Bitdefender Total Security 2011

Bitdefender Total Security 2011 offers comprehensive protection against the latest viruses, spyware, phishing and identity theft attacks. It includes firewall and network management, file encryption, online back-up, and tools for optimizing system speed. Plus, you can adapt it to match your personal style, and create shortcuts to gaming or laptop modes.

Product Benefits

Confidently download, share and open files from friends, family, co-workers - and 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 and sites that attempt to steal your credit card data
• Prevent personal information from leaking via e-mail, Web or instant messaging

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

• Blocks web pages that attempt to steal your credit card data
• Prevents personal information from leaking via e-mail, Web or instant messaging
• File Shredder permanently erases sensitive files and traces of files

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

• Use File Vault to lock up your confidential files
• Secure your Internet connection wherever you are with automatic two-way firewall
• Prevent unauthorized access to your Wi-Fi network

Protect your family and their computers

• Block access to inappropriate Web sites and e-mail with Parental Controls
• Limit kids' computer, Internet and game access to specific times
• Allow you to make changes to the filtering policies and ban-lists remotely, via the Internet
• Manage the security of your network from a single location

Play safely and seamlessly

• Reduce the system load and avoid interruptions during game play

Get fine-tuned performance from your computer!

• Skip safe files for better scan speed and lower system load with optimized scanning technology
• Know which applications are slowing down the system and suggests corrective actions
• 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 a video library of tutorials which walk you, step by step, through product features and configuration of Bitdefender Total 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: 600 MB 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)
• Available free hard disk space: 1 GB free space

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 Total Security 2011 doesn't scan Lotus Notes POP3 traffic.
• Supported mediums for Firewall: Ethernet (including wireless cards), Token Ring, FDDI and any WAN medium.
• Windows Defrag is a Microsoft proprietary technology. Bitdefender does not include this module in the installation kit and it only provides on the user interface a link to the Defrag module available on the Operating System.