Tester bitdefender internet security 2013

Protection Solutions vs. Ransomware in the Advanced Threat Protection Industry average. Protection against 0-day malware attacks, inclusive of web and e-mail threats Real-World Testing samples used. Detection of widespread and prevalent malware discovered in the last 4 weeks the AV-TEST reference set 22, samples used. Use cases: visiting websites, downloading software, installing and running programs and copying data Number of test cases: 5.

False warnings or blockages when visiting websites samples used. False detections of legitimate software as malware during a system scan , samples used. False warnings concerning certain actions carried out whilst installing and using legitimate software 30 samples used. False blockages of certain actions carried out whilst installing and using legitimate software 30 samples used. This result is the best full-cleanup rate of any of the suites we tested—only F-Secure Internet Security had a similar cleanup rate 90 percent.

Bitdefender flagged just one file out of over , as malicious, which gives it a very low false-positive percentage compared with its competition. The program adds just a little extra weight to your system—in other words, its slowdowns are tolerable.

It added 3. It also added a second or so to shutdown time. At December 20, VPN Tests. December 01, Antivirus for Windows. November 29, Antivirus for Windows. October 25, Antivirus for Windows. Protection Protection against malware infections such as viruses, worms or Trojan horses More information. Performance Average influence of the product on computer speed in daily usage More information. Usability Impact of the security software on the usability of the whole computer lower values indicate better results More information.

Industry average January February False warnings or blockages when visiting websites samples used 0 0 0 False detections of legitimate software as malware during a system scan , samples used 6 2 1 False warnings concerning certain actions carried out whilst installing and using legitimate software 35 samples used 1 0 False blockages of certain actions carried out whilst installing and using legitimate software 35 samples used 1 0 Usability Score 6.

Evaluation based on a point system All products can achieve a maximum of 6 points each in the three categories of protection, performance and usability.