![]() These can be had for around £20, and will update to the current version for free, netting you the very latest protection at a bargain price. It’s also true that the recommended retail price makes Bitdefender Internet Security 2018 a bit more expensive than Kaspersky – but you can save a lot by shopping online for an old boxed copy of the 2016 or 2017 release. Bitdefender Internet Security 2018 review: Verdict Even in a free security suite this is rude behaviour in a paid-for product it leaves a sour taste in the mouth. Regrettably, Bitdefender Internet Security 2018 does blot its copybook by including a Tools icon that merely opens an advert for the premium Total Security suite. While we hope you’ll never need to use this feature, it’s great to have: when disaster strikes, you want jump through as few hoops as possible. Most antivirus tools will let you boot from a safe CD or USB flash drive, but Bitdefender cleverly sets up its own rescue environment directly on your hard disk, so you can boot into it with just a few clicks. ![]() One last feature worth mentioning is the built-in rescue environment. It works with Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer, and will sync across multiple PCs – but again it requires the Bitdefender software to be installed, so it won’t mesh with Mac or mobile devices. Perhaps more problematic, they can only be opened from within the Bitdefender software, which could be a pain if you need to move sensitive data around between systems.Ī password manager is also included, but you may not immediately realise it, as Bitdefender counterintuitively refers to a password database as a “wallet”. It’s not the most flexible system in the world, though: vaults are created at a fixed size, so if you outgrow one then you’ll have to create a new vault and move everything across. There’s an interesting file encryption feature too, which lets you create any number of password protected “file vaults”, which appear as virtual drives in Explorer for easy access. Back in your regular browser, the Search Advisor extension puts green ticks (or red crosses) next to search results from Google, Bing and Yahoo to steer you clear of iffy sites. And there’s a secure browser called Safepay that opens in a protected full-screen mode, so you’re shielded from screen-sniffers as well as other types of hacks. The custom firewall is, in our view, easier to configure than the standard Windows one. Those credentials on their own make Bitdefender a top choice, but there are also worthwhile secondary features. That’s a claim that no other security suite can make. In AV-Comparatives’ latest malware protection test, it was one of only four antivirus packages to achieve a 100% score – and it did it without flagging a single false positive. Only the most major incidents (such as a suspected ransomware attack) trigger a user notification.Īnd if you’re dubious of trusting your day-to-day security to an automated system, be assured that Bitdefender’s pedigree is impeccable. Bitdefender’s signature Autopilot mode makes the software perfectly unobtrusive: when it’s switched on, the software silently decides what to block and what to allow without involving you at all. You can also whitelist specific apps, or enable notifications so you get an immediate warning if something turns your camera on.Īside from that, it’s largely business as usual. You can now disable your camera completely – ensuring you can’t be spied on – or block it only for your web browser. The other notable addition is webcam protection. It’s a simple measure that should stop ransomware – if you deny access to anything you don’t recognise. All the obvious locations are protected by default, and you can add as many additional folders as you like. One is the new Safe Files feature – a ransomware protection module that pre-emptively blocks unknown applications from writing to particular folders without your explicit authorisation. ![]() The 2018 release of Bitdefender brings some new goodies into the mix. ![]()
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