The Beta test campaign for BitDefender 2010 just started, please register at beta.bitdefender.com. Here are some infos from the bitdefender beta page:
“BitDefender Total Security 2010 - First Beta Rolling
The first BitDefender Total Security 2009 beta kit has been released and is ready for download at:
- 32b: Link in this article
- 64b: Link in this article
By participating in this beta campaign, you will get an exclusive preview of a whole set of new features that we invite you to put to the test:
• Architecture designed for better performance
• 30% faster on-access scanning compared to BitDefender 2009
• 20 second shorter boot time compared to that of BitDefender 2009
• UI view tailored for the novice user category: simplified look and feel with immediate access to critical security actions and the help area
• Improved Parental Control: new website filter, website categories (customizable profiles) and application time control
• Behavioral Scanner: new from BitDefender Labs, this technology watches processes on a host machine as they execute and flags them as potentially harmful if they are a match for malware behavior.
Before submitting bugs, please carefully read the list of known issues and the proposed test cases available in your account on the beta website.
We would greatly welcome any ideas and feedback regarding this brand new BitDefender product.
If you already have a previous BitDefender product installed on your computer, it is recommended to remove it before installing the beta version of BitDefender Total Security 2010.
Kind regards,
The BitDefender Team”
First screenshots and info about BitDefender Beta 2010 can be seen in my previous article “BitDefender 2010 Beta to be released soon. Screenshots and Info”.
The BitDefender Beta 2010 Kits can be downloaded from here:
- BitDefender Beta 2010 32b version
- BitDefender Beta 2010 64b version
Here are the prizes to win if you register and submit bugs on the beta center page:
Prizes
* 1 x eee PC
* 1 x Nintendo Wii Console
* 1 x iPod Touch
* 100 x BitDefender Total Security 2010 1 year/1 PC License Key.
So now let’s see what the known issues in BitDefender 2010 Beta are and how to uninstall it if you get problems with it:
• Parental Control Application Control blocks applications run on a restricted user with administrative rights.
• Newly created Windows Accounts will be available in the BitDefender Parental Control User Interface only if you restart the computer.
• Add to White list from the BitDefender Antiphishing Toolbar blocks IE (workaround: add to white list from Advanced UI).
• The Antiphishing Toolbar does not work on IE 8.
• Parental Control E-mail Notifications do not work on Windows 7 64b.
• On Windows 7, when adding a target for Tune-Up tasks the User Interface becomes unresponsive for a short period of time
• When installing BitDefender 2010 over BitDefender 2009, the antiphishing toolbar in Firefox is not available.
• Sometimes at the first reboot after install the BitDefender services are not available (the same issue will not occur again after the first reboot)
• Saving Quarantine settings returns an error.
• Sometimes the BitDefender User Interface blocks when fixing multiple Vulnerability Check issues.
Important! If you experience uninstall issues with BitDefender 2010, please follow the instructions listed below.
Run the uninstall tool available here:
- 32b&64b: Download Uninstall Tool
If this action fails, please run in Safe Mode the tools available here:
- 32b: Download Uninstall Tool for Safe Mode
- 64b: Download Uninstall Tool for Safe Mode
Screenshots can be seen in the previous article here is the link: BitDefender Beta 2010 Screenshots but also here:

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