🔍 The most important factor in choosing the best antivirus for Windows 10 is its ability to catch malware.
🏆 Based on independent testing, Norton Antivirus, bitdefender, and total AV are the top antivirus providers for Windows 10.
🔬 In personal testing, Norton and total AV caught 9 out of 10 malicious files, while bitdefender caught 8, with real-time protection turned off.
🔍 Total AV scan took the longest, around 15 minutes, using about 60% of CPU.
✔️ Norton Antivirus scan took around 10 minutes, averaging 80% CPU usage, showing improved performance.
❌ Bitdefender's performance worsened, maxing out CPU usage, but scan only took around 5 minutes.
🔍 Bitdefender and Norton are top antivirus options for Windows 10.
💻 Usability-wise, Bitdefender is the easiest to use.
⚖️ Norton is the middle ground option between Bitdefender and other antivirus programs.
🔍 Norton has a user-friendly interface with customization options suitable for seasoned users.
👨💻 Bitdefender is recommended for beginners due to its simplicity.
💰 Free versions of Bitdefender and total AV offer basic protection, but premium plans provide more value.
🔑 Bitdefender and Total AV offer antivirus plans for Windows 10.
💼 Bitdefender plans include a firewall, ransomware protection, and parental controls.
🔒 Total AV mid-tier plan includes a VPN.
🔒 Total AV lacks a firewall, which is an essential feature.
🔥 Norton Antivirus offers a customizable two-way firewall, web protection, cloud backup, and a VPN.
💪 Surf shark Antivirus for Windows 10 is recommended for its powerful VPN.
🔒 The video discusses a feature called threat protection that detects malicious files during downloads.
👍 Bitdefender is recommended for beginners, Norton is recommended for advanced protection with customization options, and Total AV is recommended for a modern and powerful antivirus tool.
🖥️ These are the best antivirus options for Windows 10 and 11.