That’s fractionally behind G Data (9.98), Kaspersky (9.98), McAfee (9.96), Norton (9.96) and Avast (9.95), though ahead of names like Avira (9.93), ESET (9.90) and Trend Micro (9.68). Bitdefender achieved 9.94 in our own rankings, a decent 6th place out of 15.

To make sense of all these results, we created a system which combined them into a single overall score between zero and ten. We didn’t see this on our test PC, but it could be an issue if you’ll be running the app on underpowered hardware. There’s one notable exception, with AV-Comparatives and PassMark finding that Bitdefender had more impact on system speed than average. Other results have better news, with AV-Test’s Windows Home User, SE Labs Home User Endpoint Security, and MRG Effitas last 360° Assessment report all detailing 100% protection in at least one of their antivirus tests. It actually blocked 624 out of 626 test threats, a pretty decent result, but this time Avast and G Data happened to block 626, earning them first place. Some recent results show Bitdefender’s rankings dropping just a little, but it’s a mixed picture, and the company still performs well above average overall.īitdefender ranks equal 6th out of 17 in AV-Comparatives’ Real-World Protection test, but the positions are based on tiny differences. But Bitdefender only checks new and changed files, which ensures they become much faster from the second run.īitdefender products are regularly assessed by all the big independent antivirus testing labs. If that’s not enough, you’re also able to configure and schedule scans, or check files, folders or drives on demand.

Read our Bitdefender Internet Security review (opens in new tab) for a more detailed look.īitdefender’s antivirus protection begins with automatic scanning of downloads and apps for malware (opens in new tab). (Image credit: Bitdefender) Bitdefender Total Security: Antivirusīitdefender Total Security’s Windows app is absolutely stuffed with antivirus and other features, but as they’re identical to Bitdefender Security - and there’s much, much more to talk about - we’ll only summarize them here.

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