Bullguard’s tools are designed to protect users from cyber-attacks that may compromise their personal information and identity. It also provides full-time protection for their smart homes, and shows a keen understanding of its customers’ requirement to have a single program that covers all their devices.
The user interface is simple to use and clean. It is easy to access the most important features using separate drop-down menus. The software was developed to be lightweight and not make a huge impact on your computer.
Apart from antivirus, BullGuard package includes a number of additional security and maintenance features. The “Vulnerability Scanner”, for instance promises to check all programs on your computer and close any security gaps hackers might exploit. It also includes a network scanner that scans your WiFi and lists all the devices that are connected to your router and Windows PCs.
Identity Protection is another feature that makes use of Experian for monitoring your personal information online. You will receive an alert. The software comes with a Parental Controls Module that allows you to create an account for each child and block adult-related sites, content that promotes drug and violence, and other content that children shouldn’t be seeing on the internet.
Other security features include a firewall and backup software. The latter is a very capable tool that has received top marks in tests conducted by AV-Test. In addition, the former allows you to create a password vault.