BitDefender Total Security 2009 Review

Overall Rating

Wish the online backup was larger in capacity perhaps.
Defrag should be more informative? user interface or hardrive file map? showing the proces before and after optimisations.)

Can't really fault it as of yet. Does more than all the other big brand suites and is more cost effective both fighting viruses and saving you money.

Mcafee and Norton are brand names avoid if you can I used the latest version of both when purchased laptops for my family and both trial versions even though they had 3 months left I uninstalled huge system drain, I had given to me a Kaspersky 2009 disk, I found the user interface is horrible and cannot really compete if you look at it overall the feature set compared Bitdefender.

Free programs are free they are not updated enough and not proactive enough or even reactive to threats, so thats where I've found from my own tests and reading other reviews bitdefender 2009 shines.

This Anti virus (malware) Software I'm currently using was me upgrading from Bitdefender 2008, which to be honest I thought could not be improved on vastly. I was wrong, it has all the bells and whistles of the previous version. Such as Backup, Tune up (Defrag drive, clean up internet files, obsolete registry file cleaner..), Parental control, web limiter, application control.. imagine being able to control who goes on msn and when? Now you can keep your kids safe, I have two of my own so theyre always glued glued to msn, but not when theyre supposed be asleep with Bitdefender.

Anyhow with the new 2009 total security I was able to Scan faster after first scan because its binary scan ive been told its the fastest scanner out there. I did 150,000 files in less than 15 mins on normal average spec now 4 year old machine.

It has 2 GB of online back up which is useful for all those files you want secure just in case your PC decides to give up. I have yet use it but its there and thats nice to know lol, also it has the all important Gamer Mode, that really works for all those gamers out there try it you'l know what I mean... oh did say it still has small system memory foot print? About 80MB even when running full scans.. theres so much to this program I'm still learning, but most important thing is... IT PROTECTS YOU FROM NEW AND OLD THREATS and I don't know why people havent bought it yet. Recommended A star product. I'll be installling it on all my machines from now on... and my mates.

Hope this review helps someone making choices, plus the customer service I experienced was very good, live chat support aswell.
The best antivirus program ive ever bought, I've used Kaspersky its not bad and not really.. its still slow compared to Bitdefender and less reacitive at picking up threats.