an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message bitdefender type private industry computer security internet security founded 2001 founder florin talpe headquarters bucharest romania area served computer security key people florin talpe ceo products bitdefender internet security 2017 bitdefender antivirus plus 2016 bitdefender internet security 2016 bitdefender total security 2016 bitdefender antivirus free edition 2016 bitdefender family pack 2016 bitdefender antivirus for mac bitdefender antivirus free for android bitdefender mobile security for android bitdefender gravityzone business security bitdefender gravityzone advanced business security bitdefender gravityzone enterprise security services computer security revenue 276.89 million lei 2014 us 74.7 million subsidiaries us uk germany spain website www.bitdefender.com bitdefender is a romanian internet security software company represented through subsidiaries and partners in over 100 countries . 1 the company has been developing online protection since 2001 . in september 2014 the company claimed to have its technologies installed in around 500 million home and corporate devices across the globe . 2 the bitdefender products include anti virus and anti spyware capabilities against internet security threats such as viruses trojans rootkits rogues aggressive adware spam and others and that their applications include web protection cloud antispam firewall a vulnerability scanner parental controls file encryption device anti theft and backup for corporate and home users . in 2016 the company claimed that its products now include profiles for performance optimization a secure browser for online transactions and a virtual wallet option to save passwords . contents 1 history 2 bitdefender products 2.1 bitdefender total security multi device 2.2 bitdefender family pack 2.3 home editions 2.4 bitdefender box 2.5 business solutions 2.6 list of products 3 bitdefender technologies 3.1 bitdefender antispam neunet 3.2 b have 3.3 active virus control 3.4 photon technology 3.5 content filtering technologies 3.6 machine learning 4 independent tests 5 product reviews 6 criticism 6.1 support 6.2 trojan.fakealert .5 6.3 comodo firewall incompatibility 6.4 asus aisuite incompatibility 7 see also 8 references 9 external links history edit bitdefender replaced softwin s earlier avx 3 antivirus expert product range . between 1996 and 2001 avx became a product available worldwide that offered intelligent updating without user intervention and integrated an internal browser which scanned and monitored all downloaded files . avx pioneered behavior based application blocking technology citation needed and was also the first antivirus product to include personal firewall features . with the sixth generation of avx the product became the first antivirus package to include an application firewall as well as behavior based blocking . the bitdefender group spun off from softwin in 2007 . bitdefender products edit bitdefender makes antivirus products for home users as well as businesses . home editions support microsoft windows mac os x android and ios . bitdefender competes in the antivirus industry against avira bullguard f secure frisk kaspersky mcafee panda security sophos symantec and trend micro among others . bitdefender total security multi device edit bitdefender total security multi device is a security suite for windows mac and android devices that is claimed to protect the devices through machine learning technologies to improve malware detection and enhance proactive security . the company claims that the technology is based on processing the newest malware information available to predict and block future outbreaks as fast as possible . bitdefender family pack edit bitdefender family pack is designed for families offering privacy protection through parental control device anti theft safer online banking and shopping password management tools and other features . home editions edit for windows based computers the products bitdefender total security bitdefender internet security and bitdefender antivirus plus are designed to protect end users through anti phishing and antispam modules firewall and anti virus protection plus other features . for android users the company offers a cloud based security solution with anti malware and anti theft capabilities called bitdefender mobile security . bitdefender box edit bitdefender box is the only hardware device from bitdefender s portfolio designed to protect smart home networks and inter connected internet of things devices . business solutions edit bitdefender gravityzone is an enterprise security solution for medium to very large organizations . it is available in three commercial offers gravityzone business security gravityzone advanced business security and gravityzone enterprise security which include security for endpoints virtualized environments exchange servers and mobile terminals . bitdefender endpoint protection was included in the gartner magic quadrant 4 a focused analysis on market insights by reputable american advisory firm gartner . list of products edit home home office 5 packs business solutions 6 free tools 7 bitdefender total security 2016 bitdefender total security multi device 2015 bitdefender gravityzone enterprise security bitdefender antivirus free edition bitdefender internet security 2015 bitdefender family pack 2015 bitdefender gravityzone advanced business security bitdefender quickscan bitdefender antivirus plus 2015 bitdefender gravityzone business security bitdefender adware removal tool for pc bitdefender antivirus for mac bitdefender security for virtualized environments bitdefender adware removal tool for mac bitdefender mobile security for android bitdefender security for mobile bitdefender antivirus free for android bitdefender technologies edit bitdefender antispam neunet edit bitdefender antispam neunet 8 short for neural network is an antispam filter pre trained by the bitdefender antispam lab on a series of spam messages so that it learns to recognize new spam by perceiving its similarities with the messages it has already examined . b have edit in may 2006 bitdefender introduced a new technology b have to reduce dependency on virus signatures through proactive detection of unknown threats . this technology is based on behavioral analysis in a virtualized environment . to determine whether a program is malicious or not this technology makes use of a virtual pc in which files are executed and analyzed . the virtual pc includes a set of virtual hardware devices mimicking the configuration of a typical pc . b have checks for characteristics known to be associated with malware . a program may be deemed to be malicious if it attempts to modify certain files read from or write to a sensitive area of the memory or create a file that is a product of a known virus . when attempting to use a non trusted program b have delays the launching until the program s behavior and characteristics are analyzed and catalogued in the virtual environment . if no malicious actions are detected b have starts the program normally ; if a suspect conduct is present b have automatically quarantines or deletes the application . 9 active virus control edit bitdefender introduced active virus control in august 2009 . this technology continuously monitors each program specific processes running on the pc as it executes and it notes any malware like actions . each action is scored and when a given threshold is reached the process is reported as harmful . unlike heuristic technologies that check executable files when they are accessed or started active virus control monitors everything applications do as long as they are active . because of this approach active virus control is a third layer of defense . photon technology edit in its 2014 version the company said that bitdefender featured a so called photon technology which it says visibly improves computer speed and performance by gradually adapting to each pc . content filtering technologies edit content filtering technologies have been developed to filter raw online content and are applicable and used in antispam anti phishing web filtering scanning of spam and social networks . they facilitate creation of signatures to proactively detect never before seen malicious files . machine learning edit the company claims that bitdefender is using cloud based machine learning to identify new malware malicious urls and other online threats by processing and analyzing big data to obtain behavioral patterns and predict future advanced threats . independent tests edit as of june 2007 bitdefender had passed virus bulletin s vb100 independent tests 14 times out of 18 since first tested in 2002 10 including the 12 most recent tests . 11 it also achieved an advanced certification from av comparatives for on demand scanning 12 and standard level certification for catching unknown viruses though it was criticised for its slower scanning speed and higher instances of false positives . 13 in another test conducted by av comparatives in august 2009 14 to determine the antivirus software with high detection rates and the lowest false positives rating bitdefender received an advanced certification . in a test conducted by pcmag bitdefender 2010 detected 97 percent of all the threats and completely blocked installation for most of them . 15 product reviews edit in reviews for bitdefender the home version of the suite was given the pc answers editor s choice award in a comparative review in may 2007 . 16 it is also the least expensive of the top three antivirus solutions as ranked by pc world . toptenreviews gave bitdefender antivirus plus a 9.8 rating out of 10 and said bitdefender combines superb protection ample features and comprehensive support at a price that s lower than other high ranked programs . 17 criticism edit support edit in may 2009 support was being criticized as being unresponsive . 18 bitdefender responded by saying they were aware of the problems and that they would take steps to solve it . they attributed the problem to an unexpectedly high surge in customers due to a positive review . 18 currently the company s website claims that support is available 24 7 on telephone e mail livechat and an online knowledge base . 19 trojan.fakealert .5 edit on march 20 2010 computers running bitdefender under 64 bit versions of windows were affected by a malfunctioning update which classified every executable program as well as dll files as infected . these files were all marked as trojan.fakealert .5 and were moved into quarantine . this action led to software and systems malfunctions that affected users around the world . 20 bitdefender representatives announced the removal of the faulty update and a workaround for the users affected 21 except for those using the 2008 version . 22 comodo firewall incompatibility edit as of version 2012 of bitdefender both programs can not co exist . there is however a workaround which can be found elsewhere on the internet and on the bitdefender forums . 23 if using windows 7 or newer two comodo firewall alternatives are tinywall 24 or privatefirewall 25 both free and compatible with bitdefender antivirus bitdefender internet security and total security have a built in firewall it is recommended to only have one firewall installed ; multiple firewalls may crash slow down the system . asus aisuite incompatibility edit bitdefender is incompatible with asus aisuite2 and asus aisuite3 a motherboard optimization suite of software bundled with asus motherboards which enables automatic overclocking power tuning and fan control . bitdefender claims that the incompatibility is due to ndis asus driver winpkfilter lightweight filter which prevents the installation of some bitdefender files . 26 see also edit computer security portal software portal internet security comparison of antivirus software comparison of firewalls comparison of computer viruses multiscanning references edit interview with florin talpe ceo at bitdefender . bitdefender partners with slovenia s kron telekom to expand sales . bitdefender.com . 29 september 2014 . retrieved 2016 01 10 . softwin srl avx softwin.ro . antivirus expert . securityfocus.com . retrieved 2010 11 09 . gartner magic quadrant for endpoint protection platforms . bitdefender products for home users . bitdefender business solutions . bitdefender free tools . bitdefender antispam neunet b have the road to success . security int.com . virus bulletin vb100 results bitdefender softwin . archived from the original on april 3 2008 . rubenking neil j. 2015 09 15 . bitdefender antivirus plus 2016 . pcmag . retrieved 2015 10 15 . anti virus comparative 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