Update BitDefender Rescue CD over a proxy server

If there is a proxy server between your computer and the Internet, some configurations were to be done in order to update the virus signatures.

To update BitDefender over a proxy just follow these steps:

1.             Right -click the Desktop. The BitDefender Rescue CD contextual menu will appear.

2.             Select Terminal (as root).

3.             Type the command cd /ramdisk/BitDefender-scanner/etc.

4.             Type the command mcedit bdscan.conf to edit this file by using GNU Midnight Commander (mc).

5.             Uncomment the following line: #HttpProxy = (just delete the # sign) and specify the domain, username, password and server port of the proxy server. For example, the line must look like this:

HttpProxy = myuser:mypassword@proxy.company.com:8080

6.             Press F2 to save the current file, confirm saving, and then press F10 to close it.

7.             Type the command: bdscan --update.