Many users work freely with their devices and corresponding data, without taking precautions and without being aware of the dangers that this entails. And it is that in these times, attacks and data breaches are the order of the day. To protect ourselves we can use different security solutions, such as Bitdefender .
Specifically, this is one of the many security solutions that we can use right now to protect our equipment . As a general rule, many of these antivirus programs can be used both on desktops and mobile devices. These are programs specially designed for these specific tasks that also help us to prevent our data from falling into the wrong hands.
It is true that Windows 10 , the most widespread operating system for desktop computers around the world, has its own solution of this type. Specifically, we are referring to Windows Defender, an antivirus that is already integrated by default. However, many users prefer to use external solutions, such as the aforementioned Bitdefender. That is why in these same lines we will talk about everything that this security software presents to us.
Likewise, another of the best-known third-party solutions in our country is the one presented by the Panda firm, a solution that you can download from its official website .
An intuitive and effective interface to protect us
To use the firm’s solutions, both free and paid, we have to create a Bitdefender account in order to access the advantages that the firm offers us. For this, all we need is an email account. Once this is done, we can start using the program. First of all we will start by saying that Bitdefender offers us a free antivirus solution that we can use on our Windows PC.
It is evident that as the complexity, and price, of the solution we opt for increases, the protection functions available will also be more. Many users who need a basic protection system may have enough with the free version of the program. But of course, the commercial versions will give us the possibility of going a step further when it comes to maintaining security on our computers.
Initially, we found a user-friendly interface that allows us to perform a direct scan of all the equipment from the first moment. To do this, simply press the System Scan button.
Basic scan for all types of malware
Once the process begins as such, it can take several minutes, as you can easily imagine. With everything and with it we can stop it whenever we need it by clicking on the section that shows us the progress statistics .
At the same time we must bear in mind that every time we start the antivirus application, it shows us the latest results obtained. With everything and with it, one of the most interesting features that the interface of this version of Bitdefender presents us, is the unique scan. By this we mean that the main window shows a special section so that we can drag individual files . As you can imagine, this will allow us to know directly and quickly if that file is reliable, or not.
Turn on antivirus background protection
Like any self-respecting antivirus, this Bitdefender proposal also allows us to activate, or not, protection in the background. Of course, we must bear in mind that this type of work modes, as it could not be otherwise, have a certain consumption of system resources. But of course, in many cases this fact is of interest to protect our data in real time constantly.
Well, in this case and for all this we must click on the cogwheel that is located in the upper right corner of the main interface of the program. Next we select the Protection option so that the corresponding window appears. Say that in it we find a selector that allows us to enable or disable the aforementioned antivirus background protection.
But it is more, in this same window we are going to find another series of tabs that are located at the top of it. For example, in the tab called Exclusions, we have the opportunity to automatically exclude content that we want to be admitted and not taken as malicious.
Add custom excluded items
This is something that we can configure by hand, and where we will have the possibility of including elements such as Internet addresses, individual files, or complete folders. Thus, it is enough that we click on the aforementioned tab , and then we opt for the Add Exclusion button.
Versions and how to download Bitdefender
As we mentioned at the beginning, here we have a free version of the antivirus, in addition to various paid solutions . The first of them can be downloaded from this link .
On the other hand, among the payment proposals for the Bitdefender solution, the most basic is Antivirus Plus, which is priced at € 39.99 for a one-year subscription for three computers. We also find Internet Security with the same modality for 59.99 euros, or Total Security for 69.99 euros, the latter for 5 computers.
And finally, the last solution for the end user is Premium Security, which presents a one-year subscription for up to 10 devices for 129.99 euros. Any of these can be downloaded from the official website of the developer . It is also worth mentioning that in the more advanced paid versions we find other additional functions. Among these we can highlight a firewall, protection of Android and iOS mobile devices , protection of webcams, or a VPN , etc.
