BullGuard Antivirus versions

Multi-level and multi-functional antivirus program
Oct 4, 2020
Oct 11, 2019
Editorial review
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Sep 16, 2018
Review
Apr 29, 2018
Review
Sep 25, 2017
Review
Oct 24, 2015
Review
May 18, 2015
Review
Nov 3, 2014
Review
May 30, 2014
Oct 17, 2013
Review
Sep 23, 2012
Review
Oct 12, 2011
Review
Oct 28, 2010

What's new

v20.0 [Oct 11, 2019]
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Antivirus: The Behavioral Engine can now recognize and prompt alerts for processes that run infected AMSI scripts.
BUG FIXES:
- Messaging Center: Fixed multiple Messaging Center display issues.
- Safe Browsing: Fixed connectivity issues.
REMOVED FEATURES:
- Install: Quick Scan will no longer run during installation.

v19.0 [Sep 16, 2018]
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Antivirus: The Behavioral Engine can now recognize and prompt alerts for processes that run infected AMSI scripts.
BUG FIXES:
- Messaging Center: Fixed multiple Messaging Center display issues.
- Safe Browsing: Fixed connectivity issues.
REMOVED FEATURES:
- Install: Quick Scan will no longer run during installation.

v18.1 [Apr 29, 2018]
- Next gen anti-malware.
- Vulnerability Scanner.
- Game Booster.

v18.0 [Sep 25, 2017]
NEW FEATURES
* Home Network Scanner: New module that allows users to stay in control of their networks by identifying new connections and providing an overview of all the smart devices connected to them, while pointing out those that might expose the network to external threats.
* Antivirus: Implemented a next-generation behavioural engine that analyses all the actions performed by programs and detects suspicious activity.
* Game Booster: Enhances the gaming experience by protecting systems against frame drops caused by initialized programs that are not core to the system.
IMPROVEMENTS
* General: Desktop application tiles have been reordered to accommodate new features.
* Firewall: Enhanced the Firewall module by releasing an intrusion detection system that monitors networks for malicious activity or policy violations.
BUG FIXES
* General:
- Fixed cases of displaying an inaccurate number of Messaging Centre entries
- Fixed instances of Skype not going into full screen video while BullGuard was open in the system tray
- Solved instances of displaying the Firewall settings page instead of the main application screen when starting BullGuard from the system tray
* Antivirus:
- Fixed cases of missing text from "More details" dialogs opened from Antivirus on-access pop-ups
- Solved cases of not deleting quarantined files
- Fixed instances of missing on-access pop-ups for infected mails on Thunderbird 45.1.0
- Solved cases of displaying the Antivirus tile as greyed-out on Windows Vista
* Firewall: Solved occasional cases of Firewall crashes when uploading files to BullGuard cloud
REMOVED FEATURES
* Spamfilter: Since filtering junk emails has become a central feature of most email services, BullGuard's Spamfilter has been discontinued, but we will continue to scan your emails for threats and malware.
* Social Media Protection: Following Facebook's API policy changes, Social Media Protection functionalities have been greatly reduced, which led us to removing this feature.

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