Who is BitDefender?

BitDefender is a leading global provider of security solutions that satisfy the protection requirements of today's computing environment. The company offers one of the industry's fastest and most effective lines of security software, setting new standards for threat prevention, timely detection and mitigation. BitDefender delivers products and services to over 41 million home and corporate users in more than 180 countries. BitDefender has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Romania.

• Features antivirus, firewall, antispyware, antispam and parental control for corporate and home users;
• The BitDefender range of products is intended to be implemented on complex IT structures (work stations, file servers, mail servers, and gateway), on Windows, Linux and FreeBSD platforms;
• Worldwide distribution, products available in 18 languages;
• Easy to use, with an installation wizard that guides users through the installation process and only asks a few questions;
• Internationally certified products: Virus Bulletin, ICSA Labs, Checkmark, IST Prize, etc;
• Round the clock customer care – the customer care team is available 24 hours, 7 days a week;
• Lightning fast response time to new computer attacks;
• Best detection rate;
• Hourly Internet updates of virus signatures - automatic or scheduled actions offering protection against the newest viruses.

Why BitDefender?

Proven. Most reactive antivirus producer. BitDefender fast reactivity in case of computer virus epidemic was confirmed beginning with the last outbreaks of CodeRed, Nimda and Sircam, as well as Badtrans.B or other dangerous, fast-spreading malicious codes. BitDefender was the first to provide antidotes against these codes and to make them freely available on the Internet for all affected people. Now, with the continuous expansion of the Klez virus - in various versions immediate antivirus protection has become once more a critical need for any computer system.

Product Explained

BitDefender Antivirus Plus v10 Comprehensive protection for your personal computer! BitDefender v10 is designed to place as little burden as possible on its users and on the host system, while providing state-of-the-art defense against current Internet threats.

BitDefender Antivirus Plus v10 integrates antivirus, antispyware, firewall and antispam modules into one comprehensive security package, tailored to meet the needs of computer users worldwide.

Antivirus

The purpose of the antivirus module is to ensure detection and removal of all viruses in the wild. BitDefender Antivirus uses robust scan engines certified by ICSA Labs,Virus Bulletin, Checkmark, CheckVir and TUV.
Proactive Detection. B-HAVE (Behavioral Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments) emulates a virtual computer-inside-a-computer where pieces of software are run in order to check for potential malware behavior. This BitDefender proprietary technology represents a new security layer that keeps the operating system safe from unknown viruses by detecting malicious pieces of code for which signatures have not yet been released.
Permanent Antivirus Protection. The new and improved BitDefender scanning engines will scan and disinfect infected files on access, minimizing data loss. Infected documents can now be recovered instead of being deleted.
Rootkit Detection and Removal. A new BitDefender module looks for rootkits (malicious programs designed to control victim computers, while staying hidden) and removes them on detection.
Web scanning. Web traffic is now filtered in real-time even before reaching your browser, providing a safe and enjoyable web experience.
Peer-2-Peer and IM Applications Protection. Filters against viruses that spread via instant messaging and file sharing software applications. Scan torrent files and rapidshare files before downloading them to your PC.
Full E-mail Protection. BitDefender runs on the POP3/SMTP protocol level, filtering incoming and outgoing e-mail messages, regardless of the e-mail client used (Outlook™, Outlook Express™ / Windows Mail™, The Bat!™, Netscape®, etc.), without any additional configuration.

More Description & Features

Application Firewall
The firewall module filters network traffic and controls the access permission of
applications connecting to the Internet. Internet Traffic Control. Defines exactly which incoming or outgoing connections to permit/deny. Define rules regarding specific protocols, ports, applications and/or remote addresses.
Internet Application Control. BitDefender maintains a database of trusted applications, and informs users whether or not the applications demanding network access are trustworthy, so they can make informed decisions.
Alternatively, BitDefender can grant access automatically for trusted applications.

Antispam
The new and improved BitDefender Antispam technology employs remarkable technological innovations which allow it to adapt to new spamming techniques as they emerge, and to “learn” its user’s preferences to block spam while maintaining a very low ratio of legitimate mails tagged as spam.
Adaptive Filtering. BitDefender employs advanced clustering and neural network analysis techniques to classify e-mail based on user preference and emerging patterns
in the local collection of e-mails. The antispam Bayesian filter can be trained by the user (by simply classifying some e-mail as spam or legitimate) and is also self-trained, continually developing new filtering criteria based on past decisions.

Anti-Phishing.
BitDefender’s new phishing detector keeps your computer clear of
malicious e-mails trying to trick you into giving away your bank account information or other sensitive data.

Heuristic, URL, White List/Black List, Charset and Image Filters.
Five types of filters further refine your control over e-mail. The heuristic filter checks mail for the characteristics of spam. The Whitelist/Blacklist filter rejects mail from known spammer addresses and lets your friends’ mail through. The URL filter blocks mail containing malicious links, while the charset filter blocks mail written in “strange” characters. The image filter decides whether images embedded in e-mails are specific to spam.

Compatibility and Outlook™ Integration. BitDefender antispam is compatible with all e-mail clients. The BitDefender antispam toolbar in Microsoft Outlook™ and Outlook Express™ / Windows Mail™ allows users to train the Bayesian filter.

Antispyware
BitDefender monitors and prevents potential spyware threats in real-time, before they can damage your system. By making use of a comprehensive database of spyware signatures, it will keep your computer spyware-free.
Real-Time Antispyware. BitDefender monitors dozens of potential “hotspots” in your system where spyware might act, and also checks any changes made to your system and software. Known spyware threats are also blocked in real-time.
Spyware Scanning and Cleaning. BitDefender can scan your entire system, or just part of it, for known spyware threats. The scan uses a constantly updated spyware signature database.
Privacy Protection. The privacy guard monitors HTTP (web) and SMTP (mail) traffic flowing out of your computer for what might be personal information –such as credit card numbers, Social Security numbers and other user-defined strings (e.g. bits of passwords).
Anti-Dialer. A configurable anti-dialer prevents malicious applications from running up a huge telephone bill at your expense.

Other Features

Deployment and Use. A setup wizard starts immediately after installation, helping users select the most appropriate update settings, implementing a scanning schedule and providing a quick path to the registration and activation of the product.
User Experience.
BitDefender has redesigned the user experience, placing emphasis on ease of use and clutter avoidance. As a result, many BitDefender v10 modules require significantly less user interaction, through the convenient use of automation and machine learning.
Hourly Updates. Your copy of BitDefender will be updated 24 times a day over the Internet, directly or through a Proxy Server. The product is able to repair itself, if necessary, by downloading the damaged or missing files from BitDefender servers. 24/7 Support. Offered online by qualified support representatives and by accessing an online database with answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
Rescue Disk.  BitDefender Antivirus Plus v10 is delivered on a bootable CD. This CD can be used to analyze/repair/disinfect a compromised system which cannot be started.

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