Monday, May 6, 2013
The program doesn't require any configuration, for instance. There's no desktop gadget to manage, and you won't be hassled with security alerts. Instead, the program simply checks files as you access them, runs occasional system scans when your PC is idle, and cleans up any infections all on its own. You can also scan files and folders on demand by right-clicking them and choosing "Scan with Bitdefender", but that's about it.
Bitdefender Antivirus
Free Edition does have a basic interface available, if you need it - but we do
mean "basic". Click its system tray icon and you'll find you can turn
the real-time protection or automatic scanning system off, while other buttons
display system logs or help you access your "My Bitdefender" account
(if you have one). But, again, there's nothing complicated or difficult, and
perhaps 30 seconds of browsing will show you everything there is to see.
We have one or two small
concerns about the program. It protested about being installed alongside an
"incompatible" product (Norton Internet Security), for example.
Everything still seemed to work just fine, but we'd expect Bitdefender Antivirus
Free to be installed as a second line of defence, not a primary antivirus tool,
so it really needs to run happily alongside just about everything else around.
And, for some reason, we
found the program's status was displayed as "Updating..." almost all
the time. Maybe it was just taking its time, being careful to use minimal
bandwidth, but this still became a little worrying after a while.
At its core, though,
Bitdefender Antivirus Free looks very promising: the program provides a good
basic level of protection, yet remains exceptionally easy to use.
Build 1.0.14 changes
include:
- Performance
improvements for HTTP Scan;
- Performance improvements for Auto Scan;
- Improvements made to Quarantine module;
- Laptop Mode for Auto Scan;
- Installer is set to automatically start after a reboot when needed;
- ChkDsk was blocked during startup on some systems;
- Performance improvements for Auto Scan;
- Improvements made to Quarantine module;
- Laptop Mode for Auto Scan;
- Installer is set to automatically start after a reboot when needed;
- ChkDsk was blocked during startup on some systems;
Platforms: Windows 7 (32 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit),
Windows 8, Windows Vista (32 bit), Windows Vista (64 bit), Windows XP
Version: 1.0.14.889
Licence: Freeware
Version: 1.0.14.889
Licence: Freeware
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