Bitdefender solutions were rigorously tested using real-world scenarios over a year and consistently excelled in the evaluation criteria of threat protection, product performance, usability and more.

This year marks a historic milestone of two decades of rigorously testing Bitdefender solutions. Our testing is conducted over twelve months, and evaluations examine product efficacy against both advanced and common malware attacks in Windows, MacOS, and Android environments. Each year, Bitdefender has demonstrated its excellence in preventing, detecting and stopping threats in both enterprise and consumer environments, solidifying its position as a leader in the cybersecurity industry.

Maik Morgenstern, CEO of AV-TEST

For enterprise solutions, Bitdefender GravityZone Platform earned two Best Protection and one Best Performance for Windows. Bitdefender GravityZone is a unified security and risk analytics platform that provides advanced endpoint protection, including endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR) and security across physical, virtual, and multi-cloud environments. The defence-in-depth architecture integrates security insight and control in a unified management console to centrally monitor and manage cybersecurity risk posture and allow security teams to investigate and remediate incidents quickly.

For consumer solutions, Bitdefender Internet Security earned Best Protection for Windows, Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac won Best MacOS Security, and Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android earned AV-TEST’s Best Android Security. Throughout testing, all three solutions successfully proved to identify and stop threats such as zero-day malware, ransomware, macOS malware and mobile malware before consumer devices were compromised.

As the attack surface grows and malware improves to evade detection, the importance of solid threat prevention, detection and response across home, enterprise, and cloud environments cannot be overstated. In the face of evolving cybersecurity challenges, our commitment to engineering innovation, advanced threat intelligence, and prioritizing product usability remains steadfast. Achieving six ‘Best’ awards from AV-TEST in a single year (a company record) is a testament to our unyielding dedication to delivering effective security solutions that meet the diverse needs of thousands of businesses and millions of consumers we are trusted to safeguard daily.

Dragos Gavrilut, vice president of threat research at Bitdefender

For a complete overview of Bitdefender AV-TEST 2023 awards, visit https://www.av-test.org/en/news/av-test-awards-2023-for-bitdefender/.

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According to a Bitdefender press release, the applications changed their names and icons after being downloaded by users, making it difficult to recognize them. Additionally, they requested special permissions after installation so they could display advertisements above other running programs.

The applications discovered have accumulated millions of downloads, and the attackers have even developed new versions that allow them to be more effectively hidden on devices. The apps are hard to identify after installation but can be deleted like any other app if found. Although their main goal is to show ads, they will likely try to mimic user interaction and click on ads themselves. The same advertising system which attackers control can be used to promote much more dangerous cyber threat campaigns.

Bitdefender, press release

Additionally, customers can follow several pieces of advice from Bitdefender experts:

• Especially when rights are requested that have nothing to do with the functionality of the application, be cautious when granting permissions to applications that are being installed (for example, access to the list of contacts);
• It does not mean everything is safe if an application is installed from the official stores. In this context, a security solution must be used that can detect abnormal behaviours and which scans each application upon installation or during the update process, paying particular attention to applications that require special permissions, such as Accessibility;
• Pay close attention to applications with few user ratings, especially if downloaded frequently;

Bitdefender users will soon have access to the new Bitdefender technology that examines an application’s behaviour after its installation.

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Bitdefender antimalware technology offers AWS customers advanced threat detection to detect known and unknown malware, zero-day attacks, and malicious activities. Bitdefender alerts customers when it detects malicious activity or malware in Amazon GuardDuty environments. It also provides context-based, actionable insights that can help speed up and guide response actions. Amazon GuardDuty customers can quickly and easily buy Bitdefender licenses for automated remediation capabilities that eliminate threats from their environment.

Effective security requires a shared responsibility model. This means that the cloud provider and the end customer share responsibility for protecting the environment and workloads. However, many companies don’t have visibility into the threats to their cloud workloads during runtime. Amazon GuardDuty is supported by Bitdefender technology with a focus on addressing this challenge.

Bitdefender antimalware technology offers multiple layers of protection, including machine-learning models, heuristic analysis and machine-learning models for standard detection. It also provides advanced signatureless detection, signature-based detection, and emulation. Amazon GuardDuty customers have multi-layered threat detection and protection across all cloud workloads on Windows and Linux operating systems.

Bitdefender was founded to become the world’s most trusted cybersecurity solution provider. Bitdefender’s mission is to protect individuals and organizations worldwide from cyberattacks that can transform and enhance their digital experience.

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With a high NPS score of 79 for its home security suites software, the Best Brands for 2022 designation further verifies Bitdefender as one of the industry leaders in comprehensive security suites for home computers. PCMag writes, “If you use a comprehensive suite for security on your home computers—and you probably should—the brand on everyone’s lips is Bitdefender.” In addition, Bitdefender earned 76 NPS for its business security solutions, making it the only security brand to earn an NPS over 50 in the category Work Security Suites.

We are honoured to be recognized by PCMag and its millions of readers as we aim to be the world’s most trusted cybersecurity company. To have reader surveys indicating they would recommend Bitdefender products to others and to be recognized alongside category-defining leaders such as Tesla, Sony, and Apple, demonstrates why our focus on continued innovation makes a real difference to those who matter most – end users. As cybercrime continues to grow, impacting both businesses and consumers, we remain steadfast in our commitment to helping defend and protect.

Florin Talpes, co-founder and CEO of Bitdefender

Bitdefender PCMag Recognitions Overview:

• Best Brands for 2022 — Bitdefender named one of the Best Brands for 2022 based on monthly Readers’ Choice Awards and Business Choice Award surveys. PCMag asked readers throughout 2021 if they would recommend the brand of product or service they own and use, to calculate an NPS. At year-end, the products and/or services with the highest NPS average were compiled to create a list of the best tech brands moving into the new year.
• Winner Readers’ Choice Awards 2021: Antivirus Software and Security Suites — Bitdefender was one of two winners who scored an impressive 9.2 out of a possible 10 for Security Suites for Home 2021, and a score of 9.1 out of a possible 10 for Mobile Security Apps for Android 2021. PCMag surveyed readers throughout 2021 to rate the antivirus software and security suites they trust most to protect their PCs and mobile devices.
• One of the Editors’ Choice for the Hosted Endpoint Protection Category — Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra earned 4.5 out of 5 (Excellent) by succeeding where most other products reviewed did not – stopping a direct attack in a simulated real-world environment. PCMag notes, “The reporting capabilities and configurability are top notch, making this addition to Bitdefender’s stable an easy pick for the Editors’ Choice designation.”
• One of the Editors’ Choice Best Android Antivirus Apps for 2022 — Bitdefender Total Security earned a score of 4.5 out of 5 (Outstanding). PCMag states, “Bitdefender Total Security includes all the features you’d expect for Android security, and then some. It’s one of the few products that can extend protection to your Android Wear devices.”   

About Bitdefender

Bitdefender provides cybersecurity solutions with leading security efficacy, performance and ease of use to small and medium businesses, mid-market enterprises and consumers. Guided by a vision to be the world’s most trusted cybersecurity solutions provider, Bitdefender is committed to defending organizations and individuals around the globe against cyberattacks to transform and improve their digital experience. 

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Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, today announced it was named a “Strategic Leader” in AV-Comparatives’ “Endpoint Prevention and Response CyberRisk Quadrant™” report. Bitdefender was the highest overall performer in AV-Comparatives’ independent test.

The test assessed 10 cybersecurity vendors’ endpoint security solutions, subjecting them to 50 separate targeted attack scenarios using a variety of techniques. Each solution was evaluated for its ability to detect, investigate and block advanced persistent threats (APTs) and multi-stage attacks. Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra ranked one of the highest for its prevention, detection and response capabilities as well as return on investment (ROI).

As sophisticated, multi-stage attacks increase in frequency, it’s no longer enough to simply detect network attacks on individual workstations. The ability to protect across the entire environment including networks, clouds and individual devices, is now required. AV-Comparatives’ recognition reaffirms GravityZone Ultra’s superior ability to detect APTs and stop them before they spread and cause untold damage. Being one of the best-in-class endpoint protection solutions, Bitdefender enables organizations to scale security as needed and increase their cyber resilience.

Dragos Gavrilut, director, Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab at Bitdefender

AV-Comparatives’ comprehensive Endpoint Prevention and Response test utilized a variety of attack scenarios that, if undetected, progressed through three distinct phases: Endpoint Compromise and Foothold, Internal Propagation, and Asset Breach. At each stage, vendor solutions were evaluated on several factors including whether they identified the threat, response time, ability to take remedial action such as isolating endpoints, and ability to provide detailed intelligence on the timeline and nature of the threat in an easily accessible format.

Bitdefender Test Highlights Include:

• Named a “Strategic Leader”— According to the report, being named a “Strategic Leader” means that Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra demonstrated “outstanding enterprise-class prevention, detection, response and reporting capabilities, combined with optimal operational and analyst workflow features.”
• One of the Best Detection and Prevention — Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra earned a score of 99.5% for its combined prevention and response capabilities, achieved a score of 100% for its speed in preventing threats and tied for the highest score (98%) in stopping attacks from moving beyond the first phase in the test.
• Lowest Total Cost of Ownership — The report highlighted Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra for having the lowest total cost of ownership and a high ROI, due in part to its high level of operational accuracy and low number of false positives.

The EPR test mimics an enterprise attacked by a Red-Team of cybercriminals. Bitdefender had one of the highest active response scores at 99% as well as the lowest five-year product cost per agent.

Peter Stelzhammer, co-founder AV-Comparatives

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According to the same source, Bitdefender has already hired JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley for consultancy to prepare for the IPO.

The key for this move is the investment fund Vitruvian Partners, which owns 30% of Bitdefender and is the second major shareholder after the Talpes family. The investment fund would look to exit the investment, which is the reason behind the IPO.

If the IPO is a success, Bitdefender, evaluated at 600 million USD, could become one of the Romanian unicorns, meaning a company assessed at 1 billion USD. So far, UiPath is the first Romanian unicorn and the only Romanian decacorn.

The listing procedures could be finished in 2022, and the company would become public.

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Key findings from the 2020 Consumer Threat Landscape Report include:

• Ransomware attacks soar worldwide – Overall, ransomware attacks grew an astounding 485% in 2020 when compared to 2019. Attacks in the first and second quarter of 2020 accounted for 64% of all attacks or 19% higher than the first two quarters of 2019.
  
• Proprietary operating systems dangerous for IoT – Devices with proprietary operating systems make up 34% of what consumers own and responsible for 96% of all detected vulnerabilities. Bitdefender saw an incredible 338% increase in Smart TV vulnerabilities when compared to 2019.
  
• Android used to spread malware and malicious apps – As consumers flocked to video conferencing and sought information about COVID-19, criminals took advantage by hosting fake Zoom download sites and distributing malware-laden apps to spy on users and steal personal data. Thirty-five percent of all Android malware detected came from the Android.Trojan.Agent family followed by Android.Trojan.Downloader at 10% and Android.Trojan.Banker at 7%.
  
• Network-attached storage (NAS) devices led in number of vulnerabilities – The number of vulnerabilities found in NAS devices increased by 198% YoY from 2019 to 2020. While NAS devices may not be amongst the most prevalent devices in homes, they potentially pack the most number of unpatched vulnerabilities.
  
• Potentially unwanted applications (PUA) on the rise – While PUA might not be malicious per se, they can impact user experience by slowing down systems, display unexpected ads or even install additional software. Bitdefender saw a 320% increase in reported PUA in 2020 when compared to the previous year however, quarterly distribution patterns remained similar suggesting consistent growth.

According to the representative of Bitdefender, the company who analyzed the global situation by using its own Global Protective Network, underlined the creativity of the cybercriminals when it comes to developing new ways of exploiting vulnerabilities online.

Our 2020 findings depict consumers under constant assault from cybercriminals looking to capitalize on fear and societal uncertainty accompanying the global pandemic. Cybercriminals will stop at nothing to use outlier events and human empathy to line their pockets. As the pandemic continues we are constantly seeing attacks evolve through malware delivery mechanisms, inventive social engineering and new exploits.  

Bogdan Botezatu, director of threat research and reporting at Bitdefender

Disregard of your option for a certain antivirus or another, it’s crystal clear you cannot possibly survive unscathed in the online environment without protecting your device, might it be a laptop or a smartphone. All the more, the pandemic increased the number of the criminal methods and the criminal attempts for taking your honest earned money. Don’t fall for them!

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“Bitdefender has proven its excellence and reliability each year that we’ve tested their solutions. This year the company shone brighter than ever. With four Awards, Bitdefender shows its supremacy over many other solutions on the market. In the tests for business, as well as for end-user and mobile products, Bitdefender impressed with its outstanding protection.”

Maik Morgenstern, AV-TEST CEO

AV-TEST awarded Best Protection to Bitdefender GravityZone Advanced Business Security and Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra Plus Security. GravityZone, the company’s endpoint protection, risk management and incident forensics platform, stopped 100 percent of zero-day malware and 100 percent of widespread malware discovered in the four weeks prior to each round of testing. With the latest achievements, Bitdefender business solutions have now earned eight Best Protection awards in seven years from AV-TEST.

On the consumer side, AV-TEST awarded Best Protection to Bitdefender Internet Security for Windows, an internet protection and privacy software for PCs, and Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android, software for safeguarding Android devices against viruses and other malware. Both solutions stopped 100 percent of zero-day malware and widespread variants.

The foundation of good cybersecurity and cyber resilience always starts with exceptional threat prevention. We’re honored to take home four Best Protection awards. This accomplishment demonstrates our dedication to deliver the industry’s best threat prevention for millions of consumers and thousands of enterprises to help secure endpoints, personal devices and cloud environments.

Dragos Gavrilut, director of cyber threat intelligence at Bitdefender

For an overview of Bitdefender AV-TEST 2021 results, visit: https://www.av-test.org/en/news/av-test-award-2020-for-bitdefender/

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Crypter type of technology facilitate the spread and development of cyber attacks, thus becoming very dangerous and easy to use tools for cybercriminals with experience and technical knowledge, but also for people who are at the stage of experiments in the online environment.

The services, known in the online environment as CyberSeal and Data Protector, offer users the ability to modify malware files so that they are not detected by anti-virus applications, such as Bitdefender.

During operation INVOKE, following the collaboration between the Romanian Police and Bitdefender, approximately 3,000 malware files modified by using the illegal services CyberSeal and DataProtector were identified. The files were used to launch computer attacks on computer systems around the world, including Romania.

“Arresting suspects and dismantling such groups is another blow to cybercrime and one of the many cross-border operations in recent years in which Bitdefender has worked with law enforcement agencies around the world, such as the FBI, Europol, Interpol or the DEA. Such successes bring us one step closer to our daily mission of making the Internet a safer environment “

Bitdefender representatives

Bitdefender has been providing robust security solutions that you can rely on since 2001. With its global security solution delivery infrastructure, the company manages to protect half a billion users. Bitdefender works with government organizations, large companies, small and medium enterprises and individuals from over 150 countries.

With over 1,600 employees and a team of more than 800 engineers and researchers, Bitdefender is today one of the most innovative IT security software providers in the world.

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