(Giveaway) Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 free license for 1 year

When Bitdefender 2012 products were released, they had some major sale that went on for a while. I remembered buying a 1 year Bitdefender Total Security 2012 license for around $10 which I still haven’t got a chance to use it until today. When it comes to Bitdefender, they are one of the famous brands that help to keep users PCs, data, and identities safe from attack. Antivirus today is not only about protecting against viruses anymore as different types of threats has emerged. They had to offer protection against phishing, hackers, spams, and even social network, thanks to Facebook and Twitter. According to VB100 results, AV-TEST independent test reports and AV Comparatives, Bitdefender is currently rated as one of the top antivirus that offers really good protection against malwares. The new version comes in a sleek and black interface like the screenshot below.

The new Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 adds a couple of new interesting features which are Autopilot, Rescue mode, Virtualized Browser, Social Network Protection, Scan Dispatcher and Search Advisor.

Autopilot - Provides a hassle-free experience by making optimal security-related decisions without input from you
Rescue mode – Reboots your computer in a trusted environment, which is used for cleanup and restoration
Virtualized Browser – Isolates the browser from the operating system in a Bitdefender-provided environment to block web-based threats
Social Network Protection – Filters the links you receive from your Facebook and Twitter friends and monitors your privacy settings
Search Advisor – Gives advance warning of risky websites right in your Google and Bing search results
Scan Dispatcher – Triggers system scans when resource usage falls below a certain threshold to avoid any impact on your system’s performance

The Rescue Mode basically boots you in to a linux environment so you can scan your hard drive without Windows being loaded. This is very similar to rescue disk except that you don’t need to burn to a disc or USB. To get into Rescue Mode, go to the Antivirus panel, click Scan Now and select Rescue Mode from the drop-down menu. You will be prompted to restart your computer.
BitDefender 2012 Rescue Mode

When I was benchmarking Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 today, I didn’t even see a single notification from the program at all because the autopilot mode is enabled by default. This mode is very useful to amateur users that don’t want to be constantly asked for a decision. This option can be easily disabled from the program’s main interface.
From what I’ve read, the Virtualized Browser is a part of the Bitdefender browser Toolbar. The system requirement page did say that it requires Internet Explorer 7 and higher but for some weird reason the toolbar wasn’t installed on my test machine’s Internet Explorer 8.
Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 should be able to keep your computer safe and secure from current threats but when it comes to performance, it is quite sluggish. Comparing Bitdefender with its previous product, the 2012 version are slightly slower. The time taken to launch an application, full hard drive scan, installation and uninstallation of 3rd party software, compression and extraction of ZIP files has increased while other tests stayed around the same numbers.

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