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BitDefender Total Security 2008 (PC) | 
| From: Bit Defender
Category: Software
List Price: £35.95
Buy New: £27.92
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1590
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 8 x 1.6
EAN: 4260057694416
ASIN: B000VVM344
Release Date: October 26, 2007
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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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 Progressive or persistent? August 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
BitDefender Total Security 2008 (PC)
Seems that it's getting all the rewards, I thought to myself 'why not buy it'?
A few days later after comparing what the competitors had to offer I got it. It installed nicely and quickly and hasn't made my PC slower until I used the internet. It kept on asking me if I want to allow this and that to send a cookie to some website so I just click on 'Allow'. The next time I used the internet, it asked me again. Again again and again. I started to get a bit annoyed so I contacted the BitDefender support team. They respond to my 20 odd emails in time but they still haven't told me how to stop it.
Moving on. I previousl had McAfee installed on another PC and once I installed BitDefender, three more viruses were found! It has some nice features like parental control and a keyword filter to stop certain web pages from being displayed. It also can controll applications from connecting to the internet or running whatsoever.
The new features are BackUp(tm) and TuneUp(tm) whivh you might think cancel out each other but actually work quite nicely. The TuneUp is my favourite. It deletes duplicate files but not ones created by the BackUp wizard. It also deletes old registry values, defragments your HDDs and cleans temporary internet files.
Overall, it's a bit persistent, half works with that messup called Vista and comes with Mobile antivirus for Symbain 8 and older phones.
If you ask me, I would recommend it!
 rubbish March 6, 2008
jan best (somerset)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read the reviews they looked good so i bought this product it was the biggest mistake i ever made,it has frozen my computor up so i cant even shut it down properly. When i finally managed to open a program i've tried to remove this product from my computor with no joy i now have to do a full restore. Don't bye it its rubbish
Great product and quick technical response December 30, 2007
Mr. Christian R. Petersen (Surrey UK)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I just bought a new PC and upgraded to the Total Security 2008 version.
I had previously experienced Norton / Semantec and was totally dissappointed with it dramatically slowing down my PC. Their technical response was slow, confusing, long-winded and very expensive. After consulting our IT Dept at work I bought BitDefender a year ago and haven't looked back since.
Total Security 2008 loaded easily and performs well. I like the facility to periodically clear out rubbish from the computer registry which can speed up the PC and keep it responding quickly. I also like the facility to regularly and automatically back up my files and photo collection.
I notice that its specification states it needs a CPU chip clock speed of 800MHz or higher. If that's an indication of the security software industry standard it's worth bearing in mind when buying a new PC or laptop. Luckily my new PC is 800MHz. Email response from BitDefender has been very prompt and comfortingly personal.
You can download a FREE evaluation version for for a month from their website (bitdefender.com) but I found its best to actually buy any security product on a CD (from Amazon) as opposed to downloading it. That way you have a CD to keep and a properly bound user's guide.
A waste of money December 14, 2007
mogwilover (Shropshire UK)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I turned to Bitdefender as my yearly contract with ZoneAlarm was nearly at an end. My only problems with ZoneAlarm was that it slowed down my computer and made access to Windows live messanger almost impossible, so I read reviews which said Bitdefender was simple to use, effective, did not slow up your computer etc.
Positive aspects
I have given this 1 star because my computer boots up much faster now and when updates are running this does not slow my computer down. I can also use Windows live messanger with no problems. otherwise I would give it no stars whatsoever.
Negative aspects
The Bitdefender toolbar fails to materialise on my e-mail page 50% of the time which means spam mail gets into my in box. The only way I appear to be able to get the toolbar to appear and antispam to work is to keep logging onto my e-mail until it appears.
Outlook Express keeps crashing - I click on reply, create, to open an e-mail in a full page or to switch e-mail accounts and it crashes about 25% of the time. I never had this problem in the 2 years I have had my computer UNTIL I installed Bitdefender. I have tried to get help through their chat line and their forum but none is forthcoming. The only way I can get Outlook Express to function again is to reboot my computer then it is fine.
The firewall is disabled without any notification appearing on the computer. I have to regularly check manually that it is working to spot this problem. I click on fixit when it happens - nothing. The fixit buttons do not seem to work for any problem that develops. Again I have to reboot my computer and the Firewall is enabled until the next time it happens. To me one of the most essential components of a security system is the Firewall and this one appears untrustworthy. So if you keep personal information on your computer that you do not want to be accessed I suggest you avoid Bitdefender Total Security 2008.
Looking at the Bitdefender forum I am not the only one with these problems and there are several other "bugs" that people have experienced. Bitdefender do provide e-mail, phone and chat line help but I found it less than useful. The only thing they seem able to suggest is to collect information using their sysdump.exe files which I did. I sent the information to Bitdefender and 15 days later I have not even had an acknowledgement that they received it - never mind an answer to my problem. As for their help pages and their instructions on how to use the tool - you need a PhD in computer science to understand them. They constantly use what I call "computerbabble" - a made up language using big/complex words that makes the people who use it seem very knowledgeable and clever, Doctors use "medibabble", sociologists use "socibabble" etc all with the same aim. However I would be much more impressed by their intellect if they could use simple English to explain themselves especially in written instructions.
Meanwhile I am constantly having to reboot my computer 7-10 times/day.
A waste of money unless you have a PhD in computer science, I intend to uninstall Bitdefender and return to ZoneAlarm. Better a slow loading time than a firewall that does not work.
 Trial and error October 16, 2007
Mr. S. J. King (UK)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This new progam won the PC Advisor Gold award recently so I though I would give it a go.I have only used the trial version so far. When it is working, it seems to be pretty efficient. I am not a computer buff, but the interface seems fairly friendly to an amateur. However, there are some ongoing problems: the Firewall turned itself off without my intervention, and on another time, when I opened the Bitdefender window , my computer froze. Another problem with the Firewall was that I can not alter the security level: it is stuck on Game Mode (which is not recommended). Finally, some of the Fix it buttons DON'T! I have not found the support much use so far, but it makes a change talking to a Rumanian callcentre rather than an Indian one I suppose.
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