February 04, 2020
Think twice, or three times, before deploying to Macs
Pros and Cons
- Works behind the scenes
- Notifications are customisable
- Can be a resource hog on Macs
- Cannot modify Mac notifications
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December 11, 2019
MSPs... Add this to your stack!
Pros and Cons
- Protects computers from malware.
- Rarely interferes with other programs.
- Management console needs a UI redesign.
- Can be confusing to understand.
December 11, 2019
BitDefender Gravity AV Review of Basic Use and Features
Pros and Cons
- Easy to use the cloud-based console.
- Easy to configure and deploy.
- Digital wallet for password protection is lacking.
- VIP tech support costs money.
September 20, 2019
Excellent product but difficult to set up for non IT
Pros and Cons
- The Gravity Zone console is quite easy to use, particularly if the person assigned to implement and deploy have a good understanding of how to make it work to get at the information needed.
- The Dashboard is customizable to get at the information needed in one location.
- Pushing tasks across the network is quite easy.
- Having said the what is available in gravity zone, it is easy to see what devices have activity that frequently result in quarantines. This allows us to address "misuse" of our devices. Which brings me to my final point...
- The policies can be set up to lock devices down with very strict rules (such as device locking) or with relaxed policies.
- Who do I ask? This is my chief complaint is once the initial licenses were purchased through Bit Defender, there was no one to contact that could help navigate some of the initial questions I had with regard to specific policies to implement for our file server. The parent web site is, well, hard to navigate when one is trying to "learn" the system.
- The second issue is in increasing the licenses. It took several days for the parent company (by contact and phone) to inform me that they could not increase the licenses and I would have to go through a private vendor. There was no intent to connect me to a vendor or provide a vendor list until I asked specifically. YET I continue to get email from the parent company reminding me to pay an annual fee for the licenses purchase through the private vendor. The parent company can see the number of licenses yet did not sell them to me.
- Gravity Zone Dashboard, while excellent for those who have experience, is not particularly intuitive for those who have never used it. There does not seem to be a lot of documentation for those responsible for implementation.
September 10, 2019
Protection and Peace of Mind with Excellent Value
Pros and Cons
- Easy interface for all device monitoring.
- Automatic scheduling of anti-virus scans.
- Responsive customer service.
- Sometimes automatic scans do not happen and have to initiate manually.
- More detailed reports of scan and results would be helpful in order to analyze devices productivity.
- Faster scans.
Pros and Cons
- Using Bitdefender Control Center we can easily and quickly identify the equipment that is infected, and in addition, we can perform the cleaning action remotely.
- Another widely used point is the remote installation and upgrade of the client, enabling IT staff to perform this action or schedule in Control Center without the need for staff to physically move around.
- We were able to create action and access policies for specific groups quickly and easily. This allows for the blockages and releases according to the role or user activity of each employee
- The blacklist of access to websites by content, or URL, is very efficient and if you need a momentary release we can use PowerUser for this action locally, isolated and temporarily.
- It consumes a lot of the requirements of the computer/notebook, making its use in more modest equipment (with 4GB of RAM, for example) very slow. It loads with a very long delay of Windows startup.
- While performing an upgrade or scan using hard disks, the equipment is very slow. We can only solve this problem using SSD, and this solution is not feasible since we would have a very high cost to exchange all disks of our technology park.
Pros and Cons
- It is very well organized which makes keeping track of our different groups very easy.
- I like that it tells me when a computer has been encrypted since I have to keep track of these things on a monthly basis.
- Sometimes it can be hard to tell if a computer is protected with Bitdefender or if it is inactive or unencrypted.
Pros and Cons
- Amazing training
- Great support
- Easy to navigate
- Pricing is hard to see right away.
- It has a steep learning curve.
- The training doesn't work on Chrome.
October 30, 2019
Good product and features, decently priced.
Pros and Cons
- Manage multiple endpoints efficiently.
- Alert technicians when a problem is encountered.
- Preventing infections and cleaning up machines that are already infected.
- Endpoint resources utilization. GravityZone clients seem to have a noticeable impact on system performance.
- UI is decent but could use some improvement when it comes to accessing common tasks easily.
- Better documentation of recommended practices. For example more information on the best practices for policy configuration depending on how they being deployed; ie MSP, internal, VAR.
Pros and Cons
- Easy to use.
- The dashboard provides a quick overview of all PCs.
- Easy to set clients up, even when there are changes in policy.
- Front end is easy to use.
- Entering information from top to bottom not bottom to top (that is something I always have to remember).
- Training videos on how to set up, therefore new hires can also learn.
Pros and Cons
- Response time
- Block Rate
- Not letting intrusions
- Better Web Interface
- More user friendly
- Better layout
Pros and Cons
- Bitdefender provides excellent malware protection, without affecting the speed or performance of the computers.
- The web portal simplifies product deployment, device reporting and threat mitigation. This is ideal, since our company has devices in multiple locations.
- The web portal provides a central location for us to manage all of our client's devices. Since we're an IT service provider, the solution is very efficient and makes it easy to manage and monitor all of our clients devices from one location.
- The Mac version seems to have limited power user functionality.
Pros and Cons
- Single pane of glass
- Unobtrusive
- Easy to deploy
- If the downloaded tool fails, it has to download all over. Would be nice if it caches the install file for later use.
- Cannot install if Malware Bytes is installed, but works fine if MBAM is installed after.
- Cannot move machines from one company to another without reinstalling.
Pros and Cons
- Deployment of client
- Rules for exclusions
- Monitoring or all assets
- Better overall stats and pie chart for a quick dashboard of all clients.
- Risk assessment or improvement scanner
October 14, 2019
Bitdefender for a charter school
Pros and Cons
- User friendly
- Quick to install
- Keeps computers safe
- Can get a little pricey
September 14, 2019
Does what it says on the tin!
Pros and Cons
- Detection rates are industry leading, and with very few if any false positives.
- The endpoint software is also very lightweight. We've had problems with previous alternate AV software hogging resources. Not so with Bitdefender GravityZone.
- Something I find irritating when using the web console to administer or view reports etc, is that you can't use the browser 'back' button!
- I've also found at times the remote deployment to be a little unreliable. I've had to resort to using 3rd-party tools to deploy to some machines on our domain.
September 11, 2019
One more network safe, one more network protected....Bitdefender
Pros and Cons
- Great success with the web filter. Once I've entered a site to be blocked, within several minutes I can test and see that the site is, in fact, blocked.
- The ease of installation is paramount. Logging into the gravityzone website is a breeze. Right in front of you is the offer to "install on this machine" option. Very easy to use. The portlets on the dashboard are the best. Once arranged to my liking - it's a sure fire and quick way to glance at the network health overall.
- The ease of pushing commands and instructions to individual machines under the network menu option is fantastic. I can select a single machine for a scan and many other things or can select the entire network.
- Love the detailed info that is given for any chosen machine.
- Had a little trouble when deleting a computer from the network list. Learned it was best to move it to the deleted folder first, then delete from there. Maybe this could be noted by an * or something at the bottom if one is going to delete a computer.
- Maybe send a verification email if logging into the website from a new device or one that is not used often and then add that machine to the trusted list for devices that can log on.
- Offer a user interface choice or theme so that we may change to color of our dashboard.
August 05, 2019
Bitdefender GravityZone Experiences
Pros and Cons
- Users are protected without them having to manage the product themselves
- Being able to manage computers in our organization thru the cloud is especially helpful when we have users all across the country and South America
- Bitdefender uses less computer resources than many other virus protection products we've used in the past
- I do not like having to correspond by email. When I have an issue I do not have time to wait 6-8 hours for a reply. I want to do a chat or a phone call.
- I find their cloud dashboard a bit challenging to navigate. I can never find the option I need without searching thru every category.
- I do not like that it takes 48 hours for the cloud to update when there is an issue with a client computer when I am working on it remotely.
July 29, 2019
Bitdefender GravityZone is the perfect security solution for the average business owner
Pros and Cons
- Bitdefender GravityZone is well suited for small or medium-sized businesses that need strong security because it's makers put a lot of extra thinking into the software.
- The web-based administrative management panel is very robust and modern.
- The software knows how to detect new malware and viruses based on complex algorithms.
- Reporting can get complicated, especially if you are managing a lot of users.
- Customer service is not the fastest or most thorough in their responses.
- Their documentation does not make it easy to browse through and find instructions.
Pros and Cons
- Great visual reporting.
- Easy deployment.
- Resolution of threats.
- I’d love to see the ability to have remote access to systems with issues.
Pros and Cons
- One portal: able to see in one view if any of my clients have any issues.
- Easy to install
- Lots of control options for each install.
- Easier to understand any license issues with each client.
- Too many running services.
- Really seems to use a lot of resources when running scans.
September 11, 2019
Great Product at a Great Price
Pros and Cons
- Easy to read reporting
- Managed real time analysis
- None as of now
October 22, 2019
Our review after 5 years of using Bitdefender GravityZone
Pros and Cons
- Excellent behavior analysis.
- Real-time check of the state of all endpoints.
- Adaptable scalability and growth.
- Brand customization.
October 19, 2019
Bitdefender -- the AV Solution for everyone.
Pros and Cons
- A cost-effective solution, pay for what you need.
- Out of the box configuration. More features generally result in more settings to configure. Bitdefender has created standard out of the box policies that meet the needs of our customers.
- Easy to install. Installation instructions can be sent directly to the portal and done by the end-user.
- It needs a smaller installation package. The install is very large.
- Better logging at the endpoint level.
Pros and Cons
- Multi-tenant management
- Global policy change
- Nested policy management
- Single pane of glass
- Poor Apple (Mac) support
- High resource usage
- Challenging reporting model
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About Bitdefender GravityZone
Categories: Antivirus, Endpoint Security
Bitdefender GravityZone Technical Details
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