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BitDefender Antivirus V10
User Reviews for BitDefender Antivirus V10
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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.
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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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Reviewed by: BAGS
Duration of ownership: 3 Years
Strengths: Ease of installation and use. It has done a good job of catching possible threats. Support is excellent (and free) including their Live Assistance program.
Weaknesses: Occasionally receive an error message in the update program. Uses more resources when scanning than desired.
Overall Evaluation: A good, solid program with good support that has ran well for three years. I recommend it highly.
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Reviewed by: Car54
Duration of ownership: 14 Months
Strengths: As per the article, nicely laid out interface , and user friendly. Has had consistently good reviews, and has yet to let me down.
Weaknesses: Also, as per the article, can sometimes have disinfection issues, and at times, have had to take care of it myself manually. (from the scan information)
Overall Evaluation: For a novice like myself, it's the most intuitive AV software I've used. Is it "perfect", no, but then what is ? For me, it's still the one to beat, before I'd make a change.
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Reviewed by: daduia
Duration of ownership: 6 Years
Strengths: the best security.
Weaknesses: Have not found any weakness.
Overall Evaluation: Join their forum need to be registered: www.BitDforum.com
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Reviewed by: Number3124
Duration of ownership: 6 Months
Strengths: I never got a virus while i had it
Weaknesses: every thing else
Overall Evaluation: this program STINKS it made my computer run like molasses in January it took like an hour for ANYTHING to load softwin really messed up on this one!
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Reviewed by: Number3124
Duration of ownership: 4 Months
Strengths: excellent virus and spy-ware protection
Weaknesses: resource hog
Overall Evaluation: it only scans web traffic on aggressive and then it cuts your computers performance in half and it cost $50
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Reviewed by: helwig
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Lighter on resources than most competitor products, good at catching viruses
Weaknesses: None experienced (Apparently some potential software conflict problems for some people.)
Overall Evaluation: If you are looking for a solid AV product, BitDefender should definitely be toward the top of your list. It is good at finding bugs in your system and is much lighter on system resources than most of its competitors. While BitDefender is not as well known as many of big name competitors (Norton, McAfee, CA, etc.) it tends to be a better product over all. It is in a similar league as Kaspersky AV -- another lesser-known product that is simply good at what it does.
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Reviewed by: Jackdan10
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: - updates itself hourly, and free support. BOOTABLE CD is definately a plus!!!
Weaknesses: Firewall would have been nice.
Overall Evaluation: Overall, I was pleased with this product. It works with Vista. It was very easy to install, and even a beginner would do well with this. The 2-year protection is good, too. Most just give you 1 year.
BitDefender Antivirus 10 Review
- 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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