Intego Internet Security Barrier X5 DP keeps Mac OS X and Windows safe from hackers, vandals, spyware, spam and phishing. Since Mac users can run Windows on a Mac with today's Intelbased Macs, they are vulnerable to a whole new range of security threats: viruses, spyware, adware and hackers are all waiting to compromise their Windows installation. When Windows is run in Apple’s Boot Camp, Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion, it requires Windows-specific protection. Intego's Dual Protection product line provides security for both Mac OS X and Windows, ensuring that Mac users running Windows will have total protection for both operating systems. This security suite contains:

Internet Security Barrier X5 Antispam Edition is a comprehensive security suite that provides thorough protection from the dangers of the Internet, protecting Mac users from hackers and viruses, and offering powerful spam and phishing protection. Internet Security Barrier X5 Antispam Edition is composed of the following three Intego programs:

Intego NetBarrier X5
Whether you use your Mac for work or just for surfing the Internet, whether you are online all day long, or just occasionally, whether you are on a local network in a home office, or part of a large corporation or educational institution, your computer contains sensitive information. This may be anything from your credit card numbers to your bank account information, contracts with customers or employees, confidential projects or e-mail messages and passwords. No matter what you have on your Mac that is for your eyes only, there is somebody out there who would certainly find it interesting.

Policy
NetBarrier X5 can stop incoming data that is considered hostile. It can display an alert dialogue, showing why the data was stopped, and asking you to allow or deny it. You can also select other alert options, such as having NetBarrier X5 play a sound, put the host automatically in the Stop List, or send an e-mail message to the address(es) of your choice.

Stop List
When an intruder is detected trying to break into your Mac, NetBarrier X5 allows you to put them on the Stop List, which records their network address. If a computer with the same address tries to enter your computer again it will be automatically blocked.

Trusted Group
In some cases, computers you know—friends, not foes—will be blocked by NetBarrier X5. These may be computers on your local network, blocked because they are sending pings to your computer, for example. NetBarrier X5 allows you to put them in the Trusted Group, where they will be considered friends for as long as you want, ensuring that they can always access your Mac. It is important to note that the Trusted Group only applies to NetBarrier X5’s Antivandal functions and data filter, and Firewall rules are still applied to computers in the Trusted Group.

Anti-Spyware
NetBarrier X5 lets you control Internet and network access by individual applications. Whenever an untrusted application tries to connect to a network, NetBarrier X5 can display an alert, informing you which application is making the connection. If you want to allow that application to access the network—if it truly is an application you know should be using the network—then you can do so. But if an application tries to connect in secret, you can block it permanently.

Intego VirusBarrier X5
You know very well that your Mac contains important information and files. If you use it for your work, you are aware how much time and money it would cost if you were to lose these files. Even if you just use your computer at home, you certainly have files you would hate to lose. On top of that, if a virus were to erase all of your files, even if you did not lose anything important, you would have to spend a great deal of time reinstalling your system and all of your programs.

VirusBarrier X5 was designed according to specific concepts. The main idea is that an antivirus program should not require the user to do anything once it is installed and configured, unless a virus is detected. The VirusBarrier X5 philosophy can be summed up in three words: simple, fast and non-intrusive.

Simple
VirusBarrier X5 is the easiest to use antivirus program for Macintosh. After you install it, it works in the background, keeping a close eye on your Mac, and verifies your files silently.

Fast
VirusBarrier X5 is fast and efficient. It does not slow down your Mac, and you can work normally while it’s active. Each time a file is created, opened or saved, VirusBarrier X5 checks the file to make sure it is safe.

Non-intrusive
VirusBarrier X5 is non-intrusive. It will not constantly ask you about “suspicious” activity, each time you want to install a program, nor will it generate endless false alarms. Once you have installed it, you probably won’t notice it’s there, unless it detects a virus and alerts you. In addition, you do not need to deactivate VirusBarrier X5 when installing new software, regardless of what the program’s installer or manual may say. VirusBarrier X5 can run all the time, in the background, protecting your Mac without you needing to worry about it.

Personal Antispam X5
Intego Personal Antispam X5 is the ultimate spam-fighting tool for Mac OS X. Personal Antispam X5 analyzes your incoming e-mail, determining which messages are spam and which are valid messages, and does so in many ways: by checking a whitelist and blacklist of addresses, message headers, content or layout, URLs in messages, and much more.

Features of Personal Antispam X5 :

– Filters e-mail and weeds out spam, placing it in a Spam folder
– Filters spam with Bayesian analysis
– Filters spam by address, message content, layout and more
– Filters spam with a whitelist of users' contacts
– Filters spam by developing a blacklist of spammers' addresses
– Filters spam by top-level domain; users can exclude specific domains, such as .ru, .cn, .biz and more
– Filters messages with incorrect encoding and identifiers
– Filters phishing e-mails
– Filters attachments for common file names
– Trusts contacts in user's Address Book
– Trusts ISP's spam headers
– Learns from the spam users receive
– Learns from legitimate e-mails
– Does not slow down e-mail programs
– Regular updates help fight spam as new types appear

BitDefender Internet Security 2008 covers all the security needs of users connected to the Internet. It provides comprehensive protection against viruses, spyware, spam, scams, phishing attempts and intruders. It is designed to place as little burden as possible on its users and on the host system, while providing stateof-the-art defense against current Internet threats.