bdldaemon is a component of Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac. If you're experiencing slowness on account of this daemon utilizing too much CPU time and memory, see the article from Bitdefender below for tips that can help get things running smoothly again.
Should I put Bitdefender on my Mac?
Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac does a good job in protection and the price is right. It's not the security suite you want if you're looking for a ton of extra features, and if you need tools such as parental control you need to upgrade to Bitdefender's Total Protection subscription.
How do I get rid of Bitdefender on Mac?
How to Uninstall Bitdefender on macOS
- Open Finder, then select Go > Utilities. ...
- Double-click or tap BitdefenderUninstaller to start the uninstallation process.
- When the pop-up menu appears asking you to confirm your selection, click Uninstall.
- If asked, enter your administrator password.
