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| Manufacturer: BitDefender | | Mfg Part#: LB11012003-EN-M2 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 38 |
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| | | | Product Guides | | | | | BitDefender Antivirus 2008 provides you with state of the art proactive protection against viruses, spyware, phishing attacks, rootkits, and more for up to 3 PCs AND 2 Years of coverage.
Proactive Protection from:
Malware (Viruses, Trojans, Worms, and other threats). BitDefender actively protects your PC from all types of malicious code. Web traffic is filtered even before reaching your browser, for a safe and enjoyable web experience. Messaging and peer-to-peer applications are also monitored to help prevent viruses from spreading.
Spyware and Adware. Based on a comprehensive spyware signature database, BitDefender blocks spyware threats in real-time, before they can damage your system. It also monitors dozens of potential hotspots where spyware might act, and checks for any changes made to your system and software.
Unknown Viruses. BitDefender has developed B-HAVE (Behavioral Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments), a new technology designed to detect and block new and unknown threats without the need for an update. By analyzing the behavior of potentially malicious software inside a virtual computer, this technology eliminates false positives and significantly increases detection rates.
Hidden Threats (Rootkits). BitDefender looks for and removes rootkits, malicious programs designed to control your computer, while staying hidden.
Phishing Attacks. Blocks malicious websites trying to trick you into revealing personal information, such as financial data.
To address gamers needs BitDefender 2008 introduces the Gamer Mode, a "profile" or a collection of protection settings chosen by experts at the BitDefender Labs in order to keep the products impact low and the game, safe. The Gamer Mode profile can be used with any game and it can be turned on with just one click. This mode allows achieving three goals that are essential to a smooth gaming experience: minimized system load, zero demands on the network connection and no interruptions.
|  | | 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 | | 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. | | Hassle Free Hourly Updates. | | FREE 24/7 Support |
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| Buy.com Total Price: $39.99 |
| | | In Stock: Usually Ships in 1 to 2 business days. |
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| CUSTOMER REVIEWS: | ![]() | | Value |  4 | | Performance | 4 | | Ease of Use |  4.5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 4 |
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5 of 5 Better than Norton Anti-virus Sunday, March 23, 2008
A Customer from Concord, CA
If you're sick and tired of your PC running like a snail because of Norton antivirus slowng it down then BitDefender is for you.
My laptop was taking a very loooong time to finish booting after the Windows XP splash screen appears because Norton was busy doing "stuff", like staring up Norton services, that I learned on the internet security forums, are not necessarily needed.
Norton has become too fat and bloated.
BitDefender is lean and mean... not only is my laptop booting up much faster, but my intial scan found three email bourne viruses still in the attachments of saved mail that Norton did not detect.
I also became tired of Norton's expensive subscription renewals, I bought a BitDefender 3 user, 2 year license version for the same price Norton wanted for one 1 yr subscription renewal for one subscription on their 3 user version. Norton makes you buy 3 subscriptions, don't know what BitDefender will do when my 2 years are up... but it will probably be cheaper to repurchase anyway and get a newer version as well.
I see that there is some complaints about support... that just seems to be what the norm is these days from many software vendors. I can tell you that my last My last experience with Norton support wasn't any more pleasant, and was one of the reasons I started looking for an alternative AV software. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Works great Friday, March 14, 2008
Danielle from Pierre, SD
It was easy to install and the gaming mode was a nice added bonus. A lot more than I expected especially with the great price from buy.com. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Works flawlessly Friday, March 07, 2008
Nancy S. from Oberlin, Ohio
As a college professor, Ive downloaded and opened hundreds of files created on my students computers. With that said, Ive encountered virus after virus on my PC. Since switching to Bitdefender, my computer has been working flawlessly! Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Only Nerds Write Reviews Monday, March 03, 2008
A Customer from Fall Church, VA
I was suprised to see any negative comments about BitDefender technical support. I bought the product after seeing theBestBuy award with PC World magazine, after my good experiance (it found some viruses Norton didnt) I have told friends and coworkers about it and they all seemed as pleased as I am. Just thought I would throw my 2 cents in for what its worth. BitDefender is way better than any other AV I have tried. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Good Software Thursday, February 28, 2008
A Customer from Las Vegas, NV
I've heard some good things about BitDefender from friends at work and decided to try their software. What's surprising is that it doesn't slow my system down. I have used some of the larger brands and found that at startup and opening email, they slowed my system down. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Great Value Wednesday, February 27, 2008
IMHO from Troy, NY
I love BitDefender it seems to be the best value for the price other than using something free that dosent update. I have no Vista issues like the other reviewer but he seems to be reviwing the older version that didnt support Vista based on the dates in his review. I found it work much better than Norton - set & forget in my situation. Was this review helpful?
1 of 5 Beware Vista Users Thursday, January 03, 2008
TechnicalGuru from Fort Lauderdale, Fl
This Antivirus system will not always perform properly with Vista. 24/7 tech support is virtually non-existent and is apparently based in Romania.
The Support agents will pretend they can't hear you (if using the 1-888 number) or will disconnect (when using the internet chat based sessions) when they cannot figure out your problem. They are also rude, and this leads me to believe they are aware of the Vista Incompatibility. The "No questions asked" refund is impossible to collect on, and they are trained to give customers the run-around.
This is an actual quote from a Bitdefender 2008 technical support chat session (1/3/07):
My IP Relay: **(sounds like laughing)** (sounds like sighing)
My IP Relay: tell him too bad u bought the anti virus from romania Was this review helpful?
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