AV-Comparatives Awards 2024 for Bitdefender

Bitdefender achieved great success in AV-Comparatives’ Enterprise and Consumer Main-Test Series of 2024. The tests covered different protection scenarios, system performance, and false positives.

Bitdefender Total Security is straightforward to install, easy to navigate, and provides good scan options. We liked the option to customise the six tiles on the home page. However, ads for special offers are displayed which we believe should not be present in a paid product.

Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security Premium provides a cloud-based console for managing the endpoint protection software. The GravityZone Control Center can also be locally hosted. Additional features include firewall management, USB scanning for device control, and web content filtering. The product can administer networks with thousands of devices. We feel it would also be suitable for smaller businesses with tens of seats.

AV-Comparatives’ tests are very carefully designed and executed to thoroughly and realistically simulate scenarios that face users in real life. Consequently, a certification by AV-Comparatives is a guarantee of an effective and reliable product. An “Approved Product” award means that the software has been rigorously checked to ensure that it will perform its intended task competently. It is an industry-recognised standard of quality.

AV-Comparatives’ tests have multiple aspects, to represent the different requirements of IT security solutions. Further awards highlight the effectiveness of individual programs in different protection scenarios, low false positives, and low impact on system performance. Users can thus see which programs score highly in the categories that matter most to them.

AV-Comparatives is an independent testing lab based in Innsbruck, Austria, that tests IT security products to see if they live up to their promises. AV-Comparatives is ISO 9001:2015 certified, having received a certificate from TÜV Austria for the scope “Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software”. AV-Comparatives is also the first av-test organisation to be certified by European Expert Group for IT-Security (EICAR) as an EICAR Trusted IT-Security Testing Lab.

AV-Comparatives Awards for Bitdefender

Bitdefender was successful in AV-Comparatives’ 2024 tests of enterprise software.  It received the Approved Enterprise & Business Security Product Award for the Enterprise Main-Test Series and was certified in the Endpoint Prevention & Response Test. It took a Certified Enterprise ATP Product Award for the Enterprise Advanced Threat Protection Test, a Certified Credential Dumping Protection Award, and a Certified Process Injection Protection Award.

For the Consumer Main-Test Series, Bitdefender was given Approved Security Product and Top-Rated Product Awards, after receiving Advanced+ and one Advanced Awards in seven tests. It took the Gold Award for the Malware Protection Test, Silver Awards for the Real-World Protection Test and Advanced Threat Protection Test, and a Bronze Award for Low False Positives.

Additionally, Bitdefender achieved Approved Product Certifications for Mobile Security Test, Mac Security Test, and Anti-Phishing Certification Test.