The latest visual update of Bitdefender has introduced a small change on which we remain divided, as it breaks precisely with the balance mentioned above.

You still can't disable it and for experts, that's unfortunate, especially as it limits the customisation possibilities of this home screen, which by default offers access to quick or full scan, VPN or even the SafePay secure browser for banking in an isolated environment. And while Bitdefender Total Security's interface hasn't changed since our last comparison after a slight visual overhaul, it still manages to pull off this big upset relatively well, still taking advantage of its Autopilot mode that provides recommendations to the user on the home screen.

This is no mean feat, and many software programs fall into one excess or the other, when they don't change their approach, alienating the regulars in order to seduce a wider audience, a reproach that could be made to the recent editions of Avira for example. For an antivirus, the ideal interface must be able to suit two very different user audiences: seasoned technophiles who know exactly what they are doing with their device, and complete beginners for whom an antivirus must above all be a safety net, and this therefore implies having both a certain complexity in the functionalities and settings it offers, while at the same time being simple to access, didactic and not too intimidating for the general public.

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