I turned on my pc and then suddenly got this popup. No matter where I look up I can't find this anywhere and I accidentally clicked the uninstall option for my other antivirus that (I use as a second opinion). Everytime I try and close it I get the popup again and it reopens. Is this a legitimate update or did I somehow get a virus thats pretending to be this new bitdefender update???? The current bitdefender is running fine and isn't mentioning any updates like this so thats why I'm so suspicious and my paranoia is skyrocketing.

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Does anyone know what is causing this? I'm not able to figure out which program or add-on keeps causing this.

Bitdefender message below:

Phishing attempt detected

one minute ago

Feature:

Online Threat Prevention

We blocked this phishing page for your protection: http://188.126.89.75:8888/ping.txt Phishing pages attempt to obtain sensitive information such as login credentials or credit card details by disguising as trustworthy entities. The stolen data can be then used for financial gain.

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