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● Advanced Threat Defense is turned on
● The Bitdefender Firewall is turned on and the following settings are applied
to your wireless adapter:
● Stealth mode - ON
● Network type - Public
● The following settings from Online Threat Prevention are turned on:
● Encrypted web scan
● Protection against fraud
● Protection against phishing
● A button that opens Bitdefender Safepay™ is available. In this case, the
Hotspot protection for unsecured networks is enabled by default.
20.3.4. Checking information about Wi-Fi networks
To check information about the wireless networks you usually connect to:
1. Click Protection on the navigation menu on the Bitdefender interface.
2. In the VULNERABILITY pane, click Wi-Fi Security.
3. Depending on the information you need, select one of the two tabs, HOME
Wi-Fi or PUBLIC Wi-Fi.
4. Click View details next to the network you want to find more info about.
There are three types of wireless networks filtered by their importance, each
type indicated by a specific icon:
Wi-Fi is unsafe - indicates that the security level of the network is low.
This means that there is a high risk to use it, and it is not recommended to
make payments or check bank accounts without an extra protection. In such
situations, we recommend you to use Bitdefender Safepay™ with Hotspot
protection for unsecured networks enabled.
Wi-Fi is unsafe - indicates that the security level of the network is
moderate. This means that it can have vulnerabilities and it is not
recommended to make payments or check bank accounts without an extra
protection. In such situations, we recommend you to use Bitdefender
Safepay™ with Hotspot protection for unsecured networks enabled.
Wi-Fi is secure - indicates that the network you use is secure. In this
case, you can use sensitive data for making online operations.
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