Bitdefender Free, built by Romania’s Softwin, protects over 41 million consumers and 3 million businesses across 80+ countries. The no-cost build pairs award-winning malware scanning with Active Virus Control, a real-time behaviour monitor that blocks zero-day threats before they execute. Choose Typical, Parent or Gaming profile and the engine tunes itself for maximum speed with minimum interruption.
Technical edge
- More protection: 24/7 process monitoring catches dormant malware the moment it wakes.
- More speed: skips known-safe files; scan times are half those of earlier versions.
- More convenience: three usage profiles (Typical, Parent, Gaming) and a one-click wizard give beginners and experts the exact level of control they want.
- Better parental control: detailed web-visit reports plus time limits for sites or apps.
- Better intrusion detection: hardens system files, DLL injection and registry tampering in real time.
This page offers the Home Edition—sufficient protection for most households.