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21 July 2015

Bitdefender, the creator of innovative online security software, is pleased to announced its elite Mac protection Antivirus for Mac won the Approved Security Product award from independent analysis firm AV-Comparatives.

Rigorous testing of Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac proved its ease of use as well as its efficiency in detecting both Mac malware and Windows malware, helping ensure users will not become infected and will not inadvertently pass infections on to friends and workmates who use Windows.

"Bitdefender has a very long history of excellence in the anti-malware field and our extensive testing proves that Antivirus for Mac carries on that tradition," said Andreas Clementi, CEO of AV-Comparatives. "Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac is easy to use and very effective. Our testing has shown its effectiveness in protecting Mac users from infections and in ensuring they will not become vectors of infection for others."

The AV-Comparatives award follows testing by AV-TEST, the other leading independent analysis firm in the online security industry that showed Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac has an extremely low impact on system performance. That testing showed a difference of only 7/10 of a second between the reference, an unprotected Mac, and a Mac protected by Bitdefender when transferring a 26.6 GByte file.

"Testing has proven repeatedly that Antivirus for Mac is an excellent choice for simplicity, machine performance and protection against malware that is increasingly plaguing Macs as well as PCs," said Bitdefender Global Marketing Director Ciprian Istrate. "We’re proud to be able to offer such as high degree of peace of mind and silent performance to the Mac community."

Bitdefender has also recently won AV-Comparatives’ Product of the Year for a second time for its blend of iron-clad protection, ease of use and low system impact. The company has also won PC Mag’s Editor’s Choice for its entire consumer line, including Antivirus Plus, Internet Security and Total Security.

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 500 million home and corporate users across the globe. 

Top international testing organizations and world-renowned software reviewers acknowledge Bitdefender’s solutions as the world’s most effective. In January 2015, Bitdefender won AV-Comparatives’ Product of the Year a second time, taking Gold awards in Proactive Malware Detection for its industry-leading heuristics, Real World Detection for accurate performance in real-life situations and Malware Removal for its thorough disinfection. At the same time, Bitdefender’s nearly undetectable impact on system performance won it Best Overall Speed.

Bitdefender has further confirmed its industry leadership with titles including Best Antivirus of 2014 and two Editor’s Choice awards from PCMAG, The Best Performance 2014 Award by AV-TEST for its Endpoint Solution, and 2013 Editor’s Choice from CNET. Bitdefender is also the only security solution to win all 36 VB SPAM awards given out by Virus Bulletin.

For more information about Bitdefender products, visit the security press room. Bitdefender also publishes the HOTforSecurity blog, with stories from the underworld of internet fraud, scams and malicious software.

 

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