| | |  | PC Maintenance | Home » » » » Bit Defender Total Security 2008 - 2 Years / 3 PC's | | | | | | | Description: | | BitDefender Total Security 2008 provides the ultimate proactive protection for up to 3 PCs AND 2 years. It combines state of the art protection against all Internet security threats. Moreover its system maintenance and PC backup tools keep your PC running fast and protected from data loss.System Requirements: 800 MHz or higher processor 512 MB of RAM Memory (1 GB recommended) 60 MB available hard disk space Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (32/64 bit) or Windows Vista (32/64 bit) Supported e-mail software Microsoft Outlook 2000 2003 2007 Microsoft Outlook Express Microsoft Windows Mail Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 and 2.0 Genre: UTILITIES UPC: 891480001454 Manufacturer No: LB11052003ENM1 | | | Features: | |
• State of the art protection against viruses, spyware, hackers, spam and other Internet security threats
• Protects against phishing attacks by filtering all accessed web pages for fraud attempts
• Helps prevent unauthorized access to your Wi-Fi network
• Parental control blocks access to inappropriate websites and e-mail
• System maintenance and PC backup tools keep your PC running fast and protected from data loss
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 7.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 51 reviews |
| | | System Requirements: | | | Platform:
| Windows Vista / Windows 2000 / Windows XP | | Media:
| CD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 Norton 360... er... BitDefender 2008Nov 08, 2007
By Ezekiel Zabertini
BitDefender seems to have taken a cue from the more popular AV software in its newest release. BitDefender 2008's appearance has changed dramatically in its new incarnation; its master interface looks and feels suspiciously like Symantec's Norton Antivirus. While the attempt to be more user friendly is a good thing, the controls may feel bulky and inefficient for those used to the old setup. Further, the BitDefender console can run quite slowly on less powerful computers, and, oddly, some buttons don't seem to work at times.
BitDefender 2008 also seems to suffer functionality problems on some systems (I run Vista Home Premium); occasionally features (update, identity control, stealth mode, and firewall among them) will simply stop working (BitDefender will say they are "unavailable"), and not start again until the computer is restarted. This is usually associated with either an update that requires a system restart (in which case it will inform you) or coming back from sleep or hybernation (in which case it will NOT always say your protection has been compromised). This seems to have improved as the software has been patched, but it's still not 100%.
Despite these hangups, BitDefender is a solid piece of internet security software. 2008 is loaded with features; all those from the last version plus some new ones, including automatic file backup, registry cleaner, identity control, a basic disk defragmenter, game mode, and a file shredder (I won't bother explaining them here; check the BitDefender website and they'll tell you all about it). Makeover aside, it still provides the same superior protection old customers will expect and new ones appreciate.
Bugs aside, BitDefender still makes the grade, with quicker definitions updates and better heuristic detection than most competitors, including Norton and McAffe. If you're willing to tolerate its flaws, it provides efficient and effective antivirus, P2P, and firewall protection.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Try it first, then consider buying itDec 05, 2007
By A. Rhodes
First, most security software packages offer free trials. Try them before you buy since there is no internet security suite that works great on most computers. If they work great then come here or someplace else that has better prices then the manufacturer. Then just type in the installation key.
I am giving stars to security software I tried based on two criteria. First is how well does it protect, and second, what are the odds it will work well on your computer. I decided to give it three stars.
Caveat - This is not totally fair since if BitDefender works for you, it is the best deal out there for the price. You get two years of excellent protection for what others charge for one year.
At first BitDefender worked great on two computers, a super fast somewhat new computer, and an old 1.5 ghz XP computer, both XP computers built by me.
It gives 5 stars coverage when it works since it gives outstanding protection. Independent testing says it is great. I left it on my children's computer for almost the entire 30 day trial and it ran really fast and prevented all problems. I did not test the spam protection since my email provider does that well. However my children normally download all sorts of infected downloads and autoloading junk, and the computer can quickly get infected with nasty viruses(not lame cookies).
However on my computer I had the same problem as an earlier reviewer where the firewall and scanning turned itself off. For that reason I am guessing the odds of it not working are pretty good, and the consequences when it doesn't are pretty severe. In BitDefenders defense, they warn you with two big red X's that the protection is off. I was just too dense to look up what that meant. But since I feel the odds of not working are pretty good, I give it three stars overall.
Just to clarify, all other security software I tried gave me problems. Norton was the worst. I not sure why I tried Norton since we use it at work and I am not happy with it there (it has advantages in a network evironment), but I could not get it to do anything. Worse I could not remove it. I tried standard uninstall, a utility program on the Norton site, and standard windows methods including registry deletions. I finally booted up in command mode and deleted the program that way. However I then lost network connections and tried for three hours before I gave up and did a total new install of Windows.
McAfee is good but I detested the user interface on the 2007 version so I never tried the 2008 version.
I have decided to purchase TrendMicro again. But it has problems too, such as the 2007 version will not run on my children's computer. It conflicts with most security software. And forget about installing it if you already have viruses (Try it after BitDefender which did a great job of cleaning up my children's computer and that will not be a problem).
BitDefender, TrendMicro, McAfee, Norton and Panda will protect your computer well if they work. I just think TrendMicro has a better chance of working.
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 I'm very impressed so far..........Sep 20, 2007
By Roger Jones
The virus scan is fast and seems to be very effective. The backup tool works as well as any I have used - I haven't used the restore feature so can't comment on that. The rest of the features are pretty generic and seem to work well. BitDefender Total Security runs circles around Windows Live OneCare which I dumped as soon as BD arrived. Installation was simple. Hourly antivirus updates make me feel comfortable with security issues. I have kept Spyware Doctor in case BD lets me down on the malware front.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Unknowlingly unprotected for days, horrible customer service.Nov 15, 2007
By C. Lewis
"Amazon Prime & Proud"
The product receives two stars because it works. It receives two stars because you cannot reach support. It receives two stars because I was unprotected for an unknown amount of time until I discovered that the real-time protection and firewall turned themselves off. This happened several times during the trial, and (I know, I know..I'm stupid) after I purchased a registered version. The program looks nice...seems very intuitive and modern but has many issues.
My PC stats to compare with yours: Dell Dimension 4600 - Pentium 4 3Ghz with Hyper-Threading - 2 GB of RAM - Nvidia Geforce 7600 GT OC....Windows XP Home Service Pack 2....My system runs smooth at all times...for those that use Flight Simulator 2004, my system runs this simulator with all sliders MAXED...and runs at 25 FPS...my system is fine...so I will not accept that my computer caused any issues with these programs.
The small icon placed in the system tray does not indicate any issues with Bitdefender while its running, you have to click on it...when I did, CRITICAL ISSUES.....(see above). When I attempted to use the "FIX IT" features of this product, nothing happened...I had to reboot. When support was contacted through email (24 hour email response guaranteed) I received (5 days later) instructions for downloading two more programs to gather information about my system and the possible errors along with screenshots and then email back to support. I did this...and after 8 more days of protections and firewall failures without any alerts and no response from support, I initiated a refund with Digital River and received my money back...I went with a different product. I tried Norton 360...good program but missed many viruses....Kaspersky Suite locked my computer severely...great virus protection but had to reboot in safe mode to remove it...did not allow any connections no matter what level that firewall was on. I am currently using Zone Alarms Security Suite...latest version and love it. So nice to have a product that works...and the best part...after I ran Windows Defender and all these other suites...Zone Alarm still found 6 viruses/trojans lying in wait...way to go....AND ZoneAlarm's suite uses Kaspersky for its antivirus/adware...very nice
BOTTOM LINE: All users will experience different results with all these products...many have loved Kaspersky and Norton and Bitdefender but all of our PC's are different and will act differently. TRY EACH ONE OUT IN A TRIAL....I have found that ZA works great.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Don't Trust It!May 31, 2008
By J. Stanley
I thought BiDefender was protecting my computer, but I was wrong! Instead, it infected me with an obnoxious trojan/virus. Their technical support appeared helpful in the beginning, but after three weeks of emails back and forth and several 6-hour scans, I gave up. They never could remove the virus.
I had my computer checked out by BestBuy who said I was so badly infected I should do a complete system recovery, which I was about to do when I decided to give Kaspersky 7.0 a try. Well, it cleaned my whole system and eliminated 61 virus/trojan/adware files and my computer is now working just great.
I suppose BitDefender works fine, as long as you don't get infected. My advice, stay away from it--try Kaspersky instead.
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