Does Bitdefender for Mac have a firewall?

Brant

I followed the installation video and set up my Anti Virus for Mac, but when I was looking in the system settings under Network it said that the firewall was inactive? Is this the firewall built into the MAC or is Bitdefender using its own? I turned on the firewall under the network settings for the time being.

Flexx

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/98303/does-bitdefender-for-mac-have-a-firewall

Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac:

• Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac does not include its own firewall component. This means it doesn't manage or control the built-in macOS firewall.
• The inactive firewall you saw in your Network settings is the macOS firewall. It's separate from Bitdefender's antivirus features.

Recommendations:

• Enable the macOS Firewall: It's generally a good practice to keep the macOS firewall active for added protection (https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mh34041/mac)

Regards

DeyJKP658

The MAC-OS firewall function and the firewalls of each security software are common, but since they are software firewalls, if possible, it is recommended to use the hardware firewall function (IP filtering, IDS, etc.) of the upper communication device (router, etc.)

I think it would be better to control unauthorized communication using filtering, etc., since it would reduce the load on the terminal.