BitDefender Total Security 2009 Expert Reviews

BitDefender Internet Security 2009 adds a ton of useful features to its predecessor and still does a reasonable job of protecting your computer.

Includes 2GB of online backup. Resists tampering. Almost no false positives from antispam. Blocks phishing sites. Can limit children's Internet use. Scans for system vulnerabilities. Can restore virus-damaged files from backup.

Malware scanner frequently left threats uncleaned even after multiple passes. Antispam slows mail download significantly. Parental control blocks many valid sites. Duplicate file finder can damage system.

BitDefender has added a ton of new featuresonline backup and remote configuration, for example. It includes all the expected security elements, with decent performance from most of them. It's a reasonable choice if you're excited by those extra ...

A fairly strong security suite with an overly complex setup.

Very deep feature set and controls, Power-saving laptop mode, 2GB online backup, Numerous pricing options

Overly complex installation and user interface, Relatively weak spyware catching performance, Huge user manual

BitDefender also offers a special Laptop Mode that can automatically postpone or skip scans and backups when running on battery power, to conserve resources. And it will automatically prevent other computers on public networks (such as Wi-Fi hotspots) ...

The Bitdefender Total Security 2009 will protect your computer from online threats and provide applications that can tune up your computer. But while it offers a lot, it may be too complicated for the average user.

Provides a lot of features ; Encryption for IMs ; Good phishing and spam filter ; File Vault ; Online backup ; Laptop mode ; Good detection rate

Advanced mode may be too complicated for some

BITDEFENDER Total Security 2009 offers good but not state-of-the-art protection.

Flexible online backup, File Vault, IM encryption for Yahoo and MSN Messenger, central management of BitDefender installed on home network PCs, games mode, improved scanning speeds

Detection rates haven't improved

BitDefender Total Security 2009 offers good but not state-of-the-art protection, which is a pity as the product boasts a raft of neat features that make a small but noticeable difference.

'Total Security' is a bold claim, so BitDefender Total Security 2009 has a lot to live up to - and, by and large, it does

Another cute feature of Total Security 2009 is the automatic scanning of devices you plug in, such as USB memory sticks or CD-Rs. A list of interesting additions, in other words

A comprehensive security, optimisation and backup program

Great for beginners ; Wide range of features ; Very little impact on performance ; Excellent value

Limited information available on advanced features

Bitdefender works quite differently, then, to many other security suites on the market but is an extremely effective way of combining the wide range of tools on offer. There was very little effect on performance and the unobtrusive approach manages to ...

A comprehensive security, optimisation and backup program

BitDefender Total Security 2009 improves on an already impressive array of features to bring it into line with the most comprehensive security suites on the market. The tidy all-in-one package offers worthy competition to household names ...

BitDefender Total Security 2009 takes on the best in the business by offering effective anti-virus and anti-malware tools, a capable firewall and optimisation and backup for an all-in-one solution. When you combine this with a straightforward approach ...

Flexible online backup, File Vault, IM encryption for Yahoo and MSN Messenger, central management of BitDefender installed on home network PCs, games mode, improved scanning speeds

Detection rates haven't improved

BitDefender Total Security 2009 offers good but not state-of-the-art protection, which is a pity as the product boasts a raft of neat features that make a small but noticeable difference.

'Total Security' is a bold claim, so BitDefender Total Security 2009 has a lot to live up to - and, by and large, it does.

BitDefender Total Security 2009 offers good but not state of the art protection, which is a pity as the product boasts a raft of neat features that make a small but noticeable difference.