SketchUp startup w/ Bitdefender

Check if your antivirus program has the ability to whitelist running programs. I too have a antivirus program that thinks SU is ‘evil’ and wants to block it from running.

What I need to do every time a new version of SU is installed is r-click on the antivirus icon in the taskbar > Control Active Processes. That brings up a menu with options to block, monitor and allow all running processes.