Free bitdefender professional software for windows

BitDefender Free Edition 10.0 is the new and updated version, designed with a centralized management console, which allows protection options configuration for all BitDefender modules. It is enough to open the management console in order to have access to all modules: Virus Scan, Scheduler, Live! Update, Quarantine, Reports. On demand scanning - Powerful scan engines ensure detection and removal of all viruses in the wild every time you need it.

You can schedule the checking of your system at any time, periodically, without any other intervention. With just a right click you can check your files and folders. Automatic and manual update are available. Intelligent update of antivirus protection, without your intervention. The update can be done from the network over the Internet, directly or through a Proxy Server. There are over 90,000 Virus Definitions.

BitDefender for ICQ 1.2 is a powerful and splendid first proactive solution that blocks all viruses threatening the system as a result of file transfers through ICQ.

The technology included in BitDefender for ICQ enables filtering and, if necessary, disinfecting or deleting all infected files transferred on a computer by ICQ. Without affecting the file transfer rate, the moment a transferred file is found infected, a window is opened and the user receives an interactive message, being able to choose between deleting, disinfecting or blocking the infected file.

BitDefender for ICQ includes all detection modules and all signature databases from BitDefender Professional. Updating the signature databases is possible because of the product upgrade feature, done with a simple click.

BitDefender Virus Definitions 21, 2009 is a powerful and easy to use tool which works with BitDefender Professional Plus, BitDefender Antispyware, BitDefender Standard, BitDefender Internet Security

To configure the automatic update do the following:

• Open BitDefender and click Update.
  
• Click Settings.
  
• Configure the Update location settings.

BitDefender 9 includes two update locations, allowing one of them to point to a local mirror.

• Configure the Automatic update options. Select Automatic check for updates to find out when updates are available. BitDefender checks for updates every 1 hour. Click Verify every hours to modify the number of hours after which a check for updates is performed. Leave the Confirm update to Silent update unless you desire to be prompted before downloading the updates or before installing them. A similar option is available for the manual update under the Manual update settings.
  
• Configure the Advanced options. To prevent prompts asking for reboot, select Wait for reboot, instead of prompting.
  

• Click Apply to save the settings.

• Click Default to restore the default settings.

Occasional updates can be perfomed at any time, even when the product is set to update automaticaly:

• Open BitDefender and click Update. Click also Update at the top of the window if the Settings are displayed.
  

• Click Update now to start the update process. If the option Prompt before downloading updates was selected in the Settings, and when updates are available, a list of the updates available for download is displayed. Select the product to install and click Details to see the file download details. Select Switch to silent update (dont ask me again) to stop being prompted on manual update. Click OK to download and install the new files or Cancel to postpone the update.

Because new threats appear every day, BitDefender antivirus must be updated periodically.

Major Features:

1. Virus signatures: databases of virus prints to be compared with the scanned files. Shown as Virus Definitions Update. These updates require restarting BitDefender. The restart occurs automatically.
2. Spam signatures: rules for the heuristic and URL filters increasing the effectiveness of the antispam engine. Shown as AntiSpam Update.
   
3. Product upgrades: new product features, scan techniques and hotfixes. Shown as Product Update. Occasionally, installing these updates requires restarting the computer.