Giveaway: Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus

Good news, fellow Downloaders! Christmas is coming a little early this year thanks to the good folks over at Bitdefender. For one week only, the popular AV is giving away free licenses of their Mobile Security & Antivirus (Android) app to the first 1 million users. Get 180 days-worth of protection on any of your mobile devices, absolutely free. It's easy:

(Credit: Bitdefender)

Sign up on the giveaway page using your e-mail.

Grab the app from the Google Play store.

Follow the instructions to enter in the key from the email and you're all set!

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A trusted name in the antivirus community, Bitdefender is popular with our editors (Win AV is rated 4.5/5 Stars) for regularly going beyond the call of duty for their users. They took this same approach with Mobile Security & Antivirus. With the mobile app, you get a light, four-tools-in-one package. The Malware Scanner helps detect and remove malicious apps and viruses on your tablet or phone. Whether you use Chrome or prefer to go online with the default browser, Web Security can keep you safe in real time from untrusted and shady Web sites. Privacy Advisor... [Read more]

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Giveaway: Move to iTransfer and give iTunes its swan song

As a Windows-centric user and part-time Apple lover, I really enjoy iTunes, at least on the Mac. But I will always be disdainful of its Windows counterpart. Windows iTunes is sluggish, crashes randomly for no reason, and with the latest update (ver. 11), it's not, overall, the most intuitive experience when there are multiple iDevices synced to one computer.

Leawo iTransfer has always been a popular iTunes (for Windows) replacement in our catalog. Using iTransfer is easy: just connect your device, drag and drop the files you want to transfer -- and you're done! Retrieving files from any iDevice and transferring them to your PC is also a cinch. It's great for whenever you want to share a video or song from your phone or tablet with friends. It works with most types of files: music, videos, photos, and even ringtones. With iTransfer, you can drag and drop PDFs to be readable instantly on your iDevice and even turn the extra space into a Flash drive -- something that can't be done through regular channels. Leawo normally charges 20 bucks for iTransfer, but for one week only, they are rewarding their loyal Download.com users with a free giveaway of their most popular product. You read that right: this week only, you can get iTransfer at no charge!

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Giveaway: Lavasoft Registry Tuner

Do you have a computer that seems to run slower than usual? Not sure if you are experiencing a registry overload, a virus or spyware? Whatever the issue might be, we have a solution that might help resolve your slow PC problem. In partnership with Lavasoft for one week only, we are giving away a free copy of Lavasoft Registry Tuner when you download and install the brand new Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 11, exclusively from Download.com.

Just a few weeks ago, Lavasoft released a brand new version of Ad-Aware that has received high marks from the editors, earning itself a five-stars rating on Download.com, which is a huge jump from last year's 3.5 stars. Combined with its core security engine that is now powered by Bitdefender and its anti-spyware technology Lavasoft is well-known for, Ad-Aware 11 features a packed, lean and powerful anti-malware solution that promises to keep your computer running smoothly without slowing you down.

The installation process is pretty easy and quick, not to mention the uninstall process - surprisingly, that's even quicker and painless. If you have another AV solution installed on your machine, you can actually choose to install Ad-Aware as a 2nd line of defense, so in the event your first AV solution fails, you have a back-up protection.

Now, couple that with Lavasoft Registry Tuner that is designed to maximize your computer speed and stability, and you have yourself a computer that is now better protected and better... [Read more]

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Giveaway -- Free premium VPN courtesy of Steganos

VPN services like Online Shield 365 can help you protect your identity by creating an encrypted connection to prevent anyone from listening in. By tunneling your connection to a secure server, it will not only protect your online passwords but can also help maintain your Internet privacy. Keep credit card data and other financial information safe while you shop or bank online. Steganos can also protect you while you connect to risky networks, i.e. public hotspots at cafes, airports, schools, or hotels. With a click of a button the new SOS 365 provides continuous protection while you surf the Web.

It may also help you bypass those pesky YouTube region blocks.

Features:

• Secures your personal data by continuously encrypting data from your PC.
• Protection while you shop online -- keep credit card info. safe.
• Provides security while connecting to public hotspots like a hotel, airport, school, or cafe.
• Single-click activation for Internet connection encryption.
• Choose from a wide range of available IP's.

In conjunction with the exclusive release, Steganos Online Shield 365 is offering six months of free protection at 2GB/month to the first 25,000 users, only on Download.com.... [Read more]

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