Bitdefender Antivirus Plus and Internet Security: Strengths and weaknesses

Both Bitdefender Antivirus Plus and Internet Security stop malware files before they start downloading. Here are the differences between the two programs and why we prefer Internet Security over Antivirus Plus.





Extra security tools

Bitdefender Internet Security



$80 at Bitdefender

Pros

Personal firewall
Parental controls
File encryption
Webcam monitoring
Cons

Not as effective in Microsoft Edge
Parental controls not on the dashboard
Long scan times
Extra installation steps
This software has advanced tools including a firewall, parental controls, and webcam monitoring on top of Bitdefender's good malware blocking capabilities





Good protection, great value

Bitdefender Antivirus Plus


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