Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 makes a convincing pitch as an easy Windows security option. It''s got an enormous selection of features but the best one means you''ll never see another security notification again unless you get infected. And the price is competitive striking a good balance between value-added features and cost.Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 presents a convincing alternative to its better-known competitors. It''s a strong program with all the major tools that users expect and some additional useful tricks in its arsenal. When it comes to efficacy Bitdefender isn''t the best in every area but it''s definitely competitive and priced lower. Installation: Bitdefender''s installation still aggressively detects other security programs you have installed. It won''t play well with the small subset of programs that are designed to supplement the major suites like Malwarebytes. It won''t install if you have even remnants of them left. To ensure that Bitdefender installs cleanly our advice is to use an uninstaller tool like Revo Uninstaller to keep program detritus from causing conflicts. The option in last year''s version that allowed concurrent installations appears to have been removed. Features and support Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 offers a competitive selection of tools and options. Along with antivirus and anti-malware detection and removal engines the suite has phishing protection a spam guard chat encryption multiple scan levels a firewall parental controls a system performance optimizer file encryption and online backup.