PRESS RELEASE
Integrated Virus Scanner Plus now on App Store
Bitdefender®, the award-winning provider of innovative antivirus solutions, has launched a new security solution to enhance protection for Mac users worldwide.
The New Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac provides an innovative, faster scanning engine developed especially for OS X. The groundbreaking Virus Scanner Plus is also available on the Mac App Store, where it was integrated as the first security app capable of "continuous scanning" and providing an extra security layer for Mac users.
"In recent years, we saw a massive increase of cyber-attacks targeting the OS X system and a more violent dissemination than before," states Catalin Cosoi, Chief Security Strategist at Bitdefender. "Flashback, for instance, managed to infect more machines than the most aggressive virus did on Windows. More than 600,000 users have allegedly been infected with the Flashback malware."
The revolutionary Mac antivirus also incorporates TrafficLight, an application that filters web traffic and blocks access to malicious websites and phishing attacks threatening Apple computers.
Groundbreaking scanning technology of the New Antivirus for Mac eliminates excessive system impact, only verifying new or modified files, and intervening just as needed. The app also integrates alerts into the notification system of the operating system, so they are less intrusive and more familiar to Mac users.
The New Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac is available at http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/antivirus-for-mac.html and can be freely tested for 30 days. The Virus Scanner Plus is available in all local Mac App Stores and can be downloaded here.
About Bitdefender®
Bitdefender is the creator of one of the world's fastest and most effective lines of internationally certified internet security software. The company is an industry pioneer, introducing and developing award-winning protection since 2001. Today, Bitdefender technology secures the digital experience of around 400 million home and corporate users across the globe.
Recently, Bitdefender won a series of important awards and accolades in the global security industry, including "Product of the Year" by AV-Comparatives, "Best Repair 2012" by AV-Test, "Editor's Choice" and "The Best Antivirus for 2013" by PC Mag, that confirmed the antivirus software's leadership status among security products. More information about Bitdefender's products is available from the company's security press room. Additionally, Bitdefender publishes the HOTforSecurity blog, where readers can find stories from the underworld of internet fraud, scams, malicious software - and gossip.
