Bitdefender Total Security – Complete Antivirus and Internet Security Suite – 5 Devices | 2 year Subscription | PC/Mac | Activation Code by Mail

I started out giving this product a bad review because I couldn't figure out how to cancel it but once I got someone on the phone--had to search for the number in Romania --it went smoothly. So no complaints there. I do think it worked as I didn't have any problems- although I had another security program on as well- a free one- that kept saying some app was infected but never saw a bad outcome. Anyways I did use it for two years. Quitting because I have a MAC and friends told me a MAC shouldn't need additional protection.And I can save money this way.

I have been using Bitdefender as my antivirus protection for probably over a decade and find it to be the best of all the products in it's class. I am tech-savvy so already adept at avoiding falling into phishing and other traps which can wreck havoc on a device but I I would never go without any kind of virus protection software. I uninstall the bloated ones that tend to come pre-installed on a computer and install this. I have it on 5 devices, including my Samsung Galaxy mobile, 1 desktop, and 3 laps running Windows 10 or 11. I find the pricing for this software from Amazon to be awesome as a 1 year subscription would have cost me $99 from Bitdefender and I get 2 years from Amazon. The mailed code arrived within one day and when I entered it in Bitdefender Central, I received a confirmation that it was valid and accepted. The confusing part (which is ALL Bitdefender's fault) is that the My Subscriptions tab doesn't make it clear that the subscription was renewed (see top portion of screenshot). I contacted Bitdefender by chat and they pointed me to the (smaller) portion in the lower screen where the expiration date was updated. Why wouldn't the new license replace the old one? They say that it will kick in once the old one renews (even though the beginning date overlaps). I'm still happy with the product but just thought I'd point this out so others aren't wasting time contacting customer support.

It’s an affordable solution compared to others

I've been happy with BitDefender for the past few years but I do get a lot of pop ups in the lower right corner for things that I'd rather ignore. Overall I have not had any issues so I would recommend.

I have been using Bitdefender Total Security for over 4 years now and never had a virus or breach with this version. I never get false alerts like other Virus Software packages.

New review: Sadly Bitdefender has turned into Norton. Constantly deleting files for being "strange" and closing your programs at every turn. Using Regedit is impossible if you don't disable shields and worst of all it literally terminated Explorer and deleted Dirt 5's EXE because I copied it to my Desktop. Apparently copying a game exe is "Suspicious behavior".Contacted support and they initially said they'd give me a 2 month extension to my soon-to-be expired subscription which I still haven't received. I mentioned it in a few more times and was completely ignored. Then they told me to download a program which started to log literally everything on my computer. Every single program, all currently running programs, and I closed it before it could get any further (which was like 20 minutes in and only 2/10 the way through).I guess to add to all of this I've only faced problem after problem with it hammering my drives because I had the audacity to launch a vidya gam (video game). Their response was the obvious "just exclude it then" which didn't work. Had to just let it scan until it got bored and when I moved the game to another drive it hammered that one too.So yea I'm not going to renew my subscription. They know this and I doubt they care. I'd rather an anti-virus that doesn't stop me from destroying my Windows install, which I have never actually done. I've had Windows 10 destroy Windows 8 and Linux destroy Windows 10 because Windows Installation was being Windows, but I have never destroyed Windows before. As long as you exclude me duct taping the Linux-destroyed Windows back together until it finally failed one day.Old review: Bitdefender is probably one of the better Anti-viruses out there in my experience. The only issue is that out of the box it's a bit on the too-safe side blocking all programs that access your Documents by default and even blocking access to your router because it's "Not secure"...I'm not an expert on Anti-viruses though but I can say I've enjoyed using it far more than I've enjoyed using Avast.Although one thing that does have me slightly worried is they've blocked Google on a number of occasions for a short period...

For most people the 5 device plan works great. My desktop, notebook, Android phone, and my brother’s desktop, and his notebook are ALL protected with my one plan.... AND, having the best performing, highest speed premium VPN is a no-brainer - with NO data limits.... NO ONE needs to know who or where I am online from, and being able to select your "apparent location" with the multitudes of VPN servers makes for a truly stealthy internet connection.... When a new program attempts an internet connection, setting the "alert mode" will display a pop-up box asking to permit or block the connection.... The VPN is set to start as soon and my computer boots and that is especially important when paying the monthly bills via my banks online bill pay service.... Depending on the VPN server location selected, VPN speeds are >90% of my ISP speeds without the VPN on.... I have been a subscriber with Bitdefender for OVER 15 years WITHOUT ANY SECURITY BREACHES/HACKS.... Its real-time scanning is FAST and does not impact system performance to any noticeable degree....The TotalSecurity protection and their great VPN speeds will keep me renewing my subscriptions….

Protects me and my computer. Allways behind the scenes unless you happen to open unsafe site.