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BitDefender Antivirus v10

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Excellent virus detection
Inexpensive
Cons
Slow performance in Vista

BitDefender Antivirus 10 Review

by Ryan Naraine

- BitDefender Antivirus 10 nearly took top honors in "Virus Stoppers," our eight-program antivirus roundup. It did an excellent job of detecting malware, with a 96 percent catch rate. It also ranked second in our proactive detection tests (behind Eset's NOD32) using one-month-old signature files, nabbing 61 percent of new malware samples. And at $30, with a $22 renewal fee, it's one of the least-expensive programs we tested.

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User Reviews for BitDefender Antivirus v10

Reviewed by: balrawat

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: Excellent Virus detection & protection from malware.

Weaknesses: Not detected yet

Overall Evaluation: I am using Bitdefender Total Security 2008 Version 11.X.XX for two & half months now. I think it is one of the best Total Security software at this time. It has an excellent update interface & also we don;t have to restart our system. It automatically downloads & installs updates. I am using Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit version on an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz., 2 GB RAM, SATA 160 GB. I don;t see any slowdown of system due to Bitdefender. One of my friend is using it on Windows Xp SP2 & it works fine on that too. I think Bitdefender Total Security 2008 is the best antivirus, antimalaware solution right now.
Reviewed by: shravan

Duration of ownership: 3 Years

Strengths: - Good detection - Live chat support - They work on sundays! - Instant ( well almost ) redressal of issues of viruses

Weaknesses: - Update problems - Interferes with Windows Update - A little system heavy on Vista

Overall Evaluation: I use the Bit Defender Antivirus Plus 10 ( AntiVirus+Firewall+AntiSpam+Anti-Spyware ). The program works amazing. I got two licenses for US$ 49 for two years. The licenes are on subscription basis and if you own them, you get a free upgrade to the next version of the prog too! Not like other AV's where you buy the AV version and only renew your definitions subscription and where subscriptions are only allowed to limited updates of that version only. Here, you subscribe for their service. Also, recently I'd faced a virus problem on a Sunday and the tech support was quick enough to reply to me the same day in like an hours time. Great product, even better support. Go for it!

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