Previously I’ve shared with all of you on how to obtain free BitDefender Antivirus 2009 license key for free that is valid 1 year (some of you even got up to 3 years!). The promotional site has been updated with Chinese CAPTCHA and I’ve also updated my steps on how to solve the Chinese CAPTCHA even if you can’t read or write Chinese characters. BitDefender Antivirus 2009 is a very basic antivirus software to protect your computer against virus. If you’re looking for something that gives you extra protection against hackers such as Firewall, Parental Control and etc, you can consider BitDefender Total Security 2009.
BitDefender Total Security 2009 provides comprehensive proactive protection against all Internet security threats, along with system maintenance and backup, without slowing down your PCs. The normal price for BitDefender Total Security 2009 is $69.95 for one year per PC. You can download the trial version of BitDefender Total Security 2009 but it only last for 30 days. Once the trial version expired, you can extend the subscription period another 180 days for free, by following the below steps:
BitDefender Total Security 2009 Features:
Scans all web, e-mail and instant messaging traffic for viruses and spyware, in real-time Proactively protects against new virus outbreaks using advanced heuristics Blocks attempted identity theft (phishing) Prevents personal information from leaking via e-mail, web or instant messaging Instant Messaging Encryption File Vault securely stores personal information or sensitive files Backs up files and folders locally Provides secure on-line storage Automatically modifies firewall protection settings to suit location Wi-Fi monitor helps prevent unauthorized access to your Wi-Fi network Blocks access to inappropriate websites and e-mail Schedules and limits kids’ access to Internet and to applications Reduces the system load and avoids requesting user interaction during games Uses few system resources Laptop mode prolongs battery life Removes unnecessary duplicates of files and registry entries Irrecoverably erases unwanted files and “traces” of files
You can directly go to the promotional page if you’re in Germany. If not, you will automatically being redirected to BitDefender’s main page. So the simple solution is to use a Germany open proxy or Germany web proxy. Using web proxy is much easier but if you want to use open proxy, here are 2 Germany proxy that is currently working (85.93.26.3:3128 or hbpoprox.hbpogroup.com:8080)
1. Go to http://www.proxy-service.de
2. Enter either promotional link below to the URL at Proxy-Service website and click GO.
http://www.bitdefender.de/site/Promotions/pcgots2009
http://www.bitdefender.de/site/Promotions/pcmag2009
Note: Both promotional site generates the same 20 digit license key. So use either one will do.
3. Fill in the form by entering your first and last name, email address and click the red colored registrieren button.
4. Now check your email that you entered in step 3. You should receive an email from BitDefender (noreply@wotan.bitdefender.com) with the subject BitDefender Total Security 180 -Tage Testversionâ€. Note down the 20 digit license key in bold.
5. Download BitDefender Total Security 2009 (or here if you’re using 64bit Windows operating system) and install.
6. Restart your computer when prompted to. When Windows is booted up, BitDefender Registration Wizard should appear. Select “I want to register the product with a new key”, enter the 20 digit license key and click Next.
Complete the registration steps and voila! You should now see that BitDefender Total Security 2009 expires in 180 days.
To get 210 days, simply download and install the trial version of BitDefender Total Security 2009. Use it until the 30 days trial expires, then only enter the 180 days license key. Do take note that the 30 day trial allows you to use the 2GB online backup while the 180 days don’t. So make sure you either download all your backup before activating it with the 180 days license key or don’t use the online backup feature at all.
BitDefender products are well known for it’s lightness in system resource usage. BitDefender Total Security 2009 averagely only takes up approximately 17MB and it constantly cleans up the memory usage like what the Norton 2009 products are doing.