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The company BullGuard was born in 2002 from a necessity to protect those people who were broadband internet savvy and were staying online all the time to shop, chat, download files and contact their affairs, yet were constantly at risk from increasingly sophisticated range of nasties such as internet worms.

From this single premise has come a product that maybe simple to use and understand, but one that is very powerful in protecting computers users from the worse of the viruses. A product that is adept that takes on viruses and spyware, whilst providing a sophisticated firewall and spam filter, and at the same time offering both online backup and live support.

Having only started in 2002, a year later the company’s main product was being used by more than three million users, which can only be testament to its abilities. Nowadays it caters for the needs of around ten million customers worldwide. 

The company’s main product is BullGuard Internet Security 9.0 and it has been developed following a few important principles. It is exclusively built for the everyday user and holds safety, straightforward design and simplicity of operation as the cornerstones of its existence.

It boasts continual security updates without loss of computer performance and its free 24/7 support service achieved the highest score in the Which! 2009 support survey. It also gives 5GB of back-up space to protect a users most valued computer files.

The key features of BullGuard Internet Security 9.0 include its antivirus and antispyware capabilities, which guards against Trojans and worms, as well as protecting against online fraud and identity theft. The software’s Firewall prevents unwanted intruders and hackers entering a PC and making off with all kinds of personal and confidential information. The Antiphishing facility means that a computer user can get emails and websites authenticated, allowing safe shopping and banking.

Another key feature of BullGuard Internet Security 9.0 is the protection it provides when instant messaging, a big part of everyday computer usage. Which means that it facilitates safe interaction and swopping of files between such instant messaging services as MSN, Skype and Yahoo.

The BullGuard Internet Security 9.0 Spamfilter keeps a user’s inbox clean from phishing trips and also keeps levels of junk mail down. And a Backup facility means that files are protected from computer damage and crashes, and theft.  

A further interesting feature of BullGuard Internet Security 9.0 is its Game Mode, which allows a user to enjoy the thrill of online computer games, but cuts down the risk of infection whilst doing so, but not at the price of computer performance.