September 2007
BitDefender Total Security 2008 Earns Gold in PC Advisor Review
BUCHAREST, Romania – September 17, 2007 – BitDefender®, a global provider of award-winning antivirus software and data security solutions, today announced that BitDefender Total Security 2008 has achieved a Gold rating from PC Advisor. Products were reviewed based on ease of use, features, value, and were given an overall rating. BitDefender Total Security 2008 achieved 4.5 out of 5 stars in each category, with an overall rating of 4.5 stars.
The BitDefender 2008 product line, which includes BitDefender Antivirus 2008, Internet Security 2008 and Total Security 2008, is designed to protect a wide variety of computer usage scenarios ranging from individual PC users and multi-PC families to SoHo businesses.
BitDefender Antivirus 2008 is designed for users who want state of the art protection from viruses, spyware, and other types of malware and includes:
• Real-time antivirus protection – with automatic hourly updates
• Proactive protection – using BitDefender’s patent-pending B-HAVE® advanced detection techniques
• Anti-rootkit protection – detecting and removing the newest breed of hidden threats
• Privacy protection – reducing the risk of identity theft by preventing personal information leaks via e-mail or web
• Anti-spyware protection –- monitoring and preventing spyware threats in real-time
”BitDefender’s engineers work diligently to provide home office and SMB customers with the most powerful security solutions available for fighting tomorrow’s threats today,” said Bogdan Dumitru, BitDefender’s chief technology officer. “PC Advisor’s Gold rating demonstrates this commitment and is a testament to the capabilities we have included in BitDefender Total Security 2008. The results of this review also further position BitDefender as one of the strongest alternatives to the better-known competitive solutions. We are very pleased with achieving PC Advisor’s Gold rating for BitDefender Total Security and look forward to receiving further acclaim from industry experts for our quality antivirus and data security solutions.”
PC Advisor delivers expert advice you can trust to business and home PC users who want to buy the best-value equipment and make the most out of the equipment they already own. First published in 1995 by IDG, the world's leading IT publisher, PC Advisor has built a considerable reputation for offering comprehensive and impartial buying advice, informed and easy-to-understand tutorials and workshops, as well as ground-breaking coverage of service-related issues.
For further details on PC Advisor’s ranking of Internet Security Suites, please visit the publication online at: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=1170&pn=1.
About Bitdefender®
Bitdefender is de maker van een van de snelste en meest doelmatige gamma’s van internationaal gecertificeerde internetbeveiligingssoftware. Sinds 2001 bleef Bitdefender, als een pionier in de branche, bekroonde beschermingstechnologieën introduceren en ontwikkelen. Bitdefender beschermt tegenwoordig de digitale ervaringen van zo'n 400 miljoen zakelijke- en thuisgebruikers over de hele wereld.
Onlangs won het bedrijf een reeks aan sleutelonafhankelijke aanbevelingen in de VS, het VK en in Europa, waaronder ConsumerSearch, Which?, Stiftung Warentest en Taenk. Bitdefender antivirus technologie eindigde ook aan de top in leidinggevende testen op het gebied van zowel AV Test en AV-Comparatives. Meer informatie over Bitdefender-antivirusproducten is beschikbaar op de website met beveiligingsoplossingen van het bedrijf, onder de tab 'pers'. Verder publiceert Bitdefender Malware City dat de nieuwste updates op het gebied van beveiligingsbedreigingen verschaft en gebruikers helpt om geïnformeerd te blijven over de strijd van alledag tegen malware.