I can’t believe this is free and is worked like a charm!

I have been a MAC user since 2004, and have never had any problems with viruses, etc. Something happened last week and I accidentally opened something I shouldn’t have, and it basically rendered my computer useless. Not only did it add malicious extensions to my browers, but I was continuallly getting notifications from my TrendMicro app that all of these dangerous websites were trying to execute. My computer would often become unresponsive, and I was about to throw it out this window and get a new one. I had a LOT of work to get done, and I found myself wasting precious time dealing with the problems. It even messed up the order in which pages print. I am pretty tech saavy, so it just added to my frustration.

Anyway, I restarted the computer, because the internet would work temporarily if I did so, updated the operating system and opened the AppStore. I was choosing between this free program and one that costs $9.99. They both had varying reviews that were good for the most part, so I decided to give this one a try first. So glad I did!

It was easy to use, all you have to do is make sure that you run the updates on it a few times so you get the latest virus signatures, and then ran the “Scan Critical Locations” first. I was at first confused, because after it ran it said, “your Mac is clean” but upon further inspection, it had detected and removed two malicious files. I then ran the deep scan and it found another 7 infections, some being trojans, some .exe files that were probably in my junk emails that don’t affect macs anyway, but a BUNCH of Malware which was what I expected was the problem and had no idea how to remove. It was all removed automatically by Bitdefender, and now my computer is running normal again!!! I would’ve paid $50 at least for this program, it’s worth it’s weight in gold. And BTW, I never write reviews unless something is spectacular or horrendous.

A note to the new user: If you are confused like I was about what has been found and deleted, you need to go up into the menu bar and click on Bitdefender Virus Scanner that’s in bold to the left of “File” and then hit “show history.” I hope this works for anyone else that is having a horrible time, and I can’t thank the developers of this App enough! My only question is, what is the difference between this free program and the paid one? I am absolutley sold, but it is unclear to me what another $30 can do.

Catmaru about Bitdefender Virus Scanner