Beta Release of BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices

BitDefender® announced today the new BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices will be available for beta testing starting November 12, 2008.

BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices is the command line antivirus scanner built for both Linux and FreeBSD systems, which now brings a graphical interface intended to help users scan their computers very easily and allows them to configure the antivirus scanning to best fit their needs. It includes the certified BitDefender Antivirus Engines and provides on-demand anti-malware scanning for both UNIX-based and Windows-based partitions.

BitDefender will reward the beta tester with the most impressive bug submission activity a one year license of a Windows/Linux business solution of choice for up to 35 users. Other prizes will include a 16GB iPod Touch and other desktop solutions.

Users wishing to test the beta version can download the product at BitDefender’s Beta Center. The new beta version of BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices is an upgrade to the current product.