Dell Latitude E5410 laptop, 2.4 gHz Intel i5, 4 GB RAM, plugged in, hard connected to internet In-the-cloud scanning that has zero impact on system performance Web Protection for detecting/blocking malicious websites. On-access scanning for real-time protection
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Active Threat Control for detecting suspicious activity
#CONSUMERS REPORT BITDEFENDER INTERNET SECURITY 2017 REVIEW FREE#
Bitdefender claims that the Free version has the following features: However the experts say that the basic scanning engines are the same in both versions, and the basic protection against real-time threats should be identical. Now these tests all applied to the paid suite, not BD Free AV. least drain on resources) in 2018 (also tied), "Best repair" (tied), and has had perfect protection scores in the last 15 tests since August 2016. Over at AV-Test, it was awarded "Best Protection for Consumers" in 2018 (tied with other products), "Best Performance" (i.e. It has been awarded the highest "Advanced+" status in every AV-C test conducted over the last 5 years, an achievement not equalled by any other product. At AV-Comparatives, it was the 2018 "Oustanding Product Award" winner, and the 2017 "Product of the Year". I thought it worth a second review when I noticed how well Bitdefender Internet Security (the paid version) has consistently ranked at the top in testing at independent sites in recent years. Cloud AV protection was a fairly new concept, and I found it to be a promising technology.
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Bitdefender AV Free was first released about 6 years ago, and I reviewed it at that time in this forum.