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Defender Pro Home Basic Anti Virus
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Manufacturer: Defender Pro
Version: 2007
Best price: $49.99
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Very good
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Overall Rating
Antivirus
Antispyware
 Firewall
 Ease Of Use
Ease Of Installation
Other features
Help/Support
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Defender Pro Home Basic Anti Virus Review
The Defender Pro Home Basic includes Anti-virus, Anti-spyware and Firewall. Home Basic comes with Award Winning protection that safeguards your PC from all known viruses and future virus types from entering your system, including Internet downloads, email attachments, shared disks, CD-ROMs and network files.
With the Defender Pro software your computer can be protected not only against nasty software, but also against potential hostile programs. Detection of harmful software is provided by scanning the computer using the extended antivirus databases. With the extended databases you're protected against adware and spyware - the latest threats that endanger your computer. With Defender Pro you can surf the Internet with confidence, and you can be sure that your computer is secured against every thinkable malware. All in all a well-functioning antivirus product. Lastly the prize is reasonable - $29.99.
Be aware that Defender Pro Home Basic doesn’t work on Windows Vista.
Antivirus
Since the Defender Pro antivirus and antispyware functions are the same as those found in the Kaspersky software they rank among the best. You have the possibility to schedule your scans and configure real–time scans as you wish. You can dictate the files you want to scan and what to do if a virus is found, and you can also decide how your emails should be scanned and what to do if a threat is found.
Antispyware
Defender Pro will spot trojans, keyloggers, browser hijackers and other spyware. With the click of a button you are able to scan your entire computer for spyware.
Firewall
With the Defender Pro Home Basic you have the possibility to configure the firewall and other protective features yourself. The average home user may prefer to leave these settings to default. The firewall settings are located under the Internet Shield tab.
Ease of use
Defender Pro is very easy to use and to install both for beginners and advanced users. Defender Pro Home Basic 2007 is a complete and easy to use anti-virus solution protecting your PC from threats.
Ease of Installation
Defender Pro is really easy to use and install. The product comes with applications for 3 computers.
Other features
Defender Pro offers you a continuous control over eveery thinkable source of virus penetration. The application protects you in real-time by scanning all files as they are executed, created or copied. It provides you with multi-tier antivirus protection of email. This includes scanning of all incoming and outgoing messages and email databases. The solution scans more than 900 formats of archived and compressed files, and it disinfects files in ZIP, CAB, RAR and ARJ formats. The convenient interface enables you to control all antivirus components and to configure the computer's security system depending upon your very own needs.
Automatic live updates - Defender Pro Anti-Virus performs live updates every 3 hours.
Help/Support
Since Defender Pro is part of the Kaspersky corporation, it uses the same support system as Kaspersky. From the website you'll have free access to search the FAQ, and you can also contact support via email. This service is open 24 hours and is free of charge. Be aware that live technical support over the phone will cost you 9.99 $ per incident.
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