BitDefender Total Security 2011 for Windows

Product Name: BitDefender Total Security 2011

Manufacturer: BitDefender

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 32/64 bit

Recommended System: 1+ GHz processor & 2+ GB RAM

Components Included: AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, AntiPhishing, AntiSpam, Family Network Protection, Firewall, Local Backup, Parental Controls, PC Tune Up, Encryption

Delivery Options: Download
Optional Purchase Options: Backup CD
Availability: Worldwide, additional currencies are available in shopping cart
Coupon Code: Up to 30% off of MSRP discount directly applied below for a limited time plus an equal number of Diskeeper licenses included free with your purchase
Free Trial Available: Yes, see Download Buttons below

•Award Winning Antivirus
•Great Multi-PC/Year Discounts
•Includes AntiSpyware
•Includes AntiSpam
•Includes Parental Controls
•Includes Back Up
•Includes PC Tune Up

•Some AV Rates Higher
•Limited Phone Support
•Average Memory Footprint

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Protect 1 PC for 1 Year

$41.97

£28.25

$46.26

$45.37

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Protect 1 PC for 2 Years

$51.77

£34.84

$57.07

$55.97

Protect 1 PC for 3 Years

$90.97

£61.23

$100.28

$98.35

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Protect 3 PCs for 1 Year

$55.97

£37.67

$61.70

$60.51

Protect 3 PCs for 2 Years

$83.97

£56.52

$92.56

$90.78

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Protect 3 PCs for 3 Years

$111.97

£75.36

$123.43

$121.06

Protect 5 PCs for 1 Year

$83.97

£56.52

$92.56

$90.78

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Protect 5 PCs for 2 Years

$121.77

£81.96

$134.23

$131.65

Protect 5 PCs for 3 Years

$181.97

£122.48

$200.60

$196.74

Protect 10 PCs for 1 Year

$132.97

£89.50

$146.58

$143.76

Protect 10 PCs for 2 Years

$230.97

£155.46

$254.62

$249.72

Protect 10 PCs for 3 Years

$307.97

£207.29

$339.50

$332.97

Product Description: A top rated security software solution at Best-BusinessSoftware.com, BitDefender Total Security 2011 which offers comprehensive protection against the latest viruses, spyware, phishing and identity theft attacks. Total Security 2011 includes antivirus, firewall and network management tools, file encryption, online back-up, and automatic hourly updates. Many of today's stealth viruses are designed to avoid antivirus detection by initially laying dormant only to attack your PC when it is most vulnerable. BitDefender Total Security 2011 features a cutting-edge security system, Active Virus Control, which constantly monitors all of the processes on your PC, 24/7, blocking any malicious behavior before it can cause any damage. BitDefender Total Security 2011 scans your PC in half the time needed by some previous versions, while using fewer system resources. BitDefender Total Security 2011 also features three dashboard views - Novice, Intermediate, and Expert - to better accommodate users with different levels of PC knowledge. BitDefender's File Vault allows users to create encrypted, password-protected logical drives (or vaults) on their computer to securely store confidential and sensitive documents. These types of processes move massive amounts of data through users' systems and can be time consuming and resource intensive. Benchmarking tests which BitDefender conducted jointly with Intel software application engineers measured performance of File Vault's copy and encryption operations in read and write modes.

BitDefender Total Security 2011's unique Adaptive Design user interface allows consumers to customize the product to match their unique needs as well as create shortcuts to gaming or laptop modes, further optimizing how BitDefender interacts with the system and network. Additionally, performance optimization features in this years product help users keep their entire system safe without slowing down other applications and processes. BitDefender Total Security 2011 meets the needs of computer beginners and very technical people alike. Its graphical user interface is designed to suit each and every category of users. You can choose to view the user interface under any of three modes, depending on your computer skills and on your previous experience with BitDefender.

Basic View
Suited for computer beginners and people who want BitDefender to protect their computer and data without being bothered. This mode is simple to use and requires minimal interaction on your side. All you have to do is fix the existing issues when indicated by BitDefender. An intuitive step-by-step wizard assists you in fixing issues. Additionally, you can perform common tasks, such as updating the BitDefender virus signature and product files or scanning the computer.

Intermediate View
Aimed at users with average computer skills, this interface extends what you can do in Basic View. You can fix issues separately and choose which issues to be monitored. Moreover, you can manage remotely the BitDefender products installed on the computers in your household.

Expert View
Suited for more technical users, this mode allows you to fully configure each functionality of BitDefender. You can also use all tasks provided to protect your computer and data.

BitDefender Total Security 2011 allows you to view, from a single location, all system settings and the applications registered to run at startup. In this way, you can monitor the activity of the system and of the applications installed on it as well as identify possible system infections. The BitDefender Active Virus Control detects potentially harmful applications based on their behavior. Active Virus Control continuously monitors the applications running on the computer, looking for malware-like actions. Each of these actions is scored and an overall score is computed for each process. When the overall score for a process reaches a given threshold, the process is considered to be harmful. Depending on the program settings, the process is blocked automatically or you may prompted to specify the action to be taken.

Real-time Protection
BitDefender Total Security 2011 provides continuous, real-time protection against a wide range of malware threats by scanning all accessed files, e-mail messages and the communications through Instant Messaging Software applications (ICQ, NetMeeting, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger). The default real-time protection settings ensure good protection against malware, with minor impact on system performance. You can easily change the real-time protection settings according to your needs by switching to one of the predefined protection levels. Or, if you are an advanced user, you can configure the scan settings in detail by creating a custom protection level. To protect you against unknown malicious applications, BitDefender uses an advanced heuristic technology (Active Virus Control) and an Intrusion Detection System, which continuously monitor your system.

On-demand Scanning
The main objective for BitDefender is to keep your computer clean of viruses. This is first and foremost done by keeping new viruses out of your computer and by scanning your e-mail messages and any new files downloaded or copied to your system. There is a risk that a virus is already lodged in your system, before you even install BitDefender. This is why it's a very good idea to scan your computer for resident viruses after you've installed BitDefender. And it's definitely a good idea to frequently scan your computer for viruses. On-demand scanning is based on scan tasks. Scan tasks specify the scanning options and the objects to be scanned. You can scan the computer whenever you want by running the default tasks or your own scan tasks (user-defined tasks). You can also schedule them to run on a regular basis or when the system is idle so as not to interfere with your work.

Device Detection Alerts
BitDefender Total Security 2011 automatically detects when you connect a removable storage device to your computer and offers to scan it before you access its files. This is recommended in order to prevent viruses and other malware from infecting your computer.

Antiphishing Protection
With antiphishing protection enabled, BitDefender Total Security 2011 alerts you when you try to access web pages that may be set up to steal personal information. Before you can access such a web page, BitDefender will block that page and display a generic web page alert instead. Check the web page address in the address bar of your browser. Look for clues that might indicate that the web page is used for phishing. If the web address is suspicious, it is recommended that you do not open it.

Privacy Control Protection
Privacy Control provides advanced users with some extra features to protect their privacy. BitDefender monitors dozens of potential hotspots in your system where spyware might act, and also checks any changes made to your system and software. It is effective in blocking Trojan horses and other tools installed by hackers, who try to compromise your privacy and send your personal information, like credit card numbers, from your computer to the hacker. Identity Control protects you against the theft of sensitive data when you are online. Based on the rules you create, Identity Control scans the web, e-mail and instant messaging traffic leaving your computer for specific character strings (for example, your credit card number). If there is a match, the respective web page, e-mail or instant message is blocked.

Remove any other security software from the computer before installing BitDefender Total Security 2011. Running two security programs simultaneously may affect their operation and cause major problems with the system. Windows Defender will be disabled by default before installation is initiated.

Once you have installed BitDefender Total Security 2011, your computer is protected against all kinds of malware (such as viruses, spyware and trojans). You are not required to configure other BitDefender settings besides those configured during installation. However, you may want to take advantage of the BitDefender settings to fine-tune and improve your protection. From time to time, you should open BitDefender and fix the existing issues. You may have to configure specific BitDefender components or take preventive actions to protect your computer and your data. If you want to, you can configure BitDefender not to alert you about specific issues.