It was done in just 13 minutes, and we were able to continue using the computer the entire time without any interruption in our network speed. Even if a full system scan is in progress, we could launch an on-demand scan of anything suspicious, such as a recent download or other specific file.ĭuring our trial with Bitdefender, we first performed a quick scan, which just looks at the critical areas where malware can usually be found lurking. And to even further cater to our anxiety, Bitdefender allows users to run multiple scans at once. We love the way Bitdefender is constantly updating its intelligence on the latest viruses. Bitdefender continuously scans the device for any suspicious files that it compares against a list of daily updated security threats. That’s certainly more preferable to antivirus software with outdated virus definition databases.īitdefender offers both on-demand scans (meaning we can perform one whenever we’re feeling a bit anxious) and on-access (whenever the app is open, even in the background). When we used it, the app performed these updates as much as four times in a day. There’s also a notifications tab where you can easily see all of the updates the software is doing so that they’re constantly up to date on the latest malwares that are out there. There are buttons to do a quick scan or a system scan. The dashboard for Bitdefender’s app for Mac is relatively intuitive. 1 Compared to over two million for Windows devices, it doesn’t sound like that much, but it’s a number increasing year after year. There were over half a million new malware software targeting Macs in 2020. The usual green to say you’re safe and red when there is a concern.FYI: The development of malware targeting Mac systems has shot up in recent years. This area also has a color coded system at the top. The left rail contains four menu items including Dashboard, Protection, Privacy, and Notifications. An improved interfaceĪnyone who’s seen Bitdefender on Windows will immediately recognize the interface. The bottom line is that Bitdefender’s protection is solid and performs very well.
Still, that weaker score didn’t prevent AV-Test from giving Bitdefender full marks in its overall score. Protection is good overall, though the AV-Test result was weak considering the norm is a perfect score. AV Comparatives’ test included 207 Mac malware samples, 400 PUA samples, and 500 Windows malware samples.
Kaspersky also had top notch protection for malware, but stumbled slightly on the PUA test. Bitdefender was only one of three suites with perfect marks that included Avast and AVG.
In that test, Bitdefender scored 100 percent for detecting Mac malware, potentially unwanted programs, and Windows Malware-preventing Macs from becoming carriers and infecting Microsoftian machines. Bitdefender fared better on AV Comparatives’ most recent Mac malware test published in June 2020.
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