Kong / Kong/insomnia

Startup is very slow when Bitdefender is active

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Description

### Expected Behavior

Startup takes roughly the same time with or without Bitdefender is active.

### Actual Behavior

Startup takes ~30 seconds when Bitdefender Shield is active.

### Reproduction Steps

1. Make sure that Bitdefender Shield is active:

![image](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/assets/16621630/5569a5ed-43f3-4da6-a700-8dd4023b58fb)

2. Start Insomnia

### Is there an existing issue for this?

- [X] I have searched the [issue tracker](https://www.github.com/Kong/insomnia/issues) for this problem.

### Additional Information

[Postman seems to have the same issue](https://github.com/postmanlabs/postman-app-support/issues/11115)

My setup:

![image](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/assets/16621630/fea90e2c-243d-4472-90f5-f62845bc29e4)

### Insomnia Version

8.4.2

### What operating system are you using?

Windows

### Operating System Version

Windows 11 Pro

### Installation method

Download from web site, I think

### Last Known Working Insomnia version

_No response_

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is identified. Reproduce startup on Windows 11 with Bitdefender Shield enabled and disabled, then trace the startup path to identify the delay. Done means startup no longer takes roughly 30 seconds with Bitdefender active.

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Assessment

Tech stack
electron, typescript
Domain
desktop, operating-systems, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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