MyBitDefender: As you can see from this screen shot of my Desktop, MyBitDefender provides centralized access to all of the system’s features. I have installed BitDefender on two computers, both of which are represented on the lower portion of the desktop. (BitDefender can be installed on up to three devices.)
Click on the Facebook icon and you are presented with BitDefender’s SafEgo module, which scans your Facebook account for security threats. As a serial victim of Facebook-based malware, I appreciate feeling that I am protected for a change.
Notice that the SafEgo menu also provides one-click access to BitDefender’s QuickScan, which, as the screen points out, provides a fast way to find out if your computer is infected.
SafeBox: SafeBox is BitDefender’s Cloud-based secure backup and storage system, which provides BitDefender clients with two gigs of free online cloud backup. I was delighted to discover this, because the first online backup system I tried (read about my horrid experience with JustCloud here) was abysmal.
SafeBox worked seamlessly the first time I used it, and also made it easy to synchronize both of my BitDefender-protected devices – all I had to do was flick a switch. After JustCloud, SafeBox is a true delight.
Safebox offers additional storage for a fee – click on the “Get more space” link and you’re offered two choices:
Parental Control: The image below provides all you really need to know about how you can use it to protect your children while they’re online:
Safepay: BitDefender’s Safepay is one of my favorite features. It provides you with a secure browser you can use during financial transactions and online banking. Safepay’s browser even provides a virtual keyboard which you can use to prevent key loggers from discovering your confidential login information. It’s easy to use – just visit your online financial sites and tag them as favorites. They will be displayed on the browser’s home page for one-click access at any time.
Support: You are encouraged to register with Avangate myAccount during the BitDefender purchase and installation process. Avangate processes BitDefender’s financial transactions and affiliates, and myAccount is the go-to place for support relating to purchases, payments, downloading insurance and retrieval of your license key. What Avangate does not do is support the software itself – that’s up to BitDefender, as you would expect.
BitDefender’s first line of support is its forum, which is available in several languages, including English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. If you’re interested in learning more about the best anti-virus program available, you owe it to yourself to check the forum out.
BitDefender Total Security 2013
