Amazon.com: BitDefender Total Security 2008 provides the ultimate proactive protection for your PCs. It combines state of the art protection against viruses, spyware, hackers, spam and other Internet security threats. Moreover, its system maintenance and PC backup tools keep your PC running fast and protected from data loss.
The ultimate proactive protection for your PCs.
Prevents different types of spam and scam e-mails from reaching your Inbox.
Protects your PC in real time against known viruses, spyware and other malware.
Control applications' access to the Internet while "hiding" your computer from hacker.
The Ultimate Proactive Protection for Your PCs
Antivirus & Spyware
Protects your PC in real time against known viruses, spyware and other malware
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
Hassle-Free Hourly Updates Hourly updates ensure that you are protected against the latest threats without pushing a button. Lost program files are not a problem either. In the rare event of file damage due to PC problems, BitDefender automatically repairs and updates itself.
Free 24/7 Support Got a question? Our security experts are available to help you 24/7 via phone, email or chat at no additional cost.
Firewall
Controls applications' access to the Internet while "hiding" your computer from hackers
Alerts you to 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
Parental Control
Blocks access to inappropriate websites and e-mail
Allows or blocks web access during specified time periods
Which BitDefender solution is right for you? Check this comparison chart (PDF format).
Backup
Safeguards your data by creating backup copies to local and removable drives, CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW
Automatically backs up only new files, based on a pre-set schedule
Tune-up
Improves your PC performance by removing unnecessary files and registry entries
Completely erases files and "traces" of files from disk to prevent recovery
NewGamer Mode The new Gamer Mode temporarily modifies protection settings so as to minimize their impact on gaming performance, maintaining a safe, fun gaming experience.
Product Description: BitDefender Total Security 2008 provides the ultimate proactive protection for your PCs. It combines state of the art protection against viruses, spyware, hackers, spam and other Internet security threats. Moreover, its system maintenance and PC backup tools keep your PC running fast and protected from data loss. Unlike most competitors, this Internet security software provides two (2) years of protection instead of one (1). Automated incremental backup - Backup copies your data to local or removable drives for safekeeping Tune-up module improves PC performance Licensed for up to 3 users
so far no issues with XP and Vista I have this installed for 3 months or so in my PC with XP and laptop with Vista, so far no issues with slowing down, always on, does not use a lot of memory when running in the background. I've used Norton and it freezes my XP a lot so i got rid of it....
Highly Disappointed BitDefender Total Security 2008 - 2 Years/3 Pc's I purchased BitDefender Total Security for my computer and my son's laptop due to PC Magazine. Unfortunately, the program never made it to my son's laptop. I have Windows XP and had to uninstall Windows Defender to get rid of some problems. That created even more BitDefender problems. The only solution according to the 1-800 number for BitDefender was to uninstall and reinstall BitDefender Total Security. That became a daily routine. If I was not on the phone with BitDefender, I was busy sending emails after I had downloaded their tools and responded with results. After about 15 days, I had enough! Since then, I returned the product. I have downloaded ESET Smart Security for 30 days (as a trial) and no more problems! I am also trying Glary Utilities (free forever) and no problems! I wish I could get ESET Smart Security thru AMAZON.
Save yourself some angst.... ...and go with something else. I've used BitDefender for over a year now, and this morning woke up to discover that my internet provider had alerted me via email that I had a Trojan on my computer - this with BitDefender already in place and functioning on my machine. I figured if they could do that that I would download the McAfee anti-virus product they were offering for free. I installed it, and during the first scan it picked up not one, but two Trojans on my computer - two that BitDefender somehow managed to miss. Bottom line, save yourself some heartache here. BitDefender will noticably slow your computer down, scans take forever, it is forever updating, and based on what I saw today I have to wonder what it's updating for - the prom? Bottom line, it's just not as good a product as McAfee or Trend Micro, based upon my experience.
Works for me For about 7 months, I've been running this software on my Vista home premium laptop and my XP Media Center desktop and haven't had any problems at all. Both of my systems operate smoothly, even during full system scans. I've used a few different internet security suites and so far this is the best. I only gave it 4 stars because the extra features (Duplicate finder, disk defragmenter) are mediocre. Pros: Easy to use/configure, Updates every hour, not a resource hog. Cons: Seems like some extra features were just added as fillers.
really great deal Great value, product works very well. It is light on system resources. I've run 3 other security suites on this machine, the others being Webroot, Norton, and McAfee. It is much lighter on system resources than Webroot and Norton and has a faster startup and scan times. A little more demanding than McAfee, but not to the point that performance suffers. The firewall is much easier to train than Webroot's and McAfee. The backup service is nice, but maybe not needed for all users. Overall, the best suite I've owned so far.
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