| Overview | Virus & Spyware Protection |
Resource Usage & Interface |
Support & Updates |
Extra Features |
Conclusion |
BitDefender Antivirus Plus 2012 |
How well does BitDefender Antivirus stack up against the competition?
When tested by the top testing labs around the world, including ours, BitDefender scored excellent in real-time antivirus protection, virus removal, and resource usage.
As we always do, we hit BitDefender hard: viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, keyloggers, and it did well, catching well over 99% of the threats we put it up against.
During our resource testing, BitDefender did well with light scanning and light idle usage. There was no significant system drain.
The new user interface is clean and easy to navigate. You can find any option or setting you need.
BitDefender's customer service remains its biggest weakness again this year. As with previous versions, there's no phone or chat support, which is a real shame given the quality of the software itself; however, their help articles and video tutorials are good, so they should be enough for most people.
Overall, BitDefender remains one of our top choices this year because of their light resource usage, easy to use interface, and most importantly, strong virus, spyware, and malware protection.
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