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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #365 in Software
• Brand: Bit Defender
• Released on: 2009-09-18
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7
• Format: CD-ROM

Manufacturer's Description
Comprehensive Protection and Performance

BitDefender Antivirus 2010 provides your PC and laptop with proactive protection against viruses, spyware, credit card fraud and identity theft. Enjoy a safe online experience with maximum security and maximum speed.

PROTECTION


Confidently download, share and open files from friends, family, co-workers - and even total strangers!

• Protects against viruses and other malware using industry-leading technology
• Scans all web, e-mail and instant messaging traffic in real-time
• Provides an unmatched detection rate of new threats based on two different proactive technologies
• Blocks spyware programs that track your online activities
• Removes malicious programs (rootkits), which are designed to stay hidden while controlling your PC

PRIVACY

Protect your identity: shop, bank, listen and watch, privately and securely

• Anti-phishing blocks web pages that attempt to steal your credit card data
• Prevents personal information from leaking via e-mail, web or instant messaging

Guard your conversations with top-of-the line encryption

• Instant Messaging Encryption keeps your conversations private on Yahoo! and MSN Messenger

PERFORMANCE

Play safely, play seamlessly

• Game Mode reduces the system load, postpones scans and avoids requesting user interaction during game play

Get fine-tuned performance from your computer

• Laptop Mode prolongs battery life

NEW AND IMPROVED


NEW More Protection: Active Virus Control
This innovative technology monitors each program running on your PC for suspicious actions. If enough such actions are detected, the program is declared harmful.

NEW More Speed: Optimised Scanning
Avoids scanning files known to be safe, improving scan speed and reducing system load. BitDefender provides a continuously updated database of known safe files.

NEW Easier to Use: User Profiles
Whether you're a security expert or a novice, BitDefender makes it easy for you to manage your PC security. New to this version, the product's interface and functions now adapt to the main activities you are likely to perform on your PC.



IMPROVED In-Product Technical Support
Get answers to the most common questions or contact technical support directly from the product using its easy-to-use self-service module.

Operating System : Windows XP Service Pack 2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7
CPU Type: Intel CORE Duo (1.66 GHz) or equivalent processor
Hard Drive Space: 600MB
Memory 1GB for Windows XP & Windows 7, 1.5GB for Vista
Supported e-mail clients: Microsoft Outlook 2000 / 2003 / 2007; Microsoft Outlook Express; Microsoft Windows Mail; Thunderbird 2.0.0.17, Yahoo Messenger 8.5; Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8; Firefox 2.5
Internet Required: for product registration and virus definition updates. Internet Explorer 7 or higher

Box Contains
1 CD-ROM

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Customer Reviews

Top notch antivirus and security application
I have already reviewed Bitdefender's Internet Security application for Amazon, which features their antivirus application as part of the suite. However this product may be more suitable for those who do not wish to have all elements of their security in one application suite.

The antivirus product is definitely high quality, with constantly updated definitions supplied at regular intervals during an average day rather than once or twice a week as other products only offer. I installed this onto an Asus netbook running XP, although the product is compatible with Vista and Windows 7 for anyone wishing to add it to those operating systems. Despite the netbook having limited processing power it runs quite happily with this AV onboard, and I would have no hesitation in recommending it for that class of device. On other platforms such as laptops and desktops it will therefore be a resource light application and run smoothly, especially on older machines with not as much grunt.

The full suite reviewed elsewhere is excellent, as is the antivirus standalone product. It is more than an AV as security is monitored, various health functions being checked and reported as vulnerabilities in addition to just sweeping for nasties. If you do not require the various firewall and other functions of the full release then the standalone antivirus application is one of the strongest and lightest products out there.

BitDefender crashes often on boot
This product has an annoying habit of crashing on boot up if you don't give it about 5 minutes to sort its life out. So this isn't great for those of you who aren't in the relative dark ages like me (I'm using a USB wired ADSL modem) and whose internet connection dials in automatically.

I contacted the customer support people via email and I got a reply within their 48 hour service level agreement which asked me to run a diagnostic programme and send them the result. To cut a long story short, after a week and 3 email exchanges they sent me a "delete all registry" programme and told me to uninstall the software and reinstall from their website!

So when it works it's fine and is only slightly more annoying than my last AV (outpost pro) in that it wants to babysit me into upgrading programmes I don't use (windows messenger, windows desktop search etc)!

Bit Defender 2010 not so good on Windows XP
The 2010 version slows and sometimes stops my PC at boot up, and often crashes it if I use the Internet! Tech support don't respond to my e-mails. The license key works with the 2009 version so I have gone back to this. Next year I will find a different product.