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Bitdefender is an antivirus software that keeps your systems safe from threats and cyber- attacks. It provides baseline protection against virus and malware and is easy to use. Many times, users face issues related to proper working of Bitdefender threat scanner. If the user has a file that has been created at the location c:\widows\temp\BitDefender ThreatScanner.dmp, it means the Bitdefender threat scanner needs a fix. The file “Threat Scanenr.dmp” could not be read in notepad. In this article, we will discuss how to fix Bitdefender threat scanner.

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There may be a lot of reasons for Bitdefender related issues. Bitdefender error occurs mainly due to the Spybot’s corrupted file and one of the corrupted dll files is enough to cause the problem. Try the following methods to solve the issues of Bitdefender threat scanner.

Download and Run the Patch

As this is one of the most common problem faced by Bitdefender users, it has already a patch to fix this issue. For this, you need to figure out the version of OS you have, then download the patch compatible to your OS version. Find out the patch corresponding to your Operating System architecture, download it and run as guided by them. Patches are available for 32-bit operating systems and 64-bit operating systems.

Steps to Fix corrupted files

Fix corrupted files, using these steps:

  1. From start, click File Explorer. If you are using Windows 7, click Start and select My computer.
  2. In the address bar located on the top of the screen, type “C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot-Search & Destroy 2”.
  3. Find  the file named “SDAV.dll”.
  4. If you are not able to locate the file you can download it.
  5. After downloading, locate the downloaded file. Right click on the file and select copy.
  6. Now go to the “Spybot-Search and Destroy2” folder.
  7. Right click and select paste in the folder.
  8. If you find that the file is already present there, then right click on dll and go to properties to check the size of the file.
  9. You need to download the file if the size is other than 32KB.
  10. Now you have to follow the steps 5,6 and 7. The only difference is that after clicking paste select “replace the file in the destination”.

Removal and reinstallation

If the above methods are not working, then go for removal and then reinstall. Download the Bitdefender removal tool and run it to remove Bitdefender. Now download Bitdefender and install it. Check now, if your Bitdefender threat scanner is working properly or not.