defender pro anti virus

BitDefender is a Romanian-made anti-virus, firewall and anti-spam and anti-Spyware program that has enjoyed great success around the world, with users in more than 100 countries, and it is among the most popular products of its category in countries such as France and Germany. According to the official site, BitDefender is used by a total 41 million home and corporate users. It is produced by the SOFTWIN company, which is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Awards

BitDefender is often praised by reviewers for its frequently updated virus definitons, which are normally released every 1-3 hours. products. This makes it effective at protecting against new and emerging threats. A test using the 16 most virulent worms in 2005 revealed that on average, BitDefender took between 2 and 4 hours to respond to these threats, compared with 8-10 hours and 10-12 hours respectively for market-leaders McAfee and Symantec. [1]

In tests performed in November 2005 and May 2006 by independent tester Andreas Clementi of Av-Comparatives [2], BitDefender received the highest "Advanced+" rating for detection of new 'zoo' and 'in-the-wild' viruses. The product received an "Advanced" rating in the February 2006 on-demand comparative, and "Advanced+" in the previous August 2005 test. Anti-Virus updates every 3 hours! The #1 Value in Anti-Virus and Firewall Protection. The product is certified by West Coast Labs and ICSA Labs.

On January 27, 2006, BitDefender 9. 0 received a "Best Buy” award [3] in the March 2006 issue of PC World.

In 2006 BitDefender was ranked #1, and was the recipient of the TopTenReviews Gold Award. Provides protection tools & anti virus software for your The BEST in PC Protection: Updates every 3 hours Automatically removes viruses Automatic file.

Issues

While not a fault with the BitDefender software itself, there was a conflict between it and Microsoft Antispyware (now "Windows Defender").