November 2008
BitDefender Announces Beta Release of BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices
Beta testers with most impressive bug submission activity will win prizes
BitDefender® announced today the new BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices will be available for beta testing starting November 12, 2008.
BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices is the command line antivirus scanner built for both Linux and FreeBSD systems, which now brings a graphical interface intended to help users scan their computers very easily and allows them to configure the antivirus scanning to best fit their needs. It includes the certified BitDefender Antivirus Engines and provides on-demand anti-malware scanning for both UNIX-based and Windows-based partitions.
BitDefender will reward the beta tester with the most impressive bug submission activity a one year license of a Windows/Linux business solution of choice for up to 35 users. Other prizes will include a 16GB iPod Touch and other desktop solutions.
Users wishing to test the beta version can download the product at BitDefenders Beta Center. The new beta version of BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices is an upgrade to the current product.
Key benefits and features include:
On-demand scanner
Malware signatures and engine updates
Context menu integration with the most common desktop environments (KDE and GNOME)
Open source plugins for three popular file managers: Konqueror (KDE), Nautilus (GNOME) and Thunar (Xfce)
Support for the x86 and amd64 architectures
Available for gcc-4.x systems
Language support for further localization
Beta testing is the most efficient way to ensure BitDefender products have all the kinks worked out, said Bogdan Dumitru, BitDefenders chief technical officer. We are relying on the BitDefender communitys interest in testing this beta product to help us produce a finalized product that fully protects Unices users.
BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices is free for personal use and will be available for testing until January 15, 2009. To submit feature requests and big reports, please go to and subscribe to the BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices beta campaign.
About Bitdefender®
A Bitdefender é a criadora de uma das mais rápidas e eficazes linhas de software de segurança para a internet. Desde 2001, a empresa tem sido pioneira na indústria, introduzindo e desenvolvendo tecnologias de proteção premiadas. Hoje, a tecnologia Bitdefender assegura a atividade digital de cerca de 400 milhões de usuários domésticos e corporativos por todo o globo.
Recentemente, a empresa recebeu uma série independente de recomendações essenciais nos EUA, Reino Unido e por toda a Europa, incluindo ConsumerSearch, Which?, Stiftung Warentest e Taenk. A tecnologia antivírus Bitdefender também terminou em primeiro lugar nos testes de líderes da indústria em ambos os teste da AV Test e AV-Comparatives. Mais informações sobre os produtos antivírus Bitdefender estão disponíveis na sala de imprensa das soluções de segurança da empresa. Além disso, a Bitdefender publica Malware Cityoferecendo as últimas atualizações sobre ameaças de segurança e ajuda os usuários a se manterem informados na luta cotidiana contra o malware.