• Pros Same antivirus protection as for-pay Bitdefender. Install Octave Windows Cygwin Terminal. Excellent scores from independent testing labs. Top antiphishing score. • Cons Lacks all features of the for-pay Bitdefender beyond core antivirus protection. • Bottom Line Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition includes precisely the same antivirus technology found in the commercial Bitdefender Antivirus, without the paid edition's many useful bonus features. Microsoft includes protection with recent versions of Windows, and it does work—to a point. But for full protection against malware, you need a third-party antivirus, and you don't necessarily have to pay for it.

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Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition (2017) includes all the core malware-fighting components of Bitdefender's paid edition, but without the vast collection of additional security features. This product has gone several years without an update; the latest edition is now compatible with. Installing Bitdefender Free is quick and easy. During the process, it downloads the latest version and scans for active malware. You need to sign up for a Bitdefender account to activate it (or sign in if you already have one). The premium edition's main window isn't especially busy, but the free edition is simplicity itself.

There's a button to run the full system scan, a drag/drop spot to scan specific files or folders, and a timeline of recent activity. When you launch a scan, the scan's progress appears in the events timeline, unless you click it to see the full scan window. Excellent Lab Results While Bitdefender Free doesn't include every feature of the commercial edition, its core antivirus engine is exactly the same as what the independent labs test. And indeed, all the labs that I follow include Bitdefender in their testing.

It scored 84.36 percent in Virus Bulletin's RAP (Reactive And Proactive) test, very close to the current average. Blew away the competition in the most recent RAP test, with a score of 99.87 percent. In the three-part test regularly reported by, Bitdefender earned 6 of 6 possible points each for protection and usability, and 5.5 out of 6 for performance. Its total score of 17.5 points makes it a top product. Avira and Kaspersky edged out that score, each taking a perfect 18 points. The researchers at perform a wide variety of tests; I follow five of them. Products that pass a test earn Standard certification, while those that do significantly better receive Advanced or even Advanced+ certification.