Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1251 in Software
• Brand: Bit Defender
• Released on: 2007-10-26
• Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista

Customer Reviews

Outstanding!
I have used almost all Internet Security Products such as Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky, Panda, and so on. I find BitDefender as the best product for Internet Security because of its advanced Heuristic Scanning abilities which find not only the known virus in signature but also those software which behave like a virus. Unlike top selling Internet Security tools such as Norton and McAfee, BitDefender updates are released for EVERY hour! BitDefender 2008 has been awarded PC Advisor GOLD for its outstanding security abilities. In case the system is infected, and can not boot; the BitDefender CD could be used to scan and remove the virus by BOOTING THROUGH IT! The most needed in an Internet Security software is a very good anti virus scan engine, and an excellent firewell. These are the BEST in BitDefender when compared to other Internet Security software. Moreover the BitDefender engine is very fast and consumes less than 1MB of the physical memory (RAM). I could scan all files on my (T7100 Centrino Duo Processor with 2 GB RAM) 80 GB hard disk in less than half an hour! It is available in both 32 bit and 64 bit versions compatible with Windows Vista.

This is probably the MOST STABLE software I have ever seen. I often read news on systems crashing because of errors in updates in Internet Security Softwares. But BitDefender never had such a problem.

Free on-line chat support for everyone is available at the following link.
http://kb.bitdefender.com/site/KnowledgeBase/getSupport/

You could also try to post your questions at the following forum. They usually reply in 2 to 3 days.
http://forum.bitdefender.com/

Salient Features: (taken from the BitDefender website)

ANTIVIRUS & ANTISPYWARE
Protects your PC in real time from known viruses, spyware and other malware with hourly updates
Blocks unknown viruses using advanced proactive detection techniques
Monitors and prevents spyware threats in real-time
Detects and removes the newest breed of hidden threats known as rootkits
Provides a smooth gaming experience by reducing the system load to a minimum

ANTI-PHISHING
Protects against phishing attacks by filtering all accessed web pages for fraud attempts
Reduces the risk of identity theft by preventing personal information leaks via e-mail or web.

FIREWALL
Controls applications' access to the Internet while "hiding" your computer from hackers
Helps prevent unauthorized access to your Wi-Fi network by notifying you when computers log in to the network.

ANTISPAM
Prevents different types of spam and scam e-mails from reaching your Inbox
Now responds faster to new spamming techniques with new adaptive engines

Supported e-mail software
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Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007
Microsoft Outlook Express
Microsoft Windows Mail
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 and 2.0

PARENTAL CONTROL
Blocks access to inappropriate websites and e-mail
Allows or blocks web access during specified time periods

The best antivirus there is!!
I bought BitDefender at Christmas, and had high expectations from looking at the internet. However, all of my expectations have been fulfilled, and it is by far the best anti virus software there is on the market - it is cheap, updates every 1 hour and much more. An extremely useful feature it has is called "Real time antivirus," and this stops viruses as they travel through your system, this even works for downloads! So far I have stopped 4 viruses and my system still runs at peak performance even when the program is running at full protection. It also requires very little attention and runs quietly in the background whilst completely securing your pc. Another good thing about this software is it works seamlessly with Vista, which means that even when SP1 comes out, it still works! A great buy, I would highly recommend it to anybody!!

BitDefender Internet
In a nutshell, my laptop was contantly choking before I had this software but now it breathes and lives like a G. It's outstanding.