BitDefender Antivirus Specifications

BitDefender Antivirus Product Details

Features and Benefits:

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

NEW! 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

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

Blocks web pages that attempt to steal your credit card data
NEW! 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

Play safely, play seamlessly

Reduces the system load and avoids requesting user interaction during game play

Get fine-tuned performance from your computer

Optimized scanning technology skips safe files for better scan speed and lower system load
Laptop Mode prolongs battery life

Let professionals solve any security issues

Assistance with common issues built directly into the product
Free technical support for the entire duration of the product license

What's New:

More Protection!
Many of today's stealth viruses are designed to avoid antivirus detection by initially laying dormant only to attack your PC when it is most vulnerable. BitDefender 2010 features a cutting-edge security system, Active Virus Control, which constantly monitors all of the processes on your PC, 24/7, blocking any malicious behavior before it can cause any damage.

More Speed!
The abundance of new viruses calls for faster ways to detect them. BitDefender's Optimized Scanning avoids the scanning of files that are known to be safe. The result? BitDefender 2010 scans your PC in half the time needed by previous versions, while using less resources.

Easier to Use!
Whether you're a security expert or a novice, with the new BitDefenderUser Profiles you can easily manage your PC's security. The product interface adapts to the chosen profile and provides quick access to the main security functionalities you are most likely to need (Parental Controls for parents, or Gamer Mode for gamers).
BitDefender 2010 also features three dashboard views – Novice, Intermediate, and Expert - to better accommodate users with different levels of PC knowledge.

Improved Intrusion Detection
BitDefender detects and blocks attempts to change critical system files or registry entries on your PC and warns you about attacks performed by code injection (DLL injection).

Improved In-Product Technical Support
You can get answers to the most common product-related questions or contact technical support directly from the product using its easy-to-use self-service module.

System Requirements:

Minimal system requirements

Windows XP SP2, Vista, Windows 7
800MHz processor
RAM:
- 512 MB (Windows XP)
- 1 GB (Windows Vista and Windows 7)
450 MB available hard disk space
Internet Explorer 6

Recommended system requirements

Windows XP SP2, Vista, Windows 7
Intel CORE Duo (1.66 GHz) or equivalent processor
RAM:
- 1GB (Windows XP and Windows 7)
- 1.5 GB (Windows Vista)
600 MB available hard disk space
Internet Explorer 7

Software requirements

Yahoo Messenger 8.5
Windows Live Messenger 8
Firefox 2.5
Thunderbird 2.0.0.17
Outlook 2000, 2003, 2007
Outlook Express
Windows Mail

Newsletters

BitDefender Antivirus 2010

Publisher: SOFTWIN

Version: 2010

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based on (38) Reviews

Excellent

Music critics combined give BitDefender Antivirus a score of 4 out of 4

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Very Good

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Good

Music critics combined give BitDefender Antivirus a score of 2 out of 4

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The Secret behind Bitdefender and Kasperksy

What is it that makes Bitdefender and Kaspersky the top antivirus programs out there? They both are easy on your system resources they both have great core code that is powering their software. What is it that really makes them standout from the rest of

by jeff on February 09, 2009 09:22 PM MST OGDEN, UTAH

397 of 428 found this review helpful

Makes computer not respond

Yes bitdefender is too good but on vista its makes the computer not responding just on startup for about

by Bigred on February 18, 2009 12:06 PM MST ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

46 of 69 found this review helpful

Try before you buy

BitDefender rendered my system unusable. Within days of installing I suffered over eight crashes/system-freezes, four of which happened while running scans. I had to uninstall the product to return my system to a usable state. Unfortunately, I

by rnesius on April 02, 2009 03:52 PM MDT BEAVERTON, OREGON

41 of 48 found this review helpful

Locks up Outlook and slows down computer

I was greatly disappointed with Bitdefender Total Security 2009. I shifted from Norton to Bitdefender and saw an immediate slowdown in my 3.4ghz Dell. In addition to the slowdown, Outlook 2007 would lock up any time I sent out an email with an

by gatorbob91 on March 16, 2009 08:33 AM MDT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

36 of 46 found this review helpful

Gets the job done right.

I use BitDefender at work and it runs seamlessly with my system. It monitors all of my internet/IM traffic as well as performing regular system scans. It keeps itself updated and it's light-weight enough that I don't even notice it besides

by ben on January 28, 2009 08:36 AM MST ROY, UTAH

33 of 44 found this review helpful

It failed at the one task it was meant to do... protect my PC

I purchased BitDefender 2009 with high expectations. I was tired of McAfee slowing down my PC and the BD reviews were very good. The firewall seemed robust and, while the anti-virus scans had a lot of false-positives (i.e., flagging any VB or C source

by sfriedenthal on May 12, 2009 01:54 PM MDT NEWTON CENTER, MASSACHUSETTS

24 of 27 found this review helpful

Bi Defender Anti Virus 2009

Their web site is impossible to navigate. One must do the diagnostics oneself before one can get any help and they never...ever ..ever talk with you Just send emails with more assignments to do to fix the problem ... 2 days and 47 emails later and a day

by sruben on March 31, 2009 02:25 PM MDT NEW YORK, NEW YORK

20 of 26 found this review helpful

DO NOT BUY THIS!!

This slowed my computer to a crawl, and since I had bought the 3 pack, I tried to install it on my wife's computer also. After two days of frustratingly trying, I gave up. Then after a week of my computer slowing down, blue screens, etc. I decided

by pkweis on May 14, 2009 09:36 AM MDT SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

20 of 26 found this review helpful

Customer/Technical Service Nonexistant

I have used BitDefender for three years and renewed my subscription (3 user license) last month when it expired (3/10/09). I downloaded and installed BD Internet Security 2009 and installed it on 3 computers. On one laptop the firewall would not work.

by DCinTX on April 02, 2009 03:52 PM MDT SPRING, TEXAS

18 of 22 found this review helpful

Great product. Works for me. Install and forget.

I've tried other products and they all seem to let stuff through or cause problems with other programs. So far, so good with this one.

by jared on January 28, 2009 03:38 PM MST AMERICAN FORK, UTAH

17 of 29 found this review helpful

Bitdefender has no email support

I purchased Bitdefender a little over a month ago - because it was supposedly rated Number 1 for antivirus protection for 2009. Over the past month I've had several questions and concerns and have used their email support. I've yet to

by dwilke333 on April 10, 2009 04:05 PM MDT RICHMOND, TEXAS

11 of 16 found this review helpful

WARNING - BitDefender Antivirus 2010

The warning applies ONLY to BitDefender Antivirus 2010. I installed BitDefender Antivirus 2010 on my home desktop (WinXP Pro SP3). The installation and post-install reboot went OK. Upon returning to the desktop the BitDefender Antivirus 2010

by tecknomage on September 18, 2009 03:11 PM MDT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

9 of 9 found this review helpful

Wish it would work the way it ought to

I bought Bit Defender last year, and it causes odd problems with my operating system. Sometimes it runs when it is supposed to (2 a.m.) and all is fine. Other times it runs 8 or 9 hours and often locks the computer. Still other times it runs and

by rdhinmn on April 15, 2009 03:32 PM MDT NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA

9 of 13 found this review helpful

Awesome AV Product, Get This!

I feel like this software is getting a bad rap. I too had a few snafus getting it up and running but that was because I had 2 nasty viruses on my computer. Once I started Vista in safe mode and did the online scan and got rid of the creepy crawlies that

by Myss on April 21, 2009 10:55 AM MDT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

7 of 9 found this review helpful

bitdefender does no play well with others

1) bit defender does not play well with other applications. defrag for one. 2) after uninstalling bitdefender, I could no longer re-install. 3) it seemed to get some false hits. other than that it was fair.

by bobz086 on February 19, 2009 11:20 AM MST SHELTON, WASHINGTON

6 of 12 found this review helpful

Auto update a real problem

Auto update is a real problem, specially if u are using a proxy server.

by Mesa823 on February 18, 2009 12:06 PM MST GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

5 of 14 found this review helpful

Tested Bitdefender

I have tested bitdefender and the result was stunning. I never heard about bitdefender before. However, I will start using it immediately and recommend to others

by UofA09 on February 18, 2009 12:05 PM MST PHOENIX, ARIZONA

4 of 16 found this review helpful

completely agree

I completely agree with you. I've used Bit for two years and got benefit from it. Bitdefender is number

by 17rings on February 18, 2009 12:06 PM MST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

4 of 9 found this review helpful

Where is the customer support? Could have fooled me

Like others, I purchased Bitdefender Antivirus 2009 because of positive reviews. I have not used it long, but there are already issues, notably trojans that reportedly could not be removed and yet no explanation was offered, and the need to reinstall

by dregenspan on May 28, 2009 11:29 AM MDT HAMILTON, NEW YORK

4 of 6 found this review helpful

Worst Anti-Virus Software and Customer Service

In all honesty this is the worst anti-virus software package and customer service company I have ever tried and I should know because I work with computers all day, I am a techy. For a long time I used Norton Antivirus to keep my computer clean and

by Ajax671 on August 05, 2009 11:34 AM MDT BRONX, NEW YORK

4 of 6 found this review helpful

BitDefender is great!

I have BitDefender IS installed for a time now, and I know now that I made the right decision buying it. I also teste BitDEfender antivirus, here is a little review I made: Strengths: - Installing and configuring BitDefender for the first time, was

by Clerk on April 06, 2009 12:09 PM MDT NEW YORK, NEW YORK

3 of 7 found this review helpful

Best Review of a Product I've seen

It's the 'BEST' Review of a product I've ever seen!! EXCELLENT!! VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND & CLEAR & CONCISE...SO IMPRESSIVE I'M GOING TO BUY IT - RIGHT NOW!! Thank You, from a "Very Satisfied Sr. Citizen"!!

by heelnation on February 18, 2009 12:06 PM MST CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

2 of 11 found this review helpful

A truly superior product

BitDefender is great. It leaves a light footprint on my computer and protects me from any threats.

by cory on August 13, 2009 01:31 PM MDT OGDEN, UTAH

2 of 4 found this review helpful

Best Anti Virus package I have ever used

It has been the best anti-virus package I have ever used. Simply

by U2456 on March 23, 2009 08:53 AM MDT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

1 of 6 found this review helpful

Bitdefender Antivirus

I bought BitDefender antivirus and I'm very satisfied about it.

by love2fish on March 23, 2009 08:54 AM MDT PORTLAND, OREGON

1 of 6 found this review helpful

Very good protection for your PC

I switched to BitDefender after a very bad experience with another antivirus program and I have to say I am very pleased with it. I was skeptical at the beginning but after trying it on w7 I have to say it really offers complete protection. Very good

by Jonnastan on September 01, 2009 10:06 AM MDT NEW YORK, NEW YORK

1 of 1 found this review helpful

had no problems with it

I have BitDefender some while now and i had no problems with it, it is very easy to use and it realy protects me! Before i had BitDefender i had a lot of problems with my old Antivirus, because it was not so efficient.

by TTRregular on February 18, 2009 12:06 PM MST PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

1 of 8 found this review helpful

not what it once was

I'm done with BitDefender. I've moved to Vipre after evaluating all of the programs listed here and I'm loving Vipre the best. I don't know who's evaluating these but they need to start looking at using these programs maybe on

by stack979 on July 27, 2009 03:26 PM MDT EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN

1 of 1 found this review helpful

Great AV Product

I use BitDefender on all my systems. I like that it keeps itself up to date without constantly bugging me or slowing my system to a crawl. Great Product. Highly Recommend.

by dan on May 27, 2009 02:06 PM MDT OGDEN, UTAH

0 of 3 found this review helpful

Does what it's supposed to do

I found BitDefender to be just fine. It hasn't slowed my computer down, it detects viruses when they get in (which has been rare). It does shut down periodically and I have to restart the machine, but I've found that to be the case with 80%

by dblack on May 28, 2009 02:12 PM MDT OGDEN, UTAH

0 of 1 found this review helpful

Stay AWAY!

If you want your computer to run like and OLD 256ram 2 gig computer from 1970, instal this program. I have tried this product on two different computers with the same results. It just makes both computer(s) run VERY SLOW. It takes up to much memory to

by DiscoDuck on October 19, 2009 02:13 PM MDT CASPER, WYOMING

0 of 0 found this review helpful

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by Udayan May 12, 2009 1:46 PM MDT

I bought BitDefender Antivirus '09; I uninstalled Norton (mistake!) and installed BitDefender. Immediately the computer slowed down...three days later, it is still slow, much slower than when I had Norton. I tried technical support but there is no information under "documents" relating to this problem. I would NOT reocommend this software.

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by jrsofsd April 13, 2009 4:00 PM MDT

I'm very disappointed with Bit Defender's support. Contacting them by phone is possible, but I had to wait until 2am. Their live chat option is better but by no means perfect - it sometimes forces you to send email instead of chatting. Their tech support personnel make promises they can't keep: "I'll have an answer for you within the hour". Well that was yesterday! The problem I'm having is their interaction with Windows Update. Bit Defender assumes that clean downloads of WU are viruses, and messages pop up hourly to that effect. It doesn't matter if I invoke WU from the Start Menu or through the Bit Defender interface. I've sent them everything they've asked for days ago, and no help. They need to improve their tech support, and fast. I'm about to ask for a refund...

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reply by jimcgilbert July 21, 2009 8:34 AM MDT

I agree the program is basically in Beta, I had contacted support 3 times and none of my problems were solved, they had me try things from there support after it took a week for them to even acknowledge that they received the email. 1 problem I had occurred after an update, I tried their solution on the web site which caused another problem so following the web site I tried that solution this forced me to wipe and put a fresh copy of Vista ultimate x64. the scary thing is that the program said everything was fine and going well but when you looked into the program it hadn't scanned in days even tho it was set to scan everyday. I was an idiot and bought the program so I to have over 300 days. Buyer beware here you are in my opinion buying a product that is in beta. I uninstall the program and am now in the process of evaluating others. took Support a week to get back to me to try other things to get it to work, I had already uninstall and put another on.

reply by gekhua May 27, 2009 10:27 AM MDT

Yes, i fully agree BitDefender Antivirus 2009 is a pain in the neck. I bought the program based on this review but was fully and completely disappointed with the program. I am now looking for an alternative even though I still have 200 over days left. The problem is the program will just delete (despite you didn't set the option to delete) the files and many times it deleted the wrong files! At the end of the day, I have to source for an undelete program to painstakingly recover the deleted files! Wasted many hours on that. I will never buy another product from BitDefender.

by Clerk April 6, 2009 12:24 PM MDT

BitDefender Antivirus for Basic but good security! BitDefender protects you aginst the latest viruses and threats. I use Internet Security, but I think that AV is also good.

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by sruben March 31, 2009 2:28 PM MDT

After over 40 emails exchanged in a day (they refuse to talk with you) where I had to do the diagnostics, they failed to fix my virus problem and basically wasted my time. My computer guy came and fixed it and uninstalled bitdefender. I wonder if they work out of a garage. Avoid Avoid Avoid.

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by Randy February 23, 2009 11:37 AM MST

watch out when you call the 800 number it tells you to call a 900 for tech support which is a line that charges your phone for use. I wrote an e-mail to bitdefender and got a we are sorry bulk mailing. Randy

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by PMJL February 23, 2009 8:23 AM MST

Used Bitdefender for the last 6 months. Software was fast, low memory overhead and easily configurable. Bitdefender unfortunately could not defend my computer from a virus attack to the root system. It recognized the attack but was unable to stop the virus from damaging my Windows XP OS SP2. This happened to me twice and had to do a complete OS reinstallation. Presently using another antivirus program.

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by cariaga February 19, 2009 11:53 AM MST

your still the best just keep on going

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by Tonio78370 February 19, 2009 11:53 AM MST

I'm (or was) a very big fan of BitDefender and starting using it years ago. Since the 2009 version the honeymoon is over as it is a version that just doesn't work. I have it installed on Vista SP1 and XP SP3 computers but non of them work. Constant errors, endless scans. Even after several fresh installations, the errors keep coming. Unfortunately BitDefender Support doesn't react on mails I send them so for me 2009 is my last Bitdefender product...

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