Compare Features of Bitdefender Antivirus Plus and Norton Antivirus Plus
Common Features
Antimalware
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
Bitdefender antimalware works against all the online threats like viruses, rootkits, trojans, spyware etc. As other modern security software it also uses cloud technology for heavy work to keep the system impact minimal. You can also schedule your scans. Additionally it provides rescue environment scanning to restart the system in rescue mode to remove threat which can be removed normally.
Norton Antivirus Plus
Norton antivirus provides many scan options to detect and remove any malware like smart scan, custom scan, full scan etc. It also comes bundled with Norton power eraser which is an aggressive malware removal tool to eliminate hard to remove threats. Best part of the Norton antimalware is that it is highly customizable. In terms of its effectiveness it has scored good in independent testing labs. In our in house test it blocked all the threats effectively. As per my personal long term experience it never missed any threat.
Antiransomware
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
Bitdefender antiransomware module comes with multilayer protection. It has a ransomware remediation feature which helps to reverse the damage done by ransomware. It can restore the files encrypted by ransomware.
Norton Antivirus Plus
It includes ransomware protection but I didn't found any option to customize or control the anti-ransomware settings.
Firewall
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
Firewall comes with customization features to customize the rules. Its firewall is a two way firewall which check inbound and outbound connections for any kind of threat.
Norton Antivirus Plus
Norton smart firewall is a powerful and unique firewall. It offers intrusion detection and highly customized options to define your own rules. Settings are also easy to manage.
Web-protection
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
Web protection feature comes with strong anti-phishing which prevent a user to visit dangerous or fake websites. It has a powerful fraud protection.
Norton Antivirus Plus
Under web protection Norton provides antiphishing through a browser extension. It can be installed on Chrome, Firefox, Edge or IE browsers. It stops you before visiting to the harmful website and in our testing it shows very good and accurate result. Even without extension it will scan every download for any harmful content.
Extra Features in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
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Vpn
Bitdefender includes a trial version of the VPN and not the full version. It restrict users to utilize only 200mb per day per device. But user's have the option to buy full version of the VPN with unlimited traffic.
Vpn
Bitdefender includes a trial version of the VPN and not the full version. It restrict users to utilize only 200mb per day per device. But user's have the option to buy full version of the VPN with unlimited traffic.
Extra Features in Norton Antivirus Plus
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Antispam
Under antispam protection you can configure outlook to stop spam mails. It also blocks other ports to prevent other kind of spams.
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Password-manager
You require to install the password manager as a browser extension to automatically store the passwords. It is a simple to use and powerful password manager to get rid of the password hassles.
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Cloud-backup
It comes with 2GB cloud backup space where you can sync your important files and folders. It is a useful feature to secure you important files in case of any data loss.
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