Is Bitdefender a good AV product?

[preslove]

Bitdefender is $5 on Newegg & my subscription to NOD is out. Is bitdefender any good?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832719093

 

[ZeroRift]

My only experience with Bit Defender was with a recovery disc we used to try to clean TDSS off of a laptop. The live CD was able to remove the secondary malware (what was downloaded by the TDSS kit) and detected a TDSS infection, but couldn't remove the rootkit itself.

I used MalwareBytes to finish cleaning the system, after which BitDefender concurred that it was clean.

I was not impressed, though they show a good VB100 history since 10/2010.

IMO: If you depend on an AV to keep you safe, stay with what you trust.

 

[KeithP]

If you are interested, Fry's has Kaspersky Internet Security (for 3 pcs) free after rebate:
http://www.frys.com/product/6755975

-KeithP

 

[DigDog]

Avast?