Bitdefender is antivirus and internet security software for households, covering Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices with Individual and Family plans.
Bitdefender puts a whole household's computers, phones and tablets under one security subscription and one account. Bitdefender, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, develops the suites itself. The consumer suites protect against malware, ransomware and phishing, and they are sold in tiers named Antivirus Plus, Total Security, Premium Security and Ultimate Security. Real-Time Defense scans files as they run, and Advanced Threat Defense watches active apps for suspicious behavior. Ransomware protection adds a data-protection layer, and web filtering keeps browsers off harmful sites. Quick, System and Custom scans run on demand and can be scheduled on Windows, while vulnerability scanning looks for outdated software and missing patches. Rescue Environment reboots an infected computer for clean-up. Webcam Protection blocks unauthorized camera access, and Microphone Monitor shows which apps use the microphone. Safepay opens a dedicated browser for banking and shopping. The suite also bundles a password manager, Data Breach Detection for leaked credentials, a VPN with a daily traffic allowance and, on Family plans, parental controls. The suite fits families and households with a mix of PCs, Macs, phones and tablets, and people who bank and shop online from a home computer. Total Security covers 5 devices on the Individual plan and 25 on the Family plan. Premium Security adds unlimited VPN traffic, and Ultimate Security adds identity protection and dark web monitoring. Antivirus Free is a separate edition for Windows, and Total Security can be tried for 30 days. Each tier is bought as a yearly subscription for a set number of devices. The suites are used on Windows PCs, Macs, Android phones and tablets, and iPhones and iPads. Typical jobs are covering a family's devices under one account, keeping online payments in a separate browser, and defending personal files against ransomware. Mobile Security, Premium VPN and SecurePass are sold separately, and organisations use GravityZone, Bitdefender's separate business line.
Features
- Included: Real-time malware scanning
- Included: Behaviour-based threat detection
- Included: Ransomware folder protection
- Included: Phishing and malicious URL blocking
- Included: Scheduled and on-demand scans
- Included: Outdated software and weak settings scan
- Included: Bootable rescue environment
- Not included: Two-way personal firewall
- Included: Isolated browser for banking
- Included: Webcam and microphone access control
- Included: Bundled VPN client
- Included: Password manager included
- Included: Data breach monitoring for accounts
- Included: Parental controls
- Included: One licence across desktop and mobile
- Not included: Web dashboard for all licensed devices
- Included: Independent lab test results published
- Included: Free antivirus tier
Additional Features
- Webcam Protection and Microphone Monitor
- Real-Time Defense
- Advanced Threat Defense behavioral detection
- Multi-layered ransomware protection with a data-protection layer
- Web filtering against harmful websites
- Quick, System and Custom scans
- Vulnerability scanning for outdated software
- Rescue Environment for malware clean-up
Best for
- households with a mix of Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices
- families that want parental controls on a Family plan
- people who do online banking and shopping on a home computer
- people who want a password manager bundled with antivirus
- Windows users who want to try the free edition before paying
- buyers who want to trial a full suite for 30 days first
Use cases
- covering the family's laptops, phones and tablets with one subscription
- keeping banking and card payments inside a dedicated browser
- defending documents and photos against ransomware
- cleaning a computer that malware has already infected
- checking whether an email login has appeared in a data breach
- finding outdated software and missing security patches on a PC
- blocking phishing and harmful websites in the browser
- setting parental controls on children's devices
- generating and storing passwords in a bundled manager