

Go to the Settings menu represented by a cogwheel ⚙︎.ģ. It looks like a circle with a white checkmark.Ģ. Click the Bitdefender TrafficLight icon at the top of your web browser. To whitelist a site blocked by Bitdefender on your Mac, click the “Add it to your Exceptions list” link that appears at the bottom of the page.Īlternatively, you can whitelist a site using this method:ġ. To add a safe website to the Exceptions list, select one of the following: Some websites can be dangerous, so only sites that you fully trust should be added to this list. This option is available on Mac and Windows computers.

Method 3– Add the legitimate website to the Exceptions list. Click the notification bell in the top right corner and then access the “A malicious URL was blocked” / “threats were blocked” entry to see the threat link.Īlternatively, on Windows computers, you will also find the URL of the blocked website in the Notifications section of the Bitdefender security product installed on your device, under the Critical tab → Infected web page detected. You can find the URL of the blocked website in the Notifications section of your Bitdefender Central account. Once confirmed, false alarms are corrected within hours via automatic update of Bitdefender. Method 2 – Submit a request to Bitdefender Labs to fix the incorrect blocking of the website. If you revisit the website later, it will be blocked again by Bitdefender. This action will allow you to access the site only once. Method 1– Click “I understand the risks, take me there anyway” at the bottom of the warning that appears on the blocked website. How to access a safe Website blocked by Bitdefender – 3 easy methods To bypass Bitdefender’s web protection and visit a blocked website that you know is not infected, you will need to choose one of the three methods listed below. On very rare occasions, Bitdefender may block a safe website if it exhibits suspicious behavior similar to real cyber threats. You always get a pop-up notification “Threat detected” on your screen whenever Bitdefender blocks something. In addition to webpages, Bitdefender can block online applications such as games, services, and tools if they access a harmful link or IP address in the background.
