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 False Positive on Windows XP
Due to a recent update for Windows 64-bit systems it is possible that BitDefender detects several Windows and BitDefender files as infected with Trojan.FakeAlert.5 .

 False Positive on Windows 7 X64
Due to a recent update for Windows 64-bit systems it is possible that BitDefender detects several Windows and BitDefender files as infected with Trojan.FakeAlert.5 .

 False Positive on Vista X64
Due to a recent update for Windows 64-bit systems it is possible that BitDefender detects several Windows and BitDefender files as infected with Trojan.FakeAlert.5 .

 False Positive on X64 systems with BitDefender 2010 and 2009
Due to a recent update for Windows 64-bit systems it is possible that BitDefender detects several Windows and BitDefender files as infected with Trojan.FakeAlert.5 .

 Phishing
Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to acquire sensitive information by impersonating a trustworthy entity. Social engineering techniques and security software exploits are used in order to trick the consumers. The term phishing is derived from the fact that Internet scammers "fish" for users' financial information and password data.

 How to create a BitDefender Rescue CD
This article describes the procedure for creating a BitDefender Rescue CD.

 Manually updating BitDefender 2010 using weekly.exe
This document describes how to update manually using weekly.exe. This method is recommended when the computer is disconnected from the Internet or the automatic update is disabled.

 What actions to take when Antispam and Antiphishing are disabled
This article provides a possible solution for the issue when the Antispam module and the Antiphishing option are disabled at the same time .

 BitDefender 2009 Firewall drivers incompatibility on Windows 7
Users that have Windows 7 and they will try to install BitDefender Internet Security or Total Security 2009 will receive the message that the BitDefender Firewall TDI Filter Driver is incompatible with their operating system.

 Installation error - 'Could not access network location %APPDATA%\.'
When trying to install BitDefender 2010 you may encounter the following error message:"Could not access network location %APPDATA%\. " .