July 2012
Bitdefender Scores Highest Protection Rate in AV Comparatives Testing, Wins Advanced+ Award
Bitdefender Scores 99.6% Protection Rate in Independent Tests
Bitdefender®, the award-winning provider of innovative antivirus solutions, scored the highest protection rate of all antivirus products in independent testing by AV Comparatives and won another Advanced + Award
Bitdefender scored a protection rate of 99.6 percent, beating all 20 other computer security products that underwent the rigorous testing by the independent computer analysis organization, according to the published AV Comparatives test results. The testing was carried out in March and June on Bitdefender’s highly acclaimed 2012 generation.
“We’ve had a fabulous year with our 2012 products and we’re looking forward to an even better year with our freshly launched 2013 generation,” said Viorel Canja, head of Bitdefender Labs. “The overwhelming feedback and attention we’ve received for the quality of our product has driven us to even greater heights. We’re seriously looking forward to the testing results of our 2013 generation – the most dynamic ever.”
Bitdefender was also one of only five products that won AV Comparative’s prestigious Advanced+ Award and one of the few that showed no false positives during the March through June round of tests.
“Bitdefender has done exceptionally well throughout the past year of testing,” said Andreas Clementi of AV Comparatives. “The product has steadily shown great performance under a wide variety of circumstances. We’re seriously looking forward to testing out the 2013 generation.”
Besides the latest AV Comparatives award, Bitdefender 2012 products scored multiple wins in testing by independent anti-virus analyst AV-TEST, coming in first five times in the past year. The products also won acclaim with ICSA labs, Westo Coast Labs and VB 100.
Bitdefender in late June launched its 2013 generation of products, including Bitdefender Safepay™and its secured browser to keep online transactions private and secure, and anti-theft capabilities through Total Security 2013.
About Bitdefender®
Bitdefender is the creator of one of the world's fastest and most effective lines of internationally certified internet security software. The company is an industry pioneer, introducing and developing award-winning protection since 2001. Today, Bitdefender technology secures the digital experience of around 400 million home and corporate users across the globe.
Recently, Bitdefender won a series of important awards and accolades in the global security industry, including "Product of the Year" by AV-Comparatives, "Best Repair 2012" by AV-Test, "Editor's Choice" and "The Best Antivirus for 2013" by PC Mag, that confirmed the antivirus software’s leadership status among security products.
More information about Bitdefender's products is available from the company's security press room. Additionally, Bitdefender publishes the HOTforSecurity blog, where readers can find stories from the underworld of internet fraud, scams, malicious software - and gossip.