- Sep 2, 2021
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Bitdefender is a well-known Romanian antivirus, often in competition with its rival, Kaspersky.
It is often featured on comparison sites as "the best antivirus".
Its reputation is very strong, but let's see if it's really deserved...
User interface :
Bitdefender's interface remains consistent and easy to use.
In this test, I decided to test the Internet Security version. The Total version brings nothing in terms of security and provides optimization tools which are useless for the test.
As far as RAM is concerned, Bitdefender has made great efforts to keep consumption to a fairly normal level.
Web protection: 10/10
Bitdefender's Web protection is flawless.
What I like about it is that it doesn't just block the page, it blocks directly at the source! (as Trend Micro does, for example).
This will also block other malware hosted by the malicious server, which I appreciate.
Fake crack : 1/1
I manage to run the dropper but Bitdefender goes straight into action to block malicious installations and makes the link with the execution.
Activ Virus Control places the fake crack in quarantine.
Malware Pack : Remaining 19 out of 856 threats.
Bitdefender's scanner is very fast, although I did notice a slight regression on 0-day malware during the scan.
This doesn't prevent the antivirus from correctly blocking the malware I'm running, thanks to its behavioral protection!
All executions are blocked, congratulations!
Final scan :
Bitdefender : 0
NPE : 0
KVRT : 0 (I ignore a file that is a false positive)
Final opinion:
Bitdefender once again proves its strong reputation as a leading antivirus.
Its Web and behavioral protection are very powerful and can protect a computer very well, even in a high-risk environment.
However, I would still like Bitdefender to improve its 0-day scan detection.
But it remains an excellent product that I recommend.
It is often featured on comparison sites as "the best antivirus".
Its reputation is very strong, but let's see if it's really deserved...
User interface :
Bitdefender's interface remains consistent and easy to use.
In this test, I decided to test the Internet Security version. The Total version brings nothing in terms of security and provides optimization tools which are useless for the test.
As far as RAM is concerned, Bitdefender has made great efforts to keep consumption to a fairly normal level.
Web protection: 10/10
Bitdefender's Web protection is flawless.
What I like about it is that it doesn't just block the page, it blocks directly at the source! (as Trend Micro does, for example).
This will also block other malware hosted by the malicious server, which I appreciate.
Fake crack : 1/1
I manage to run the dropper but Bitdefender goes straight into action to block malicious installations and makes the link with the execution.
Activ Virus Control places the fake crack in quarantine.
Malware Pack : Remaining 19 out of 856 threats.
Bitdefender's scanner is very fast, although I did notice a slight regression on 0-day malware during the scan.
This doesn't prevent the antivirus from correctly blocking the malware I'm running, thanks to its behavioral protection!
All executions are blocked, congratulations!
Final scan :
Bitdefender : 0
NPE : 0
KVRT : 0 (I ignore a file that is a false positive)
Final opinion:
Bitdefender once again proves its strong reputation as a leading antivirus.
Its Web and behavioral protection are very powerful and can protect a computer very well, even in a high-risk environment.
However, I would still like Bitdefender to improve its 0-day scan detection.
But it remains an excellent product that I recommend.
