Consumers See Threat of Computer Viruses Rapidly Growing

 83% of respondents believe that computer security threats are “growing rapidly,” and almost all of those polled saw protection of one’s computer system from viruses and other malware as being extremely important.

 92% of the respondents chose “anti-virus security” as the most important component of their IT security protection. “Anti-spyware” and “anti-rootkit” ranked as the second and third most important security components, respectively.

 To no surprise, “performance” and “software’s reaction time to new threats” were the top reasons for selecting a security software solution, followed by “price” and “recommendations.”

 Of the additional features offered by security vendors, 85% of the respondents chose “automatic software upgrades” as being extremely important, while the “ability to scan PDF and Zip files” and the “notification of new viruses/malware” came in as the second and third most important features, respectively.

 Topping the list of incentives that might users to switch their security solutions was the vendor’s willingness to let the user install software on multiple computers.

“The results of this survey pleasantly surprised us by showing that people view antivirus software as the most important security component,” said Natalia Grosu, BitDefender Marketing Research Manager. “While we pride ourselves on all of our security offerings, BitDefender’s antivirus software leads the market, as shown in recent reviews by PC World and the leading consumer publication. Results also demonstrated that consumers and SMBs find great interest in vendors making their software available for installation on two computers – a feature which is currently offered with the BitDefender v.10 product line.”

BitDefender is committed to offering its consumer and SMB customers the most powerful security software solutions on the market. The company is devoted to closely listening to consumers and SMBs, and providing them with powerful security solutions which offer protection from viruses and other malware before they become a threat.