Bitdefender Total Security 2020 is here promising better malware detection, data privacy, and parental controls. Bitdefender is always highly rated for malware detection, so it’s nice to see improvements beyond the basics. This year’s upgrades to parental controls are particulary interesting. They amount to an AI babysitter of sorts, which is interesting but may not be to everyone’s liking—it also costs a little bit more.

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Bitdefender’s Windows app is the same as it was last time around. You navigate the app on the left rail, and the primary Dashboard is customizable to add and remove different modules, called “quick actions.” At the top of the Dashboard there are also recommendations for suggested actions. This happens courtesy of Bitdefender’s Autopilot feature, which got a big upgrade last year.

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