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speedylightheart · 4 years ago

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Endpoint Security Market To Undertake Strapping Growth by the End 2025

Endpoint Security Market is valued at USD 11.91 Billion in 2018 and expected to reach USD 21.18 Billion by 2025 with the CAGR of 8.79% over the forecast period.

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Scope of the Endpoint Security Market Report:

Endpoint security refers to securing endpoints or end-user devices like desktops, laptops, and smartphones. Endpoint security solutions frequently use a client server model of protection and deploying centrally managed security solution. Some solutions are dependent on SaaS model, by which both central and endpoint security solutions are handled remotely. Endpoint security creates a great approach to protect individual devices and this security approach makes endpoints more heavily dependent for security than anti-virus software. Endpoint security is a combination of security system that includes security software which can be centrally managed and accessible within the network. Endpoint security is an important IT security function and concern due to more employees bring mobile devices to work and many companies allow its employees to use these devices on the corporate network.

Endpoint security market is segmented on the basis of solutions, services, and deployment, industry vertical and by region. Based upon solutions, endpoint security market is segmented into anti-virus, anti-spyware/anti-malware, firewall, endpoint device control, intrusion prevention, endpoint application control and others. On the basis of service, the market is segmented into managed services, consulting, training and support. Based upon deployment, endpoint security market is classified cloud and on-premises. Based upon industry verticals, endpoint security market is segmented into government & defense, banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), it and telecom, healthcare, retail, transportation, energy and utilities, manufacturing, education and others.

The regions covered in this endpoint security market report are North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World. On the basis of country level, market of endpoint security market is sub divided into U.S., Mexico, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy, China, Japan, India, South East Asia, GCC, Africa, etc.

Endpoint Security Companies:

Carbon Black Inc.

McAfee LLC

Symantec Corporation,

Sophos Group PLC

Bitdefender LLC

Cylance Inc.

Trend Micro Inc.

FireEye Inc.

Kaspersky Lab Inc.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Avast Software SRO

Palo Alto Networks Inc.

SentinelOne Inc.

Panda Security SL

Fortinet Inc.

CrowdStrike Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

RSA Security LLC

ESET LLC

Global Endpoint Security Market Dynamics –

The growing use of internet, increasing incidences of cyber attacks & data breaches, recent advancements in IoT security coupled with the rising demand for cloud applications and data protection are some major factors fuelling the growth of the global endpoint security market. Many enterprises and leading IT companies are focusing on making data only accessible to authorized individuals; in addition threats are increasingly targeting mobile device access and networks that create multiple endpoint vulnerabilities. According to Dell, around 95% of successful attacks created at the endpoint due to the fact that it is easier to attack an employee than exploit an organization's network. Furthermore, surge in number of BYOD (bring your own device) programs is another key factor leading to increased demand for this market. However, regulatory compliance for endpoint machine must have an approved anti-virus application may restrain the growth of endpoint security market. The emergence of next-generation endpoint technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining attention from both organizations and assurance programs to stay away from conventional antivirus software and this will bring lucrative opportunities for this market in near future.

North America is expected to dominate the Endpoint Security Market throughout the forecast period.

North America held the largest market for endpoint security and is expected to dominate the market throughout the forecast period due to the high penetration of endpoint security to tackle the challenges regarding increasing cases of cyber attacks and intensified data security. For example; the number of U.S. data breaches from hacking incidents reached about 227 in 2014 and 295 in 2015, which is up 30%. Europe is the second leading region in endpoint security market owing to European guidelines is strengthening data protection laws for both enterprises and people in the Europe, companies expand their security budgets and increasing investments in advanced endpoint solutions. According to Gartner’s data, it is estimated that the combined European and US enterprise endpoint platform market to grow at a CAGR of around 5.2% from 2016 to 2020.

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Endpoint Security Market Segmentation –

By Solutions: Anti-virus, Anti-spyware/Anti-malware, Firewall, Endpoint Device Control, Intrusion Prevention, Endpoint Application Control, Others

By Services: Managed Services, Consulting, Training and Support

By Deployment: Cloud, On-Premises

By Industry Vertical: Government & Defense, Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI), IT and Telecom, Healthcare, Retail, Transportation, Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing, Education, Others

By Regional & Country Analysis:

North America, US, Mexico, Chily, Canada, Europe, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Asia Pacific, China, South Korea, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Brazil, The Middle East and Africa, GCC, Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa

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blogwiseguy123world · 4 years ago

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Global Antivirus Software Market Insights, Overview, Analysis and Forecast 2019-2025

Summary – A new market study, titled "Global Antivirus Software Market Size, Status And Forecast 2020-2026" has been featured on WiseGuyReports.

Antivirus software detects, prevents, and removes malicious programs. It enables real-time scanning of the system memory, OS, and files using signature-based detection methods, heuristic detection methods, and rootkit detection tools to prevent computers from being infected with malware. With increased usage of the Internet, the risk of malware attacks is high. Though antivirus software cannot protect the system from every type of malware attack, it can prevent a significant level of intrusions with the help of real-time scanning.

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The production regions mainly focus on North America, Europe, Japan, China, India, Southeast Asia. Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, Avast Software, ESET, Bitdefender, Fortinet, F-Secure, G DATA Software, Avira, Qihoo 360, Kaspersky, Panda Security, Quick Heal, Comodo, Microsoft, Rising, Cheetah Mobile, AhnLab are the leader providers all around world. In the past few years, the market of antivirus software has grown rapidly. The three biggest suppliers of Antivirus Software in China – Tencent, Qihoo 360, Rising, Cheetah Mobile are the local representation in recent years.

Since the COVID-19 virus outbreak in December 2019, the disease has spread to almost 100 countries around the globe with the World Health Organization declaring it a public health emergency. The global impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are already starting to be felt, and will significantly affect the Antivirus Software market in 2020.

COVID-19 can affect the global economy in three main ways: by directly affecting production and demand, by creating supply chain and market disruption, and by its financial impact on firms and financial markets.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought effects on many aspects, like flight cancellations; travel bans and quarantines; restaurants closed; all indoor events restricted; over forty countries state of emergency declared; massive slowing of the supply chain; stock market volatility; falling business confidence, growing panic among the population, and uncertainty about future.

This report also analyses the impact of Coronavirus COVID-19 on the Antivirus Software industry.

Based on our recent survey, we have several different scenarios about the Antivirus Software YoY growth rate for 2020. The probable scenario is expected to grow by a xx% in 2020 and the revenue will be xx in 2020 from US$ 3679.2 million in 2019. The market size of Antivirus Software will reach xx in 2026, with a CAGR of xx% from 2020 to 2026.

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Regional and Country-level Analysis

The report offers an exhaustive geographical analysis of the global Antivirus Software market, covering important regions, viz, North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India and Central & South America. It also covers key countries (regions), viz, U.S., Canada, Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc.

The report includes country-wise and region-wise market size for the period 2015-2026. It also includes market size and forecast by each application segment in terms of revenue for the period 2015-2026.

Competition Analysis

In the competitive analysis section of the report, leading as well as prominent players of the global Antivirus Software market are broadly studied on the basis of key factors. The report offers comprehensive analysis and accurate statistics on revenue by the player for the period 2015-2020. It also offers detailed analysis supported by reliable statistics on price and revenue (global level) by player for the period 2015-2020.

On the whole, the report proves to be an effective tool that players can use to gain a competitive edge over their competitors and ensure lasting success in the global Antivirus Software market. All of the findings, data, and information provided in the report are validated and revalidated with the help of trustworthy sources. The analysts who have authored the report took a unique and industry-best research and analysis approach for an in-depth study of the global Antivirus Software market.

The following players are covered in this report:

Symantec

McAfee

Trend Micro

Avast Software

ESET

Bitdefender

Fortinet

F-Secure

G DATA Software

Avira

Qihoo 360

Kaspersky

Tencent

Quick Heal

Comodo

Microsoft

Rising

Cheetah Mobile

AhnLab

Antivirus Software Breakdown Data by Type

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Antivirus Software Breakdown Data by Application

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Government Users

Other Users

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jacobwill176 · 4 years ago

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Global Antivirus Software Market Size, Share, Development and Forecast Overview forecast year 2020

A new market study, titled “ Global Antivirus Software Market Insights, Forecast to 2026“been featured on WiseGuyReports.

October 12, 2020

This report also analyses the impact of Coronavirus COVID-19 on the Antivirus Software industry.

ALSO READ http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4676136

Regional and Country-level Analysis

Competition Analysis

The following players are covered in this report:

Symantec

McAfee

Trend Micro

Avast Software

ESET

Bitdefender

Fortinet

F-Secure

G DATA Software

Avira

Qihoo 360

Kaspersky

Tencent

Quick Heal

Comodo

Microsoft

Rising

Cheetah Mobile

AhnLab

Antivirus Software Breakdown Data by Type

Phone & PAD

Antivirus Software Breakdown Data by Application

Individual Users

Enterprise Users

Government Users

Other Users

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technical-helpline-number-blog · 7 years ago

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marketsnmarkets39 · 4 years ago

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Patch Management Market Key Industry Insights, Current and Future Perspectives

According to a research report "Patch Management Market by Component (Patch Management Software and Services), Service (Consulting, Support & Integration), Deployment (Cloud and On-Premises), Vertical (BFSI, Government & Defense, IT & Telecom), and Region - Global Forecast to 2024", published by MarketsandMarkets, the global patch management market size is expected to grow from USD 589 million in 2019 to USD 979 million by 2024, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.7% during the forecast period. The patch management software enables organizations to acquire, test, and install missing patches for software applications and technologies. The increasing digitalization initiatives across the developing countries have led enterprises, both public and private, to deploy cloud and mobility-based applications.

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Patch management software segment to hold the highest market share during the forecast period

The patch management market is segmented by component into patch management software and services. The patch management software segment is expected to dominate the market during the forecast period. The increasing digitalization initiatives across the developing countries have led enterprises, both public and private, to deploy cloud and mobility-based applications. It is becoming essential for the organizations to secure their software applications and Operating System (OS) from more sophisticated cyberattack vectors, such as ransomware, Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), and spear-phishing attacks, as the threat landscape is continuously changing and cybercriminals are targeting the business applications to steal business-sensitive information.

Healthcare vertical to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period

The healthcare vertical is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The organizations in the healthcare vertical hold the highly sensitive data related to Protected Health Information (PHI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and Payment Card Industry (PCI). These data move through the databases of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and is transmitted among hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. It usually remains unprotected and unencrypted. Cybercriminals target healthcare organizations for PHI, PII, and credit card information. The adoption of patch management software in this vertical is increasing to secure sensitive information from being transferred through vulnerable networks, and the software also helps organizations comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) regulations.

APAC to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period

The global market is segmented by region into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), the Middle East and Africa (MEA), and Latin America. APAC is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Large enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in APAC countries are admitting the significance of data security. APAC houses a large number of established SMEs, which are growing at an exponential rate to cater to their wide customer base. Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are the emerging methodologies that are being deployed in this region. Organizations are transforming their businesses to cloud to increase their productivity and business performance. The nature of cyber threats is changing continuously and becoming more sophisticated. Trojan, Hijacker, Riskware, Backdoor, Adware, Spyware, Worm, and Rogue are the topmost malware attacks detected in enterprise businesses of this region. The businesses in this region are adopting the patch management software to secure their operating systems and software applications from the ever-changing threat landscape. The introduction of cloud-based, customized patch management software is set to change the way businesses are protecting their critical infrastructure.

The major vendors in the patch management market are IBM (US), Microsoft (US), Symantec (US), Micro Focus (UK), Qualys (US), SolarWinds (US), Ivanti (US), ManageEngine (US), ConnectWise (US), Avast (Czech Republic), Automox (US), GFI Software (US), Jamf (US), Chef Software (US), and SysAid Technologies (Israel).

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mariaclark9390 · 4 years ago

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How can I install Avast secure browser on Windows?

Safety, security, and maintenance of privacy are a major thing of concern in today’s time as it comes to the computers and other such devices. It is so because the technologies are advancing themselves day by day. These advancing technologies are not only beneficial but also have their own adverse effects and the people using computers, androids, and Macs are often seen stuck at these points.

So, for help at these points the user starts searching for security providing software and the user can surely end that search with the name of Avast antivirus software, it is so as the software has been active in the field for a long time now and therefore over the time it is trusted by many and also so far it has been performing very well in comparison to other software that is working over the same task of providing safety and security.

But the matter of safety and security is not only limited to the workings of the software there is much more to it, one also needs to conduct the internet surfing under proper safety and security for that one may need a special type of browser. So that is where comes the need for Avast secure browser as that ensures the safe secure as well as private browsing for the people using the internet along with the Avast antivirus software.

But with this, the users are often seen stuck in problems like Avast secure browser won't install, so here in this guide, we will see the stepwise process through which the user can get the browser installed on the system. As the process of the browser installation is not very easy to be done there are many technicalities and steps that are involved in the process of installation therefore the process needs to be discussed under the guidance of the technicians.

So, in order to get the Avast secure browser installed on the system the user should follow the steps that are given below:

• The user should first of all open the Avast official website. • Further, on the official website, the user should look for the official Avast secure browser downloading link. • The user should click on the downloading link in order to get the downloading process started. • Then in the next and the last step of the installation, the user should double click on the downloaded file in order to get the software installed on the system.

Once the browser has been installed on the system it is then advised that the user gets it set on it as the default browser in order to enjoy and safe and secure internet surfing all the time under the safety and security of the Avast secure browser.

In order to set Avast secure browser as default the user should follow the stepwise procedure given below:

• The user should open the Avast secure browser. • Further should click “menu icon” which is the symbol with three dots. • After that, the user should open the settings menu. • Then in the settings menu, the user should scroll to the default browser settings and there the user should click “make default.”

If other than this the user feels the need for any more information in relation to the Avast secure browser such as its features or other such things then, in that case, the user should get in touch with the experts at Avast care service UK. The lines are kept open for help and support all the time also the user can get in touch with the experts through the option of live chats and emails.

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lnetm · 6 years ago

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There has been unprecedented demand for IT Security solutions in recent years, with everyone from third party suppliers to the CEO being focused on and caught out by cyber risks.

The market for IT Security products has also been growing along with this demand, with companies increasing in both size and number – Gartner estimates the overall size of this market at $124 Billion in 2019, with a significant portion of this capital seemingly spent on feeding fear uncertainty and doubt in customers.

But when it comes down to it, what are the real threats and are we taking the right approach to mitigate them? Is the business of IT Security getting too big? Is this highly fragmented industry creating needs where there are none? Are there too many security companies? What should we care about?

We have a world class panel to discuss these questions and many more IT Security related topics, including:

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Will Sheldon (Investor at Summit Partners)

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Sevren is a next generation application security management & orchestration platform tailored towards the emerging DevOps environment. Sevren programmatically consolidates all available development-environment data and uses this to provide visibility-into and automatic orchestration-of the SecDLC with a next generation ‘policy-as-code' solution.

Dexter Casey (Group CISO of Centrica)

Dexter Casey is the Group CISO of Centrica PLC, the UK's largest energy & gas company. Dexter has 17 years experience in the IT Security space, with senior roles at a range of top tier organisations including Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Willis Towers Watson, Royal Mail Group and The Cooperative Group.

Siân John (EMEA Chief Security Advisor, Cybersecurity Solutions Group at Microsoft)

Siân John MBE is Chief Security Advisor for EMEA in the Cybersecurity Solutions Group at Microsoft. Siân has worked in cyber security since 1997, and has worked at the Houses of Parliament, Ubizen and Symantec before joining Microsoft.

Siân leads the EMEA security advisors who work with Microsoft’s customers to help them to develop their cyber security strategy, security best practices and to understand how Microsoft’s technology and services can help support digital transformation and cloud services. Siân directly engages with Microsoft’s largest customers in the UK and Ireland.

She was awarded an MBE in the Queens New Years Honours List for 2018 for services to Cybersecurity. She holds the CiSSP, CISM, and SABSA certifications. Siân is Chair of both the techUK CyberSecurity Management committee and the Digital Economy Advisory Board for the UK Research Councils.

Julian Levy (Operating Partner at Redline Capital) - Moderator

Julian Levy is the Operating Partner at Redline Capital, a 350M B2B technology fund, where he focuses on anything to do with enterprise technology with specific interests around security, silicon and infrastructure.

Prior to his career in venture capital, Julian had worked for a CSFB, BofA Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, covering a broad range of technical and commercial roles including leading global technology teams, working in security engineering and infrastructure roles, front-office equity research and business development, as well as having been an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Index Ventures, and founded his own company.

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Becky Pinkard, VP, IT and Intelligence at Digital Shadows, is a renowned practitioner and commentator on the information security sector who has been working in information technology and security since 1996.

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Becky was a SANS Institute certified instructor for over a decade, beginning her training career with SANS in 2001. She has also served as a GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst advisory board member and on the Strategic Advisory Council for the Center for Internet Security. Becky has co-authored "Nmap in the Enterprise" and "Intrusion Prevention and Active Response, Deploying Network and Host IPS".

Will Sheldon (Investor at Summit Partners)

Will Sheldon is a technology investor at Summit Partners, where he helps to lead European software and IT security investments. Summit Partners’ security software investments include Avast (IPO), Cloudmark (acquired by Proofpoint), Darktrace, LiveOffice (acquired by Symantec), McAfee (IPO), NetWitness (acquired by RSA), Postini (acquired by Google), RiskIQ, SafeBoot (acquired by McAfee), and Sybari (acquired by Microsoft). Founded in 1984, Summit Partners is currently managing more than $19 billion, with offices in Boston, Menlo Park, London and Luxembourg.

Aside from his role at Summit Partners, Will is a member of the Steering Committee of SINET, a global cybersecurity community supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with the mission to encourage innovation within the security domain. Will also serves as a mentor at CyLon, a leading accelerator program for IT security start-ups.

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speedylightheart · 4 years ago

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US Endpoint Security Industry Growth: Global Market Size, Trends, Competitive 2025

Endpoint Security Market is valued at USD 11.91 Billion in 2018 and expected to reach USD 21.18 Billion by 2025 with the CAGR of 8.79% over the forecast period."

Scope of the Endpoint Security Market Report:

Endpoint Security Companies:

Carbon Black Inc.

McAfee LLC

Symantec Corporation,

Sophos Group PLC

Bitdefender LLC

Cylance Inc.

Trend Micro Inc.

FireEye Inc.

Kaspersky Lab Inc.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Avast Software SRO

Palo Alto Networks Inc.

SentinelOne Inc.

Panda Security SL

Fortinet Inc.

CrowdStrike Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

RSA Security LLC

ESET LLC

Global Endpoint Security Market Dynamics –

North America is expected to dominate the Endpoint Security Market throughout the forecast period.

Key Benefits for Endpoint Security Market Reports –

Global market report covers in depth historical and forecast analysis.

Global market report helps to identify opportunities in market place.

Global market report covers extensive analysis of emerging trends and competitive landscape.

Endpoint Security Market Segmentation –

By Solutions: Anti-virus, Anti-spyware/Anti-malware, Firewall, Endpoint Device Control, Intrusion Prevention, Endpoint Application Control, Others

By Services: Managed Services, Consulting, Training and Support

By Deployment: Cloud, On-Premises

By Regional & Country Analysis:

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ashoktechy9-blog · 6 years ago

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yeskraim · 5 years ago

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Bitdefender 2020 Antivirus Solutions review

Our Verdict

Bitdefender’s antivirus offering is accurate and reliable, plus it’s absolutely stuffed with valuable bonus features.

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Stacks of features

Easy to use

Accurate malware blocking

Effective multi-layered anti-ransomware

Against

May have some performance impact

Minor ransomware clean-up issues

Please note

This is our all-in-one roundup reviewing every Bitdefender consumer security solution for 2020. On this page, after our brief intro, you’ll find

(a) a full evaluation of the entry-level Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2020, along with our reviews of the additional features incorporated with the rest of the range:

(b) Bitdefender Internet Security 2020, and

(d) Finally, at the end of the article is our review of the free offering, Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition.

You can jump to the reviews of those individual products by clicking on the links, but bear in mind that this article is really designed to be read all the way through, as the features of Antivirus Plus 2020 are also present in the higher-level security suites, of course.

Bitdefender 2020 is the Romanian firm’s latest power-packed family of top-of-the-range antivirus and security suites.

The consumer range starts with Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition, a simple Windows tool which focuses very much on the core security basics: antivirus, blocking of phishing and other scam sites, and that’s about it.

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus is the first-tier commercial product, and as you might guess from the name, it’s crammed with useful security and privacy extras: an additional layer of ransomware protection, Wi-Fi security scanning to detect network problems, banking protection via a secure browser, secure file deletion, a vulnerability scanner and a password manager.

You even get the free version of Bitdefender VPN, although as that limits you to 200MB traffic a day, it’s only going to be suitable for the lightest of users. (But it could be worse – the unregistered version of Avira’s Phantom VPN restricts you to 500MB a month.)

New in Bitdefender 2020 is a Windows and Mac Anti-tracker browsing extension to detect and block a wide range of web trackers, maintaining your privacy and possibly improving page load times.

Pricing is fair, with a 50% introductory discount getting you a three-device, one-year license for $30 ($60 on renewal), and savings can be made when you add more devices and years.

NOTE: Bitdefender is currently running a massive 60% discount on Antivirus Plus (or click here for a 50% discount if you’re in Australia). That means the price comes down to just $23.99 (around £18) or AU$35 for the year for three devices!

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Bitdefender Internet Security extends the package with a firewall, spam filter and parental controls. Webcam protection enables blocking unauthorized access to your webcam, and a new microphone monitor shows you which apps are accessing your microphone. $40 gets you a three-device, one-year license, rising to $80 on renewal.

At the top of the range, Bitdefender Total Security adds device clean-up and optimization tools, and introduces apps to cover Mac, Android and iOS devices, as well as Windows. That’s a major bonus, and it’s only marginally more expensive than Internet Security, at $45 for the first year ($90 on renewal) to cover up to five devices.

Some of these headline prices can look high, especially when there’s no introductory discount, but they’re generally good value in the long-term. Kaspersky Anti-Virus costs a low $120 to protect 5 devices for the first three years, for instance, but renews at $240. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus covers the same hardware for $150 from the beginning (even covering 10 devices costs only $180).

If you’re not yet convinced, no problem: every product has a 30-day trial build available. There are no credit card details required, just register with your email address and you can check out Bitdefender’s abilities for yourself.

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Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2020

Installing Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2020 is quick, simple and largely automatic. We pointed, we clicked, and within a couple of minutes a reassuring ‘Bitdefender is successfully installed’ message told us it was time to get started.

Browsing our system, we found the installer had added Bitdefender’s Anti-Tracker extension to Google Chrome, and Bitdefender Anti-Tracker and Wallet to Firefox. (Anti-Tracker also works in Internet Explorer and Safari, but there’s no support for Opera or Edge).

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Bitdefender had equipped our test system with plenty of new background processes, services, drivers and assorted other low-level clutter, too. That’s not unusual for an antivirus, but it can be a problem if it affects performance.

PassMark’s Consumer Security Products Performance Benchmarks 2020 Edition 2 report measured the PC performance impact of 15 top internet security products over 23 metrics. It’s just as thorough a test as it sounds, and the results weren’t good for Bitdefender, with the company ranking a next-to-bottom 14th place (Norton, Kaspersky and ESET came top).

Other tests are more generous. AV-Test’s Windows Home User report for December 2019 placed Bitdefender in the middle of the pack, while AV-Comparatives’ October 2019 Performance report ranked it 7th out of 16.

Our own checks showed mid-range results; it slowed down booting more than Trend Micro Antivirus, for instance, but boot times were more consistent than Avast. Overall, we suspect you won’t have any significant performance issues, but keep that poor PassMark score in mind anyway, and test the trial build carefully before you buy.

There was better news with our self-protection results, where we test security apps to see if malware can disable them. We tried closing processes, stopping services, unloading drivers, tweaking settings, and generally doing our best to break the package, but Bitdefender Antivirus Plus shrugged off our attacks and carried on as normal.

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Interface

Launching Bitdefender Antivirus Plus for the first time fires up a simple tour highlighting key areas of the interface and explaining what they do. Experienced users will probably figure this out on their own, but it’s good to have this guidance available for those who need it.

Bitdefender’s nicely designed dashboard gives you speedy access to the functions you’ll need most often, with Quick Scans and the VPN just one click away.

A left-hand sidebar organizes Bitdefender’s other tools into Protection, Privacy and Utilities areas, and tapping any of these lists the various functions they contain. Most of these are sensibly named, and if you’ve ever used another antivirus you’ll quickly find your way around, but tooltips are on hand if you need a hint.

If the standard dashboard layout doesn’t quite suit your needs, you can customize it to remove default features or add new ones. Not interested in the VPN, maybe? In a click or two you could replace it with links to the full system scan, the password manager, disk clean-up module or a host of other tools. If only everyone was this flexible.

Overall, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus offers a polished and professional interface which delivers in just about every area. It’s easy and comfortable to use for beginners, but also offers the configurability and control that experts need.

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Antivirus

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2020 supports several scan modes. Quick Scan checks the most commonly infected areas, and System Scan examines everything. Furthermore, File Explorer integration enables scanning objects from Explorer’s right-click menu, and there’s a bootable rescue environment to assist in cleaning the most stubborn threats.

A Manage Scans tool lets you create new scan types to check specific files and folders, as well as configuring how the scan works, and setting it up to run on a schedule, or on-demand only. This works well enough, although it doesn’t begin to provide the expert-level options that we’ve seen from vendors like Avast and Avira. Unfortunately, you can’t pin your custom scan type to the main dashboard, either, so it’s always at least three clicks away.

Bitdefender’s antivirus settings can’t match the geek-level configurability of some of the competition, either, but they’re well-judged and focus on the functions you’re more likely to need.

You don’t get intimidating and overly technical options to scan RAR archives to a nested depth of 4, but not scan TARs, for instance – there’s just the usual ‘scan archives, yes or no?’ setting.

But in an unusual touch, you’re able to control whether Bitdefender scans incoming and outgoing emails, incoming only, outgoing only, or ignores emails entirely. That may well prove pretty useful.

Default scanning speeds are decent, with Quick Scans taking around 15-30 seconds on our test computer. Regular scans started a little slowly at 25 minutes to check 50GB of files, but this dropped to under six minutes on the second run, and by the third run the scan time was just 67 seconds.

The scanning engine is smart enough to handle simultaneous scans without difficulty, too. If you’re running a lengthy full system scan, for instance, you can still run an on-demand scan of a recent download, or anything else you like. A window pops up to display the results of your second scan, while the first scan continues to run in the background.

The total sum of this is a polished set of malware-hunting tools which go well beyond the basics, but remain easy to use for not-so-technical types. Experts might wish there were a few more fine-tuning options, but in general Bitdefender gets the configurability balance right.

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Protection

Bitdefender has a great name for protection, and its products regularly top the charts with most of the big independent testing labs.

AV-Comparatives’ July to October 2019 Real-World Protection report showed Bitdefender performing very well. The engine blocked 99.7% of threats (that’s 701 out of 703, to put it in perspective), placing it fifth out of 16 for overall protection rate, just behind Avira, Symantec, Trend Micro, and VIPRE.

AV-Test’s Windows 10 tests for December 2019 highlighted even better detection results, with Bitdefender blocking 100% of test threats.

No individual reviewer can hope to compete with the testing labs for thoroughness, but we were keen to confirm their verdicts by seeing how Bitdefender Antivirus Plus handled a couple of ransomware threats.

The first, a real-world ransomware specimen, was eliminated almost immediately, with Bitdefender killing the process before it could cause any harm.

The second was a custom ransomware simulator of our own. It’s about as simple a malware sample as you could get, but it’s also something Bitdefender would never have seen before, allowing us to evaluate how Antivirus Plus performs when presented with brand new threats.

We ran our test software, and in just a fraction of a second, Bitdefender’s engine cut in and displayed an alert. Not only had it detected and killed our test process, but it successfully restored the handful of files our software had managed to encrypt (just five).

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We had some small issues with threat handling. Our simulator executable wasn’t quarantined or even blocked from running, for instance. We were able to run it multiple times, and when we manually scanned it later, Bitdefender marked the simulator as ‘clean.’

The company told us that threats are removed only if they’re detected by the signature layer. Ours was picked up by the behavior layer, which will kill an offending process, but not try to remove it.

Other antivirus software can go further, for example taking steps to prevent a dangerous executable from running again, and on balance that’s the approach we prefer. But this isn’t a major deal, as Bitdefender’s gentler approach doesn’t seem to have any practical effect on system security, as although we were able to repeatedly run the same threat, Bitdefender blocked it each time.

That’s a major improvement on many competitors, which either miss the simulator entirely or aren’t able to stop it destroying at least some files. On balance, we think Bitdefender provides very capable and effective all-round ransomware protection.

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Blocking malicious sites

Bitdefender’s capable web protection module monitors your internet access and blocks malicious and phishing links. AV-Comparatives’ 2019 Anti-Phishing Certification Test showed Bitdefender blocking 98% of dangerous links, putting it top in a field of six.

To get some confirmation of this, we pitted Bitdefender against 233 brand new suspect URLs (malicious and phishing) provided by independent security testing company MRG Effitas. These were so new – many reported only hours ago – that they hadn’t all even been verified yet, making them a real challenge to block.

The results were very positive, though, with Bitdefender blocking 65% of our test links. For comparison, Avast Premium Security stopped 49% of the same set of links, while Windows Defender managed 30%.

Don’t be distracted by the low percentages: this is a measure of how quickly a vendor responds to new threats, not your overall protection against any dangerous links. The main takeaway point from this test is Bitdefender was giving us significantly better protection than others against even the very latest malicious sites.

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When you reach a legitimate site, the new Anti-Tracker feature should detect and block the most intrusive web trackers. Its Chrome extension wasn’t turned on by default on our test system, but we successfully enabled it in a couple of clicks from Bitdefender’s settings.

Pointing our browser at the newspaper site dailymail.co.uk, the extension reported a chunky 25 trackers in three categories: Advertising (20), Site Analytics (4) and Social Media (1). You can browse these, allow blockers in some categories if you like, or whitelist particular sites, but we suspect most users will just leave the extension to do its work.

If you’ve installed one of the big ad blockers then you’re probably protected from at least some of this, anyway. UBlock Origin blocked an amazing 73% of dailymail.co.uk requests all on its own, for instance. But Anti-Tracker still reported blocking a further 12 trackers, suggesting there are real benefits to running ad blockers and Bitdefender Anti-Tracker side-by-side.

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Password manager

Wallet is Bitdefender’s password manager. Along with regular website logins, it’s able to store credit card details, wireless network passwords, application logins and license keys, email server credentials and details, and assorted personal information (name, date of birth, address, email, phone number(s), and more). Wallet is able to create multiple password databases and sync them across all your Bitdefender-equipped devices.

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus automatically installed the Wallet extension on Internet Explorer and Firefox, and gave us the option to install it on Chrome, but paid no attention at all to Edge or Opera.

We found Wallet wasn’t as easy to use as top competitors like Dashlane: it didn’t add icons to text fields, didn’t always capture username and password fields as we entered them, sometimes failed to fill in forms correctly, and couldn’t automatically submit forms. However, it just about handled the basics, and is a worthwhile addition to the package.

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Online banking protection

Safepay is a secure and isolated browser which protects online banking and other transactions from snoopers – or maybe even malware which has somehow installed itself on your system.

Many other security vendors also claim to have similar secure browsers, but Bitdefender goes further than most. Safepay makes real efforts to isolate itself from other processes on your PC, running on a separate desktop and preventing screen grabbers and keyloggers from recording what you’re doing.

This is a highlight of the suite and worked exactly as advertised for us, successfully defending against the aforementioned dangers – and once it was closed, it didn’t leave any trace of our activities.

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More features

A Vulnerability Scan checks your system for application updates and critical Windows patches, as well as weak Windows account passwords and simple Wi-Fi network issues. It’s a basic tool but still picked up a minor Firefox update and a Windows patch which had been released since Windows Update checked a few hours earlier, so it may be worth running occasionally.

The Vulnerability section also includes a Wi-Fi Security Advisor, which listed our wireless networks, told us more about them (encryption type, authentication type, password strength) and gave a security verdict on each (secure, or unsafe).

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2020 has a lot of settings. Most of these are best left alone (you can tell the package not to update itself automatically, for instance, although we wouldn’t recommend it), but they reveal a few small hidden features. If you’d like to keep an eye on your device security status, for instance, you can optionally have this permanently displayed via a desktop widget.

The highlight is probably Bitdefender’s Profile system, which enables customizing the suite’s behavior to match what you’re doing, perhaps limiting background activity when you’re running on battery power, or boosting protection settings when you connect to an unsafe public Wi-Fi network. This works well out of the box, but you can also customize each profile to improve security, save more power or otherwise work according to your priorities.

Final verdict

This is a superb all-round antivirus tool which does a great job of keeping even brand new, undiscovered threats at bay. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2020 is an absolute must for your PC security shortlist.

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Bitdefender Internet Security 2020

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2020 has way more functionality than most antivirus apps, but it’s still missing some key security suite features. And that’s where Bitdefender Internet Security 2020 comes in, adding essentials like a firewall, spam filter and parental controls.

A privacy layer protects you from webcam hijacking by stopping unauthorized apps from accessing your webcam, and the new microphone monitor identifies all the apps using the microphone.

As we mentioned at the outset, pricing is reasonable at $40 for a three-device, one-year license, just $10 more than Bitdefender Antivirus Plus alone. That’s probably worth the upgrade if you’ll use any two Internet Security features, although keep in mind that this is just the introductory price: it’ll double to $80 on renewal.

Get Bitdefender Internet Security 2020 for 60% off by clicking here if you live in the US or UK or alternatively click here for 50% off if you live in Australia!

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Firewall

Bitdefender’s firewall works exactly as you would hope, automatically blocking incoming attacks, intelligently deciding which apps are safe to allow online, and which apps really, really aren’t. Most people can leave the firewall to do its work, never seeing any prompts, or having to tweak a single setting.

But if you’re more experienced in the ways of networks, you can take plenty of low-level control, drilling down to the rule level and tweaking settings for protocols, ports, IP addresses and more.

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Spam filter

Internet Security comes with a simple spam filter, which in theory should have automatically added a tab to our Outlook setup. This didn’t happen for us, and digging deeper, we found an Outlook alert reporting that ‘Bitdefender Antispam… caused Outlook to crash. As a result, it was disabled.’

Enabling it manually, we found the filter has only a bare minimum of features, little more than Outlook’s own junk filter (blacklists and whitelists, Is Spam and Not Spam options to mark misidentified emails, simple blocking of messages with Asian or Cyrillic characters).

This lack of control doesn’t seem to affect functionality, though, with our brief tests suggesting the filter blocks more than 90% of junk mails, while falsely flagging less than 1% of legitimate emails as spam. This was only a very quick check, but it suggests that Bitdefender’s filter matches the best of the specialist antispam competition.

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Parental controls

Bitdefender’s Parental Controls feature has a reasonable set of features for monitoring and controlling your child’s digital activities. You’re able to block websites by content, restrict application use, block device usage for specified periods (like bedtime) or set a daily limit of screen time which includes both mobile and desktop devices. Android apps enable monitoring who your child contacts by calls and messages, and you can optionally block calls without caller ID.

We don’t often pay a lot of attention to app review scores from users, but being rated at 2.1 out of 5 on the Play store, Bitdefender Parental Control’s Android offering seems like it might have some problems. We haven’t carried out a definitive review and so can’t tell you whether the score is fair, or not, but if you’re interested in the app, we’d recommend you test it carefully first.

If the baseline app works for you, upgrading to Bitdefender Parental Control Premium gets you several more powerful features, including the intelligent detection of cyber-bullying, aggressiveness and grooming, as well as requests for addresses, phone numbers and other information.

You can upgrade to Parental Control Premium from within Internet Security and Total Security 2020 for $49.99. Alternatively, buy both at the same time and you’ll save $5.

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Webcam and microphone protection

A Webcam Protection module gives you control over which applications can access your webcam. This has more options than usual, with settings to block access to all but your chosen applications, block browsers only, or disable the webcam for everything. We tested this with our custom command line capture tool, and Internet Security correctly notified us that it was trying to access the webcam, and blocked it when requested.

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The new Microphone Monitor takes a more basic approach, raising alerts for apps which access the microphone, but not allowing you to block them, or set up rules to block all future microphone access.

This clearly isn’t as useful as it could be, but it’s vastly better than most competitors, who typically have no microphone-related features at all. We’re happy to see it added to the package, and hopefully it’ll gain features in upcoming releases.

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Bitdefender Total Security 2020

The top-of-the-range Bitdefender Total Security 2020 introduces a familiar set of PC maintenance tools, including modules to highlight large files, remove disk-hogging junk and optimize the boot process.

Total Security’s clean-up options are basic, with CCleaner finding 50% more junk files on our test PC. It’s a similar story with the Startup Optimizer, where Bitdefender gives you options to enable, disable or delay when individual apps boot, but CCleaner also offers expert-level control over services, scheduled tasks and more.

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The real benefit of upgrading to Bitdefender Total Security 2020 is you get apps for Android, Mac and iOS devices, as well as PCs. And although the new apps can’t match the power of the Windows edition, they’re are well worth having.

The Mac app looks out for malware and adware and includes Time Machine protection to keep your backups safe from ransomware. Top quality anti-phishing blocks access to malicious links, and the 200MB a day version of Bitdefender VPN is thrown in.

Bitdefender Mobile Security for iOS is mostly about detecting malicious websites, but it does this well, and that alone could save you from real problems. As a bonus, an account privacy tool raises an alert if your web accounts are involved in a privacy breach.

Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android includes everything you get in the Mac and iOS builds, and adds on-installation scanning for dangerous apps, an app locker to prevent others accessing your personal data, and anti-theft to remotely locate, lock or wipe a missing device.

You can get a lot of this functionality elsewhere for free – there’s no shortage of app locker or anti-theft apps, for instance – but as we discussed earlier, Bitdefender’s malicious URL blocking easily outperforms most of the competition. That feature alone might justify the install.

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If you’re still in doubt, check the prices. A baseline Bitdefender Internet Security 2020 license protects up to three PCs for $40 in year one, $80 on renewal. Upgrading to Bitdefender Total Security 2020 protects up to five devices, which could be any mix of Windows, Mac, Android or iOS, but only costs from $45 in year one, $90 on renewal.

Covering up to 10 devices still only costs $50 in year one, $100 on renewal, and you can save more money by adding years to the license.

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There may be better deals around, depending on the features you need. Avira Prime is priced similarly to Bitdefender Total Security, for instance, and although it doesn’t have as many security tools, you do get unlimited access to Avira’s Phantom VPN, a very valuable extra.

If you’re looking purely at antivirus and security, though, Bitdefender Total Security 2020 is an impressive package which is crammed with valuable features and functionality. If you’re looking for a new all-platform antivirus, it’s a must-see.

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Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition

Bitdefender’s security range is fairly priced, and relatively cheap if you’re covering a lot of devices, but if you still can’t afford it, no problem: there’s always Bitdefender Free.

While free, it’s a very basic product (unsurprisingly). The most significant issue is you don’t get the multiple layers of anti-ransomware protection (although the core engine will still detect and block most threats), but it’s also missing most of the extras you get in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus. There’s no password manager, no Safepay secure browser, no VPN, no Safe Files system to prevent unauthorized file changes, no vulnerability scanner, no secure file deletion, no Wi-Fi security advisor, no anti-tracker browsing protection, not even any support.

Bitdefender Free does include the core essentials, though – the main antivirus engine, and URL filtering to block malicious websites – and these aren’t crippled in any major way (meaning there are no catches like the app doesn’t scan downloads) to try and persuade you to upgrade. This isn’t some limited demo package; it’s a real antivirus which you can practically use in the long-term.

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Getting started

Installing Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition is quick and easy. There are barely any prompts or questions, and after we had handed over our email address to create a Bitdefender account, the setup process was finished, and we were ready to go.

Bitdefender Free’s interface is just about as simple as an antivirus can possibly be. There’s a System Scan button to check your entire PC, a box where you’re able to drag and drop any files or folders for a quick security scan, and a Settings button with various protection-related options and tweaks.

It’s a pity that there’s no Quick Scan option, which checks the most likely infection points in a minute or two, as seen with Bitdefender’s other apps. System Scan takes an age, by comparison, although it does get faster after you’ve run the first full scan.

On-demand scans aren’t particularly important, though, as Bitdefender should pick up malware as soon as it arrives on your PC. Bitdefender Free is undoubtedly easy to use, and for the most part you can just leave it to run in the background, watching over your PC, and raising alerts if anything dubious happens.

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Protection

Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition may be short on features, but it gives you the same core antivirus engine as the commercial packages, and we found it was just as effective at detecting and blocking malware and dangerous URLs.

The one exception was its performance with our own custom ransomware. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus detected and blocked this from its behavior alone; Bitdefender Antivirus Free wasn’t smart enough to do that, and our ransomware simulator was able to encrypt thousands of files. This suggests that although the free edition will block known ransomware, it might not be as effective in protecting you from brand new threats.

Although that’s not ideal, independent testing from AV-Comparatives, AV-Test and others consistently places Bitdefender at or near the top of their respective protection ratings, meaning it is one of the most accurate engines around.

What’s more, Bitdefender is significantly better at blocking malicious URLs than most of the competition, which may help you avoid infection from the latest ransomware (and other threats) in the first place.

Put it all together and Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition is a capable antivirus offering which is good enough to outperform some of the commercial competition. But it doesn’t quite match the protection of the paid versions, and we would recommend upgrading to one of those, if you can.

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