In the panorama of free antivirus, another competitor appears that deserves to be tried for the fame of its brand: BitDefender has in fact released a free version of its celebrated antivirus . BitDefender Free Antivirus can be considered a robust, light and effective solution to protect your computer from the viruses and malware that can infect it while surfing the internet.
BitDefender, for those who do not know it, is one of the leading antivirus manufacturers in the world, always at the top of the best antivirus rankings.
BitDefender Free Antivirus can be downloaded and installed for free on a Windows PC, including on Windows 10, and uses the same infection detection system as the paid version.
In this way it is possible to obtain the same basic protection as the Bitdefender antivirus without any cost.
Obviously I would not have even considered this antivirus if it were not included in the package the real-time protection that allows you to catch viruses at the very moment they enter the system, before they can do some damage.
It continuously checks files in the background as they are used by the computer, performs occasional system scans when the PC is idle and cleans any infections on its own.
It is also possible to scan files and folders manually by pressing on the new item that appears in the right mouse button menu when pressed on an icon.
The antivirus program has minimal impact on system performance while remaining very light.
The most striking thing about Bitdefender Antivirus Free is how little you need to use its command interface .
It all boils down to a small vertical window with three buttons: one to activate or deactivate the " Virus Shield " status or real time protection, another to activate or deactivate the " Auto Scan ", and the last one is used to access to " My Bitdefender " which reminds the user to log in within 30 days of installation otherwise it stops working.
This, in addition to the fact that it has fewer accessory features, is the main limitation of the free version, which requires the creation of an account (free) and access every 30 days (which is obvious given that antivirus is used).
For the rest, it is silent and without sponsors or deceptions, without bothering with advertising to buy the professional version of the antivirus or other products.
With almost nothing to adjust, Bitdefender's Antivirus Free focuses entirely on protecting computers against the latest malware threats and leaving out the extras, it is a really excellent program, better than most antivirus products, free or paid.
As written on the main presentation page, BitDefender Free Antivirus, although light and essential in its interface, integrates important protection tools:
- Real-time shield to protect system access from viruses.
For example, files just downloaded from the internet are scanned immediately.
- Active Virus Control : proactive detection capable of detecting new potential threats still undiscovered or for which a specific block has not yet been provided.
- Intrusion Detection System for malware applications that attempt to access the Internet or the network.
- B-HAVE to detect unknown threats in case of dangerous actions of the used software.
- HTTP scan on all links accessed from the internet browser, checking for various types of scams or phishing attempts.
- Anti-rootkit to avoid malicious software capable of hiding on Windows.
- Fast automatic scan on computer startup.
- Auto Scan with continuous scanning of files on the computer which is done intelligently, to prevent down scanned objects from being checked a second time.
BitDefender free Antivirus, for now it is only available in English (but as mentioned the language counts as it is a minimal interface) and can be downloaded from the official website www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html .
After downloading, installation requires you to remove or disable any other existing antivirus to take its place.
Bitdefender Free Antivirus can be accompanied by another security tool from the same house: Bitdefender 60seconds Scanner, a cloud scanner that takes advantage of the internet connection and controls the computer with short and fast scans of 60 seconds.
Bitdefender is definitely to be included among the best free antivirus and can be considered the best free and simple antivirus for beginners.
