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Spotlight: BitDefender for UNIX-based operating systems

By · May 3, 2010, 1:37 AM PST · JackOfAllTech1

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  • Bit Defender Main Window

    As you can see, the Linux version of BitDefender is as user-friendly as any other anti-virus tool (regardless of operating system).

    For a full review of Bitdefender, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Scan results

    As you can see, BitDefender makes results as user-friendly as possible. Here is the result of a single folder scan.

    For a full review of Bitdefender, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Update

    Updating the virus definitions in BitDefender for UNICES is as simple as it is in Windows.

    For a full review of Bitdefender, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Settings

    This is all you get and all you need for settings. If you want real-time scanning, you have to set it to continue running in the background.

    For a full review of Bitdefender, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Log view

    All BitDefender events are logged here in the convenient log viewer.

    For a full review of Bitdefender, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Tips

    For just about any level of user, BitDefender will offer tips at startup. These can range from the newbie-friendly, to the hard core tips.

    For a full review of Bitdefender, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Bit Defender Main Window

As you can see, the Linux version of BitDefender is as user-friendly as any other anti-virus tool (regardless of operating system).

For a full review of Bitdefender, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

Image created by Jack Wallen for TechRepublic.
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