Bitdefender Antivirus
continues to remain a top-performing security suite that improves over
time by adjusting to your computer usage and performance.
Bitdefender's
latest version sheds the yearly version identity and brings back the
same expected arsenal of security tricks and tweaks that made version
2013 so competitive among the AV crowd. Features like MyBitdefender
return to address the rising demand for multidevice protection as many
other rivals like Norton and AVG have followed suit.
Bitdefender's
cost has gone up for each of its products across the board: Antivirus
Plus now retails for $49.95, Internet Security for $69.95, and Total
Security for $79.95. Internet Security shows the greatest price hike, at
$20 more, putting it at the cost of last year's Total Security suite.
Installation
didn't take long but updates can take some time. After installation,
Bitdefender will enable an autopilot mode and auto-gaming mode by
default for a hands-off maintenance approach. It'll then follow up with a
preliminary system scan to check for any existing infections.
Bitdefender dubs its new adaptive technology "Photon" and
claims that the security program learns and adapts to your system's
performance. It does this by monitoring the various applications and
programs you already have installed and "learns" what kind of
configurations are standard vs. those that are tampered with by malware.
The result is reducing the load on the scanner and shortening times.
Our first initial system scans averaged around 20 minutes but subsequent
following scans took about two and a half minutes:
Full Scan times (Initial, post-Photon in minutes)
- Antivirus plus: 21:38, 2:50
- Internet Security: 20:54, 2:47
- Total Security: 22:45, 2:48
AV-Test has yet to release their results for this year's
Bitdefender; Version 2013 scored 6/6 in protection and useability with
5/6 for performance. Cinebench scores for processor load scored as
follows:
Cinebench
- Antivirus plus: 17292
- Internet Security: 17287
- Total Security: 17329
In AV Comparatives, Bitdefender scored second highest in
real-world protection test at 99.8 percent, ousted only by Trend Micro.
Bitdefender also had a score of 2.4 in their system impact test on AV
Comparatives; though bested by Symantec, Kaspersky, and Avast!, it still
remained in the top 10.
Boot time, Shutdown time (in seconds)
- Antivirus plus: 44.73, 10.27
- Internet Security: 44.75, 9.08
- Total Security: 45.07, 11.45
Conclusion
Though it might be at least a month or two before all of 2014's
test results get published, current performance along with our own
findings suggest a trajectory toward maintaining efficacy in overall
protection.
Bitdefender Total Security 2013:
Publisher's Description
From Bitdefender:
Bitdefender
Antivirus Plus 2013 builds on the best antivirus technology for Windows
to silently stop e-threats, secure online transactions, and defend your
privacy on social networks. Bitdefender Safepay - Keeps hackers at bay
by automatically opening all your online banking pages in a separate,
secure browser.
MyBitdefender dashboard - See all the status and licensing information
about your software and services. Security Widget - Enables you to keep
track of all of your security related tasks, drag-and-drop files for
quick scanning for viruses--right from your desktop! Parental Control -
Blocks inappropriate content, restricts Web access, monitors your
children's online activity. USB Immunizer - Immunizes any Flash Drive
from viruses, when they are connected to your computer. Active Virus
Control - A proactive, dynamic detection technology which monitors
processes' behavior in real-time, as they are running, and tags
suspicious activities. Rescue Mode - If e-threats cannot be removed, the
computer is re-booted in a trusted environment which is then used for
cleanup and restoration. Vulnerability Scanner - Checks for missing or
outdated security software, missing Windows security patches.
Bitdefender Autopilot - provides a hassle-free experience by making
optimal security-related decisions without input from you. Social
Network Protection - filters/blocks social-networking e-threats by
scanning the links you receive from your friends. Search Advisor - The
Link Filter relies on intelligence provided by Bitdefender Cloud
services to flag malware and phishing attempts in search engine results.
Personal Data Filter - Prevents critical data from ever leaving your
computer.
Antiphising - Analyzes and blocks websites that support various scams or
credit card phishing attempts. Scan Dispatcher - finds and uses
time-slices when system resource usage falls below a certain threshold
to perform recurring scans of your entire system.
What's new in this version:
- The product asks for Master Password if Wallet is disabled from Settings - Fixed
- System tray icon should change if the product is expired
- Wallet: Enhanced compatibility with the latest versions of Skype
- Improved Wallet Autofill actions for several forum platforms
- Wallet: Improved compatibility with Outlook.com and Hotmail.com on Internet Explorer 11
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