BitDefender Total Security for Windows

When an unfamiliar attachment or link reaches your PC, Bitdefender Total Security can scan files and monitor web activity for threats. Its Windows protection also includes Safepay for financial transactions and tools for handling ransomware and network connections.

Choosing a scan

Quick Scan checks areas commonly targeted by malware, while System Scan checks the PC more broadly. Real-time protection monitors files and applications as they are accessed, so scans are one part of the protection workflow, not the only way the program checks for threats.

• Use Quick Scan for a focused check of common threat locations.
• Run System Scan to inspect files across the computer.

What does Safepay do?

Safepay is Bitdefender’s separate browser for online banking, shopping, and other transactions involving sensitive information. It opens a dedicated browsing session, keeping those activities apart from ordinary browser tabs. Bitdefender also includes web protection that checks for dangerous pages and phishing attempts.

Ransomware and network controls

Ransomware Remediation monitors for ransomware behavior and can restore files affected by an attack. The firewall controls network traffic and lets you manage how applications connect.

• Use the firewall controls to manage application network access.
• Ransomware Remediation focuses on recovering files affected by ransomware.

System requirements: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11 · 2 GB RAM · 2.5 GB free disk space · Internet Explorer 11

How are Quick Scan and System Scan different?

Quick Scan checks common malware locations; System Scan checks the computer more broadly.

What is Bitdefender Safepay for?

Safepay opens a separate browser session for banking, shopping, and other sensitive transactions.

Can Bitdefender Total Security help recover files after ransomware?

Ransomware Remediation monitors for ransomware behavior and can restore affected files.