Windows 8 certified Bitdefender 2013 security products launch on Windows Store

Nov. 6, 2012 - PRLog -- Safepay, Autopilot and further security enhancements arrive on Windows 8

Bitdefender®, the worldwide #1 ranked antivirus solution in independent testing, has announced that the Bitdefender 2013 range of internet security products has passed Microsoft’s Windows 8 certification tests and is now available in Windows Store.  The software pack brings an independent e-banking and e-shopping browser – Bitdefender Safepay™ - which fully secures any online transaction, and an Autopilot Mode, that runs security for Windows 8 at maximum effectiveness and without interruptions.

Bitdefender chose to develop Safepay because it is a very useful tool to anyone who frequently shops or uses e-banking on the run. It activates a secured browser whenever bank accounts are accessed online, uses hotspot protection to create an unbreachable connection on public wireless connections and includes a virtual keyboard so hackers cannot read keystrokes. In the same time, Bitdefender Autopilot™ runs any Bitdefeder 2013 product without requiring any input from the user, while efficiently protecting Windows 8 users from all around threats.

“It’s exciting to bring the latest generation of antivirus software to the latest generation of Windows,” said Catalin Cosoi, Chief Security Strategist at Bitdefender. “Windows 8 comes with a series of real enhancements that, together with Bitdefender security products, can bring the user greater security than ever. In this era of increasing data theft, phishing, and online fraud, Bitdefender and Windows 8 can make for a priceless combination.”

“Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2013 is a great piece of software to use and one which should work well for protection, repair and system impact,” wrote reviewer Simon Williams in a July review by prestigious computer publication PC Advisors. Meanwhile, Internet Security 2013 “includes capable antivirus protection; a smart firewall, configurable spam filter, plenty of browsing and anti-phishing protection, and some useful parental controls”.

For a full list of Bitdefender 2013 features and benefits by product, please visit http://www.bitdefender.co.uk or follow Bitdefender on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/ukbitdefender) for daily malware alerts.

Notes to editor

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About Bitdefender®

Bitdefender is the creator of one of the world's fastest and most effective lines of internationally certified internet security software (http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/solutions/internet-security....). Since 2001, the company has been an industry pioneer, introducing and developing award-winning protection. Today, Bitdefender technology secures the digital experience of around 400 million home and corporate users across the globe.

Recently, Bitdefender won a series of important awards and accolades in the global security industry, including “Editor’s Choice” by PC Mag (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406906,00.asp) for Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2013 and the “GoldAward” by TopTenREVIEWS that confirmed the software’s top spot among 25 tested security products. Bitdefender antivirus (http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/) technology has also finished top in leading industry tests from both AV Test and AV-Comparatives. More information about Bitdefender's antivirus products (http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/solutions/) is available from the company's security solutions press room. Additionally, Bitdefender publishes the HOTforSecurity (http://www.hotforsecurity.com/) blog, a sizzling blend of steamy computer security stories and stimulating visuals that spotlights the seedy underworld of internet fraud, scams, malicious software – and gossip.