending on the detected issues the icon is either red B indicating critical issues or yellow B indicating non critical issues Open the Bitdefender window and click anywhere inside the Security status as the upper toolbar for example you can click the Q Fix All Issues utton 2 You can see the issues affecting the security of your computer and data All current issues are selected to be fixed If you do not want to fix a specific issue right away clear the corresponding check box You will be prompted to specify for how long to postpone fixing the issue Choose the desired option from the menu and click OK To stop monitoring the respective issue category choose Permanently The issue status will change to Postpone and no action will be taken to fix the issue 3 To fix the selected issues click Start Some issues are fixed immediately For others a wizard helps you fix them The issues that this wizard helps you fix can be grouped into these main categories The basics 13 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Disabled security settings Such issues are fixed immediately by enabling the respective security settings Preventive security tasks you need to perform When fixing such issues a wizard helps you successfully complete the task 5 2 2 Configuring status alerts Bitdefender can inform you when issues are detected in the operation of the following program components Firewall Antispam Antiviru
105. epresentation of firewall activity When a blue bar appears on this button it means the firewall module is actively filtering network connections The taller the blue bar the more intense is the activity of this module The upper side of the widget displays the unread events counter the number of outstanding events reported by Bitdefender if any Click the event counter for example for one unread event to open the Events Overview window For more information please refer to Events p 14 The button on the right side of the widget gives you direct access to the Antivirus settings window and also doubles up as a real time graphical representation of scanning activity When a blue bar appears on this button it indicates ongoing real time antivirus scanning activity The taller the blue bar the more intense is the activity of this module The button on the lower side of the widget launches your MyBitdefender account control panel in a web browser window For more information please refer to MyBitdefender account p 33 6 4 1 Scanning files and folders You can use the Security Widget to quickly scan files and folders Drag any file or folder you want to be scanned and drop it over the Security Widget The Antivirus Scan wizard will appear and guide you through the scanning process The scanning options are pre configured for the best detection results and can not be changed If infected files are detected Bitdefender
106. eps 1 Create limited standard Windows user accounts for your children to use For more information please refer to How do I create Windows user accounts p 51 2 Make sure you are logged on to the computer with an administrator account Only users with administrative rights on the system system administrators can access and configure Parental Control 3 Configure Parental Control for the Windows user accounts your children use a Open the Bitdefender window b Click the MyBitdefender button at the top of the window and select Parental Control from the drop down menu c The Parental Control dashboard will open in a new window This is where you can check and configure the Parental Control settings d Click Add child on the left side menu e Enter the name and age of the child in the Profile tab Setting the age of the child will automatically load settings considered appropriate for that age category based on child development standards Check your children s activities and change the Parental Control settings using MyBitdefender from any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet For detailed information on using Parental Control please refer to Parental Control p 129 13 2 How do restrict the Internet access for my child Once you have configured Parental Control you can easily block Internet access for specific periods of time Bitdefender Parental Control enables you to control the In
107. er to use a proxy Internet connection p 60 If you do not have Internet connection you can update Bitdefender manually as described in My computer is not connected to the Internet How do update Bitdefender p 161 The manual update file is released once a week Errors may occur while downloading updates on a slow Internet connection To find out how to overcome such errors please refer to How to update Bitdefender on a slow Internet connection p 161 f you are connected to the Internet through a dial up connection then it is recommended to regularly update Bitdefender by user request For more information please refer to Performing an update p 37 9 1 Checking if Bitdefender is up to date To check if your Bitdefender protection is up to date follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Update panel look for the time of the last update just under the panel s name For detailed information about the latest updates check the update events 1 In the main window click Events on the upper toolbar 2 In the Events Overview window click Update Keeping Bitdefender up to date 36 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 You can find out when updates were initiated and information about them whether they were successful or not if they require a restart to complete the installation If required restart the system at your earliest convenience 9 2 Performing an update In order to perfo
108. eral Allows you to configure general product settings such as the settings password Game Mode Laptop Mode proxy settings and status alerts Antivirus Allows you to configure your protection against malware detect and fix vulnerabilities of your system set scan exclusions and manage quarantined files Antispam Allows you to keep your Inbox SPAM free and to configure the antispam settings in detail Privacy Control Allows you to prevent data leaks and protect your privacy while you are online Configure protection for your web browser instant messaging software create data protection rules and more Firewall Allows you to configure general firewall settings firewall rules intrusion detection and monitor network activity Tune Up Allows you to monitor your computer s performance and keep an eye on resource consumption Safebox Allows you to back up important data to secure online servers synchronize files between your devices and share files with your friends Update Allows you to configure the update process in detail File Encryption Allows you to create and manage encrypted storage drives where you can keep sensitive data safe To return to the main window click on the upper left corner of the window Bitdefender interface 28 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 6 4 Security Widget Security Widget is the quick and easy way to monitor and control Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Adding this small and unintru
109. ery of data and also guarantees that packets will be delivered in the same order in which they were sent UDP User Datagram Protocol UDP is an IP based transport designed for high performance Games and other video based applications often use UDP A number Represents a specific IP protocol other than TCP and UDP You can find the complete list of assigned IP protocol numbers at http www iana org assignments protocol numbers Action whether the application is allowed or denied access to the network or Internet under the specified circumstances To manage the rules use the buttons on the lower part of the window Add rule opens the Add Application Rule window where you can create a new rule Edit rule opens the Edit Application Rule window where you can modify the settings of a selected rule Remove rule deletes the selected rule Adding editing application rules To add or edit an application rule click the corresponding button A new window will appear Proceed as follows Program Path Click Browse and select the application the rule applies to Local Address Specify the local IP address and port the rule applies to If you have more than one network adapter you can clear the Any check box and type a specific IP address Remote Address Specify the remote IP address and port the rule applies to To filter traffic between your computer and a specific computer clear the Any check box and type i
110. es or vaults on your computer where you can securely store your confidential and sensitive documents Click the Encrypt button on the File Encryption panel and select a task from the drop down menu Add Files to Vault starts a wizard that will allow you to add your important files to a secure encrypted file vault Remove Files from Vault starts a wizard that will allow you to remove files from a vault View Vault Files starts a wizard that will allow you to view the contents of a file vault Lock Vault starts a wizard that will allow you to lock a vault ID Theft Protection Bitdefender offers a comprehensive identity theft protection service D Note This feature is available only for users in the United States Activate the service through your MyBitdefender account by clicking the switch on the ID Theft Protection panel If the service has already been activated you will be able to access statistics regarding its activity by clicking the corresponding button Bitdefender interface 27 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 For more information please refer to D theft protection p 115 6 3 Settings Overview window The Settings Overview window gives you access to the advanced settings of your product This is where you can configure Bitdefender in detail Select a module to configure its settings or perform security or administrative tasks The following list briefly describes each module Gen
111. ess networks in its range If the computer is connected to a wired LAN with no Wi fi based location available the location will be determined based on the IP address which is considerably less accurate Remote Lock Lock your computer and set a 4 digit PIN for unlocking it When you send the Lock command the computer reboots and logging back into Windows is only possible after entering the PIN you have set Remote Wipe Remove all data from your computer When you send the Wipe command the computer reboots and the data on all hard drive partitions is erased Anti Theft is activated after the installation and can be accessed exclusively through your MyBitdefender account from any device connected to the Internet anywhere Using Anti Theft features from MyBitdefender To access the Anti Theft features from your account follow these steps Device Anti Theft 137 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Go to https my bitdefender com and log in to your account 2 Click Anti Theft 3 Select your computer from the list of devices 4 Select the feature you want to use Locate display your device s location on Google Maps is Wipe delete all data from your computer Important After you wipe a device all Anti Theft features cease to function Lock lock your computer and set a PIN code for unlocking it Device Anti Theft 138 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 26 USB Immunizer The Autorun feature built into Win
112. et the home PC administrator control access for each user Setting up user accounts comes in handy when the PC is used by both parents and children a parent can set up accounts for each child Choose which operating system you have to find out how to create Windows accounts Windows XP 1 Log on to your computer as an administrator 2 Click Start click Control Panel and then click User Accounts 3 Click Create a new account 4 Type the name for the user You can use the person s full name first name or a nickname Then click Next 5 For the account type choose Limited and then Create Account Limited accounts are appropriate for children because they cannot make system wide changes or install certain applications 6 Your new account will have been created and you will see it listed in the Manage Accounts screen Windows Vista or Windows 7 1 Log on to your computer as an administrator Parental Control 51 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 2 Click Start click Control Panel and then click User Accounts 3 Click Create a new account 4 Type the name for the user You can use the person s full name first name or a nickname Then click Next 5 For the account type click Standard and then Create Account Limited accounts are appropriate for children because they cannot make system wide changes or install certain applications 6 Your new account will have been created and you will see it listed
113. every web page Click it to see the toolbar The Bitdefender toolbar contains the following elements Page Rating Depending on how Bitdefender classifies the web page you are currently viewing one of the following ratings is displayed on the left side of the toolbar The message Page not safe appears on a red background you should leave the web page immediately To find out more about this threat click the symbol on the page rating The message Caution is advised appears on an orange background this web page may contain dangerous content Exercise caution if you decide to visit it The message This page is safe appears on a green background this is a safe page to visit Sandbox Click BI to launch the browser in a Bitdefender provided environment isolating it from the operating system This prevents browser based threats from exploiting browser vulnerabilities to gain control of your system Use Sandbox when visiting web pages you suspect may contain malware Browser windows opened in Sandbox will be easily recognizable through their modified outline and Sandbox icon added at the center of the title bar Note 9 Sandbox is not available on computers running Windows XP Privacy Control 102 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Settings Click Ei to select individual features to turn on or off Antiphishing Filter Antimalware Web Filter Search Advisor Power Switch To enable disable the toolbar f
114. fe to the vault In order to add a file to a vault you must first open the vault 1 Browse to the bvd vault file 2 Right click the vault file point to Bitdefender File Vault and select Open 3 In the window that appears select a drive letter to assign to the vault enter the password and click Open You can now perform operations on the drive that corresponds to the desired file vault using Windows Explorer just as you would with a regular drive To add a file to an open vault you can also right click the file point to Bitdefender File Vault and select Add to file vault Keep the vault locked at all times Only open vaults when you need to access them or manage their content To lock a vault right click the corresponding virtual disk drive from My Computer point to Bitdefender File Vault and select Lock Make sure not to delete the bvd vault file Deleting the file also deletes the vault contents For more information about operating with file vaults please refer to File encryption p 106 14 5 How do remove a file permanently with Bitdefender If you want to remove a file permanently from your system you need to delete the data physically from your hard disk The Bitdefender File Shredder will help you to quickly shred files or folders from your computer using the Windows contextual menu by following these steps 1 Right click the file or folder you want to permanently delete point to Bitdefender and s
115. fect system performance and stability In order to completely remove Bitdefender from your system follow these steps 1 Go to http www bitdefender com uninstall and download the uninstall tool on your computer 2 Run the uninstall tool using administrator privileges 3 Restart your computer If this information was not helpful you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 30 12 My system doesn t boot up after installing Bitdefender If you just installed Bitdefender and cannot reboot your system in normal mode anymore there may be various reasons for this issue Most probably this is caused by a previous Bitdefender installation which was not removed properly or by another security solution still present on the system This is how you may address each situation You had Bitdefender before and you did not remove it properly To solve this follow these steps 1 Reboot your system and enter in Safe Mode To find out how to do this please refer to How do restart in Safe Mode p 63 2 Remove Bitdefender from your system a Go to http www bitdefender com uninstall and download the uninstall tool on your computer Solving common issues 167 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 b Run the uninstall tool using administrator privileges c Restart your computer 3 Reboot your system in normal mode and reinstall Bitdefender You had a different security so
116. fender Total Security 2013 12 5 What to do when Bitdefender detected a clean file as infected There are cases when Bitdefender mistakenly flags a legitimate file as being a threat a false positive To correct this error add the file to the Bitdefender Exclusions area 1 Turn off the Bitdefender real time antivirus protection a Open the Bitdefender window b Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar c In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus d In the Antivirus Settings window select the Shield tab e Click the switch to turn off on access scanning 2 Display hidden objects in Windows To find out how to do this please refer to How do display hidden objects in Windows p 62 3 Restore the file from the Quarantine area a Open the Bitdefender window b Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar c In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus d In the Antivirus Settings window select the Quarantine tab e Select the file and click Restore 4 Add the file to the Exclusions list To find out how to do this please refer to How do I exclude a folder from being scanned p 46 5 Turn on the Bitdefender real time antivirus protection 6 Contact our support representatives so that we may remove the detection signature To find out how to do this please refer to Asking for help p 178 12 6 How do I check what viruses Bitdefender detected Each time a scan is performed a
117. fender to automatically allow connections to and from the respective device For each network connection you can configure a special trusted zone A trusted zone is a device that you fully trust All traffic between your computer and the trusted device is allowed To share resources with specific devices such as computers or printers add them as trusted zones To add a trusted zone on your network adapters follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar Solving common issues 158 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Inthe Settings Overview window select Firewall In the Firewall Settings window select the Settings tab Under Firewall Rules click Adapter Rules OU A W To add a zone click the corresponding button A new window displaying the IP addresses of the devices connected to the network will appear 7 Select the IP address of the computer or the printer you want to add or type an address or address range in the provided text box 8 Go to Permission and select Allow If you still cannot connect to the device the issue may not be caused by Bitdefender Check for other potential causes such as the following The firewall on the other computer may block file and printer sharing with your computer gt If the Windows Firewall is used it can be configured to allow file and printer sharing as follows open the Windows Firewall settings window Exceptions
118. file on the disk in the corresponding fields 2 Choose a drive letter from the menu When you open the vault a virtual disk drive labeled with the selected letter appears in My Computer 3 If you want to change the default size 50 MB of the vault type the desired value in the Vault size field 4 Type the desired password to the vault in the Password and Confirm fields Anyone trying to open the vault and access its files must provide the password 5 Click Create if you only want to create the vault at the selected location To create and display the vault as a virtual disk drive in My Computer click Create amp Open Bitdefender will immediately inform you about the result of the operation If an error has occurred use the error message to troubleshoot the error Click OK to close the window Note D It may be convenient to save all file vaults to the same location In this way you can find them quicker Opening file vaults In order to access and work with the files stored in a vault you must open the vault When you open the vault a virtual disk drive appears in My Computer The drive is labeled with the drive letter assigned to the vault To open a vault follow these steps Privacy Control 107 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Click the vault in the table and select Open vault in the menu that appears Note If a previously created vault does not appear in the table right click the vaults table header
119. for Twitter button 3 Use your Twitter login information to connect to the Safego application 4 Allow Safego access to your Twitter account Safego protection for social networks 136 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 25 Device Anti Theft Laptop theft is a major issue that affects individuals and organizations alike Even more than losing the hardware itself the data lost with it can cause significant damage both financially and emotionally Yet few people take the proper steps to secure their important personal business and financial data in the case of theft or loss Bitdefender Anti Theft helps you be better prepared for such an event by allowing you to remotely locate or lock your computer and even wipe all data from it should you ever part with your computer against your will To use the Anti Theft features the following prerequisites must be met You must link your computer to a MyBitdefender account by logging into one from Bitdefender Total Security 2013 The commands can only be sent from the MyBitdefender account you linked your computer to The computer must be connected to the Internet to receive the commands Anti Theft features work in the following way Remote Locate View your device s location on Google Maps The accuracy of the location depends on how Bitdefender is able to determine it The location is determined to within tens of meters if Wi fi is enabled on your computer and there are wirel
120. ges received via web based e mail services such as Yahoo Gmail Hotmail or other are not filtered for spam by Bitdefender gt If your e mail client is configured to receive e mail messages using other protocol than POP3 for example IMAP4 the Bitdefender Antispam filter does not check them for spam Note POP3 is one of the most widely used protocols for downloading e mail messages from a mail server If you do not know the protocol that your e mail client uses to download e mail messages ask the person who configured your e mail client Solving common issues 166 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 doesn t scan Lotus Notes POP3 traffic A possible solution is to repair or reinstall the product However you may want to contact Bitdefender for support instead as described in section Asking for help p 178 30 11 Bitdefender removal failed This article helps you troubleshoot errors that may occur when removing Bitdefender There are two possible situations During removal an error screen appears The screen provides a button to run an uninstall tool that will clean up the system The removal hangs out and possibly your system freezes Click Cancel to abort the removal If this does not work restart the system If removal fails some Bitdefender registry keys and files may remain in your system Such remainders may prevent a new installation of Bitdefender They may also af
121. guration is suitable in most cases If you want more control over the Internet content your child is exposed to you can choose the specific website categories to be blocked by the Category filter To configure in detail the Category filter settings for a specific user account follow these steps 1 Click the Categories button Parental Control 132 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 2 You can check what web categories are automatically blocked restricted for the currently selected age group If you are not satisfied with the default settings you can configure them as needed 3 Click Save Restricting Internet access by time You can specify when your child is allowed to access the Internet using the Web Schedule options in the Web Activity window To configure in detail the Internet access for a specific user account follow these steps 1 Click the Schedule button 2 Select from the grid the time intervals during which Internet access is blocked 3 Click OK 23 3 2 Applications Control The Applications control helps you block any application from running Games media and messaging software as well as other categories of software and malware can be blocked this way To configure Applications control for a specific user account follow these steps 1 Click LJ on the Applications panel to access the Application Activity window 2 Use the switch to turn on Application Activity 3 Click the Blacklist button
122. h your Bitdefender product did not detect it To make sure your system is protected follow these steps 1 Run a System Scan with Bitdefender To find out how to do this please refer to How do scan my system p 45 2 If the scan result appears to be clean but you still have doubts and want to make sure about the file contact our support representatives so that we may help you To find out how to do this please refer to Asking for help p 178 31 6 How to clean the infected files from System Volume Information The System Volume Information folder is a zone on your hard drive created by the Operating System and used by Windows for storing critical information related to the system configuration The Bitdefender engines can detect any infected files stored by the System Volume Information but being a protected area it may not be able to remove them The infected files detected in the System Restore folders will appear in the scan log as follows System Volume Information restore B36120B2 BAO0A 4EBD To completely and immediately remove the infected file or files in the data store disable and re enable the System Restore feature When System Restore is turned off all the restore points are removed When System Restore is turned on again new restore points are created as the schedule and events require In order to disable the System Restore follow these steps For Windows XP 1 Follow thi
123. hat is responsible for IP addressing routing and the fragmentation and reassembly of IP packets Java applet A Java program which is designed to run only on a web page To use an applet on a web page you would specify the name of the applet and the size length and width in pixels that the applet can utilize When the web page is accessed the browser downloads the applet from a server and runs it on the user s machine the client Applets differ from applications in that they are governed by a strict security protocol For example even though applets run on the client they cannot read or write data onto the client s machine Additionally applets are further restricted so that they can only read and write data from the same domain that they are served from Keylogger A keylogger is an application that logs anything you type Keyloggers are not malicious in nature They can be used for legitimate purposes such as monitoring employees or children activity However they Glossary 187 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 are increasingly being used by cyber criminals for malicious purposes for example to collect private data such as login credentials and social security numbers Macro virus A type of computer virus that is encoded as a macro embedded in a document Many applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel support powerful macro languages These applications allow you to embed a macro in a document and have the
124. he Antivirus Scan wizard to complete the scan Bitdefender will automatically take the recommended actions on detected files If there remain unresolved threats you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on them For more information please refer to Antivirus Scan Wizard p 76 12 3 How do create a custom scan task If you want to scan specific locations on your computer orto configure the scanning options configure and run a Custom Scan To create a customized scan task proceed as follows 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antivirus panel click Scan Now and select Custom Scan from the drop down menu 3 Click Add Target to select the files or folders to be scanned 4 If you want to configure the scanning options in detail click Scan Options Scanning with Bitdefender 45 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 You can easily configure the scanning options by adjusting the scan level Drag the slider along the scale to set the desired scan level You can also choose to shutdown the computer when the scan is over if no threats are found Remember that this will be the default behavior every time you run this task 5 Click Start Scan and follow the Antivirus Scan wizard to complete the scan At the end of the scan you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on the detected files if any 6 If you want to save the scan task for future use open the custom scan configuration window again 7
125. he network settings please refer to Managing connection settings p 117 Additional protection is provided by the Intrusion Detection System IDS IDS monitors the network and system activities for malicious activities or policy violations It can detect and block attempts to change critical system files Bitdefender files or registry entries the installation of malware drivers and attacks performed by code injection DLL injection Bitdefender is configured by default to take recommended actions for your protection automatically without bothering you If you want to be informed and decide on the best action when an application requests Internet access or exhibits suspicious behavior you must turn on Paranoid Mode Firewall 116 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 21 1 Turning on or off firewall protection To turn firewall protection on or off follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Firewall panel click the Firewall switch Warning Because it exposes your computer to unauthorized connections turning off the firewall should only be a temporary measure Turn the firewall back on as soon as possible 21 2 Managing connection settings To view and edit the network connection settings follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Firewall panel click Manage Adapters A new window will appear The graph at the top of the window shows real time information regarding incoming and outgo
126. he table and select Change password in the menu that appears A new window will appear 2 Type the current password of the vault in the Old Password field 3 Type the new password of the vault in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields Note The password must have at least 8 characters For a strong password use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters numbers and special characters such as or 9 4 Click OK to change the password Bitdefender will immediately inform you about the result of the operation If an error has occurred use the error message to troubleshoot the error Click OK to close the window 20 4 2 Managing file vaults from Windows Bitdefender integrates into Windows to help you manage your file vaults more easily The Windows contextual menu appears whenever you right click a file or folder on your computer or objects on your desktop Simply point to Bitdefender File Vault in this menu and you gain access to all available vault operations Additionally whenever you open mount a vault a new logical partition a new drive will appear Just open My Computer and you will see a new drive based on your file vault You will be able to do file operations on it copy delete change etc The files are protected as long as they reside on this drive because a password is required for the mounting operation When finished lock unmount your vault in order to start protecting its content
127. hem when you have the time lB The product operates in Game Mode Bitdefender Autopilot is engaged If Bitdefender is not working the system tray icon appears on a gray background B This usually happens when the license key expires It can also occur when the Bitdefender services are not responding or when other errors affect the normal operation of Bitdefender 6 2 Main window The main Bitdefender window allows you to perform common tasks quickly fix security issues view information about events in product operation and configure product settings Everything is just a few clicks away The window is organized in two main areas Upper toolbar This is where you can check your computer s security status and access important tasks Panels area This is where you can manage the main Bitdefender modules The MyBitdefender drop down menu at the top of the window lets you manage your account and access the online features of your product from the account dashboard You can find several useful links on the lower part of the window These links are also available in the Events and Settings windows Number of days The time remaining before your current license expires is left displayed Click the link to open a window where you can see more information about your license key or register your product with a new license key Bitdefender interface 22 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Feedback Opens a web page in your browser where
128. hes to turn on or off the local antispam filters Antispam 98 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 If you are using Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express Windows Mail Thunderbird you can configure the local antispam filters directly from your mail client Click the X Settings button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar normally located in the upper part of the mail client window and then the Antispam Filters tab 19 8 Configuring in the cloud detection In the cloud detection makes use of the Bitdefender Cloud services to provide you with efficient and always up to date antispam protection To configure in the cloud detection follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Antispam In the Antispam Settings window select the Cloud tab Click the switch to turn on or off in the cloud detection nou A UNBE Samples of legitimate or spam e mails can be submitted to Bitdefender Cloud when you indicate detection errors or undetected spam e mails This helps improve the Bitdefender antispam detection Configure the e mail sample submission to Bitdefender Cloud by selecting the desired options If you are using Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express Windows Mail Thunderbird you can configure in the cloud detection directly from your mail client Click the Kt Settings button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar normally located in the
129. hile maintaining its security While a vault is open you can add new files access current files or change them Physically the vault is a file stored on the local hard drive having the bvd extension Although the physical files representing the vaulted drives can be accessed from a different operating system such as Linux the information stored on them cannot be read because it is encrypted File vaults can be managed from the Bitdefender window or by using the Windows contextual menu and logical drive associated with the vault 20 4 1 Managing file vaults from the Bitdefender interface To manage your file vaults from the Bitdefender interface follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window Privacy Control 106 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select File Encryption 4 In the File Encryption window select the Encryption tab The existing file vaults appear in the table on the lower part of the window To refresh the list right click inside the table and select Refresh vaults in the menu that appears Creating file vaults To create a new vault right click the vaults table header and select Create File Vault A new window will appear 1 Specify the location and the name of the vault file Click Browse select the location of the vault and save the vault file under the desired name Type the name and the path of the vault
130. his information may be useful to you Please be careful when using a malware infected CD DVD because the malware cannot be removed from the disc the media is read only Make sure real time protection is turned on to prevent malware from spreading to your system It is best practice to copy any valuable data from the disc to your system and then dispose of the disc Antivirus protection 80 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 In some cases Bitdefender may not be able remove malware from specific files due to legal or technical constraints Such an example are files archived using a proprietary technology this is because the archive cannot be recreated correctly To find out how to deal with malware please refer to Removing malware from your system p 169 18 3 2 Managing removable media scan To manage automatic scan of removable media follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus 4 In the Antivirus Settings window select the Exclusions tab For best protection it is recommended to turn on automatic scan for all types of removable storage devices The scanning options are pre configured for the best detection results If infected files are detected Bitdefender will try to disinfect them remove the malware code or to move them to quarantine If both actions fail the Antivirus Scan wizard will allow you to
131. hreats from your computer For detailed information please refer to Fixing issues p 12 Events allows you to access a detailed history of relevant events that occurred in the activity of the product For detailed information please refer to Events p 14 Settings allows you to access the settings window from where you can configure the product settings For detailed information please refer to Settings Overview window p 28 Bitdefender interface 23 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Autopilot User Mode allows you to engage the Autopilot and enjoy completely silent security For detailed information please refer to Autopilot p 15 6 2 2 Panels area The panels area is where you can directly manage the Bitdefender modules To browse through the panels use the slider below the panels area or the arrows located to the right and to the left Each module panel contains the following elements The name of the module and a status message An icon amp is available on the upper right corner of most panels Clicking it takes you directly to that modules advanced settings window The icon of the module If there are any events related to a module s activity that you have not read yet an event counter will be displayed next to the module icon For example if there is one unread event related to the activity of the Update module the icon o appears on the Update panel Click the counte
132. ight be infected Right click the file or folder you want to be scanned point to Bitdefender and select Scan with Bitdefender The Antivirus Scan wizard will appear and guide you through the scanning process At the end of the scan you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on the detected files if any Antivirus protection 72 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 18 2 3 Running a Quick Scan Quick Scan uses in the cloud scanning to detect malware running in your system Running a Quick Scan usually takes less than a minute and uses a fraction of the system resources needed by a regular virus scan To run a Quick Scan follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antivirus panel click Scan Now and select Quick Scan from the drop down menu 3 Follow the Antivirus Scan wizard to complete the scan Bitdefender will automatically take the recommended actions on detected files If there remain unresolved threats you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on them 18 2 4 Running a System Scan The System Scan task scans the entire computer for all types of malware threatening its security such as viruses spyware adware rootkits and others If you have turned off Autoscan it is recommended to run a System Scan at least once a week Note Because System Scan performs a thorough scan of the entire system the scan may take a while Therefore it is recommended to run this task when you are
133. iles If archive reconstruction is not possible you will be informed that no action can be taken so as to avoid losing clean files Delete Removes detected files from the disk If infected files are stored in an archive together with clean files Bitdefender will attempt to delete the infected files and reconstruct the archive with the clean files If archive reconstruction is not possible you will be informed that no action can be taken so as to avoid losing clean files Antivirus protection 78 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Take no action No action will be taken on the detected files After the scan is completed you can open the scan log to view information on these files Click Continue to apply the specified actions Step 3 Summary When Bitdefender finishes fixing the issues the scan results will appear in a new window If you want comprehensive information on the scanning process click Show Log to view the scan log Click Close to close the window A Important In most cases Bitdefender successfully disinfects the infected files it detects or it isolates the infection However there are issues that cannot be solved automatically If required please restart your system in order to complete the cleaning process For more information and instructions on how to remove malware manually please refer to Removing malware from your system p 169 18 2 7 Checking scan logs Each time a scan is performed a
134. iles detected as infected match a malware signature in the Bitdefender Malware Signature Database Bitdefender will automatically attempt to remove the malware 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 in order to contain the infection Quarantined files cannot be executed or opened therefore the risk of getting infected disappears For more information please refer to Managing quarantined files p 83 Important A For particular types of malware disinfection is not possible because the detected file is entirely malicious In such cases the infected file is deleted from the disk Suspicious files Files are detected as suspicious by the heuristic analysis Suspicious files cannot be disinfected because no disinfection routine is available They will be moved to quarantine to prevent a potential infection By default quarantined files are automatically sent to Bitdefender Labs in order to be analyzed by the Bitdefender malware researchers If malware presence is confirmed a signature is released to allow removing the malware Archives containing infected files gt Archives that contain only infected files are deleted automatically gt If an archive contains both infected and clean files Bitdefender will attempt to delete the infected files provided it can reconstruct the archive with the clean f
135. in the Manage Accounts screen Note Now that you have added new user accounts you can create passwords for the accounts Parental Control 52 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 14 Privacy Control 14 1 How do make sure my online transaction is secure To make sure your online operations remain private you can use the browser provided by Bitdefender to protect your transactions and home banking applications Bitdefender Safepay is a secured browser designed to protect your credit card information account number or any other sensitive data you may enter while accessing different online locations To keep your online activity secure and private follow these steps 1 Double click the Bitdefender Safepay icon on your desktop Bitdefender Safepay browser will appear 2 Click the button A to access the Virtual Keyboard 3 Use the Virtual Keyboard when typing sensitive information such as your passwords 14 2 What can do if my system has been stolen Laptop theft is one of the main issues today affecting individuals and organizations throughout the world Bitdefender Anti Theft allows you to not only locate and lock the stolen laptop but also wipe all data to ensure that it will not be used by the thief To access the Anti Theft features from your account follow these steps 1 Go to https my bitdefender com and log in to your account 2 Click Anti Theft 3 Select your computer from the list of devices 4
136. indows taskbar usually at the bottom next to the clock and contains miniature icons for easy access to system functions such as fax printer modem volume and more Double click or right click an icon to view and access the details and controls TCP IP Glossary Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A set of networking protocols widely used on the Internet that provides communications across interconnected networks of computers with diverse hardware architectures and various operating systems TCP IP includes standards for how computers communicate and conventions for connecting networks and routing traffic 190 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Trojan A destructive program that masquerades as a benign application Unlike viruses Trojan horses do not replicate themselves but they can be just as destructive One of the most insidious types of Trojan horse is a program that claims to rid your computer of viruses but instead introduces viruses onto your computer The term comes from a story in Homer s Iliad in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes the Trojans ostensibly as a peace offering But after the Trojans drag the horse inside their city walls Greek soldiers sneak out of the horse s hollow belly and open the city gates allowing their compatriots to pour in and capture Troy Update A new version of a software or hardware product designed to replace an older version of the same product In add
137. ing archived files increases the overall scanning time and requires more System resources Scan boot sectors You can set Bitdefender to scan the boot sectors of your hard disk This sector of the hard disk contains the necessary computer code to start the boot process When a virus infects the boot sector the drive may become inaccessible and you may not be able to start your system and access your data Scan memory Select this option to scan programs running in your system s memory Scan registry Select this option to scan registry keys Windows Registry is a database that stores configuration settings and options for the Windows operating system components as well as for installed applications Scan cookies Select this option to scan the cookies stored by browsers on your computer Scan only new and changed files By scanning only new and changed files you may greatly improve overall system responsiveness with a minimum trade off in security Ignore commercial keyloggers Select this option if you have installed and use commercial keylogger software on your computer Commercial keyloggers are legitimate computer monitoring software whose most basic function is to record everything that is typed on the keyboard Scan for rootkits Select this option to scan for rootkits and objects hidden using such software 18 2 6 Antivirus Scan Wizard Whenever you initiate an on demand scan for example right click a folder point
138. ing traffic Below the graph the following information is displayed for each network connection Network Type the type of network your computer is connected to Bitdefender applies a basic set of firewall settings depending on the type of network you are connected to You can change the type by opening the Network Type drop down menu and selecting one of the available types from the list Network Type Description Trusted Disable the firewall for the respective adapter Home Office Allow all traffic between your computer and computers in the local network Public All traffic is filtered Untrusted Completely block network and Internet traffic through the respective adapter Stealth Mode whether you can be detected by other computers To configure the Stealth Mode select the desired option from the corresponding drop down menu Firewall 117 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 On Stealth Mode is on Your computer is invisible from both the local network and the Internet Off Stealth Mode is off Anyone from the local network or the Internet can ping and detect your computer Remote Your computer cannot be detected from the Internet Local network users can ping and detect your computer Generic whether generic rules are applied to this connection If the IP address of a network adapter is changed Bitdefender modifies the network type accordingly If you want to keep the same type select Yes from the
139. ings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select General 4 In the General Settings window select the Advanced tab 5 Click the switch to turn off Anonymous usage reports The basics 20 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 6 Bitdefender interface Bitdefender Total Security 2013 meets the needs of computer beginners and very technical people alike Its graphical user interface is designed to suit each and every category of users To see the status of the product and perform essential tasks the Bitdefender system tray icon is available at any time The main window gives you access to important product information the program modules and lets you perform common tasks From the main window you can access the settings window for detailed configuration and advanced administrative tasks and the Events window for an in depth log of Bitdefender activity If you want to keep a constant eye on essential security information and have quick access to key settings add the Security Widget to your desktop 6 1 System tray icon To manage the entire product more quickly you can use the Bitdefender icon amp in the system tray Note If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 the Bitdefender icon may not be visible at all times To make the icon appear permanently follow these steps 1 Click the arrow El in the lower right corner of the screen 2 Click Customize to open the Notification Area Icons wind
140. ink that indicates the number of days left on your license appears at the bottom of the Bitdefender window Click this link to open the registration window 3 Enter the license key and click Register Now If you do not have a license key click the link provided in the window to visit a web page from where you can purchase one 4 Wait until the registration process is completed and close the window 11 3 When does my Bitdefender protection expire To find out the remaining number of days from your license key follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Alink that indicates the number of days left on your license appears at the bottom of the Bitdefender window 3 For additional information click the link to open the registration window 4 In the Register Your Product window you can See the current license key Register with another license key Purchase a license key Registration 42 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 11 4 How do register Bitdefender without an Internet connection If you just purchased Bitdefender and you do not have an Internet connection you can still register Bitdefender offline To register Bitdefender with your license key follow these steps 1 Go to a PC connected to the Internet For example you can use a friend s computer or a PC from a public location Go to https my bitdefender com to create a MyBitdefender account Log in to your account Click your user
141. ion Detection System click the corresponding switch 2 Drag the slider along the scale to set the desired aggressiveness level Use the description on the right side of the scale to choose the level that better fits your security needs You can check what applications have been detected by the Intrusion Detection System in the Events window If there are applications you trust and do not want the Intrusion Detection System to scan you can add exclusion rules for them To exclude an application from scanning follow the steps described in section Managing excluded processes p 86 Firewall 124 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Note The operation of the Intrusion Detection System is related to that of the Active Virus Control Process exclusion rules apply to both systems 21 6 2 Other settings The following features can be enabled or disabled Internet Connection Sharing enables support for Internet Connection Sharing Note This option does not automatically enable Internet Connection Sharing on your system but only allows this type of connection in case you enable it from your operating system Block port scans detects and blocks attempts to find out which ports are open Port scans are frequently used by hackers to find out which ports are open on your computer They might then break into your computer if they find a less secure or vulnerable port Increase log verbosity increases the verbosity of the
142. is obviously to stop receiving it Unfortunately Spam comes in a wide range of shapes and sizes and there s a lot of it Bitdefender Antispam employs remarkable technological innovations and industry standard antispam filters to weed out spam before it reaches the user s Inbox For more information please refer to Antispam insights p 90 The Bitdefender Antispam protection is available only for e mail clients configured to receive e mail messages via the POP3 protocol POP3 is one of the most widely used protocols for downloading e mail messages from a mail server Note D Bitdefender does not provide antispam protection for e mail accounts that you access through a web based e mail service The spam messages detected by Bitdefender are marked with the spam prefix in the subject line Bitdefender automatically moves spam messages to a specific folder as follows In Microsoft Outlook spam messages are moved to a Spam folder located in the Deleted Items folder The Spam folder is created during the installation of Bitdefender In Outlook Express and Windows Mail spam messages are moved directly to Deleted Items In Mozilla Thunderbird spam messages are moved to a Spam folder located in the Trash folder The Spam folder is created during the installation of Bitdefender If you use other mail clients you must create a rule to move the e mail messages marked as spam by Bitdefender to a custom quarantine folder 19 1
143. is type of issue can have two main causes A previous Bitdefender installation which was not completely removed or a faulty Bitdefender installation In this case follow these steps 1 Remove Bitdefender completely from the system a Go to http www bitdefender com uninstall and download the uninstall tool on your computer b Run the uninstall tool using administrator privileges c Restart your computer 2 Reinstall Bitdefender on the system Bitdefender is not the only security solution installed on your system In this case follow these steps 1 Remove the other security solution For more information please refer to How do I remove other security solutions p 62 2 Remove Bitdefender completely from the system a Go to http www bitdefender com uninstall and download the uninstall tool on your computer Solving common issues 156 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 b Run the uninstall tool using administrator privileges c Restart your computer 3 Reinstall Bitdefender on the system If this information was not helpful you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 30 3 can no longer use an application This issue occurs when you are trying to use a program which was working normally before installing Bitdefender You may encounter one of these situations You could receive a message from Bitdefender that the program is trying to make a mo
144. istry clean and optimized it is recommended to run the Registry Cleaner monthly Registry Recovery can retrieve registry keys previously deleted from the Windows Registry using Bitdefender Registry Cleaner Performance Monitor monitors your system hardware and software configuration in order to make sure you are fully protected from malware 28 1 Cleaning up your PC Every time you visit a web page temporary Internet files are created in order to allow you to access it quicker next time Cookies are also stored on your computer when you visit a web page The PC Clean up wizard helps you free disk space and protect your privacy by deleting files that may no longer be useful Internet Explorer temporary Internet files and cookies Mozilla Firefox temporary Internet files and cookies temporary system files Windows creates during its operation recent documents shortcuts Windows creates when you open a file To start the PC Clean Up wizard follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Tune Up panel click Optimize and select PC Clean Up from the drop down menu 3 Follow the three step guided procedure to perform the clean up You can navigate through the wizard using the Next button To exit the wizard click Cancel Tune Up 143 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 a Welcome Turn on or off the PC Clean Up options by clicking Custom Clean Clean Internet Explorer cache Clean Mozilla Firefox
145. it A rootkit is a set of software tools which offer administrator level access to a system The term was first used for the UNIX operating systems and it referred to recompiled tools which provided intruders administrative rights allowing them to conceal their presence so as not to be seen by the system administrators The main role of rootkits is to hide processes files logins and logs They may also intercept data from terminals network connections or peripherals if they incorporate the appropriate software Rootkits are not malicious in nature For example systems and even some applications hide critical files using rootkits However they are mostly used to hide malware or to conceal the presence of an intruder into the system When combined with malware rootkits pose a great threat to the integrity and the security of a system They can monitor traffic create backdoors into the system alter files and logs and avoid detection Script Another term for macro or batch file a script is a list of commands that can be executed without user interaction Glossary 189 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Spam Electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings Generally known as any unsolicited e mail Spyware Any software that covertly gathers user information through the user s Internet connection without his or her knowledge usually for advertising purposes Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of f
146. it involves moving portions of stored data from a place to another on the hard disk We recommend you to perform defragmentation when you are not using your computer 28 3 Finding duplicate files Duplicate files eat up your hard disk space Just think about having the same mp3 file stored in three different locations The Duplicate Finder wizard will help you detect and delete duplicate files on your computer To start the Duplicate Finder wizard follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Tune Up panel click Optimize and select Duplicate Finder from the drop down menu 3 Follow the four step guided procedure to identify and remove duplicates You can navigate through the wizard using the Next button To exit the wizard click Cancel a Select target Add the folders where to search for duplicate files b Search for duplicates Wait for Bitdefender to finish searching for duplicates c Select files for deletion Identical files are listed in groups You can choose an action to take on all groups or on each separate group keep newest keep oldest or take no action You can also select actions for each individual file 9 Note If no duplicated files are found this step will be skipped d Results 28 4 Cleaning Windows registry Many applications write keys in the Windows Registry at installation time When removing such applications some of their associated registry keys might not be deleted and conti
147. itdefender automatically checks for updates every hour If you want to turn off automatic updates use the Auto Update switch on the Update panel Warning This is a critical security issue We recommend you to disable automatic update for as little time as possible If Bitdefender is not updated regularly it will not be able to protect you against the latest threats Bitdefender interface 26 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Click the Update Now button on the panel to start an immediate update For more information about configuring updates please refer to Keeping Bitdefender up to date p 36 Safego To help you stay safe on social networks you can access Safego the Bitdefender security solution for social networks directly from Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Click the Manage button on the Safego panel and select a task from the drop down menu Activate for Facebook through your MyBitdefender account If Safego has already been activated you will be able to access statistics regarding its activity by selecting View Reports for Facebook in the menu Activate for Twitter through your MyBitdefender account If Safego has already been activated you will be able to access statistics regarding its activity by selecting View Reports for Twitter in the menu For more information please refer to Safego protection for social networks p 135 File Encryption Create encrypted password protected logical driv
148. ites When you configure and run a custom scan it is automatically added to a limited list of recent scans If you plan to reuse a custom scan in the future you can choose to save it to the favorite scans list Antivirus protection 74 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 To save a recently run custom scan to the favorite scans list follow these steps 1 Open the custom scan configuration window a Open the Bitdefender window b On the Antivirus panel click Scan Now and select Custom Scan from the drop down menu 2 Locate the desired scan in the Recent scans list 3 Go with the mouse cursor over the name of the scan and click the icon to add the scan to the favorite scans list Scans saved to favorites are marked using the icon If you click this icon the scan is removed from the favorite scans list Information on the scan options You may find this information useful If you are not familiar with some of the terms check them in the glossary You can also find useful information by searching the Internet Scan files You can set Bitdefender to scan all types of files or applications program files only Scanning all files provides best protection while scanning applications only can be used to perform a quicker scan Applications or program files are far more vulnerable to malware attacks than other types of files This category includes the following file extensions 386 a6p ac accda accdb accdc accd
149. ition the installation routines for updates often check to make sure that an older version is already installed on your computer if not you cannot install the update Bitdefender has it s own update module that allows you to manually check for updates or let it automatically update the product Virus A program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your will Most viruses can also replicate themselves All computer viruses are manmade A simple virus that can copy itself over and over again is relatively easy to produce Even such a simple virus is dangerous because it will quickly use all available memory and bring the system to a halt An even more dangerous type of virus is one capable of transmitting itself across networks and bypassing security systems Virus signature The binary pattern of a virus used by the antivirus program to detect and eliminate the virus Worm A program that propagates itself over a network reproducing itself as it goes It cannot attach itself to other programs Glossary 191
150. lder on your computer but also from the online folder Follow these steps 1 Go to https my bitdefender com and log in to your account 2 Click the Safebox icon 3 In the Files and Folders tab select the file and then select Delete from the Actions drop down menu The file will be moved to the Safebox Recycle Bin 4 In the Recycle Bin tab select the file and then select Remove from the Actions drop down menu Click Yes in the confirmation window to completely delete the file Once a file is completely removed from Safebox you can no longer restore it or recover older versions 29 8 Limit bandwidth allocation Backing up your files can put a strain on your Internet connection especially when transferring large amounts of data In order not to interfere with your other online activities you can limit the amount of bandwidth allocated to Safebox transfers To limit Safebox s bandwidth to 50 kB s follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Safebox 4 In the Safebox Settings window click the Limit bandwidth switch Safebox online backup and sync 153 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Troubleshooting 154 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 30 Solving common issues This chapter presents some problems you may encounter when using Bitdefender and provides you with possible solutions to these problems Most of the
151. lect this option and type the password If you do not know the password choose one of the other options Don t ask for a password and skip this object from scan Select this option to skip scanning this archive Skip all password protected items without scanning them Select this option if you do not want to be bothered about password protected archives Bitdefender will not be able to scan them but a record will be kept in the scan log Choose the desired option and click OK to continue scanning Step 2 Choose actions At the end of the scan you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on the detected files if any Note When you run a quick scan or a full system scan Bitdefender will automatically take the recommended actions on detected files during the scan If there remain unresolved threats you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on them The infected objects are displayed in groups based on the malware they are infected with Click the link corresponding to a threat to find out more information about the infected objects Antivirus protection 77 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 You can choose an overall action to be taken for all issues or you can select separate actions for each group of issues One or several of the following options can appear on the menu Take proper actions Bitdefender will take the recommended actions depending on the type of detected file Infected files F
152. lete the installation By default if an update requires a restart Bitdefender will keep working with the old files until the user voluntarily restarts the computer This is to prevent the Bitdefender update process from interfering with the user s work If you want to be prompted when an update requires a restart turn off the Postpone reboot option by clicking the corresponding switch Keeping Bitdefender up to date 38 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 How to 39 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 10 Installation 10 1 How do install Bitdefender on a second computer If you have purchased a license key for more than one computer you can use the same license key to register a second PC To install Bitdefender correctly on a second computer follow these steps 1 Install Bitdefender from the CD DVD or using the installer provided in the online purchase e mail and follow the same installation steps 2 When the registration window appears enter the license key and click Register Now 3 At the next step you have the option to log in to your MyBitdefender account or create a new MyBitdefender account You can also choose to create a MyBitdefender account later on 4 Wait until the installation process is completed and close the window 10 2 When should reinstall Bitdefender In some situations you may need to reinstall your Bitdefender product Typical situations when you would need to reinstall Bitdefender i
153. low or deny HTTP and FTP traffic from Windows Explorer By default this type of connection is denied 21 3 2 Application rules To view and manage the firewall rules controlling applications access to network resources and the Internet click Application rules 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Firewall 4 In the Firewall Settings window select the Settings tab 5 Under Firewall Rules click Application Rules You can see the programs processes for which firewall rules have been created in the table To see the rules created for a specific application click the box next to the respective application or simply double click it For each rule the following information is displayed Process Network Types the process and the network adapter types the rule applies to Rules are automatically created to filter network or Internet access through any adapter You can manually create rules or edit existing rules to filter an application s network or Internet access through a specific adapter for example a wireless network adapter Protocol the IP protocol the rule applies to You may see one of the following Any Includes all IP protocols TCP Transmission Control Protocol TCP enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data TCP guarantees Firewall 119 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 deliv
154. lpful you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 30 4 cannot connect to the Internet You may notice that a program or a web browser can no longer connect to the Internet or access network services after installing Bitdefender In this case the best solution is to configure Bitdefender to automatically allow connections to and from the respective software application Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Firewall In the Firewall Settings window select the Settings tab Under Firewall Rules click Application Rules To add an application rule click the corresponding button Click Browse and select the application the rule applies to Select all the network types available O AON Oo NH FBP C NJ HG Go to Permission and select Allow Close Bitdefender open the software application and try again to connect to the Internet If this information was not helpful you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 30 5 cannot access a device on my network Depending on the network you are connected to the Bitdefender firewall may block the connection between your system and another device such as another computer or a printer As a result you may no longer share or print files In this case the best solution is to configure Bitde
155. lt and access its files must provide the password 6 Click Create if you only want to create the vault at the selected location To create and display the vault as a virtual disk drive in My Computer click Create amp Open Bitdefender will immediately inform you about the result of the operation If an error has occurred use the error message to troubleshoot the error Click OK to close the window Note It may be convenient to save all file vaults to the same location In this way you can find them quicker Opening vaults In order to access and work with the files stored in a vault you must open the vault When you open the vault a virtual disk drive appears in My Computer The drive is labeled with the drive letter assigned to the vault To open a vault follow these steps 1 Locate on your computer the bvd file representing the vault you want to open 2 Right click the file point to Bitdefender File Vault and select Open Quicker alternatives would be to double click the file or to right click it and select Open A new window will appear 3 Choose a drive letter from the menu 4 Type the vault password in the Password field 5 Click Open Privacy Control 112 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Bitdefender will immediately inform you about the result of the operation If an error has occurred use the error message to troubleshoot the error Click OK to close the window Adding files to vaults Before you
156. lt from the drop down menu Privacy Control 109 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 You can navigate through the wizard using the Next and Back buttons To exit the wizard click Cancel 1 Select File Vault Here you can specify the vault to remove files from 2 Enter password If you have selected a locked vault you must enter the password to open it 3 File Vault Content Select the files folders that will be removed from the vault 4 Confirm This is where you can review chosen operations 5 Finish This is where you can view the operation result Viewing the contents of vaults To start a wizard that will allow you to view the contents of a file vault follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the File Encryption panel click Encrypt and select View vault files from the drop down menu You can navigate through the wizard using the Next and Back buttons To exit the wizard click Cancel 1 Select File Vault Here you can specify the vault to view files from 2 Enter password If you have selected a locked vault you must enter the password to open it 3 Confirm This is where you can review chosen operations 4 File Vault Content This is where you can view the operation result Changing vault password The vault must be locked before you can change its password To change the password of a vault follow these steps Privacy Control 110 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Click the vault in t
157. lution before and you did not remove it properly To solve this follow these steps 1 Reboot your system and enter in Safe Mode To find out how to do this please refer to How do restart in Safe Mode p 63 2 Remove Bitdefender from your system a Go to http www bitdefender com uninstall and download the uninstall tool on your computer b Run the uninstall tool using administrator privileges c Restart your computer 3 In order to correctly uninstall the other software go to their website and run their uninstall tool or contact them directly in order to provide you with the uninstall guidelines 4 Reboot your system in normal mode and reinstall Bitdefender You have already followed the steps above and the situation is not solved To solve this follow these steps 1 Reboot your system and enter in Safe Mode To find out how to do this please refer to How do I restart in Safe Mode p 63 2 Use the System Restore option from Windows to restore the computer to an earlier date before installing the Bitdefender product To find out how to do this please refer to How do use System Restore in Windows p 63 3 Reboot the system in normal mode and contact our support representatives for help as described in section Asking for help p 178 Solving common issues 168 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 31 Removing malware from your system Malware can affect your system in many different way
158. m may require a system restart to complete the installation If required restart the system at your earliest convenience d Application updates If an application is not up to date click the provided link to download the latest version Antivirus protection 87 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 e Weak passwords You can see the list of the Windows user accounts configured on your computer and the level of protection their password provides Click Fix to modify the weak passwords You can choose between asking the user to change the password at the next logon or changing the password yourself immediately For a strong password use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters numbers and special characters such as or f Summary This is where you can view the operation result 18 7 2 Using automatic vulnerability monitoring Bitdefender scans your system for vulnerabilities regularly in the background and keeps records of detected issues in the Events window To check and fix the detected issues follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window Click the Events button on the upper toolbar 2 3 In the Events Overview window select Antivirus 4 In the Antivirus Events window select the Vulnerability tab 5 You can see detailed information regarding the detected system vulnerabilities Depending on the issue to fix a specific vulnerability proceed as follows If Windows updates are available
159. mail will receive a spam score Antispam 92 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Note 9 If the e mail is tagged as SEXUALLY EXPLICIT in the subject line Bitdefender will consider it SPAM If the spam score exceeds the threshold level the e mail is considered SPAM The threshhold level is defined by the antispam protection level For more information please refer to Adjusting the sensitivity level p 98 If the local antispam filters do not provide a conclusive result the e mail is checked using in the cloud detection which finally decides whether the e mail is spam or legitimate 19 1 3 Antispam updates Every time an update is performed new signatures for known spam e mails and links are added to the databases This will help increase the effectiveness of your Antispam engine To protect you against spammers Bitdefender can perform automatic updates Keep the Automatic Update option enabled 19 1 4 Supported e mail clients and protocols Antispam protection is provided for all POP3 SMTP e mail clients The Bitdefender Antispam toolbar however is integrated only into Microsoft Outlook 2007 2010 Microsoft Outlook Express and Windows Mail on 32 bit systems Mozilla Thunderbird 3 0 4 19 2 Turning on or off antispam protection Antispam protection is not enabled by default To enable the antispam module follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antispam panel click the switch to turn o
160. me iii Choose your country from the corresponding menu iv Enter a description of the issue you encountered c Please wait for a few minutes while Bitdefender gathers product related information This information will help our engineers find a solution to your problem d Click Finish to send the information to the Bitdefender Customer Care Department You will be contacted as soon as possible Contact us through our online Support Center If you cannot access the necessary information using the Bitdefender product please refer to our online Support Center 1 Go to http www bitdefender com support consumer html The Bitdefender Support Center hosts numerous articles that contain solutions to Bitdefender related issues 2 Select your product and search the Bitdefender Support Center for articles that may provide a solution to your problem 3 Read the relevant articles or documents and try the proposed solutions 4 lf the solution does not solve your problem go to http www bitdefender com support contact us html and contact our support representatives Asking for help 179 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 33 Online resources Several online resources are available to help you solve your Bitdefender related problems and questions Bitdefender Support Center http www bitdefender com support consumer html Bitdefender Support Forum http forum bitdefender com the HOTforSecurity computer security portal ht
161. mputer with Internet access open a web browser and go to http www bitdefender com site view Desktop Products Updates html 2 In the Manual Update column click the link corresponding to your product and system architecture If you do not know whether your Windows is running on 32 or 64 bits please refer to Am I using a 32 bit or a 64 bit version of Windows p 61 3 Save the file named weekly exe to the system 4 Transfer the downloaded file on a removable device such as a flash drive and then to your computer 5 Double click the file and follow the wizard steps Solving common issues 161 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 30 9 Bitdefender services are not responding This article helps you troubleshoot the Bitdefender Services are not responding error You may encounter this error as follows The Bitdefender icon in the system tray is grayed out and you are informed that the Bitdefender services are not responding The Bitdefender window indicates that the Bitdefender services are not responding The error may be caused by one of the following conditions an important update is being installed temporary communication errors between the Bitdefender services some of the Bitdefender services are stopped other security solutions running on your computer at the same time with Bitdefender To troubleshoot this error try these solutions 1 Wait a few moments and see if anything changes The error ma
162. n or off Antispam 3 Wait for Bitdefender to install the module components 19 3 Using the antispam toolbar in your mail client window In the upper area of your mail client window you can see the Antispam toolbar The Antispam toolbar helps you manage antispam protection directly from your mail client You can easily correct Bitdefender if it marked a legitimate message as SPAM Antispam 93 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 A Important Bitdefender integrates into the most commonly used mail clients through an easy to use antispam toolbar For a complete list of supported mail clients please refer to Supported e mail clients and protocols p 93 Each button from the Bitdefender toolbar will be explained below Wi Is Spam indicates that the selected e mail is spam The e mail will be moved immediately to the Spam folder If the antispam cloud services are activated the message is sent to Bitdefender Cloud for further analysis WI Not Spam indicates that the selected e mail is not spam and Bitdefender should not have tagged it The e mail will be moved from the Spam folder to the Inbox directory If the antispam cloud services are activated the message is sent to Bitdefender Cloud for further analysis Important The lI Not Spam button becomes active when you select a message marked as SPAM by Bitdefender normally these messages are located in the Spam folder amp Add Spammer adds the sender of the selected e m
163. n set Bitdefender to scan all accessed files or applications program files only Scanning all accessed files provides best protection while scanning applications only can be used for better system performance By default both local folders and network shares are subject to on access scanning For better system performance you can exclude network locations from on access scanning Applications or program files are far more vulnerable to malware attacks than other types of files This category includes the following file extensions 386 a6p ac accda accdb accdc accde accdp accdr accdt accdu acl acr action ade adp air app as asd asp awk bas bat bin cgi chm cla class cmd cnv com cpl csc csh dat dek dld dll doc docm docx dot dotm dotx drv ds ebm esh exe ezs fky frs fxp gadget grv hlp hms hta htm html iaf icd ini inx ipf isu jar js jse jsx kix laccdb lnk maf mam maq mar mat mcr mda mdb mde mdt mdw mem mhtml mpp mpt mpx ms msg msi msp mst msu oab obi obs ocx oft ole one onepkg ost ovl pa paf pex pfd php pif pip pot potm potx ppa ppam pps ppsm ppsx ppt pptm pptx prc prf prg pst pub puz pvd pwc py pyc pyo qpx rbx rgs rox rpj rtf scar scr script sct shb shs sldm sldx smm snp spr svd sys thmx tlb tms u3p udf url vb vbe vbs vbscript vxd wbk wcm wdm wiz wll wpk ws wsf xar xl xla
164. nclude the following you have reinstalled the operating system you have purchased a new computer you want to change the display language of the Bitdefender interface To reinstall Bitdefender you can use the installation disc you purchased or download a new version from the Bitdefender website During the installation you will be asked to register the product with your license key If you cannot find your license key you can log in to https my bitdefender com to retrieve it Type the e mail address and the password of your account in the corresponding fields 10 3 How do switch from one Bitdefender 2013 product to another You can easily switch from one Bitdefender 2013 product to another The three Bitdefender 2013 products you can install on your system are Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2013 Installation 40 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Bitdefender Internet Security 2013 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 If you want to install another Bitdefender 2013 product on your system than the one you purchased follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Alink that indicates the number of days left on your license appears at the bottom of the Bitdefender window Click this link to open the registration window 3 Enter the license key and click Register Now 4 Bitdefender will inform you that the license key is for a different product and will give you the option to install it Click the correspon
165. nd button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar to add the sender to the Friends list You may need to click OK to acknowledge You will always receive e mail messages from this address no matter what they contain 5 Click the NI Not Spam button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar normally located in the upper part of the mail client window The e mail message will be moved to the Inbox folder 19 3 2 Indicating undetected spam messages If you are using a supported mail client you can easily indicate which e mail messages should have been detected as spam Doing so helps improve the efficiency of the antispam filter Follow these steps 1 Open your mail client 2 Goto the Inbox folder 3 Select the undetected spam messages 4 Click the M Is Spam button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar normally located in the upper part of the mail client window They are immediately marked as spam and moved to the junk mail folder 19 3 3 Configuring toolbar settings To configure the antispam toolbar settings for your e mail client click the Settings button on the toolbar and then the Toolbar Settings tab Settings are grouped into two categories In the E mail Rules category you can configure the processing rules for the spam e mails detected by Bitdefender gt Move message to Deleted Items only for Microsoft Outlook Express Windows Mail Note 9 In Microsoft Outlook Mozilla Thunderbird detected spam messages are au
166. ned for laptop and notebook users Its purpose is to minimize Bitdefender s impact on power consumption while these devices are running on battery When Bitdefender operates in Laptop Mode the Autoscan Auto Update and Auto Sync features are turned off as they require more system resources and implicitly increase power consumption Bitdefender detects when your laptop has switched to battery power and it automatically enters Laptop Mode Likewise Bitdefender automatically exits Laptop Mode when it detects the laptop is no longer running on battery To turn on or off automatic laptop mode follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select General 4 In the General Settings window select the General tab 5 Turn on or off automatic laptop mode by clicking the corresponding switch If Bitdefender is not installed on a laptop turn off automatic laptop mode 5 6 Password protecting Bitdefender settings If you are not the only person with administrative rights using this computer it is recommended that you protect your Bitdefender settings with a password To configure password protection for the Bitdefender settings follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select General In the General Settings window select the General tab Turn on p
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168. ng sound and video though they require plug ins for some formats Command line In a command line interface the user types commands in the space provided directly on the screen using command language Cookie Within the Internet industry cookies are described as small files containing information about individual computers that can be analyzed and used by advertisers to track your online interests and tastes In this realm cookie technology is still being developed and the intention is to target ads directly to what you ve said your interests are It s a double edge sword for many people because on one hand it s efficient and pertinent as you only see ads about what you re interested in On the other hand it involves actually tracking and following where you go and what you click Understandably so there is a debate over privacy and many people feel offended by the notion that they are viewed as a SKU number you know the bar code on the back of packages that gets scanned at the grocery check out line While this viewpoint may be extreme in some cases it is accurate Disk drive It s a machine that reads data from and writes data onto a disk A hard disk drive reads and writes hard disks A floppy drive accesses floppy disks Disk drives can be either internal housed within a computer or external housed in a separate box that connects to the computer Download To copy data usually an entire file from a main source to a
169. ng to one of the predefined protection levels To adjust the real time protection level follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 2 3 In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus 4 In the Antivirus Settings window select the Shield tab 5 Drag the slider along the scale to set the desired protection level Use the description on the right side of the scale to choose the protection level that better fits your security needs 18 1 3 Configuring the real time protection settings Advanced users might want to take advantage of the scan settings Bitdefender offers You can configure the real time protection settings in detail by creating a custom protection level To configure the real time protection settings follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus In the Antivirus Settings window select the Shield tab Click Custom Configure the scan settings as needed NO UW BP WN H Click OK to save the changes and close the window Information on the scan options You may find this information useful If you are not familiar with some of the terms check them in the glossary You can also find useful information by searching the Internet Antivirus protection 68 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Scan options for accessed files You ca
170. nline servers available from MyBitdefender To remove a folder from Safebox sync select it and click the Unsync button Note Removing a folder from Safebox sync does not delete the online folder it only removes the link between the local folder and the online folder Safebox folders added from other computers or from MyBitdefender appear in the list but are not synced by default the icon L amp J appears next to them To add one such folder to the synced folders on this computer select it and click Sync A new window will appear prompting you to select the location of the local folder Click Yes to use the default location or No to select a different location To remove an unsynced folder added from another computer from the list select it and click Delete Manage shared files A new window will appear listing the files added to Safebox sharing from this computer as well as from other computers or from MyBitdefender To add a new file to Safebox sharing browse to it on your computer drag and drop it in the Manage Sharing window A new window will appear showing the upload progress Once the upload is completed copy the public link to the clipboard by clicking the corresponding message To copy the link of a file from the list to the clipboard click the Share link button and then click the corresponding message To remove a file from Safebox sharing select it and click Delete link Safebox online backup and s
171. nment from where you can clean up your Windows partition 3 If prompted press Enter and select the screen resolution closest to the one you normally use Then press Enter again Bitdefender Rescue Mode will load in a few moments Scanning your system in Rescue Mode To scan your system in Rescue Mode follow these steps 1 Enter Rescue Mode as described in Starting your system in Rescue Mode p 169 The Bitdefender logo will appear and the antivirus engines will start to be copied A welcome window will then appear Click Continue An update of the antivirus signatures is started Ui A WU N After the update is completed the Bitdefender On demand Antivirus Scanner window will appear 6 Click Scan Now select the scan target in the window that appears and click Open to start scanning It is recommended to scan your entire Windows partition Removing malware from your system 170 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Note D When working in Rescue Mode you are dealing with Linux type partition names Disk partitions will appear as sdal probably corresponding to the C Windows type partition sda2 corresponding to D and so on 7 Wait for the scan to complete If any malware is detected follow the instructions to remove the threat 8 To exit Rescue Mode right click in an empty area of the desktop select Logout in the menu that appears and then choose whether to reboot or shut down the computer 3
172. not appear use Windows Explorer to browse to the disc s root directory and double click the file autorun exe To install Bitdefender using the web installer downloaded on your computer locate the file and double click it Validating the installation Bitdefender will first check your system to validate the installation If your system does not meet the minimum requirements for installing Bitdefender you will be informed of the areas that need improvement before you can proceed If an incompatible antivirus program or an older version of Bitdefender is detected you will be prompted to remove it from your system Please follow the directions to remove the software from your system thus avoiding problems occurring later on You may need to reboot your computer to complete the removal of detected antivirus programs The Bitdefender Total Security 2013 installation package is constantly updated If you are installing from a CD DVD Bitdefender can download the newest versions of the files during the installation Click Yes when prompted in order to allow Installing your Bitdefender product 5 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Bitdefender to download the files ensuring you are installing the very latest version of the software Note Downloading the installation files can take a long time especially over slower Internet connections Once the installation is validated the setup wizard will appear Follow the steps to install Bitdef
173. not using your computer Before running a System Scan the following are recommended Make sure Bitdefender is up to date with its malware signatures Scanning your computer using an outdated signature database may prevent Bitdefender from detecting new malware found since the last update For more information please refer to Keeping Bitdefender up to date p 36 Shut down all open programs If you want to scan specific locations on your computer or to configure the scanning options configure and run a custom scan For more information please refer to Configuring a custom scan p 74 To run a System Scan follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antivirus panel click Scan Now and select System Scan from the drop down menu 3 Follow the Antivirus Scan wizard to complete the scan Bitdefender will automatically take the recommended actions on detected files If there remain Antivirus protection 73 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 unresolved threats you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on them 18 2 5 Configuring a custom scan To configure a scan for malware in detail and then run it follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antivirus panel click Scan Now and select Custom Scan from the drop down menu 3 If you want to you can quickly rerun a previous custom scan by clicking the corresponding entry in the Recent Scans or Favorite Scans li
174. nother computer 58 16 2 How can I share files with my friends 0c eee eee ee 58 16 3 Where do see the remaining space on my Safebox 0 eee ee 58 16 4 How do free space on my Safebox 0 eee 59 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 17 Useful InfOFmiatloh euin ert eaaet e pet ar hed ei re 60 17 1 How do automatically shut down the computer after the scan is over 60 17 2 How do configure Bitdefender to use a proxy Internet connection 60 17 3 Am using a 32 bit or a 64 bit version of Windows 0 0e sees 61 17 4 How do I display hidden objects in Windows lsusssssss esses 62 17 5 How do remove other security solutions 0 cece eee eee eee 62 17 6 How do use System Restore in Windows 00 cece eee eee eee 63 17 7 How do restart in Safe Mode circi ccncis conica cciriariditi itinn eee 63 Managing YOUr Security 222222aeteta ra ER ER RE pta ERRARE Rea e tans 65 18 Antivirus protection uses see socie etre th t Rae a 66 18 1 On access scanning real time protection 0 00 cece eee eee eee 67 18 1 1 Turning on or off real time protection 0 cece eee eee eee 67 18 1 2 Adjusting the real time protection level 00 00 sees eee eee 68 18 1 3 Configuring the real time protection settingS 0 0eee 68 18 1 4 Restoring the default settings 0 cece eee eee eee
175. nts File Shredder permanently erases files and their traces from your computer e D theft protection for users in the United States Bitdefender offers a comprehensive identity theft protection service 20 1 Antiphishing protection Bitdefender Antiphishing prevents you from disclosing personal information while browsing the Internet by alerting you about potential phishing web pages Bitdefender provides real time antiphishing protection for Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Safari Opera Yahoo Messenger To configure Antiphishing settings follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window Privacy Control 100 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Privacy Control 4 In the Privacy Control Settings window select the Antiphishing tab Click the switches to turn on or off Showing the Bitdefender toolbar in the web browser Note 9 The Bitdefender browser toolbar is not enabled by default Search advisor a component that rates the results of your search engine queries and the links posted on social networking websites by placing an icon next to every result You should not visit this web page This web page may contain dangerous content Exercise caution if you decide to visit it This is a safe page to visit Search Advisor rates the search results from the following web
176. nue to remain in the Windows Registry slowing down your system and even causing system instability The same happens when you delete shortcuts to or certain files of applications installed on your system as well as in the case of corrupt drivers Tune Up 145 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 To start the Registry Cleaner wizard follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Tune Up panel click Optimize and select Registry Cleaner from the drop down menu 3 Follow the four step guided procedure to clean the registry You can navigate through the wizard using the Next button To exit the wizard click Cancel a Welcome b Perform Scan Wait for Bitdefender to finish scanning the registry c Select Keys You can see all the invalid or orphan registry keys detected Detailed information is provided about each registry key name value priority category The registry keys are grouped based on their location in the Windows Registry Software Locations Registry keys that contain information about the path to applications installed on your computer The invalid keys are assigned a low priority which means that you can delete them without almost any risk Custom Controls Registry keys that contain information about the file extensions registered on your computer These registry keys are commonly used to maintain file associations to ensure that the correct program opens when you open a file using Windows
177. ollow the instructions to retrieve it 2 Click Login to MyBitdefender Once the computer is linked to an account you can use the provided e mail address and password to log in at https my bitdefender com You can also access your account directly from Bitdefender Total Security 2013 using the drop down menu at the top of the window MyBitdefender account 35 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 9 Keeping Bitdefender up to date New malware is found and identified every day This is why it is very important to keep Bitdefender up to date with the latest malware signatures If you are connected to the Internet through broadband or DSL Bitdefender takes care of this itself By default it checks for updates when you turn on your computer and every hour after that If an update is detected it is automatically downloaded and installed on your computer The update process is performed on the fly meaning that the files to be updated are replaced progressively In this way the update process will not affect product operation and at the same time any vulnerability will be excluded Important To be protected against the latest threats keep Automatic Update turned on In some particular situations your intervention is required in order to keep your Bitdefender protection up to date If your computer connects to the Internet through a proxy server you must configure the proxy settings as described in How do I configure Bitdefend
178. onents are installed the first time you enable this module using the Antispam switch Once the module is enabled you can click Manage in the Antispam panel and select Friends or Spammers from the drop down menu to edit the corresponding address list For more information on configuring antispam protection please refer to Antispam p 90 Privacy The privacy control module helps you keep important personal data private It protects you while on the Internet against phishing attacks fraud attempts private data leaks and more Click the Configure button on the Privacy Control panel and select a task from the drop down menu File Shredder starts a wizard that will allow you to delete files permanently The Antiphishing switch allows you to turn on or off antiphishing protection For more information about how to configure Bitdefender to protect your privacy please refer to Privacy Control p 100 Firewall The firewall protects you while you are connected to networks and the Internet by filtering all connection attempts By clicking Manage Adapters in the Firewall panel you can configure general connection settings for network adapters The Firewall switch allows you to turn on or off firewall protection Warning Because it exposes your computer to unauthorized connections turning off the firewall should only be a temporary measure Turn the firewall back on as soon as possible Bitdefender interface 25
179. onger able to boot into Windows Starting your system in Rescue Mode You can enter Rescue Mode in one of two ways From the Bitdefender window To enter Rescue Mode directly from Bitdefender follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antivirus panel click Scan Now and select Rescue Mode from the drop down menu A confirmation window will appear Click Yes to reboot your computer Removing malware from your system 169 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 3 After the computer restarts a menu will appear prompting you to select an operating system Choose Bitdefender Rescue Image and press the Enter key to boot into a Bitdefender environment from where you can clean up your Windows partition 4 If prompted press Enter and select the screen resolution closest to the one you normally use Then press Enter again Bitdefender Rescue Mode will load in a few moments Boot your computer directly into Rescue Mode If Windows no longer starts you can boot your computer directly into Bitdefender Rescue Mode by following the steps below Note D This method is not available on computers running Windows XP 1 Start reboot your computer and start pressing the space key on your keyboard before the Windows logo appears 2 A menu will appear prompting you to select an operating system to start Press TAB to go to the tools area Choose Bitdefender Rescue Image and press the Enter key to boot into a Bitdefender enviro
180. ons running on your system Bitdefender makes all the decisions for you If you want to be in complete control of the decision making follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar Firewall 123 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 3 In the Settings Overview window select Firewall 4 In the Firewall Settings window select the Settings tab 5 Turn on Paranoid Mode by clicking the corresponding switch Note 9 When Paranoid Mode is turned on the Autopilot is automatically switched off As long as Paranoid Mode is on an alert will be displayed prompting you for action every time one of the following situations occurs An application tries to connect to the Internet An application tries to perform an action considered suspicious by the Intrusion Detection System or the Active Virus Control The alert contains detailed information regarding the application and the detected behavior You must select to Allow or Deny the action using the corresponding button 21 6 Configuring advanced settings To configure advanced firewall settings follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Firewall 4 In the Firewall Settings window select the Advanced tab 21 6 1 Intrusion Detection System To configure the Intrusion Detection System follow these steps 1 To turn on the Intrus
181. options are available Installation Path By default Bitdefender Total Security 2013 will be installed in C Program Files Bitdefender Bitdefender 2013 If you want to change the Installing your Bitdefender product 6 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 installation path click Change and select the folder in which you would like Bitdefender to be installed Configure Proxy Settings Bitdefender Total Security 2013 requires access to the Internet for product registration downloading security and product updates in cloud detection components etc If you use a proxy connection instead of a direct Internet connection you must select this option and configure the proxy settings The settings can be imported from the default browser or you can enter them manually Click Install with custom settings to confirm your preferences and begin the installation Step 3 Installation in progress Wait for the installation to complete Detailed information about the progress is displayed Critical areas on your system are scanned for viruses the latest versions of the application files are downloaded and installed and the Bitdefender services are started This step can take a couple of minutes Step 4 Installation completed A summary of the installation is displayed If any active malware was detected and removed during the installation a system reboot may be required You can either close the window or continue with the initial setup
182. or Bitdefender to finish shredding the files 5 The results are displayed Click Close to exit the wizard Alternatively you can shred files from the Bitdefender interface 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Privacy panel click Secure and select File Shredder from the drop down menu 3 Follow the File Shredder wizard a Select file folder Add the files or folders you want to be permanently removed Shredding Files Wait for Bitdefender to finish shredding the files c Results o The results are displayed Click Close to exit the wizard 20 6 ID theft protection To protect you against identity theft Bitdefender comes with the ID theft protection service Note D This service is available only for users in the United States This service monitors and identifies changes in both public and private records such as national security watch lists Social Security records national phone records criminal records DMV and driving records medical collections and much more To activate this service use the button on the ID Theft Protection panel in the main Bitdefender window ID theft protection can be configured exclusively through your MyBitdefender account Click the provided link to log in to https my bitdefender com where you can learn more about this service and set up identity protection Privacy Control 115 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 21 Firewall The Firewall protects your computer from inb
183. ore information please refer to MyBitdefender account p 33 Proceed according to your situation I want to create a MyBitdefender account To successfully create a MyBitdefender account follow these steps 1 Select Create new account A new window will appear 2 Type the required information in the corresponding fields The data you provide here will remain confidential E mail enter your e mail address User name enter a user name for your account Password enter a password for your account The password must be at least 6 characters long Confirm password retype the password Note D Once the account is created you can use the provided e mail address and password to log in to your account at https my bitdefender com 3 Click Create 4 Before being able to use your account you must complete the registration Check your e mail and follow the instructions in the confirmation e mail sent by Bitdefender I want to log in using my Facebook or Google account To log in with your Facebook or Google account follow these steps 1 Select the service you want to use You will be redirected to the login page of that service Installing your Bitdefender product 9 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 2 Follow the instructions provided by the selected service to link your account to Bitdefender Note 9 Bitdefender does not get access to any confidential information such as the password of the a
184. otifications follow these steps 1 Access the Parental Control dashboard from your MyBitdefender account 2 Click the General Settings icon g on the top right corner 3 Enter the e mail address where the e mail notifications are to be sent 4 Click the button next to Update to adjust the frequency daily weekly or monthly 23 3 Configuring Parental Control The Parental Control dashboard is where you can directly manage the Parental Control modules Each module contains the following elements the name of the module a status message the icon of the module and a button LJ that lets you perform important tasks related to the module Click a tab to configure the corresponding Parental Control feature for the computer Web to filter web navigation and set time restrictions on Internet access Applications to block or restrict access to specific applications Facebook to protect your child s Facebook account Instant Messaging to allow or block chat with specific instant messaging contacts The following modules can be accessed to monitor the child s activity on the mobile device Location to find the current location of your child s device on Google Maps SMS to block text messages from a phone number Calls to block calls from a phone number For more information on these modules access your MyBitdefender account Parental Control 131 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 23 3 1 Web Control
185. ound and outbound unauthorized connection attempts both on local networks and on the Internet It is quite similar to a guard at your gate it keeps track of connection attempts and decides which to allow and which to block The Bitdefender firewall uses a set of rules to filter data transmitted to and from your system The rules are grouped into 3 categories General Rules Rules that determine the protocols over which communication is allowed A default set of rules that provides an optimal protection is used You can edit the rules by allowing or denying connections over certain protocols Application Rules Rules that determine how each application can access network resources and the Internet Under normal conditions Bitdefender automatically creates a rule whenever an application tries to access the Internet You can also manually add or edit rules for applications Adapter Rules Rules that determine whether your computer can communicate with other computers connected to the same network You must create rules to specifically allow or deny traffic between your computer and other computers If your computer is running Windows Vista or Windows 7 Bitdefender automatically assigns a network type to every network connection it detects Depending on the network type the firewall protection is set to the appropriate level for each connection To find out more about the firewall settings for each network type and how you can edit t
186. ount A new window will appear 2 Type the required information in the corresponding fields The data you provide here will remain confidential Email enter your e mail address User name enter a user name for your account Password enter a password for your account The password must be at least 6 characters long Confirm password retype the password 3 Click Create 4 Before being able to use your account you must complete the registration Check your e mail and follow the instructions in the confirmation e mail sent by Bitdefender want to log in using my Facebook or Google account To log in with your Facebook or Google account follow these steps 1 Click the icon of the service you want to use to log in You will be redirected to the login page of that service 2 Follow the instructions provided by the selected service to link your account to Bitdefender MyBitdefender account 34 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Note Bitdefender does not get access to any confidential information such as the password of the account you use to log in or the personal information of your friends and contacts already have a MyBitdefender account If you already have an account but you have not logged in to it yet follow these steps to log in 1 Type the e mail address and the password of your account in the corresponding fields Note 9 If you have forgotten your password click Forgot password and f
187. our computer This is not a major threat because real time protection will block the malware when the infected files are accessed opened moved copied or executed Scan boot sectors You can set Bitdefender to scan the boot sectors of your hard disk This sector of the hard disk contains the necessary computer code to start the boot process When a virus infects the boot sector the drive may become inaccessible and you may not be able to start your system and access your data Scan only new and changed files By scanning only new and changed files you may greatly improve overall system responsiveness with a minimum trade off in security Scan for keyloggers Select this option to scan your system for keylogger applications Keyloggers record what you type on your keyboard and send reports over the Internet to a malicious person hacker The hacker can find out sensitive information from the stolen data such as bank account numbers and passwords and use it to gain personal benefits Actions taken on detected malware You can configure the actions taken by the real time protection To configure the actions follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar Inthe Settings Overview window select Antivirus Inthe Antivirus Settings window select the Shield tab Click Custom Configure the scan settings as needed NO WM B WN H Click OK to save the changes and close
188. ow 3 Select the option Show icons and notifications for the Bitdefender Agent icon If you double click this icon Bitdefender will open Also by right clicking the icon a contextual menu will allow you to quickly manage the Bitdefender product Show opens the main window of Bitdefender About opens a window where you can see information about Bitdefender and where to look for help in case something unexpected appears res Fix All Issues helps you remove current security View Fat Alllssues tp Turn Game Mode On vulnerabilities If the option is unavailable there are re eee no issues to be fixed For detailed information please Update Now refer to Fixing issues p 12 BM vo Turn Game Mode On Off activates deactivates Game Mode Tray Icon Bitdefender interface 21 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Hide Show Security Widget enables disables Security Widget Update Now starts an immediate update You can follow the update status in the Update panel of the main Bitdefender window The Bitdefender system tray icon informs you when issues affect your computer or how the product operates by displaying a special symbol as follows B critical issues are affecting the security of your system They require your immediate attention and must be fixed as soon as possible B Non critical issues are affecting the security of your system You should check and fix t
189. ow these steps Solving common issues 165 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antispam panel click Manage and select Spammers from the drop down menu A configuration window will appear 3 Type the spammer s e mail address and then click the Add You can add as many e mail addresses as you want 4 Click OK to save the changes and close the window Increase antispam protection level To increase the antispam protection level follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Antispam 4 In the Antispam Settings window select the Settings tab 5 Move the slider higher on the scale 30 10 3 Antispam filter does not detect any spam message If no spam message is marked as Spam there may be a problem with the Bitdefender Antispam filter Before troubleshooting this problem make sure it is not caused by one of the following conditions Antispam protection might be turned off To verify the antispam protection status open the Bitdefender window and check the switch in the Antispam panel If Antispam is turned off this is what is causing your problem Click the switch to turn on your antispam protection The Bitdefender Antispam protection is available only for e mail clients configured to receive e mail messages via the POP3 protocol This means the following p gt E mail messa
190. peripheral device The term is often used to describe the process of copying a file from an online service to one s own computer Downloading can also refer to copying a file from a network file server to a computer on the network E mail Electronic mail A service that sends messages on computers via local or global networks Glossary 186 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Events An action or occurrence detected by a program Events can be user actions such as clicking a mouse button or pressing a key or system occurrences such as running out of memory False positive Occurs when a scanner identifies a file as infected when in fact it is not Filename extension The portion of a filename following the final point which indicates the kind of data stored in the file Many operating systems use filename extensions e g Unix VMS and MS DOS They are usually from one to three letters some sad old OSes support no more than three Examples include c for C source code ps for PostScript txt for arbitrary text Heuristic A rule based method of identifying new viruses This method of scanning does not rely on specific virus signatures The advantage of the heuristic scan is that it is not fooled by a new variant of an existing virus However it might occasionally report suspicious code in normal programs generating the so called false positive IP Internet Protocol A routable protocol in the TCP IP protocol suite t
191. questions about the way it works post your problem or question on the forum Bitdefender support technicians monitor the forum for new posts in order to assist you You may also get an answer or a solution from a more experienced Bitdefender user Before posting your problem or question please search the forum for a similar or related topic Online resources 180 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 The Bitdefender Support Forum is available at http forum bitdefender com in 5 different languages English German French Spanish and Romanian Click the Home amp Home Office Protection link to access the section dedicated to consumer products 33 3 HOTforSecurity Portal The HOTforSecurity portal is a rich source of computer security information Here you can learn about the various threats your computer is exposed to when connected to the Internet malware phishing spam cyber criminals A useful dictionary helps you understand the computer security terms that you are not familiar with New articles are posted regularly to keep you up to date with the latest threats discovered the current security trends and other information on the computer security industry The HOTforSecurity web page is http www hotforsecurity com Online resources 181 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 34 Contact information Efficient communication is the key to a successful business During the past 10 years BITDEFENDER has established an unq
192. r account All users the rule will apply to all Windows accounts Privacy Control 105 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Limited user accounts the rule will apply to you and all limited Windows accounts Click Finish The rule will appear in the table From now on any attempt to send the rule data through the selected protocols will fail An entry will be displayed in the Events window indicating that Bitdefender has blocked identity specific content from being sent 20 3 3 Managing rules To manage the data protection rules 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Privacy Control 4 In the Privacy Control Settings window select the Data Protection tab You can see the rules created so far listed in the table To delete a rule select it and click the Remove rule button To edit a rule select it and click the Edit rule button A new window will appear Here you can change the name description and parameters of the rule type data and traffic Click OK to save the changes 20 4 File encryption Bitdefender File Encryption enables you to create encrypted password protected logical drives or vaults on your computer where you can securely store your confidential and sensitive documents The data stored on the vaults can only be accessed by users who know the password The password allows you to open store data on and close a vault w
193. r can update then it is properly configured to connect to the Internet Useful Information 60 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 To manage the proxy settings follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select General In the General Settings window select the Advanced tab Turn on proxy usage by clicking the switch Click the Manage proxies link NOW BP WN HG There are two options to set the proxy settings Import proxy settings from default browser proxy settings of the current user extracted from the default browser If the proxy server requires a username and a password you must specify them in the corresponding fields Note 9 Bitdefender can import proxy settings from the most popular browsers including the latest versions of Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox and Opera Custom proxy settings proxy settings that you can configure yourself The following settings must be specified gt Address type in the IP of the proxy server gt Port type in the port Bitdefender uses to connect to the proxy server gt User name type in a user name recognized by the proxy gt Password type in the valid password of the previously specified user 8 Click OK to save the changes and close the window Bitdefender will use the available proxy settings until it manages to connect to the Internet 17 3 Am using
194. r to go directly to that module s Events window A button that lets you perform important tasks related to the module A switch is available on certain panels allowing you to turn on or off an important feature of the module You can organize the panels as you wish by following these steps 1 Click l on the left side of the slider below the panels to open the Modules Overview window 2 Drag individual module panels and drop them in other slots to rearrange the area according to your needs 3 Click B return to the main window The panels available in this area are Antivirus Antivirus protection is the foundation of your security Bitdefender protects you in real time and on demand against all sorts of malware such as viruses trojans spyware adware etc From the Antivirus panel you can easily access important scan tasks Click Scan Now and select a task from the drop down menu Quick Scan Full System Scan Custom Scan Bitdefender interface 24 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Vulnerability Scan Rescue Mode The Autoscan switch allows you to turn the Autoscan feature on or off For more information about scan tasks and how to configure antivirus protection please refer to Antivirus protection p 66 Antispam The Bitdefender antispam module ensures your Inbox stays free of unwanted e mails by filtering POP3 mail traffic Antispam protection is not enabled by default The module comp
195. re the password protected files in the scan log This is only a notification which indicates that Bitdefender has detected these files are either protected with a password or by some form of encryption Most commonly the password protected items are 9 Files that belong to another security solution Files that belong to the operating system In order to actually scan the contents these files would need to either be extracted or otherwise decrypted Should those contents be extracted Bitdefender s real time scanner would automatically scan them to keep your computer protected If you wantto scan those files with Bitdefender you have to contact the product manufacturer in order to provide you with more details on those files Our recommendation to you is to ignore those files because they are not a threat for your system Removing malware from your system 175 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 31 8 What are the skipped items in the scan log All files that appear as Skipped in the scan report are clean For increased performance Bitdefender does not scan files that have not changed since the last scan 31 9 What are the over compressed files in the scan log The over compressed items are elements which could not be extracted by the scanning engine or elements for which the decryption time would have taken too long making the system unstable Overcompressed means that Bitdefender skipped scanning within that archive bec
196. re to a time when you could start the computer without errors To perform the System Restore you must be logged on to Windows as an administrator To use System Restore follow these steps In Windows XP 1 Log on to Windows in Safe Mode 2 Follow the path from the Windows start menu Start gt All Programs gt System Tools System Restore 3 On the Welcome to System Restore page click to select the Restore my computer to an earlier time option and then click Next 4 Follow the wizard steps and you should be able to boot up the system in normal mode e In Windows Vista and Windows 7 1 Log on to Windows in Safe Mode 2 Follow the path from the Windows start menu All Programs Accessories gt System Tools gt System Restore 3 Follow the wizard steps and you should be able to boot up the system in normal mode 17 7 How do restart in Safe Mode Safe mode is a diagnostic operating mode used mainly to troubleshoot problems affecting normal operation of Windows Such problems range from conflicting drivers to viruses preventing Windows from starting normally In Safe Mode only a few applications work and Windows loads just the basic drivers and a minimum of operating system components This is why most viruses are inactive when using Windows in Safe Mode and they can be easily removed Useful Information 63 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 To start Windows in Safe Mode 1 Restart the computer 2 Pre
197. reeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet however it should be noted that the majority of shareware and freeware applications do not come with spyware Once installed the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else Spyware can also gather information about e mail addresses and even passwords and credit card numbers Spyware s similarity to a Trojan horse is the fact that users unwittingly install the product when they install something else A common way to become a victim of spyware is to download certain peer to peer file swapping products that are available today Aside from the questions of ethics and privacy spyware steals from the user by using the computer s memory resources and also by eating bandwidth as it sends information back to the spyware s home base via the user s Internet connection Because spyware is using memory and system resources the applications running in the background can lead to system crashes or general system instability Startup items Any files placed in this folder will open when the computer starts For example a startup screen a sound file to be played when the computer first starts a reminder calendar or application programs can be startup items Normally an alias of a file is placed in this folder rather than the file itself System tray Introduced with Windows 95 the system tray is located in the W
198. ring on or off automatic update esris us cerrar mener rant naan 37 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 10 Installatlori 1 seco rese gi ain eva nuevas yale vane wi whe vie tae 40 10 1 How do install Bitdefender on a second computer 0000 40 10 2 When should reinstall Bitdefender 0 0 cee eee eee eee eee 40 10 3 How do switch from one Bitdefender 2013 product to another 40 10 4 How do I remove Bitdefender 222 sese cese ees 41 11 Registration cote ene teo bk tees bb ps pe be e annona 42 11 1 What Bitdefender product am using ssssssss sese 42 11 2 How do I register a trial version 0 0c cece ccc sen 42 11 3 When does my Bitdefender protection expire 0 00 eerren ee 42 11 4 How do register Bitdefender without an Internet connection 43 11 5 How do renew my Bitdefender protection 00 cece eee 43 12 Scanning with Bitdefender cc cceee eee ee eee eee ene aneaae 45 12 1 Howido Scania file or a folder iac eter sette tn et eer bits 45 12 2 How do scanimy Systelme js sce oderint one n ge i ab eg tn de 45 12 3 How do create a custom scan task cece cee eee ee 45 12 4 How do exclude a folder from being scanned ssssssssssusss 46 12 5 What to do when Bitdefender detected a clean file as infected 47 12 6 How do check what viruses Bitdefender detected
199. rm updates an Internet connection is required To start an update do any of the following Open the Bitdefender window and click Update now on the Update panel Right click the Bitdefender icon l in the system tray and select Update now The Update module will connect to the Bitdefender update server and it will check for updates If an update is detected you will be asked to confirm it or the update will be performed automatically depending on the update settings Important A It may be necessary to restart the computer when you have completed the update We recommend doing it as soon as possible 9 3 Turning on or off automatic update To turn on or off automatic update follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Update panel click the Auto Update switch 3 A warning window will appear You must confirm your choice by selecting from the menu how long you want the automatic update to be disabled You can disable the automatic update for 5 15 or 30 minutes for an hour permanently or until the system restart Warning This is a critical security issue We recommend you to disable automatic update for as little time as possible If Bitdefender is not updated regularly it will not be able to protect you against the latest threats 9 4 Adjusting update settings The updates can be performed from the local network over the Internet directly or through a proxy server By default Bitdefender will check for
200. rowse to the location of the infected file check the scan log and delete it 4 Turn on the Bitdefender real time antivirus protection In case the first method failed to remove the infection follow these steps 1 Reboot your system and enter in Safe Mode To find out how to do this please refer to How do I restart in Safe Mode p 63 2 Display hidden objects in Windows 3 Browse to the location of the infected file check the scan log and delete it 4 Reboot your system and enter in normal mode If this information was not helpful you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 31 3 How do clean a virus in an archive An archive is a file or a collection of files compressed under a special format to reduce the space on disk necessary for storing the files Some of these formats are open formats thus providing Bitdefender the option to scan inside them and then take appropriate actions to remove them Other archive formats are partially or fully closed and Bitdefender can only detect the presence of viruses inside them but is not able to take any other actions If Bitdefender notifies you that a virus has been detected inside an archive and no action is available it means that removing the virus is not possible due to restrictions on the archive s permission settings Here is how you can clean a virus stored in an archive 1 Identify the archive that includes the viru
201. rowser 2 Go to https my bitdefender com 3 Log in to your account using your user name and password 4 Click Parental Control to access the dashboard From your Bitdefender 2013 interface 1 Make sure you are logged on to the computer with an administrator account Only users with administrative rights on the system system administrators can access and configure Parental Control 2 Open the Bitdefender window Parental Control 129 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 3 Click the MyBitdefender button at the top of the window and select Parental Control from the drop down menu 4 The Parental Control dashboard will open in a new window This is where you can check and configure the Parental Control settings of each Windows user account 23 2 Adding your child s profile Before you configure Parental Control create separate Windows user accounts for your children to use This will allow you to know exactly what each of them is doing on the computer You should create limited standard user accounts so that they cannot change the Parental Control settings For more information please refer to How do I create Windows user accounts p 51 To add your child s profile to Parental Control 1 2 3 Access the Parental Control dashboard from your MyBitdefender account Click Add child on the left side menu Enter the name and age of the child in the Profile tab Setting the age of the child will automatically load
202. rresponding to the vault you want to close Look for the drive letter you assigned to the vault when you opened it 3 Right click the respective virtual disk drive point to Bitdefender File Vault and click Lock You can also right click the bvd file representing the vault point to Bitdefender File Vault and click Lock Bitdefender will immediately inform you about the result of the operation If an error has occurred use the error message to troubleshoot the error Click OK to close the window Privacy Control 113 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Removing files from vaults In order to remove files or folders from a vault the vault must be open To remove files or folders from a vault follow these steps 1 Open My Computer in the Windows Start menu click Computer on Windows Vista and 7 or My Computer on Windows XP 2 Enter the virtual disk drive corresponding to the vault Look for the drive letter you assigned to the vault when you opened it 3 Remove files or folders as you normally do in Windows for example right click a file you want to delete and select Delete Changing vault password The password protects the content of a vault from unauthorized access Only users who know the password can open the vault and access the documents and data stored inside it The vault must be locked before you can change its password To change the password of a vault follow these steps 1 Locate on your computer th
203. rs works when the following conditions are met Bitdefender Total Security 2013 or the standalone Safebox application is installed on the computers between which you want to sync files You are logged in with the same MyBitdefender account on each computer Local folders linked to the same online folder have been added to Safebox sync on each computer For automatic synchronization make sure Safebox Auto Sync is enabled on each computer If the conditions are met the contents of folders added to Safebox on one computer will be synchronized with those linked to the same remote folders on the other computers 29 6 Upgrading your online space Safebox offers you 2GB of free online space for your backups In case you have a large amount of data that includes music movies or important files that need to be protected the 2GB of free online space may not be enough To upgrade your Safebox space follow these steps Safebox online backup and sync 152 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Safebox In the Safebox Settings window click Upgrade Safebox Ui BP WU NJ H The MyBitdefender page will open in your web browser Follow the instructions to purchase additional space 29 7 Removing files permanently To completely remove a file from Safebox you must remove it not just from the Safebox fo
204. rted by application For each application you can see the connections and the open ports as well as statistics regarding the outgoing amp incoming traffic speed and the total amount of data sent received An icon is displayed next to each connection The meaning of the icons is as follows amp Indicates an outgoing connection amp Indicates an incoming connection amp Indicates an open port on your computer The window presents the current network Internet activity in real time As connections or ports are closed you can see that the corresponding statistics are dimmed and that eventually they disappear The same thing happens to all statistics corresponding to an application which generates traffic or has open ports and which you close For a comprehensive list of events regarding the Firewall module usage enabling disabling firewall traffic blocking modifying settings or generated by the activities detected by this module scanning ports blocking connection attempts or traffic according to the rules view the Bitdefender Firewall log file by clicking Show Log The location of the log file is Program Files Common Files Bitdefender Bitdefender FirewallNbdfirewall txt 21 5 Configuring alert intensity Bitdefender Total Security 2013 was designed to be as unintrusive as possible Under normal conditions you do not have to make decisions on whether to allow or deny connections or actions attempted by the applicati
205. s Safepay secure online transactions 128 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 23 Parental Control Parental Control enables you to control the access to the Internet and to specific applications for each user holding a user account on the system Once you have configured Parental Control you can easily find out what your child is doing on the computer All you need is a computer with Internet access and a web browser You can configure Parental Control to block inappropriate web pages Internet access for specific periods of time such as when it s time for lessons applications like games chat filesharing programs or others instant messages sent by IM contacts other than those allowed Check your children s activities and change the Parental Control settings using MyBitdefender from any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet 23 1 Accessing Parental Control dashboard The Parental Control dashboard is organized into modules from where you can monitor the child s activities on the computer Bitdefender enables you to control the access to the Internet and to specific applications for your children At the same time it allows you to monitor their Facebook account activity With Bitdefender you can access Parental Control settings from MyBitdefender account on any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet Access your online account On any device with Internet access 1 Open a web b
206. s Update Browser Security You can configure the alert system to best serve your security needs by choosing which specific issues to be informed about Follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select General In the General Settings window select the Advanced tab Click the Configure status alerts link oU A U NJ H Click the switches to turn on or off status alerts according to your preferences 5 3 Events Bitdefender keeps a detailed log of events concerning its activity on your computer Whenever something relevant to the security of your system or data happens a new message is added to the Bitdefender Events in a similar way to a new e mail appearing in your Inbox Events are a very important tool in monitoring and managing your Bitdefender protection For instance you can easily check if the update was successfully performed if malware was found on your computer etc Additionally you can take further action if needed or change actions taken by Bitdefender To access the Events log follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Events on the upper toolbar to open the Events Overview window Messages are grouped according to the Bitdefender module whose activity they are related to 0e Antivirus The basics 14 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Antispam Privacy Control e Firewall
207. s and the Bitdefender approach depends on the type of malware attack Because viruses change their behavior frequently it is difficult to establish a pattern for their behavior and their actions There are situations when Bitdefender cannot automatically remove the malware infection from your system In such cases your intervention is required Bitdefender Rescue Mode p 169 What to do when Bitdefender finds viruses on your computer p 171 e How do I clean a virus in an archive p 172 How do I clean a virus in an e mail archive p 173 e What to do if I suspect a file as being dangerous p 174 How to clean the infected files from System Volume Information p 174 e What are the password protected files in the scan log p 175 e What are the skipped items in the scan log p 176 e What are the over compressed files in the scan log p 176 e Why did Bitdefender automatically delete an infected file p 176 If you cannot find your problem here or if the presented solutions do not solve it you can contact the Bitdefender technical support representatives as presented in chapter Asking for help p 178 31 1 Bitdefender Rescue Mode Rescue Mode is a Bitdefender feature that allows you to scan and disinfect all existing hard drive partitions outside of your operating system Once Bitdefender Total Security 2013 is installed Rescue Mode can be used even if you are no l
208. s by performing a System Scan of the system 2 Turn off the Bitdefender real time antivirus protection Open the Bitdefender window Select Antivirus Click the Shield tab in the Antivirus Settings window e Click the switch to turn off On access scanning a b Click the Settings button in the upper toolbar C d 3 Gotothe location of the archive and decompress it using an archiving application like Winzip 4 Identify the infected file and delete it 5 Delete the original archive in order to make sure the infection is totally removed Removing malware from your system 172 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 6 Recompress the files in a new archive using an archiving application like WinZip 7 Turn on the Bitdefender real time antivirus protection and run a Full system scan in order to make sure there is no other infection on the system Note It s important to note that a virus stored in an archive is not an immediate threat to your system since the virus has to be decompressed and executed in order to infect your system If this information was not helpful you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 31 4 How do I clean a virus in an e mail archive Bitdefender can also identify viruses in e mail databases and e mail archives stored on disk Sometimes it is necessary to identify the infected message using the information provided in the scan report and d
209. s path Start gt All Programs gt Accessories System Tool System Restore 2 Click System Restore Settings located on the left hand side of the window 3 Select the Turn off System Restore check box on all drives and click Apply 4 When you are warned that all existing Restore Points will be deleted click Yes to continue Removing malware from your system 174 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 5 To turn on the System Restore clear the Turn off System Restore check box on all drives and click Apply For Windows Vista 1 Follow this path Start gt Control Panel gt System and Maintenance gt System 2 In the left pane click System Protection If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation type the password or provide confirmation 3 To turn off the System Restore clear the check boxes corresponding to each drive and click OK 4 To turn on the System Restore select the check boxes corresponding to each drive and click OK For Windows 7 1 Click Start right click Computer and click Properties 2 Click System protection link in the left pane 3 Inthe System protection options select each drive letter and click Configure 4 Select Turn off system protection and click Apply 5 Click Delete click Continue when prompted and then click OK If this information was not helpful you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 31 7 What a
210. scan log is created and Bitdefender records the detected issues The scan log contains detailed information about the logged scanning process such as scanning options the scanning target the threats found and the actions taken on these threats You can open the scan log directly from the scan wizard once the scan is completed by clicking Show Log To check a scan log or any detected infection at a later time follow these steps Scanning with Bitdefender 47 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Open the Bitdefender window Click the Events button on the upper toolbar Inthe Events Overview window select Antivirus B WN H In the Antivirus Events window select the Virus Scan tab This is where you can find all malware scan events including threats detected by on access scanning user initiated scans and status changes for automatic scans 5 In the events list you can check what scans have been performed recently Click an event to view details about it 6 To open a scan log click View log The scan log will open in a new window Scanning with Bitdefender 48 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 13 Parental Control 13 1 How do protect my children from online threats Bitdefender Parental Control allows you to restrict access to Internet and to specific applications preventing your children from viewing inappropriate content whenever you are not around To configure the Parental Control follow these st
211. scan log is created and Bitdefender records the detected issues in the Antivirus Overview window The scan log contains detailed information about the logged scanning process such as scanning options the scanning target the threats found and the actions taken on these threats You can open the scan log directly from the scan wizard once the scan is completed by clicking Show Log To check a scan log or any detected infection at a later time follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Events button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Events Overview window select Antivirus 4 In the Antivirus Events window select the Virus Scan tab This is where you can find all malware scan events including threats detected by on access scanning user initiated scans and status changes for automatic scans 5 In the events list you can check what scans have been performed recently Click an event to view details about it 6 To open the scan log click View log The scan log will open in your default web browser Antivirus protection 79 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 18 3 Automatic scan of removable media Bitdefender automatically detects when you connect a removable storage device to your computer and scans it in the background This is recommended in order to prevent viruses and other malware from infecting your computer Detected devices fall into one of these categories CDs DVDs USB storage devices
212. scription Outbound The rule applies only for the outgoing traffic Inbound The rule applies only for the incoming traffic Both The rule applies in both directions IP version Select from the menu the IP version IPv4 IPv6 or any the rule applies to Permission Select one of the available permissions Permission Description Allow The specified application will be allowed network Internet access under the specified circumstances Deny The specified application will be denied network Internet access under the specified circumstances Firewall 121 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 21 3 3 Adapter rules For each network connection you can configure special trusted or untrusted zones A trusted zone is a device that you fully trust for example a computer or a printer All traffic between your computer and a trusted device is allowed To share resources with specific computers in an unsecured wireless network add them as allowed computers An untrusted zone is a device that you do not want to communicate with your computer at all To view and manage zones on your network adapters follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Firewall 4 In the Firewall Settings window select the Settings tab 5 Under Firewall Rules click Adapter Rules A new window will appear displaying the network adapters with active
213. se problems can be solved through the appropriate configuration of the product settings My system appears to be slow p 155 Scan doesn t start p 156 e can no longer use an application p 157 e cannot connect to the Internet p 158 I cannot access a device on my network p 158 e My Internet is slow p 160 e How to update Bitdefender on a slow Internet connection p 161 My computer is not connected to the Internet How do update Bitdefender p 161 e Bitdefender services are not responding p 162 e Antispam filter does not work properly p 162 e Bitdefender removal failed p 167 My system doesn t boot up after installing Bitdefender p 167 If you cannot find your problem here or if the presented solutions do not solve it you can contact the Bitdefender technical support representatives as presented in chapter Asking for help p 178 30 1 My system appears to be slow Usually after installing a security software there may appear a slight slowdown of the system which to a certain degree is normal If you notice a significant slowdown this issue can appear for the following reasons Bitdefender is not the only security program installed on the system Though Bitdefender searches and removes the security programs found during the installation it is recommended to remove any other antivirus program you may use before installing Bitd
214. select Add existing vault and browse to its location 2 Anew window will appear The vault name and path on the disk are displayed Choose a drive letter from the menu 3 Type the vault password in the Password field 4 Click Open Bitdefender will immediately inform you about the result of the operation If an error has occurred use the error message to troubleshoot the error Adding files to vaults To start a wizard that will allow you to add files to a vault follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the File Encryption panel click Encrypt and select Add Files to Vault from the drop down menu You can navigate through the wizard using the Next and Back buttons To exit the wizard click Cancel 1 Select files amp folders Click Add target to select the files folders that will be added to the vault 2 Select File Vault You can select an existing vault browse for a previously created vault or create a new one in which to add the files 3 Create File Vault If you have chosen to create a new vault this is where you specify the necessary information about it For more information please refer to Creating file vaults p 107 4 Enter password If you have selected a locked vault you must enter the password to open it 5 Confirm This is where you can review chosen operations Privacy Control 108 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Note If you have chosen to create a new file vault Bit
215. sing the Next and Back buttons To exit the wizard click Cancel 1 Describe Rule You must set the following parameters Rule Name type the name of the rule in this edit field Rule Type choose the rule type address name credit card PIN SSN etc Rule Data type the data you want to protect in this edit field For example if you want to protect your credit card number type all or part of it here Important A It is recommended to enter at least three characters in order to avoid mistakenly blocking messages and web pages However for extra safety only enter partial data for example only a part of your credit card number Rule Description enter a short description of the rule in the edit field Since the blocked data character string is not displayed in plain text when accessing the rule the description should help you easily identify it 2 Configure rule settings a Select the type of traffic you want Bitdefender to scan Scan Web HTTP traffic scans the HTTP web traffic and blocks the outgoing data that matches the rule data Scan e mail SMTP traffic scans the SMTP mail traffic and blocks the outgoing e mail messages that contain the rule data You can choose to apply the rule only if the rule data matches whole words or if the rule data and the detected string case match b Specify the users for which the rule applies Only for me current user the rule will apply only to your use
216. sive widget to your desktop lets you see critical information and perform key tasks at all times monitor scanning activity in real time monitor firewall activity in real time monitor the security status of your system and fix any existing issues view notifications and get access to the latest events reported by Bitdefender one click access to your MyBitdefender account scan files or folders by dragging and dropping one or multiple items over the widget Security Widget The overall security status of your computer is displayed at the center of the widget The status is indicated by the color and shape of the icon that is displayed in this area Critical issues are affecting the security of your system They require your immediate attention and must be fixed as soon as possible Click the status icon to begin fixing the reported issues Non critical issues are affecting the security of your system You should check and fix them when you have the time Click the status icon to begin fixing the reported issues Your system is protected When an on demand scan task is in progress this animated icon is displayed When issues are reported click the status icon to launch the Fix Issues wizard Bitdefender interface 29 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 The button on the left side of the widget gives you direct access to the Firewall settings window and also doubles up as a real time graphical r
217. ss the F8 key several times before Windows starts in order to access the boot menu 3 Select Safe Mode in the boot menu or Safe Mode with Networking if you want to have Internet access 4 Press Enter and wait while Windows loads in Safe Mode 5 This process ends with a confirmation message Click OK to acknowledge 6 To start Windows normally simply reboot the system Useful Information 64 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Managing your security 65 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 18 Antivirus protection Bitdefender protects your computer from all kinds of malware viruses Trojans spyware rootkits and so on The protection Bitdefender offers is divided into two categories On access scanning prevents new malware threats from entering your system Bitdefender will for example scan a word document for known threats when you open it and an e mail message when you receive one On access scanning ensures real time protection against malware being an essential component of any computer security program Important To prevent viruses from infecting your computer keep on access scanning enabled On demand scanning allows detecting and removing the malware 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 With Autoscan turned on there is hardly any need to manually run scans
218. ssary information regarding the most frequent issues you may encounter when using this product If you do not find the solution to your problem in the provided resources you can contact us directly Contact us directly from your Bitdefender product p 178 Contact us through our online Support Center p 179 Important To contact the Bitdefender Customer Care you must register your Bitdefender product For more information please refer to Registering Bitdefender p 31 Contact us directly from your Bitdefender product If you have a working Internet connection you can contact Bitdefender for assistance directly from the product interface Follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Help and Support link located at the bottom right corner of the window 3 You have the following options Bitdefender Help Browse the Bitdefender documentation articles and try the proposed solutions Support Center Access our database and search for the necessary information Contact Support Use the Contact Support button to launch the Support Tool and contact the Customer Care Department You can navigate through the wizard using the Next button To exit the wizard click Cancel a Select the agreement check box and click Next Asking for help 178 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 b Complete the submission form with the necessary data i Enter your e mail address ii Enter your full na
219. st 4 Click Add Target select the check boxes corresponding to the locations you want to be scanned for malware and then click OK 5 Click Scan Options if you want to configure the scan options A new window will appear Follow these steps a You can easily configure the scanning options by adjusting the scan level Drag the slider along the scale to set the desired scan level Use the description on the right side of the scale to identify the scan level that better fits your needs Advanced users might want to take advantage of the scan settings Bitdefender offers To configure the scan options in detail click Custom You can find information about them at the end of this section b You can also configure these general options Run the task with low priority Decreases the priority ofthe scan process You will allow other programs to run faster and increase the time needed for the scan process to finish Minimize Scan Wizard to system tray Minimizes the scan window to the system tray Double click the Bitdefender icon to open it Specify the action to be taken if no threats are found c Click OK to save the changes and close the window 6 Click Start Scan and follow the Antivirus Scan wizard to complete the scan Depending on the locations to be scanned the scan may take a while At the end of the scan you will be prompted to choose the actions to be taken on the detected files if any Saving a custom scan to favor
220. st are considered to be legitimate They are not verified by the antispam filter and thus they are never marked as spam The automatic configuration of the Friends list does not prevent the detection errors that may occur in these situations You receive a lot of solicited commercial mail as a result of subscribing on various websites In this case the solution is to add the e mail addresses from which you receive such e mail messages to the Friends list A significant part of your legitimate mail is from people to whom you never e mailed before such as customers potential business partners and others Other solutions are required in this case 1 If you are using one of the mail clients Bitdefender integrates into indicate detection errors Note Bitdefender integrates into the most commonly used mail clients through an easy to use antispam toolbar For a complete list of supported mail clients please refer to Supported e mail clients and protocols p 93 2 Decrease antispam protection level By decreasing the protection level the antispam filter will need more spam indications to classify an e mail message as spam Try this solution only if many legitimate messages including solicited commercial messages are incorrectly detected as spam Add contacts to Friends List If you are using a Supported mail client you can easily add the senders of legitimate messages to the Friends list Follow these steps 1 In yo
221. stem performance You can easily change the real time protection settings according to your needs by switching to one of the predefined protection levels Or if you are an advanced user you can configure the scan settings in detail by creating a custom protection level 18 1 1 Turning on or off real time protection To turn on or off real time protection against malware follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus In the Antivirus Settings window select the Shield tab Click the switch to turn on or off on access scanning OU FB WN H If you want to disable real time protection a warning window will appear You must confirm your choice by selecting from the menu how long you want the real time protection to be disabled You can disable real time protection for 5 15 or 30 minutes for an hour permanently or until the system restart Antivirus protection 67 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Warning This is a critical security issue We recommend you to disable real time protection for as little time as possible If real time protection is disabled you will not be protected against malware threats 18 1 2 Adjusting the real time protection level The real time protection level defines the scan settings for real time protection You can easily change the real time protection settings according to your needs by switchi
222. t appears you can manage the file extensions excluded from scanning 7 Add exclusions by following these steps Antivirus protection 82 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 a Click the Add button located at the top of the exclusions table b Enter the extensions that you want to be excluded from scanning separating them with semicolons Here is an example txt avi jpg c By default all files with the specified extensions are excluded from both on access and on demand scanning To change when to apply the exclusion select one of the other options d Click Add 8 Click OK to save the changes and close the window 18 4 3 Managing scan exclusions If the configured scan exclusions are no longer needed it is recommended that you delete them or disable scan exclusions To manage scan exclusions follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus 4 In the Antivirus Settings window select the Exclusions tab Use the options in the Files and folders section to manage scan exclusions 5 To remove or edit scan exclusions click one of the available links Proceed as follows To remove an entry from the table select it and click the Remove button To edit an entry from the table double click it or select it and click the Edit button A new window will appear where you can change the extension or the
223. tab and select the File and Printer Sharing check box gt If another firewall program is used please refer to its documentation or help file General conditions that may prevent using or connecting to the shared printer P You may need to log on to a Windows administrator account to access the shared printer gt Permissions are set for the shared printer to allow access to specific computer and users only If you are sharing your printer check the permissions set for the printer to see if the user on the other computer is allowed access to the printer If you are trying to connect to a shared printer check with the user on the other computer if you have permission to connect to the printer gt The printer connected to your computer or to the other computer is not shared gt The shared printer is not added on the computer Note To learn how to manage printer sharing share a printer set or remove permissions for a printer connect to a network printer orto a shared printer go to the Windows Help and Support Center in the Start menu click Help and Support Access to a network printer may be restricted to specific computers or users only You should check with the network administrator if you have permission to connect to that printer If this information was not helpful you can contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 Solving common issues 159 Bitdefender Total Security
224. tal Security 2013 30 10 2 Many spam messages are not detected 00 00 164 30 10 3 Antispam filter does not detect any spam message 166 30 11 Bitdefender removal failed oos rmm omn een 167 30 12 My system doesn t boot up after installing Bitdefender 167 31 Removing malware from your system ssessssssssn 169 31 1 Bitdefender Rescue Mode cece eect eee eee eene 169 31 2 What to do when Bitdefender finds viruses on your computer 171 31 3 How do I clean a virus in an archive 0 0 cece eect ees 172 31 4 How do I clean a virus in an e mail archive iuuse 173 31 5 What to do if suspect a file as being dangerous lssususssssese 174 31 6 How to clean the infected files from System Volume Information 174 31 7 What are the password protected files in the scan log ssse 175 31 8 What are the skipped items in the scan log sssssessessesss 176 31 9 What are the over compressed files in the scan log sssuusss 176 31 10 Why did Bitdefender automatically delete an infected file 176 CONTAC S qu ERAS 177 32 ASKING for Nel srie ognanina aiana aaa ainai 178 33 Online TESOUNCES sese cs beoe ra e ter eorr e td eot Ra es 180 33 1 Bitdefender Support Center 2a eres rtt phbet e av daedu la hustle a 180 33 2 Bitdefender Support F rum oie kritisiert ig 180
225. ternet usage for your children even when you are not at home To restrict Internet access for certain times of day follow these steps 1 On any device with Internet access open a web browser Parental Control 49 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Go to https my bitdefender com Log in to your account using your user name and password Click Parental Control to access the dashboard un AeA W N Select your child s profile on the left side menu Click LJ on the Web panel to access the Web Activity window Click Schedule 8 Select from the grid the time intervals during which Internet access is blocked You can click individual cells or you can click and drag to cover longer periods To start a new selection click Reset 9 Click OK O Note Bitdefender will perform updates every hour no matter if web access is blocked 13 3 How do I block my child s access to a website Bitdefender Parental Control allows you to control the content accessed by your child while using the computer and enables you to block access to a website even when you are not at home Bitdefender Parental Control enables you to control the Internet usage for your children even when you are not at home To block access to a website follow these steps 1 On any device with Internet access open a web browser Go to https my bitdefender com 2 3 Log in to your account using your user name and password 4 Click Parental
226. the application name to view a history of the CPU and memory usage and also the installation path c Close the application by using the provided button Warning If you suspect the application or the process you want to close is part of the Windows operating system and your action could affect the system contact Bitdefender for support as described in section Asking for help p 178 Tune Up 148 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 29 Safebox online backup and sync Safebox is the Bitdefender service that allows you to back up your important data on secure online servers share it with your friends and synchronize it between your devices Note 9 A MyBitdefender account is required in order to use this feature For more information please refer to MyBitdefender account p 33 With Safebox You get 2GB of free online space for your backups You can manage your backups directly from Windows Explorer For more information please refer to Managing Safebox backups from Windows Previously backed up files that have been deleted can be restored Changes made to your files are saved so that you can recover previous versions You can synchronize files between multiple devices running Bitdefender Total Security 2013 or the standalone Safebox application Safebox applications are available for Windows PC iOS and Android For more information visit http www bitdefender com solutions safebox html You can
227. the files you backed up with Safebox from any location even when you are away from home All you need is a computer with Internet access and a web browser To access your files you need to log in to MyBitdefender 1 On any device with Internet access open a web browser 2 Go to https my bitdefender com 3 Log in to your account using your user name and password 4 Click Safebox to access the Safebox dashboard 16 2 How can share files with my friends Bitdefender Total Security 2013 is the solution that lets you share photos music files videos or documents with your friends To share a file with Bitdefender Total Security 2013 choose one of the following 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Safebox panel click Manage and select Manage shared files from the drop down menu Drag the file and drop it in the Manage Sharing window Select the file and click Share link Click the provided link to copy the link to the clipboard oO uU A UJ To allow access to the shared file send the link to the person you want to share the file with 16 3 Where do I see the remaining space on my Safebox To find out the remaining space on your Safebox follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Safebox 4 In the Quota used section you can see the remaining space Safebox Online Backup 58 Bitdefender Total Security
228. the window The following actions can be taken by the real time protection in Bitdefender Take proper actions Bitdefender will take the recommended actions depending on the type of detected file Infected files Files detected as infected match a malware signature in the Bitdefender Malware Signature Database Bitdefender will automatically attempt to remove the malware code from the infected file and reconstruct the original file This operation is referred to as disinfection Antivirus protection 70 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Files that cannot be disinfected are moved to quarantine in order to contain the infection Quarantined files cannot be executed or opened therefore the risk of getting infected disappears For more information please refer to Managing quarantined files p 83 Important For particular types of malware disinfection is not possible because the detected file is entirely malicious In such cases the infected file is deleted from the disk Suspicious files Files are detected as suspicious by the heuristic analysis Suspicious files cannot be disinfected because no disinfection routine is available They will be moved to quarantine to prevent a potential infection By default quarantined files are automatically sent to Bitdefender Labs in order to be analyzed by the Bitdefender malware researchers If malware presence is confirmed a signature is released to allow removing the malware
229. timate applications often you should set a more permissive protection level To adjust the Active Virus Control protection follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select Antivirus In the Antivirus Settings window select the Shield tab Make sure Active Virus Control is turned on oO uU A U MN HG Drag the slider along the scale to set the desired protection level Use the description on the right side of the scale to choose the protection level that better fits your security needs Antivirus protection 85 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Note D As you set the protection level higher Active Virus Control will require fewer signs of malware like behavior to report a process This will lead to a higher number of applications being reported and at the same time to an increased likelihood of false positives clean applications detected as malicious 18 6 4 Managing excluded processes You can configure exclusion rules for trusted applications so that Active Virus Control does not block them if they perform malware like actions Active Virus Control will continue to monitor excluded applications If an excluded application is detected to perform suspicious activities the event will simply be logged and reported to Bitdefender Cloud as detection error To manage Active Virus Control process exclusions follow these steps
230. tion 5 4 Autopilot For all the users who want nothing more from their security solution than to be protected without being bothered Bitdefender Total Security 2013 has been designed with a built in Autopilot mode While on Autopilot Bitdefender applies an optimal security configuration and takes all security related decisions for you This means you will see no pop ups no alerts and you will not have to configure any settings whatsoever In Autopilot mode Bitdefender automatically fixes critical issues enables and quietly manages The basics 15 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Antivirus protection provided by on access scanning and continuous scanning Firewall protection Privacy protection provided by antiphishing and antimalware filtering for your web browsing Automatic updates To turn the Autopilot on or off follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the User Mode Autopilot switch on the upper toolbar When the switch is on the User Mode position the Autopilot is off As long as the Autopilot is on the Bitdefender icon in the system tray changes to B Important While the Autopilot is on modifying any of the settings it manages will result in it being turned off To see a history of actions performed by Bitdefender while Autopilot was engaged open the Events window 5 5 Game Mode and Laptop Mode Some computer activities such as games or presentations require increas
231. to add the sender to the Friends list You may need to click OK to acknowledge You will always receive e mail messages from this address no matter what they contain 5 Click the W Not Spam button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar normally located in the upper part of the mail client window The e mail message will be moved to the Inbox folder Decrease antispam protection level To decrease the antispam protection level follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Antispam 4 In the Antispam Settings window select the Settings tab 5 Move the slider lower on the scale 30 10 2 Many spam messages are not detected If you are receiving many spam messages that are not marked as Spam you must configure the Bitdefender antispam filter so as to improve its efficiency Try the following solutions Solving common issues 164 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 If you are using one of the mail clients Bitdefender integrates into indicate undetected spam messages Note Bitdefender integrates into the most commonly used mail clients through an easy to use antispam toolbar For a complete list of supported mail clients please refer to Supported e mail clients and protocols p 93 2 Add spammers to the Spammers list The e mail messages received from addresses in the Spammers list are automatically marked as spam
232. tomatically moved to a Spam folder located in the Deleted Items Trash folder Mark spam e mail messages as read marks the spam messages as read automatically so as not to be disturbing when they arrive en the Notifications category you can choose whether or not to display confirmation windows when you click the amp Add Spammer and amp Add Friend buttons on the antispam toolbar Confirmation windows can prevent accidentally adding e mail senders to Friends Spammers list Antispam 95 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 19 4 Configuring the Friends List The Friends list is a list of all the e mail addresses from which you always want to receive messages regardless of their content Messages from your friends are not labeled as spam even if the content resembles spam Note Any mail coming from an address contained in the Friends list will automatically be delivered to your Inbox without further processing To configure and manage the Friends list If you are using Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express Windows Mail Thunderbird click the amp Friends button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar integrated into your mail client Alternatively follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Onthe Antispam panel click Manage and select Manage Friends from the drop down menu To add an e mail address select the E mail address option enter the address and then click Add Syntax name domain com
233. tp www hotforsecurity com You can also use your favorite search engine to find out more information about computer security the Bitdefender products and the company 33 1 Bitdefender Support Center The Bitdefender Support Center is an online repository of information about the Bitdefender products It stores in an easily accessible format reports on the results of the ongoing technical support and bugfixing activities of the Bitdefender support and development teams along with more general articles about virus prevention the management of Bitdefender solutions with detailed explanations and many other articles The Bitdefender Support Center is open to the public and freely searchable The extensive information it contains is yet another means of providing Bitdefender customers with the technical knowledge and insight they need All valid requests for information or bug reports coming from Bitdefender clients eventually find their way into the Bitdefender Support Center as bugfix reports workaround cheatsheets or informational articles to supplement product helpfiles The Bitdefender Support Center is available any time at http www bitdefender com support consumer html 33 2 Bitdefender Support Forum The Bitdefender Support Forum provides Bitdefender users with an easy way to get help and to help others If your Bitdefender product does not operate well if it cannot remove specific viruses from your computer or if you have
234. ts IP address Network Type Select the type of network the rule applies to Events Depending on the selected protocol choose the network events the rule applies to The following events may be taken into account Event Description Connect Preliminary exchange of standard messages used by connection oriented protocols such as TCP to establish a connection With connection oriented protocols data traffic Firewall 120 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 between two computers occurs only after a connection is established Traffic Flow of data between two computers Listen State in which an application monitors the network awaiting to establish a connection or to receive information from a peer application Protocol Select from the menu the IP protocol the rule applies to gt If you want the rule to apply to all protocols select Any gt If you want the rule to apply to TCP select TCP gt If you want the rule to apply to UDP select UDP gt If you want the rule to apply to a specific protocol select Other An edit field will appear Type the number assigned to the protocol you want to filter in the edit field Note IP protocol numbers are assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA You can find the complete list of assigned IP protocol numbers at http www iana org assignments protocol numbers Direction Select from the menu the traffic direction the rule applies to Direction De
235. uestionable reputation by constantly striving for better communication so as to exceed the expectations of our clients and partners Should you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us 34 1 Web addresses Sales department sales bitdefender com Support Center http www bitdefender com help Documentation documentation bitdefender com Local distributors http www bitdefender com partners Partner program partners bitdefender com Media relations pr bitdefender com Careers jobs bitdefender com Virus submissions virus submission bitdefender com Spam submissions spam_submission bitdefender com Report abuse abuse bitdefender com Web site http www bitdefender com 34 2 Local distributors The Bitdefender local distributors are ready to respond to any inquiries regarding their areas of operation both in commercial and in general matters To find a Bitdefender distributor in your country 1 Go to http www bitdefender com partners Partner Locator 2 The contact information of the Bitdefender local distributors should be displayed automatically If this does not happen select the country you reside in to view the information 3 If you do not find a Bitdefender distributor in your country feel free to contact us by e mail at sales bitdefender com Please write your e mail in English in order for us to be able to assist you promptly 34 3 Bitdefender offices The Bitdefender offices are ready to respond to
236. ult it will monitor only a series of issues that are considered to be very important However you can configure it as needed choosing which specific issues you want to be notified about The basics 12 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Detected issues include important protection settings that are turned off and other conditions that can represent a security risk They are grouped into two categories Critical issues prevent Bitdefender from protecting you against malware or represent a major security risk Minor non critical issues can affect your protection in the near future The Bitdefender icon in the system tray indicates pending issues by changing its color as follows B Red color Critical issues are affecting the security of your system They require your immediate attention and must be fixed as soon as possible B Yellow color Non critical issues are affecting the security of your system You should check and fix them when you have the time Also if you move the mouse cursor over the icon a pop up will confirm the existence of pending issues When you open the Bitdefender window the Security status area on the upper toolbar will indicate the number and nature of issues affecting your system 5 2 1 Fix All Issues wizard To fix detected issues follow the Fix All Issues wizard 1 To open the wizard do any of the following Right click the Bitdefender icon in the system tray and choose Fix All Issues Dep
237. updates every hour over the Internet and install the available updates without alerting you The default update settings are suited for most users and you do not normally need to change them To adjust the update settings follow these steps Keeping Bitdefender up to date 37 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select Update 4 In the Update Settings window adjust the settings according to your preferences Update location Bitdefender is configured to update from the Bitdefender update servers on the Internet The update location is a generic Internet address that is automatically redirected to the closest Bitdefender update server in your region Do not change the update location unless advised by a Bitdefender representative or by your network administrator if you are connected to an office network You can switch back to the generic Internet update location by clicking Default Update processing rules You can choose between three ways to download and install updates Silent update Bitdefender automatically downloads and implements the update Prompt before downloading every time an update is available you will be prompted before downloading it Prompt before installing every time an update was downloaded you will be prompted before installing it Some updates require a restart to comp
238. ur mail client select an e mail message from the sender that you want to add to the Friends list 2 Click the amp Add Friend button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar 3 You may be asked to acknowledge the addresses added to the Friends list Select Don t show this message again and click OK You will always receive e mail messages from this address no matter what they contain Solving common issues 163 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 If you are using a different mail client you can add contacts to the Friends list from the Bitdefender interface Follow these steps 1 Open the Bitdefender window 2 On the Antispam panel click Manage and select Friends from the drop down menu A configuration window will appear 3 Type the e mail address you always want to receive e mail messages from and then click Add You can add as many e mail addresses as you want 4 Click OK to save the changes and close the window Indicate detection errors If you are using a supported mail client you can easily correct the antispam filter by indicating which e mail messages should not have been marked as spam Doing so helps improve the efficiency of the antispam filter Follow these steps 1 Open your mail client 2 Go to the junk mail folder where spam messages are moved 3 Select the legitimate message incorrectly marked as spam by Bitdefender 4 Click the amp Add Friend button on the Bitdefender antispam toolbar
239. use major problems with the system Windows Firewall will be disabled during the installation It is recommended that your computer be connected to the Internet during the installation even when installing from a CD DVD If newer versions of the application files included in the installation package are available Bitdefender can download and install them Preparing for installation 2 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 2 System requirements You may install Bitdefender Total Security 2013 only on computers running the following operating systems Windows XP with Service Pack 3 32 bit Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 Windows 8 Before installation make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements Note D To find out the Windows operating system your computer is running and hardware information right click My Computer on the desktop and then select Properties from the menu 2 1 Minimum system requirements 1 8 GB available free hard disk space at least 800 MB on the system drive 800 MHz processor 1 GB of memory RAM 2 2 Recommended system requirements 2 8 GB available free hard disk space at least 800 MB on the system drive Intel CORE Duo 1 66 GHz or equivalent processor Memory RAM gt 1 GB for Windows XP gt 1 5 GB for Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 2 3 Software requirements To be able to use Bitdefender and all its f
240. utton on the upper toolbar 3 In the Settings Overview window select General 4 In the General Settings window select the General tab 5 Click the Game list link Two buttons are available at the bottom of the list Add game add a new game or application to the Game list A new window will appear Browse to the application s executable file select it and click OK to add it to the list Remove game remove a selected game or application from the list Game Mode keyboard shortcut To set and use a keyboard shortcut for entering leaving Game Mode follow these steps Open the Bitdefender window Click the Settings button on the upper toolbar In the Settings Overview window select General In the General Settings window select the General tab Make sure the Game Mode keyboard shortcut switch is on oO Ui A U MN H Set the desired combination a The default combination is Ctr1 Alt Shift G Choose the modifier keys you want to use by checking one the following Control key Ctrl Shift key Shift or Alternate key Alt b In the edit field type the letter corresponding to the regular key you want to use For example if you want to use the Ctrl Alt D hotkey you must check only Ctrland Alt and type D Note D To disable the shortcut turn off the Game Mode keyboard shortcut switch The basics 18 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 5 5 2 Laptop Mode Laptop Mode is especially desig
241. ve making it easy to remove Antivirus protection 66 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 To protect you against unknown malicious applications Bitdefender uses Active Virus Control an advanced heuristic technology which continuously monitors the applications running on your system Active Virus Control automatically blocks applications that exhibit malware like behavior to stop them from damaging your computer Occasionally legitimate applications may be blocked In such situations you can configure Active Virus Control not to block those applications again by creating exclusion rules To learn more please refer to Active Virus Control p 84 Many forms of malware are designed to infect systems by exploiting their vulnerabilities such as missing operating system updates or outdated applications Bitdefender helps you easily identify and fix system vulnerabilities in order to make your computer more secure against malware and hackers For more information please refer to Fixing system vulnerabilities p 87 18 1 On access scanning real time protection Bitdefender provides continuous real time protection against a wide range of malware threats by scanning all accessed files e mail messages and the communications through Instant Messaging Software applications ICQ NetMeeting Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger The default real time protection settings ensure good protection against malware with minor impact on sy
242. xlam xlb xlc xll xlm xls xlsb xlsm xlsx xlt xltm xltx xlw xml xqt xsf xsn xtp Scan inside archives Scanning inside archives is a slow and resource intensive process which is therefore not recommended for real time protection Archives containing infected files are not an immediate threat to the security of your system The malware can affect your system only if the infected file is extracted from the archive and executed without having real time protection enabled If you decide on using this option you can set a maximum accepted size limit of archives to be scanned on access Select the corresponding check box and type the maximum archive size in MB Scan options for e mail web and instant messaging traffic To prevent malware from being downloaded to your computer Bitdefender automatically scans the following malware entry points gt incoming and outgoing e mails gt web traffic gt files received via Yahoo Messenger Scanning the web traffic may slow down web browsing a little but it will block malware coming from the Internet including drive by downloads Antivirus protection 69 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 Though not recommended you can disable e mail web or instant messaging antivirus scan to increase system performance If you disable the corresponding scan options the e mails and files received or downloaded from the Internet will not be scanned thus allowing infected files to be saved to y
243. y be temporary 2 Restart the computer and wait a few moments until Bitdefender is loaded Open Bitdefender to see if the error persists Restarting the computer usually solves the problem 3 Check if you have any other security solution installed as they may disrupt the normal operation of Bitdefender If this is the case we recommend you to remove all of the other security solutions and then reinstall Bitdefender For more information please refer to How do I remove other security solutions p 62 If the error persists please contact our support representatives for help as described in section Asking for help p 178 30 10 Antispam filter does not work properly This article helps you troubleshoot the following problems concerning the Bitdefender Antispam filtering operation A number of legitimate e mail messages are marked as spam Many spam messages are not marked accordingly by the antispam filter The antispam filter does not detect any spam message Solving common issues 162 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 30 10 1 Legitimate messages are marked as spam Legitimate messages are marked as Spam simply because they look like spam to the Bitdefender antispam filter You can normally solve this problem by adequately configuring the Antispam filter Bitdefender automatically adds the receivers of your e mail messages to a Friends List The e mail messages received from the contacts in the Friends li
244. y scan quarantined files after each virus definitions update Cleaned files are automatically moved back to their original location Submit suspicious quarantined files for further analysis Keep this option turned on to automatically send quarantined files to Bitdefender Labs The sample files will be analyzed by the Bitdefender malware researchers If malware presence is confirmed a signature is released to allow removing the malware Delete content older than 30 days By default quarantined files older than 30 days are automatically deleted If you want to change this interval type a new value in the corresponding field To disable automatic deletion of old quarantined files type 0 6 To delete a quarantined file select it and click the Delete button If you want to restore a quarantined file to its original location select it and click Restore 18 6 Active Virus Control Bitdefender Active Virus Control is an innovative proactive detection technology which uses advanced heuristic methods to detect new potential threats in real time Active Virus Control continuously monitors the applications running on the computer looking for malware like actions Each of these actions is scored and an overall score is computed for each process When the overall score for a process reaches a given threshold the process is considered to be harmful and it is blocked automatically If Autopilot is off you will be notified through a pop up window
245. ync 150 Bitdefender Total Security 2013 29 3 Managing Safebox from Windows Whenever you right click a folder or inside a folder the Windows contextual menu will give you quick access to all available Safebox operations 29 3 1 Adding folders to Safebox To add a folder to Safebox right click its icon or anywhere inside the folder and select Add to Safebox A remote folder is created on Bitdefender servers and the entire folder contents are uploaded to it When the folder synchronization is completed the Bitdefender icon will appear over the folder icon The icons of the files and folders in a Safebox folder will change according to the status of their synchronization with the remote folder Othe file folder is synchronized 015 file folder is not synchronized Othe file folder is being synchronized Once a folder is added to Safebox and as long as Auto Sync is on the folder contents are automatically synced with the online remote folder 29 3 2 Removing folders from Safebox To remove a folder from Safebox sync right click it point to Bitdefender Safebox and select Remove from Bitdefender Safebox A confirmation window will appear Click Yes to stop Safebox from syncing the folder 29 3 3 Restoring files deleted from Safebox Once a folder is added to Safebox Bitdefender keeps track of all the modifications made in that folder This allows you to restore files deleted from a local Safebox folder and to r

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