

This area also has a color coded system at the top.

The left rail contains four menu items including Dashboard, Protection, Privacy, and Notifications.

An improved interfaceĪnyone who’s seen Bitdefender on Windows will immediately recognize the interface. The bottom line is that Bitdefender’s protection is solid and performs very well. Bitdefender claims to scan emails, but I dont know how. The Bitdefender Virus Scanner Plus 3.10 for Mac is complete security suite that has the ability to scan running apps, critical locations and the entire system with just a few clicks. I have also read that you dont really need any antivirus or firewall solutions at all on a Mac Big Sur.
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Still, that weaker score didn’t prevent AV-Test from giving Bitdefender full marks in its overall score. I am using BitDefender Antivirus for Mac, but the renewal cost is more than twice what I originally paid. That dropped only to 1,847 following the installation of the app, a nearly. Protection is good overall, though the AV-Test result was weak considering the norm is a perfect score. Running our Geekbench 5 test prior to installing Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac, the test achieved a score of 1,848. AV Comparatives’ test included 207 Mac malware samples, 400 PUA samples, and 500 Windows malware samples. Kaspersky also had top notch protection for malware, but stumbled slightly on the PUA test. Bitdefender was only one of three suites with perfect marks that included Avast and AVG. In that test, Bitdefender scored 100 percent for detecting Mac malware, potentially unwanted programs, and Windows Malware-preventing Macs from becoming carriers and infecting Microsoftian machines. Bitdefender fared better on AV Comparatives’ most recent Mac malware test published in June 2020.
