Giveaway: BitDefender Antivirus

This is a giveaway of 10 (!) BitDefender Antivirus software for PC or Mac and a chance to win a        package of yummy spa products. But first, let me start off with a story of why antivirus protection is important:

For all but one year that my family lived in our beloved apartment in Brooklyn we had at least two, sometimes three PCs in our home, all Dells. One day, my mother, who lived with us at the time, opened a random chain-mail all her 60-something-aged friends would send her on a regular basis. She didn't think anything of it and exited from her Yahoo! Mail.

When I got home that later that day, I logged on to find pornagraphic pop-ups on my desktop. Every time I tried to delete or uninstall them, I was unsuccessful. I was furious and thought my husband was looking at porn, but it didn't make much sense. If he was going to look at porn, why wouldn't he do it on his own laptop, which he used for lawschool and I rarely opened? It turned out to be malware that allowed Trojans to infect our desktop. Mami certainly wasn't frequenting porn sites, but her friend's email was actually a virus. We didn't have an up-to-date MacAffee account at the time, so it took a while to resolve the porn virus. At the end of the ordeal, we all had a big laugh about how my then-64-year-old Mami had unintentionally caused our XXX dilemma.

Fast forward to today. We've been a Mac-only family since 2007, but that doesn't mean we don't worry about viruses or internet safety. That Trojan story wouldn't be nearly as funny now that we have an a third-grade son and kindergarten daughter in the house. And that's why I downloaded BitDefender Antivirus for Mac -- *just to be sure*. I hadn't checked for viruses in ages and thought it was time to give my home computers the all-clear. It turned out that my computers were indeed virus-free, but BitDefender's thorough, easy-to-use scan gave me peace of mind that there aren't any hidden viruses lurking anywhere on my hard-drive.

Internet security is a must for everyone, but especially when you have media-savvy kids who like to use the computer (even if it's supervised). Even if you think your Mac is virus-proof (Psss --> It's isn't!), getting anti-virus protection is an affordable way to make sure that unlike me, you won't come home to find a bunch of pornographic pop-ups on your computer.

For those of you interested in discussing internet safety, come by and check out BitMoms.com, our free online community for parents dedicated to keeping their family safe online!

Giveaway rules: For a chance to win either BitDefender Total Security 2011 for PC ($79.95 retail) or BitDefender Antivirus for Mac ($39.95), just leave a comment by midnight this Sunday (Halloween!). I'll select the random winners on Monday morning.

To win the spa basket of Lemon Sugar Bit Moms-branded products, join BitMoms.com and then come back and leave a post here, telling me why you joined. Good luck, everyone!

  

I’m a BitMom Blog Network Member.  I received BitDefender software for review purposes and will receive a stipend to attend a blogging conference of my choice.

Comments

[Amit Thapa]

Wow great post. I love bitdefender,would love to have one for free. Thanks

[Becca Fletcher]

I'm really careful and paranoid about what I open on here and get all protective mom (to my laptop) when the hubby logs on.. Needless to say, I'd love for some updated virus protection for my precious laptop!

Thanks for the giveaway, Sandy! <3

[Barbara Alter]

I would like to win it for my sister, she is not, and we are not, able to keep her laptop internet safe, and that scares me. She loves Facebook, and if we win, we would be very grateful!

[Kirstin]

Would love a copy since with 2 little girls on the computer...as much as I trust them, there is stuff I don't see them do!

[Sandi]

My anti-virus just expired. This would be great.

[Sarah]

My boys are always cicking on sidebar links off the Lego and Playmobil sittes...We need this pretty badly around here!

[Joanne]

We got a virus a few months ago even though we had a virus package on there. Even after we knew we had it, that old scanner disn't pick it up. Needless to say, we don't trust that one anymore...we would love to put a better one on there!

[XP Drivers]

looks to be a nice.. guess everyone has computer this time that need protection. :)

I haven't tried bitdefender but if its free its not bad at all.

[Internet Security]

Nice tip, would try this one too and will keep you posted. Thanks for sharing!

[Darren]

really hoping to get this...my McAfee has expired and doesn't update

[Francisco]

Some viruses are really tricky , a some months ago we lived a similar experience , my wife openned her bank on line service and somehow we received a virus wich started opening xxx pop ups , when I got home I was questioned about my use of the laptop , we did a couple of test and discovered that the problem was with the bank´s page , luckily it happenned on my laptop and not on the desktop that was used by the kids at the time. From then on we became very concernned about the anti-virus software and spam mail , and we do periodic cheks on the kids computer to keep them away from unwanted information.It is very useful to keep an updated anti-virus software to be protected.

[The Idiot]

With a four-year-old who likes to play on the computer, I could definitely use a new anti-virus system.

[rahul]

i m using this antivirus software.its nice,working good,well,ur post is excellent.

[Security Guard Training]

First time i've come across a security program for mac. Thanks alot!