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Intego Releases Virusbarrier X6 Dual Protection: A Mac Antivirus and a Windows Antivirus in One Box

Intego has announced the release of VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, featuring the latest version of its acclaimed anti-malware and network security software together with BitDefender Antivirus 2010 so Mac users can protect their Windows installations. VirusBarrier X6 now provides comprehensive protection from both malware and network threats.

VirusBarrier X6, the latest version of Intego’s anti-malware and network security program, includes new threat-detection techniques, improved methods of detection, combined detection protocols, proactive behavioral analysis, and a full range of defensive functions. VirusBarrier X6 includes more than 100 new features, and is the only antivirus program for Mac that includes full antivirus and anti-malware protection together with a two-way firewall, network protection, anti-phishing, anti-spyware features and more.

For Mac users who run Windows on their Mac, using either Apple’s Boot Camp or virtualization software, VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection provides security for both Mac OS X and Windows, ensuring that Mac users running Windows will have total protection for both operating systems. BitDefender Antivirus 2010 provides advanced proactive protection against viruses, spyware, phishing attacks and identity theft, and is the top-rated antivirus for Windows.

Find out more about VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection.

Intego has just released VirusBarrier X6, which is much more than just an antivirus. In addition to being the best, most comprehensive antivirus and network protection program for Mac, it’s also the least expensive.

Intego’s customers have told the company a lot over the years, and one thing they wanted was lower prices, together with more flexible licensing. Intego listened to this request, and changed its policy: Not only is VirusBarrier X6 less expensive than the X5 version, but a standard pack of VirusBarrier X6 now protects up to 2 Macs, and a family pack is available to protect up to 5 Macs. Priced at $49.95 and $69.95 respectively, this makes VirusBarrier X6 the least expensive commercial antivirus on the market per Mac. (And, as we said above, it’s much more than just an antivirus, including most of the features from Intego’s NetBarrier personal firewall…)

VirusBarrier X6 now incorporates most of the features of NetBarrier, Intego’s personal firewall, in addition to its anti-malware features. To have the same level of protection as you now have with VirusBarrier X6, you would have needed both programs. Here’s an example of the savings you make with VirusBarrier X6:

With VirusBarrier X6, you save up to 82% compared to VirusBarrier X5!

With the family pack it’s even better: it costs $69.95 to protect 5 Macs, or less than $14 per Mac. With X5 software, 5 copies of NetBarrier and VirusBarrier, to protect 5 Macs, would cost nearly $700, and today you can do the same thing for only $69.95, or a saving of 90%.

“We listen closely to what our customers say about our products, and we made many changes to VirusBarrier X6. We added more than 100 new features, lowered our price, and added multi-Mac protection to our basic pack,” said Laurent Marteau, CEO Intego. “VirusBarrier is a better value than ever, offering antivirus and anti-malware protection, a two-way firewall, anti-phishing protection, web threat protection and much more.”

With the need to protect more Macs – many people have at least a desktop and laptop Mac, and many families have multiple Macs in their home – VirusBarrier X6 lets Mac users stay safe at the lowest cost. Check out VirusBarrier X6 now – there’s a free 30-day demo available so you can see just how comprehensive its feature set is.

*The prices given are suggested retail prices in the United States, not including sales tax, if applicable. Family pack only available for home users.