#BITDEFENDER 2017 FREE VERSION REVIEW FULL#

Bitdefender took Advanced+ in all four tests. Products that pass a test earn Standard certification, while those that do significantly better receive Advanced or even Advanced+ certification. The researchers at AV-Comparatives perform a wide variety of tests I follow four of them. F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, and Norton also earned the maximum points. In the three-part test regularly reported by AV-Test Institute, Bitdefender earned 6 of 6 possible points in all three categories, for a perfect 18 points. Three of the four labs that I follow include Bitdefender in their testing. Results discussed below are for the commercial edition. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus (29.99 3 devices / 1 year вЂ“ 50% off at Bitdefender) did slightly better in my hands on tests, so chances are good the free antivirus wouldn't reach the same level in lab tests. However, the independent labs test the commercial product, not the free one. While Bitdefender Free doesn't include every feature of the commercial edition, its core antivirus engine is the same as what the independent labs test.

#BITDEFENDER 2017 FREE VERSION REVIEW FULL#

As always, you should run a full scan right after installation, to root out any nasties that invaded the system before you installed antivirus.

However, that scan clearly performed some optimization, as a repeat scan finished in not quite 13 minutes.

A full scan took an hour and a half, a bit over the current average of an hour and a quarter. When you launch a scan, the scan's progress appears in the events timeline, unless you click it to see the full scan window.

Bitdefender 2017 free version review