BitDefender Antivirus 2011

BitDefender Antivirus is a highly customizable antivirus program that also sidelines as a PC optimizer and search adviser. With an excellent performance in lab testing both for Trojan and Spyware detection as well as for malware clean up and blocking, BitDefender Antivirus also performs well in the price arena and does little to slow down your PC’s performance.

Customization

Built to be as flexible as possible, BitDefender Antivirus caters to those controlling personalities among us who need to have everything on our computers running exactly as we want it. Personal user profiles can be set according to the user’s level of expertise and desired level of involvement. If you don’t really care about how it gets done, you just want a clever piece of software to protect your computer, the basic interface is perfect for you, focusing on only the essentials and allowing you a worry and hassle free computing experience. For intermediate users (is anyone really an intermediate user these days?) there are a few more tweaks available for you to pay attention to. Security levels may be moved up or down depending on your activities and preferences. And for all of you expert geniuses, the advanced profile is far from confusing, bringing accessibility and organization to even the most complicated of tasks.

Interface

The software has a beautiful, smooth interface with easy to navigate dashboard settings providing an overall sensible and intuitive user experience.

Antivirus Protection

The protection provided by BitDefender Antivirus is comprehensive including detection and elimination of malware threats from email and instant messaging, prevention of spyware threats from downloaded attachments, and protection from phishing scams perpetrated online. With built in browser tools like the popular Search Adviser, BitDefender Antivirus protects you wherever you go and stays permanently one step ahead of the bad guys. The Search Adviser feature provides protection in search engine environments, advising you on the danger level of the page contents with a little green check mark when the mouse is hovered over a prospective link in your search results.

Speed

BitDefender’s SmartScan technology allows the program to adjust its settings depending on how many resources are available to it at any given time. If your computer needs to run a resource hogging program or render an important video file, BitDefender will reconfigure itself to use less processing power for the time being in order to allow you as much computing power as possible to accomplish your primary tasks.

Summary

As an antivirus program, BitDefender has been found to be highly effective, preventing almost all virus infections even before they get a hold on the computer, and blocking and neutralizing any that do happen to get through. With continual virus database updates being provided online as necessary and downloaded automatically by the program as they become available, BitDefender has maintained its status as one of the best antivirus programs on the market, providing a complete and well balanced security solution for all types of users. It is easy to install and use, effective, and offers a wide scope of airtight protection against any threat that would to try compromise your machine.