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BitDefender just launched an offer for two of their most appreciated products, few may resist. It is lifetime license for Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 and Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2012, at very low prices, $79.95 (€52) and $59.95 (€39) respectively. However, it is not your lifetime they’re ta... |
23 January 2012
09:51 GMT |
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With all the Carrier IQ rumors that have been coming and going these days, it is important to know exactly how you can detect the software on the phone, but also how it can be removed. Although many carriers and handset manufacturers came forward and said that they did not pre-load the Carrier IQ software on the... |
16 December 2011
13:01 GMT |
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Total Security is the most complete protection suite from Bitdefender. It encompasses all the components in the other bundles and also offers something on the side. As far as the layers of protection are concerned, there are no additional elements. The additional options compared with Internet Security edition... |
7 December 2011
12:51 GMT |
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Bitdefender decided to lend its innovative security solutions to NetSecure, a company that specializes in providing eCommerce services, with the purpose of releasing the first secure personal credit card reader.
Bitdefender’s QuickScan will be integrated into NetSecure’s SmartSwipe after recent reports s... |
6 December 2011
10:21 GMT |
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After the scandal around Carrier IQ’s tracking software broke out, many individuals started to wonder whether their phones had the controversial package installed on their devices or not. To come to their aid, Bitdefender released a simple application that identifies the presence of the tool. Bitdefender Carri... |
5 December 2011
07:32 GMT |
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Although some are reluctant to admitting that there is malware specifically written for Android devices, this does not change the fact that some security experts deal with such threats on a daily basis.
Considering this, BitDefender just launched the stable version of their antivirus for Android devices. The app rel... |
30 November 2011
10:11 GMT |
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are both over. Well, not on Softpedia. We maintain a 50% discount for the best products BitDefender has developed for home users: Internet Security (reviewed here) and Total Security.The price cut is extended until December 5 and can be accessed from the buy pages of the products on... |
29 November 2011
10:43 GMT |
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Bitdefender recently released Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition, a free product that targets the Romanian market, but which also encapsulates a few interesting and innovative technologies and philosophies. After Free Edition was launched, I had the opportunity to have a chat with Bitdefender’s Senior Produc... |
25 November 2011
13:01 GMT |
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With the release of Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition, the experts behind the project not only integrated new technologies, but they also considerably improved some existing ones.
In a recent interview I had with Alex Balan, senior product manager at Bitdefender, he revealed something interesting about the free pro... |
24 November 2011
07:22 GMT |
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Bitdefender recently released a much-awaited free product that integrates all their award-winning technologies. Called Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition, it is available only in Romania for now, but it promises to offer users one of the best free products on the market.Alex Balan, Senior Product Manager at Bitdefen... |
23 November 2011
11:34 GMT |
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Bitdefender, the renowned security solutions provider, and ConeXware, a company that provides archiving, encryption and compression tools, signed a partnership the results of which will be seen in the future variant of the PowerArchiver Toolbox which will come with an anti-virus component.
The 2011 version of ConeX... |
15 November 2011
13:51 GMT |
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Raxco, a leader in defragmentation solutions and Bitdefender, the renowned security solutions provider, signed a partnership that will bring benefits to both. To show off the fruits of their labor, Bitdefender's anti-malware engines were integrated into the PerfectAntivirus 2012 and AntivirusPlus 2012, the firs... |
10 November 2011
09:16 GMT |
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The next generation firewall designed by Adyton will incorporate Bitdefender's anti-malware technology, hoping to offer an enhanced level of protection to networks that deploy the device."The sophistication of malware writers to hide malware in legitimate application is quickly changing the landscape. We looked ... |
18 October 2011
10:05 GMT |
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Internet Security 2012 suite is marked as BitDefender’s most popular product, and the list of features sure seems to back this up. The bundle is versatile and integrates not only defense against all types of malware, but also spam filtering, firewall protection, parental controls and firewall protection. Price... |
15 October 2011
08:57 GMT |
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It’s time for another security product to be featured in our daily giveaway campaign: BitDefender Internet Security 2012. We have 50 licenses (1year/3PCs) to spare for the product, in exchange for 50 witty comments. You are already accustomed to these conditions, so feel free to add some original lines in the ... |
13 October 2011
09:57 GMT |
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Romanian antivirus vendor Bitdefender has announced earlier today during a press conference, which we had the chance to attend, the 2012 version of its security products as well as the rebranding of the company.The press conference focused on the ten years of activity and on the new visual identity of the company tha... |
13 September 2011
11:07 GMT |
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The free security software solution for Android devices coming from BitDefender's labs has just been updated with new features and bug fixes.Although the application is still in beta, BitDefender Mobile Security is a lightweight solution for Android devices focused on energy efficiency, which tries to provide us... |
12 August 2011
02:58 GMT |
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While 2011 is not even halfway through, security software vendors have been working on the new line of products, for year 2012. BitDefender is no exception. They already issued the private beta for their Total Security 2012 suite and the next step is to make it available for a larger audience, so that a wider pool of... |
19 May 2011
08:51 GMT |
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Romanian antivirus vendor BitDefender has released a free tool designed to protect computers and removable storage devices from AutoRun malware.Dubbed BitDefender USB Immunizer the application doesn't require any installation. It comes as a single executable which provides a simple user interface.There are basic... |
27 April 2011
10:46 GMT |
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Romanian antivirus vendor BitDefender has opened public beta testing for a free security solution designed specifically to protect users when browsing the Web.Called TrafficLight, the product is capable of scanning Web traffic in real time and blocking malicious code and other threats.It also taps BitDefender's ... |
24 March 2011
05:59 GMT |
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Serial key generators carrying trojans have made it to the number two spot in BitDefender's malware detection statistics for January, suggesting that this infection vector was aggressively used last month.Trojan.Crack.I accounted for 5.82% of all detections seen by BitDefender last month and was only surpassed b... |
10 February 2011
02:37 GMT |
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Security researchers from BitDefender have found that a large percentage of users who clicked on a Facebook scam link were using mobile platforms.The analyzed scam was similar to the many others that can be spotted on Facebook at any given time for over half a year now.It started with an enticing message that tricked... |
11 January 2011
11:50 GMT |
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Romanian antivirus vendor BitDefender has released a stand-alone malware scanner which integrates with µTorrent and can be used to check downloaded torrents for threats.µTorrent, intended to be called "micro torrent," but commonly referred to as utorrent, is the most popular BitTorrent client after Xunlei... |
22 December 2010
13:26 GMT |
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Romanian antivirus vendor BitDefender has launched a Facebook app, which allows users to scan their profiles for privacy and security problems, including spam and malicious links.The application is dubbed safego and is currently a BETA product. Once given access to a user's profile, it is capable of scanning the... |
26 October 2010
10:27 GMT |
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BitDefender has released a stand-alone free tool capable of cleaning all known versions of the infamous Stuxnet industrial espionage worm from infected computers.Stuxnet was discovered earlier this summer and has shocked the world and the security industry with its features and sophistication.The worm is designed to ... |
8 October 2010
11:39 GMT |
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Romanian security vendor BitDefender has released a free stand-alone tool, capable of removing all ZBot variants detected by company's antivirus products.ZBot is a notorious family of computer trojans with advanced information stealing capabilities, which also function as botnet clients.The ZBot malware is gener... |
15 September 2010
14:17 GMT |
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BitDefender 2011 product line has just launched, and the developer announces hefty improvements to the modules that maintained your PC secure in the previous edition, as well as new features to increase protection and turn handling the applications into less of a challenge for all types of users.Total Security is the... |
15 August 2010
17:21 GMT |
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BitDefender has been an important player on the antivirus market since its inception, in 2001 and has gained increasing popularity due to the high quality products delivered. The money makers of the company on the home use segment are BitDefender Antivirus, BitDefender Internet Security and the ultimate suite,BitDefe... |
5 June 2010
06:07 GMT |
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URL shorteners are a dime a dozen these days, so launching a new one seems like an exercise in futility. BitDefender thinks it brings enough to the table to warrant a try. The security software maker has launched Saf.li, a URL shortener with a twist, it adds security to the mix of regular features. Any link shortened... |
6 May 2010
10:54 GMT |
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Security firm BitDefender has identified a virus targeting early iPad adopters. The threat comes in the form of an email promising “…best performance, newer features and security,” which instructs users to download the latest version of iTunes onto their PC, and perform an update for their tablet d... |
26 April 2010
10:01 GMT |
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As if there weren’t enough scams targeting naive iPhone users eager to unlock their devices, a malware-spreading mechanism targeting the iPhone-unlocking fanbase has been discovered by BitDefender. The company’s Mihai Andrei Livadariu, virus researcher, has provided malwarecity.com with some information o... |
14 April 2010
08:27 GMT |
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BitDefender customers were affected by a faulty antivirus update, which incorrectly tagged critical system files as malicious, over the weekend. The problem affected 64-bit Windows versions and left computers unable to boot.Beginning Saturday evening, BitDefender's support forum started being flooded with report... |
22 March 2010
05:34 GMT |
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Kanguru Solutions has been researching and developing secure portable storage products ever since it was established in 1992. One of the most well-known of these storage solutions is none other than the Kanguru Defender Elite flash drive. This product uses the 256-bit AES encryption in order to protect the stored dat... |
23 February 2010
09:15 GMT |
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BitDefender is a strong name on the computer security market, with solid reputation as a developer of malware fighting solutions. Besides the basic purpose of locking all sorts of malware, the developer has also released complete protection suites featuring firewall protection, antispam, anti-phishing or instruments ... |
4 February 2010
11:11 GMT |
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Expert ModeNovice and Intermediate interfaces are anything but suitable for an experienced user that wouldn’t feel content unless they manage each aspect of the suite. Computer experts have their way in BitDefender’s Total Security through Expert Mode, the GUI that reveals all the features of the bundle a... |
4 February 2010
11:01 GMT |
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With all protection against malware and unauthorized connections, the data on a computer can still be compromised if software installed on the system is not at its latest version. Hackers look for vulnerabilities in ubiquitous applications such as web browsers in order to gain access to computer systems. Unless you k... |
4 February 2010
10:51 GMT |
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Believe it or not, but the recently introduced, free security solution from Microsoft manages to hold its own against fully-fledged, paid security suites from heavyweight players on the security market, at least when it comes down to generic detection and heuristic techniques. In fact, Microsoft Security Essentials 1... |
1 December 2009
06:22 GMT |
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The third build of the new BitDefender Total Security 2010 was announced by the security company as having been released already to the users. According to our information this should be the third and final beta of the product before the release of the final version. BitDefender Total Security 2010 Beta 3 does not be... |
19 June 2009
09:56 GMT |
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Security researchers from antivirus vendor Bitdefender warn of a new malware-distribution campaign that attempts to pass a computer trojan as open source antivirus software. Once installed on the computer, the malware directs browser requests to Paypal, Abbey and Halifax to phishing pages. E-banking customers should... |
11 June 2009
08:15 GMT |
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With less than a month away from the launch of the first beta, BitDefender releases the second one for the Total Security suite. The application has undergone some changes during this short period thanks to the user experience and feedback based on testing the first public beta. At the moment there is no kit availab... |
27 May 2009
11:06 GMT |
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2009 is just about to start presenting the security suites from the various vendors around the world. With just a couple of months prior to launching the final product, BitDefender will offer later today a public beta of their system protecting suite, BitDefender Total Security 2010. This is the first beta and from w... |
13 May 2009
09:35 GMT |
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Following the disclosure of an alleged SQL injection vulnerability affecting the news.bitdefender.com website, the antivirus vendor has released the results of its internal investigation. The most important thing, according to the company, is that no sensitive data has been compromised.A white-hat hacker calling hims... |
23 February 2009
10:29 GMT |
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The Romanian hacker going by the handle of "unu" has announced a new SQL injection vulnerability affecting the website of Bitdefender antivirus. However, this time around the flaw is on the company's main website and not on one maintained by a reseller. During the previous week, a Romanian ethical hacking outfi... |
16 February 2009
04:29 GMT |
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Researchers from the anti-virus vendor BitDefender have come across an innovative piece of malware that hides itself and functions as a Firefox extension. The malicious add-on is a trojan that monitors user activity on numerous banking sites and steals the login credentials. In order to fly under the radar, this troj... |
5 December 2008
04:28 GMT |
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BitDefender has released a Mac version of the next iteration of its popular antivirus program. BitDefender 2009 for Mac is free to download and evaluate on Intel machines running Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later.The company says that “BitDefender Antivirus 2009 for Mac OS (Beta 1) is a superior software package,”... |
27 October 2008
03:28 GMT |
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BitDefender has decided to publish a list with the ten elements considered to be the most important in users' fight against malware. All the recommendations have the same bedrock – caution, which can save one a lot of trouble. The first measure has to do with the fact that no one should base thei... |
29 August 2008
09:30 GMT |
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Although the Olympics ended this Sunday, the malware employed by attackers, using Olympic-related headlines, is still causing damage. “News” stories about the most popular athletes still linger among other spam messages that are continuously sent to sometimes unwary recipients. Michael Phelps, the multi-O... |
27 August 2008
12:03 GMT |
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BitDefender has unveiled a new spam method employed by attackers to deliver an "extremely dangerous" trojan, as the company classified the malware. The hijackers use the name of FedEx, the famous company that, among other things, works in the currier shipping business. Pretending to be part of the company’s sta... |
27 August 2008
11:57 GMT |
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People are often secretive when asked about the problems they encounter when on the web and not always opened to discuss their fears and concerns regarding this matter. Also, questionnaires that may actually help security solutions companies improve their products face public indifference, which makes these companies... |
21 August 2008
11:26 GMT |
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Malware which threatens the global network of computers is so diverse that top-10 malicious programs only account for nearly 30% of the market. BitDefender has released a chart with the most "annoying" trojans and other types of software that affect users' machines. "Annoying" because the company itself admitted... |
15 August 2008
12:18 GMT |
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