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BitDefender Antivirus

By BitDefender 2010
List price: $24.95 USD
Promotopn Price: $19.96 USD
Platform: windows XP(with sp2), vista with 32 and 64 bits, windows 7.

Product Features and Benefits

• The unique most desirable features is the lost file repair facility. In case the computer crashed, the lost data can be retrieved with the use of BitDefender Antivirus
• It inculcates the laptop mode thereby providing extended battery life.
• The system is released off the excessive load because the user intervention is not much.
• It keeps a check against the viruses, malware, phishing attacks and theft but not at the cost of decreased computer speed. Moreover, the installation on a single computer on the network can provide the services to the others.

Product reviews:

The good: BitDefender Antivirus protects against the spyware that may creep into the computer through the emails. This does not incur an extra overhead on the computer. It is much more affordable than the others with the satisfactory protection to the computer and data within. Easy availability of the updates is guaranteed and it can be very well scheduled during the off periods. You do not have to worry about updating the database and you can be sure that things are as they should be to ensure the protection of your PC. It can be said to be one of the most trustworthy antivirus software available online.

The bad: BitDefender Antivirus  has some incompatibility issues with the hotmail server have been reported. Also it does not run as smoothly as some of the other well known antivirus software from some of the other worldwide providers.

The bottom line: BitDefender Antivirus  package can free you from the trouble of spending hours on fighting with the damaged system. It protects the computer from the dangerous attacks and the regular updates can be a silver lining on the cake.

Specification and system requirements:

• Processor: 800 MHz
• Memory: 512 MB RAM for windows XP, and 1 GB for vista and windows 7.
• Hard Disk: 450 MB
• License qty: 1

 Company info:

BitDefender Antivirus  is form  Bitdefender has  proved the continuous growth in this sector. It has emerged as the best producers of the antivirus softwares against the latest threats to the computers. In 2006, BitDefender introduced B-HAVE (Behavioral Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments). Every year the company launches the protection to the private and corporate level data stored in the computers. www.bitdefender.comis the site that can offer you a lot more information.

What did people say about BitDefender Antivirus?

Reviewed by: BAGS from www.pcworld.com
Strengths: Ease of installation and use. It has done a good job of catching possible threats. Support is excellent (and free) including their Live Assistance program.
Weaknesses: Occasionally receive an error message in the update program. Uses more resources when scanning than desired.
Overall: A good, solid program with good support that has ran well for three years. I recommend it highly.

“BEST BANG for your BUCK!”
by charliej1970 from reviews.cnet.com
Pros: Very low memory usage. Some of the most up to date virus definitions. Ease of use. Nice upload and download utility bar.
Cons: Not Fancy looking but just a peeve.
Summary: I have been using different Anti-Virus programs for the past 15 years. I originally used McAfee products as it was the top of the line in the 90’s. I then switched over to Norton. Over the last few years there has been so many different Antivirus products coming out that it has been difficult to choose from. After reading many reviews(which can be very misleading) I tried BitDefender and I have to say that I am very happy with it.
1)BitDefender uses much less memory than any of the Norton/Symantec products.
2)The virus definitions are updated on a regular basis.
I actually prefer BitDefender Internet Security which includes a bunch of additional utilities for a low price. You now get a 2 year subscription for 3 PCs instead of a 1 year like most of the others.
I used Trend Micro PC Internet Security last year and was very happy with it but it had some annoying pop ups on a regular basis. BitDefender is much better in this area and for the 2 year subscription, I could not pass it up!

Works as described from www.amazon.com
I am using the splitter with a Hauppauge 1600 card to split my cable signal to analog and digital as well as connect to the TV. It works without a problems and I have not noticed any reduction of the signal.