Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac

Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac offers not only protection against malware for Mac computers, but also has the minimum impact on system performance. It uses traditional detection of malware on the basis of signatures, recognition of behavioural templates and data collection on the basis of clouds for virus detection and advertizing software of Mac.

The Bitdefender Autopilot function provides protection in real time by scanning of the new and changed files, at the same time without creating noticeable influence on system resources. Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac also allows to carry out inspections on demand though the planned checks - a rarity among software products of Mac these days, but almost obligatory for the paid antivirus software Windows - are absent. The utility also scans unopened archive files, such as ZIP.

Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac suggests you to install the extension of the TrafficLight browser of the company available to Chrome, Firefox and Safari. TrafficLight blocks users from connection to web pages which it designates as suspicious, and warns users that websites use the code for the analysis of behavior called by trackers. However you do not need to buy the software of Bitdefender to receive TrafficLight as it is the free utility. ThrafficLight blocks the attempts of a phishing and attempt of installation of the malware executed via the web browser, a popular attack vector.

The panel of settings allows you to set rules for the marked or infected elements and also to force Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac to check all files during complete scanning, and not just the new or changed files. You can also change parameters for which programs are archived, but by default they are established for check of all.

2010: BitDefender for Mac 2011

In June, 2010 the Bitdefender company announced the beginning of beta testing of the new version of the solution Bitdefender for Mac 2011. The most modern software products and services providing protection of systems and crucial data against a broad spectrum of threats are offered attention of owners of desktop computers and Macintosh notebooks.

BitDefender for Mac 2011 includes sensors and removals of viruses and dangerous applications, a set of new tools and functions. The built-in mechanism of protection against a phishing (Antiphishing) will make visit of the websites safer and will help to avoid cyberfraud. The modified Antispam engine offers a set of complementary filters and mechanisms which will allow to minimize flows of spam coming to a client mailbox. Besides, in BitDefender for Mac 2011 support of the new version of the Safari 5 browser is implemented.

The new version of a system of protection works running the Mac OS X Tiger operating systems (10.4.6 and later versions), Mac OS X Leopard (10.5 and later versions) and Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6 and later versions).

See Also

• Acronis True Image for Mac
• Sophos SafeGuard Disk Encryption for Mac
• Security of IOS
• Mac OS
• Security of Android