Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 User's Guide download pdf (Page 100)

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, 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● If an application is outdated, click Update now to find a link to the vendor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.

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 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 Outdated applications can be exploited by malicious software,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

Antivirus protection

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