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. In AV Comparatives, Bitdefender scored second highest in real-world protection test at 99.8 percent, ousted only by Trend Micro. Cinebench scores for processor load scored as follows: Our first initial system scans averaged around 20 minutes but subsequent following scans took about two and a half minutes:įull Scan times (Initial, post-Photon in minutes)ĪV-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. The result is reducing the load on the scanner and shortening times.

It does this by monitoring the various applications and programs you already have installed and 'learns' what kind of configurations are standard vs. It'll then follow up with a preliminary system scan to check for any existing infections.īitdefender dubs its new adaptive technology 'Photon' and claims that the security program learns and adapts to your system's performance. After installation, Bitdefender will enable an autopilot mode and auto-gaming mode by default for a hands-off maintenance approach. Installation didn't take long but updates can take some time. Internet Security shows the greatest price hike, at $20 more, putting it at the cost of last year's Total Security suite. Features like MyBitdefender return to address the rising demand for multidevice protection as many other rivals like Norton and AVG have followed suit.īitdefender'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. Bitdefender Antivirus continues to remain a top-performing security suite that improves over time by adjusting to your computer usage and performance.īitdefender'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.

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