Bitdefender Internet Security 2011

Bitdefender Internet Security 2011 provides Internet-connected families with the latest protection against viruses, hackers, spam and identity theft-without slowing down your computer. You can personalize it with shortcuts to easily manage the security of your home network, and use remote parental controls to ensure a fast and safe online experience.

Product Benefits

Confidently download, share and open files from friends, family, co-workers-or even total strangers

• Protects against viruses and other malware using industry-leading technology
• Scans all Web, e-mail and instant messaging traffic in real-time
• Receive warnings about risky Web sites and safety ratings for all Web sites and for search results
• Get unmatched detection of new threats based on two different proactive technologies
• Block spyware programs that track your online activities

Protect your identity: shop, bank, listen and watch, privately and securely

• Blocks web pages that attempt to steal your credit card data
• Ensure Yahoo! and MSN Messenger conversations stay private with Instant Messaging Encryption
• Prevent personal information from leaking via e-mail, Web or instant messaging

Connect securely to any network at home, at the office, or away

• Secure your Internet connection wherever you are with automatic two-way firewall
• Prevent unauthorized access to your Wi-Fi network
• Block access to inappropriate Web sites and e-mail with Parental Controls
• Limit kids' computer, Internet and game access to specific times
• Allow changes to the filtering policies and ban-lists remotely, via the Internet
• Manage the security of your network from a single location

Get fine-tuned performance from your computer

• Reduce the system load and avoids requesting user interaction during game play
• Skip safe files for better scan speed and lower system load with optimized scanning technology
• Show which applications are slowing down the system and suggests corrective action
• Prolong battery life in Laptop Mode

Get timely assistance for all your security issues

• Get built-in assistance with common issues
• Rely on free technical support for the entire duration of the product license
• Use context-based tips on general security and Bitdefender related hints relevant to the current environment, activity and user profile.
• Start with the video library of tutorials which walk you, step by step, through product features and configuration of Bitdefender Internet Security 2011

System Requirements

Minimal system requirements:

• Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP SP3 (SP2 for x64), Vista (SP1), Microsoft Windows 7
• CPU: 800MHz processor
• Memory (RAM):
  • 512 MB (Microsoft Windows XP)
  • 1 GB (Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7)
• Available free hard disk space: 1 GB free space

Recommended system requirements:

• Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP SP3 (SP2 for x64), Vista (SP1), Microsoft Windows 7
• Available free hard disk space: 1 GB free space
• CPU: Intel CORE Duo (1.66 GHz) or equivalent processor
• Memory (RAM):
  • 1GB (Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows 7)
  • 1.5 GB (Microsoft Windows Vista)

Software requirements:

• Internet Explorer 6 (Internet Explorer 7 recommended)
• Yahoo Messenger 8.1
• Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8
• Firefox 3.x
• Thunderbird 3.0.4
• Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010
• Outlook Express
• Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2
• .Net framework 2.0

Testing Bitdefender Antivirus

You can verify that Bitdefender works properly with the help of a special test file, known as EICAR Standard Anti-virus Test file. (EICAR stands for the European Institute of Computer Anti-virus Research). This is a dummy file, which is also detected by other anti-virus products.

No need to worry, because this file is not a real virus. All that EICAR.COM does when executed is to display the text 'EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE' and exit.

The reason we do not include the file within the package is that we want to avoid generating any false alarms for those who use Bitdefender or any other scanner.
However, the file can be created using any text editor, provided the file is saved in standard MS-DOS ASCII format and is 68 bytes long.
It might also be 70 bytes if the editor puts a CR/LF at the end.

The file must contain the following single line:
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

Save the file to any name with COM extension, for example EICAR.COM. From now on, you can use this file to see what happens when Bitdefender detects a real virus.

Testing Bitdefender Antispam

Verify if Bitdefender is working with the GTUBE test. The test consists in entering the:
"XJS*C4JDBQADN1.NSBN3*2IDNEN*GTUBE-STANDARD-ANTI-UBE-TEST-EMAIL* C.34X" line in the body of an e-mail.

Bitdefender must tag as spam any message that contains this string.

The string must be reproduced on a single line.

Notes

• Bitdefender Internet Security 2011 doesn't scan Lotus Notes POP3 traffic.
• Supported mediums for Firewall: Ethernet (including wireless cards), Token Ring, FDDI and any WAN medium.