Customer Reviews
Save yourself some angst.... 
2008-07-04
...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 
2008-07-02
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 
2008-06-13
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.
Don't Trust It! 2008-05-31
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.
BitDefender free online scanner 2008-05-26
I have to jump in here ... I can attest that Bitdefender free online scanner is fabulous! My machine was totally cheesed - AVG found nothing, Avast found nothing, but BitDefender wiped out the bugs and I am VERY impressed. Had I not read these reviews I would have probably purchased their newest version.
What happened to my system...? 2008-05-24
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
Why do people use windows 2008-05-09
People who use windows have to buy all this crap just to sustain their hoggish, unreliable WIndows OS from getting a virus, trojan, worm, intruder, spayware, adware and crashing like it loves to do. The program itself isn't that great and runs pretty buggy on Vista.
Absolutely total security 2008-04-29
I have been using BitDefender for the pass few months, and I enjoy the security it does give me. I had McAfee, and I'm glad I got rid of it. It was a hog everytime it did an update, which was anytime it wanted to and gave no warning it was updating. The only way you knew McAfee was updating was when everything slowed way down. I had reviewed its performance and it took 90 percent of my cpu time just updating. I grew to detest it. I found BitDefender a welcome relief. It does its job very well. When I first installed it into two of my computers, it immediately found seven viruses on one computer, and four on the other one. And McAfee was supposed to have guarded against these intrusions, HA! BitDefender is everything it is advertised to be. It is very user-friendly, and especially important, it updates and scans when you want it to. It has clear help instructions, and if needed, a link for real time help with their tech support. Scanning and tuneups are done quickly. It also generates reports for you to read and for them to use, no names included, to improve the program and keep a real-time watch if there is a major virus outbreak for them to respond to it quickly. It will give you peace of mind. If you have children or teens, the parental controls are very good to keep them from going to where you don't want them to go, by chance or on purpose.
NOT A HOG! 2008-04-23
I LIKE BITDEFENDER! and it's not a resource HOG like Norton. Updating hourly only takes seconds so it has no affect on my workload. This software will definitely guarantee a hacker-proof and virus-proof pc. It also has a five star firewall. Can not believe the license is updated for 2 YEARs. A bonus and one less thing to hassle with.
Great Product 2008-04-22
This was reccomended by a friend who uses it ... worked perfect much better than my old Norton in fact it found issues the other missed.
Great Buy - Very Pleased
