Product Description

BullGuard Internet Security is a complete security solution whichprotects PCs and laptops from online threats like spam viruses andspyware. Designed for home users and small-businesses BullGuardInternet Security comes with a standard 3 PC license. T

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1463 in Software
• Brand: Bullguard
• Released on: 2006-10-23
• Platforms: Windows 95, Windows 2000
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Manufacturer's Description

Anti-virus:
The centrepiece of any serious PC security application, the Anti-virus application screens your e-mails, and scans your hard drives for viruses and malware. The BullGuard Anti-virus combines the highest update frequency in the business with a no-nonsense user-interface.

• Complete Anti-virus Security - BullGuard checks for viruses every time you try to access a file. We block any infected file before it does any harm. BullGuard filters all possible virus access ways:

  • Internet downloads
  • Local files on your computer
  • Floppy disks
  • E-mail attachments
  • Network drives
  • CD-ROMs
  • On-line services
  • ZIP drives
  • Tape backups
  • Peer-2-Peer

• E-mail Protection - BullGuard secures Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Eudora, The Bat and all other e-mail clients that use the POP3 or IMAP protocol for fetching mails. All infected e-mails are blocked, regardless of the e-mail client used.
• Daily Updates - Our antivirus database is maintained and updated around the clock. Our virus-lab is consistently among the first on the security market to protect our users from new virus attacks and to provide free tools to neutralize their potential damage.
• Fast and Reliable Scan Engines - Powerful scan engines, powered by award-winning Bitdefender and certified by ICSA Labs, USA, ensure detection of all known viruses.
• Messenger and P2P Protection - Powerful scan engines, powered by award-winning Bitdefender and certified by ICSA Labs, USA, ensure detection of all known viruses.
• Archive Scan - All Peer-To-Peer applications like MSN, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger and Kazaa are protected.
• Archive Scan - BullGuard is able to scan inside all popular archive formats such as .zip and .rar.
• Detect Unknown Viruses - Using a sophisticated pattern recognition system, BullGuard detects and warns you about unknown viruses.
• Scheduled Scanning - Enables virus-scanning sessions at specified times or intervals.
• Detailed Reports - BullGuard creates detailed scan reports that are easy to read and understand. If your computer has already been infected with a virus, BullGuard will guide you through the process of removing it.
• 24/7 Support - With free e-mail and chat support, you can always get in touch with BullGuard's skilled supporters if you encounter any difficulties. We have a 1-hour response rate for all our customers.

Anti-spyware:
Spyware and adware have become a serious nuisance and threat to privacy. BullGuard Anti-spyware protects your PC from all known kinds of spyware and adware by searching and cleaning files, registry keys, processes and cookies, protecting you from identity theft and the loss of personal information.

• Complete spyware and adware protection - BullGuard Anti-spyware locates and removes all known kinds of spyware and adware from your pc.
• In-depth cleaning - BullGuard Anti-spyware searches and cleans files, registry keys, processes and cookies, ensuring that your privacy is protected.
• Daily updates - Like our antivirus database, our antispyware database is updated around the clock by our lab, giving you piece of mind to enjoy the great things the Internet has to offer, without needing to worry about the threat posed by malware.
• Detailed reports - BullGuard creates detailed scan reports that are easy to read and understand. If your computer has already been infected with spyware or adware, BullGuard will guide you through the process of removing it.

Firewall:
Being able to control the information leaving your PC is very important. Certain things, such as credit card information and personal information, should not be unwillingly shared. With the BullGuard Firewall you can take charge of your internet connection.

• Complete internet control - Our powerful firewall engine, powered by Agnitum Outpost, will protect you from hackers and spyware. With BullGuard installed, you will have full control of your internet connection.
• Intrusion detection - BullGuard detects port scans, Denial of Service attacks, MAC address spoofing, and much more. It supports stealth browsing and automatically blocks intruders.
• Extrusion detection - BullGuard monitors all applications on your computer trying to access the Internet, giving you the upper hand against Trojans.
• Phishing protection: Blocks connections to malicious sites - The firewall will help you stay protected from phishing and pharming scams. Using a regularly updated database of known malicious sites, you will be kept safe from accessing such sites and exposing your financial or other personal data.
• Beginner and Advanced level - With automatic rule-implementation, our firewall is very transparent to the inexperienced beginner, while providing excellent security. By switching to advanced mode, you will gain full control of your internet connection, with access to all settings and the ability to create security profiles for different scenarios.
• 24/7 support - With free e-mail and chat support, you can always get in touch with BullGuard's skilled supporters if you experience a virus attack or encounter any difficulties. We have a 1-hour response rate for all our customers.

Spamfilter:
The BullGuard Spamfilter will protect you from annoying spam and potentially costly phishing attempts - a key tool in keeping your Inbox free from unsolicited mail.

• Collaborative Spamfilter - The BullGuard Spamfilter uses the collective input of BullGuard users worldwide to form a database of spam "footprints". These footprints are used when classifying the mail received by individual BullGuard Spamfilter users.
• White and Blacklisting - The local Whitelist and Blacklist allow you to fine tune the Spamfilter to your specific requirements. The whitelist contains all the e-mail addresses and domains you trust. Mail from these addresses or domains will never be labelled as spam. The Blacklist allows you to ban individual e-mail addresses or complete domains, blacklisted mail will be transferred straight to the "Deleted Items" folder or any other folder chosen by you.
• Phishing protection - The BullGuard Spamfilter will help identify and filter fraudulent e-mail such as phishing attempts. In combination with local whitelists, blacklists and BullGuard Support, who will assist you 24 hours a day with all security related questions, the BullGuard Spamfilter offers the most comprehensive phishing protection on the market.
• E-mail client integration - The BullGuard Spamfilter features full integration with the most popular e-mail applications available, allowing you to use anti-spam tools inside the mail client.
• 24/7 support

  - With free e-mail and chat support, you can always get in touch with BullGuard's skilled supporters if you experience a virus attack or encounter any difficulties. We have a 1-hour response rate for all our customers.

Online backup:
Safety and convenience combined. Backing up your important files has never been easier with both local and online backup. Not only can you customise the size of your online backup drive to suit your needs - once uploaded, you can access these files from any computer connected to the internet anywhere in the world! The size of your backup-drive is chosen when you buy BullGuard and can range from 1000 MB to 5 Gigabyte. You can always upgrade your backup-drive with more space to suit your current needs. All subscribers get 1000 MB for free.

• Local Backup - You can choose to perform scheduled backup to a harddrive, a removable disc or optical media with the assistance of a step-by-step wizard.
• Secure servers - Your files and documents are stored on our custom built backup servers which are placed in hardened, temperature and humidity controlled bunkers 25 meters above sea-level in an earthquake free zone. These first line servers are backed up on identical second line servers placed in a separate geographical location with 300 Km (186 Miles) separation.
• Encrypted data transfer - All uploads and downloads to our servers are done using secure 128 bit SSL transfer, ensuring you full data-integrity.
• Smart file-transfer - If a file is already backed up, it will of course not waste your internet connection bandwidth by transferring it again. A file will only be uploaded if it is not already on the backup-drive, or if it has been changed since the last backup. This minimizes the use of your internet connection.
• Automatic scheduling - Automatic scheduling of your backup ensures that your data is safe at all times.
• Remote access - With your online backup drive you can access your personal files from any computer connected to the internet - with or without BullGuard installed. Just go to the bullguard website and login to your personal BullGuard backup-drive with your username and password, and you have all your personal files right there.
• 24/7 support - With free e-mail and chat support, you can always get in touch with BullGuard's skilled supporters if you experience a virus attack or encounter any difficulties. We have a 1-hour response rate for all our customers.
• Support - BullGuard Support is a key component in all BullGuard products. Assistance with all security related questions available to all users directly from the application. No FAQ, no automated response real people and live help.
• Personal Assistance - BullGuard does not believe Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) files and automated help adequate addresses the many questions and concerns affecting our users. We have made Support an essential part of our product range. BullGuard Support can be contacted, completely free of charge, and a personalised answer will be received within 1 hour, at the very latest.

Help+:
Assistance is not limited to the BullGuard products but covers all PC security related questions.

Localised Support:
In addition to the 24 hours of Support available 7 days a week in English, BullGuard Also offers localized assistance in German 16 hours a day 7 days a week and in Danish 8 hours a day 5 days a week.

Customer Reviews

As Good As The Last
I have just installed Bullguard Internet Security 7.0 after a successful 12 month period with version 6.0. Although I've just started using it, it appears to be as good as the last one with the added feature of anti-spyware. Its very user friendly and uncluttered. The only thing I would bring to the attention of other potential buyers is to ensure that they renew their subscriptions or purchase a new anti-virus software before the last day of the 12 month contract. I let it slip and all protection was switched off on day 366. Bullguard wanted £34.99 to renew with a 20% discount, reducing this to £27.99. Amazon offered the package for £22.99 so it worked out cheaper to buy it brand new than renew online.

So far so good...
All very impressive so far. Very easy to install. Quick updates. Two attacks successfully blocked within 3 days! Also I emailed the support team and twenty minutes later I had a response - and it wasn't a standard 'cut and paste' email - it appeared to be from a real person (!) who gave me clear step-by-step instructions on how to resolve my query. Recommended.

Safety Net
Is this better than Norton & Macafee ?? Well in my opinion yes it is. The interface is simple, much less of a system hog the the big two, and best of all, if you've got more than one pc connected to the net, this comes fully licensed for three machines.