Disable BitDefender Product Updates

BitDefender presents itself as the free, no-spam anti-virus solution, but constant product updates kind of take the place of spam. While this is not recommended, you can permanently disable the product updates in this way:

1. Restart your PC in Safe Mode by:
- Restart the computer
- Press the F8 key several times before Microsoft Windows begins to load
- Select SAFE MODE from the menu

Now once you log in to Windows in Safe Mode,
1. Locate the file:
C:\Program Files\BitDefender\BitDefender 2012\update_components.xml

2. Save a backup copy just in case.

3. Open the file with Notepad or (we recommend Notepad++) and modify the following line:

<Product enabled="l" name="0DDlDD04D0050DDlDDDlD0060005DDDl" type="0" id="-l">

Basically you will modify the "1" into "0" (only the first "1" from the line).

The line should look like this after the change:

<Product enabled="0" name="0DDlDD04D0050DDlDDDlD0060005DDDl" type="0" id="-l">

4. Save the file (overwrite the original XML file);

5. Restart the PC.

By changing this code in the XML file, BitDefender will no longer download new updates from the servers.

If you change your mind or just want to update from time to time, undo what you have done.