Bitdefender Antivirus 2009 1Yr 1Pc

BitDefender Antivirus 2009 provides advanced protection against viruses, spyware, and identity theft…. without slowing down your PC. It?s jam-packed with features including: IM Encryption, for confidential chatting; Gamer Mode, for secure gaming at top speed; Laptop Mode, to prolong battery life; automatic hourly updates; FREE 24/7 support; and more! SMALL BOX.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Bitdefender Antivirus 2009
I have 2000xp with dialup, so it was time consuming to download the initial setup. I changed from Kaspersky because I was unable to download their renewal after 10hours. My computer performs a tad slower with this system than with Kaspersky. It was rated the best on the market, and it seems every bit as good as Kasp. A one year subscription to this antivirus is $20+ cheaper than my former antivirus.

2 Stars Fine when it works right.
I discovered that this software’s effectiveness in keeping computers “clean” was highly rated by several software review websites. That gave me a lot of reassurance that I was making the right decision when I purchased this software.

However, I have had trouble with this product working properly since I first put it on my computer. It has at times shown me errors along with a “fix” button that does not work when I click it. And if it does have a problem, you don’t get alerted with a message popping up on your screen… you have to be attentive enough to notice a change in the tiny BitDefender icon running in your task bar, such as the icon turning grey or displaying a “warning” symbol. One alarming incident for me occurred when BitDefender quit working (turned grey) without warning while I was doing online banking, and I only noticed it after I had been on my bank’s website for a while. Who knows how long I was going through my accounts without any protection.

There are live staff people on hand to help you with any problems you are having with BitDefender if you go to the website. However, you have to find the proper link to get that help first. One of the frustrating things I encountered was a website asking you to download additional software and capture information into two separate files, presumably so that the BD staff could get a better idea of what was causing any problems you might be having. However, it didn’t tell you where to send that information, nor did the staff person ask me for it when I contacted them for help. I have at this point reinstalled BD three times, and this third time perhaps might be the charm, because so far this time it’s working very nicely.

2 Stars Don’t
Customer service sucks; there effectively is no meaningful help if this thing stops working, so just go buy something else.

1 Star Slow down computer, Hard to uninstall
Install & setup was easy, ran ok the first day. Second day I notice my computer was very slow - loading of internet site was very slow and opening and closing programs. Had a lot of trouble trying to uninstall program, kept telling me it was installing program. After about the 3 or 4 time was able to uninstall. With Bitdefender removed, computer responsed faster. Install the free program AVG antivirus, very is running normal, no slow down.

That are alot of good reviews on Bitdefender, but I don’t know if most of the reviews was on a Windows Vista system.

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