In November-December 2020 testing by the Germany-based AV-Test lab (opens in new tab), Bitdefender's malware-scanning engine detected 100% of both brand-new 'zero-day' malware and known 'widespread' malware.īut it picked up 12 false positives, a rather high number and by far the most of all seven brands of paid antivirus software we review. Latest test results as of January 2021 Malware detection rates (You'll still get the malware-signature updates.) If you'd rather Bitdefender not know that, you can opt out of this data collection. These uploads will include some information about your system and what it was doing when a new threat was detected. New malware signatures are distributed several times daily to the 500 million systems protected by Bitdefender products. Whenever Bitdefender's malware-scanning engine encounters what may be a new piece of malware, it uploads the suspicious item to Bitdefender's online testing lab for analysis. Like most antivirus makers, Bitdefender doesn't offer a consumer Linux program. Mobile devices require a minimum of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or iOS 11.2. The Mac software requires macOS 10.10 Yosemite or later.

Subscription is free for the first year and costs $99 a year after that.īitdefender's Windows antivirus software works with Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1), Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10. Like Netgear Armor, the Box protects smart-home devices. You can also get Bitdefender Total Security for unlimited devices with the Bitdefender Box network-security appliance, which retails for $200.

(Netgear has a full list of routers that support Netgear Armor here (opens in new tab).) That's quite a bargain considering you're getting the same coverage as the $120 Bitdefender Family Pack. You can also add it to routers that have already been purchased.

Some new Netgear routers come with one to three free years of Armor protection. Netgear's newer routers, including the Orbi mesh systems and the Nighthawk line, have optional protection called Netgear Armor that protects smart-home devices and also includes an unlimited-device license for Bitdefender Total Security. There are also two ways to get Bitdefender antivirus protection with home networking hardware.

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