BullGuard je danska IT sigurnosna tvrtka osnovana 2002. godine sa svrhom razvoja antivirusnih proizvoda koji su svima laki za korištenje, ali također uključuju sve napredne alate koje iskusni korisnik želi. Njihov vrhunski sigurnosni proizvod zove se BullGuard Premium Protection, a uključuje antivirusni mehanizam, modul vatrozida i druge alate koji bi trebali poboljšati vašu sigurnost, online i offline. Koristili smo i testirali BullGuard Premium Protection otprilike tjedan dana, a sada smo spremni podijeliti naše nalaze s vama. Ako vas zanima što ovaj sigurnosni paket može ponuditi svojim korisnicima, pročitajte našu recenziju:

U čemu je BullGuard Premium Protection dobra?

BullGuard Premium Protection je vrlo dobar sigurnosni proizvod za vas ako:

• Želite sigurnosni paket koji može zaštititi vaša računala i uređaje od bilo kakvog zlonamjernog softvera, izvanmrežnog i mrežnog
• Želite sigurnosni paket s korisničkim sučeljem koje je dobro organizirano, jednostavno za korištenje i razumljivo
• Želite sigurnosni paket koji nudi korisne dodatne alate, uključujući roditeljski nadzor

BullGuard Premium zaštita^{(BullGuard Premium Protection)} u odnosu na BullGuard Internet Security^{(BullGuard Internet Security)}

I BullGuard Premium Protection i BullGuard Internet Security nude iste osnovne komponente za zaštitu. Što^(Which) znači da dobivate isti antivirusni mehanizam, modul vatrozida, web štit, roditeljski nadzor i tako dalje, u oba sigurnosna paketa. Međutim, onaj Premium Protection također uključuje skener kućne mreže^{(Home Network Scanner)} i značajku zaštite identiteta^{(Identity protection)} . Potonji je usluga putem koje BullGuard nadzire internet za bilo koje vaše osobne podatke i daje vam do znanja ako ih netko pokuša ukrasti. Nažalost, ova je značajka dostupna samo u nekoliko zemalja: SAD, UK, Kanada^(Canada) , Danska^(Denmark) ,Njemačka^(Germany) , Francuska^(France) , Irska^(Ireland) i Nizozemska^{(Netherlands)} . Osim ako ne živite u jednoj od ovih zemalja, ili ako stvarno želite skener kućne mreže^{(Home Network Scanner)} , naše je mišljenje da je BullGuard Internet Security bolja ponuda. Također, prilikom donošenja odluke o kupnji, uzmite u obzir da je razlika u cijeni između dva sigurnosna apartmana oko 36 dolara, odnosno 30 eura.

Za i protiv

BullGuard Premium Protection ima dosta dobrih stvari o sebi, a evo nekih od najvažnijih:

• Antivirusni mehanizam je izvrstan i zlonamjerni softver ne može ga lako proći
• Web štit blokira sve opasne web stranice koje pokušate posjetiti u bilo kojem web pregledniku
• Korisničko sučelje izgleda i radi izvrsno, a snalaženje kroz njega je jednostavno
• Sigurnosni paket gotovo da nema utjecaja na ukupnu izvedbu vašeg računala
• Nema vlastiti modul vatrozida, već se oslanja na Windows Firewall , ali poboljšanja koje donosi BullGuard čine ga učinkovitim modulom za zaštitu mreže
• Obično su jeftiniji od ostalih sigurnosnih paketa većih marki

Kao negativno, postoji samo jedna stvar koja nam se ne sviđa u vezi s tim: ne uključuje VPN uslugu kao što to čine drugi sigurnosni proizvodi, što bi povećalo privatnost kada je spojeno na nesigurne javne Wi-Fi mreže

Presuda

BullGuard Premium Protection jedan je od najboljih sigurnosnih proizvoda koje smo pregledali ove godine. Ima dobar antivirusni mehanizam, sučelje dobrog izgleda, ali jednostavno za korištenje i donosi korisna poboljšanja vatrozida za Windows^{(Windows Firewall)} . Što više možete tražiti od sigurnosnog paketa? Nama se jako sviđa i sigurni smo da će se svidjeti i vama, bez obzira jeste li običan korisnik ili IT stručnjak. Jedina mu je mana činjenica da nema vlastiti modul vatrozida i umjesto toga se oslanja na ugrađeni Windows vatrozid . ^{(Windows Firewall)}Smatramo da je BullGuard Premium Protection^{(BullGuard Premium Protection)} odličan sigurnosni paket koji zaslužuje svoje mjesto među najboljim sigurnosnim proizvodima za Windows .

Iskustvo preuzimanja i instalacije

Dobivanje BullGuard Premium zaštite^{(BullGuard Premium Protection)} na vašem računalu znači da morate preuzeti malu izvršnu datoteku pod nazivom BullGuardDownloaderBPP.exe . Veličine je samo 328 KB. Kada pokrenete ovu datoteku, pokreće se čarobnjak koji upravlja preuzimanjem i instalacijom. Nakon što prihvatite uvjete licence, preuzima sve potrebne datoteke i instalira ih na vaše računalo. Nemate mogućnost birati koji će zaštitni moduli biti instalirani, tako da sve što trebate učiniti je pričekati minutu ili dvije. Dok je preuzimao datoteke za postavljanje, pratili smo koliko je podataka preuzeto na naše računalo s BullGuarda^(BullGuard)'s serveri. Preuzeto je 62,7 MB za instalaciju programa i još 261,4 MB definicija virusa. Iako je izvrsna stvar što paket preuzima ažurirane definicije virusa od samog početka, radi se o prilično puno podataka, stoga biste trebali biti spremni na to, pogotovo ako imate internetsku vezu s ograničenjem.

Kada je instalacija skoro gotova, BullGuard Premium Protection traži od vas da kreirate račun. Ne postoji način da to zaobiđete, ali dobra stvar je što morate unijeti samo svoju adresu e-pošte i postaviti lozinku.

BullGuard Premium Protection pozdravlja vas kratkim slajd showom dobrodošlice koji vam pokazuje glavne značajke proizvoda. Ako ga ne želite gledati, možete ga preskočiti. Zatim, BullGuard Premium Protection automatski ažurira svoju bazu podataka za definicije virusa. To je dobra stvar jer dobivate najsuvremeniju zaštitu koju vam BullGuard^(BullGuard) može ponuditi.

Nakon što se ažuriraju definicije virusa, BullGuard Premium Protection učitava svoje korisničko sučelje. Izgleda jednostavno i uredno organizirano, ali o tome ćemo više govoriti kasnije u ovoj recenziji.

U isto vrijeme, BullGuard Premium Protection također pokreće skeniranje sustava kako bi optimizirao performanse. Znate za to jer sigurnosni paket prikazuje malu obavijest u blizini sistemske trake.

Istodobno se učitava korisničko sučelje i, kao što možete vidjeti na slici ispod, izgleda dobro organizirano i jednostavno za korištenje.

Preuzimanje i instaliranje BullGuard Premium Protectiona na vaše računalo jednostavno je i bez ikakvih komplikacija. Jedini traženi osobni podaci je adresa e-pošte koja se koristi za kreiranje mrežnog računa za vas.^{(Downloading and installing BullGuard Premium Protection on your computer is easy and without any complications. The only personal information requested is an email address that is used to create an online account for you.)}

Integracija sa sustavom Windows^(Windows) , web preglednicima i univerzalnim aplikacijama za Windows platformu

Tijekom njegove instalacije pratili smo BullGuard Premium Protection kako bismo vidjeli da li onemogućuje Windows Defender i Windows vatrozid^{(Windows Firewall)} . Dobra vijest je da onemogućuje Windows Defender , tako da ne biste trebali naići na sukobe ili probleme s performansama zbog toga što vaše računalo istovremeno pokreće dvije antivirusne aplikacije. S druge strane, BullGuard Premium Protection ne onemogućuje Windows vatrozid^{(Windows Firewall)} . Međutim, to nije problem jer BullGuard Premium Protection koristi Windows vatrozid^{(Windows Firewall)} i nadovezuje se na njegovu temeljnu zaštitu. Ako razmišljate o onemogućavanju Windows vatrozida^{(Windows Firewall)}ručno, nemojte to činiti jer ćete ostati nezaštićeni od mrežnih napada.

Posljedica ovog izbora dizajna je da je BullGuard uvijek na istoj strani kao i Windows u pogledu mrežnih profila koje koristite, bilo da ga postavite na Privatno^(Private) ili Javno,^{(Public, )} uvijek ćete dobiti odgovarajuću razinu zaštite vatrozida.

Dalje, još jedna izravna posljedica korištenja Windows vatrozida^{(Windows Firewall)} je da nismo imali problema s korištenjem bilo koje od mrežnih značajki dostupnih u sustavu Windows^(Windows) . Mogli smo stvoriti i pridružiti se matičnoj grupi^(homegroup) , mogli smo dijeliti i pristupati mapama i datotekama putem naše lokalne mreže i nismo imali problema s streamingom medijskih datoteka. Također nismo imali problema s preuzimanjem, instaliranjem ili korištenjem univerzalnih Windows aplikacija^{(universal Windows apps)} .

Kako bi vas zaštitila kada ste na mreži, BullGuard Premium Protection filtrira sav web promet koji ide na vaše računalo. To je dobra stvar jer osigurava zaštitu na mreži bez obzira na preglednik koji koristite. U ovaj sigurnosni paket nisu uključena proširenja preglednika i to je pozitivno.

Učinkovitost kojom sigurnosni proizvod štiti svoje procese od prekida bitan je dio zaštite vašeg računala od zlonamjernog softvera. Srećom, procesi koje koristi BullGuard Premium Protection dobro su zaštićeni. Zlonamjernom softveru^(Malware) ne bi trebalo biti lako ubiti svoje procese.

Također smo provjerili učinak ovog sigurnosnog paketa na performanse na našem testnom računalu. Prvo što smo provjerili je utječe li to na vrijeme pokretanja. Koristili smo BootRacer za mjerenja prije i nakon instaliranja paketa, a rezultati koje smo dobili bili su isti, što je izvrsna stvar. Zatim smo provjerili količinu RAM-a^(RAM) potrebnu za BullGuard Premium Protection . U normalnim uvjetima, sigurnosni paket je zauzimao oko 150 MB RAM-a^(RAM) , što nije puno prema sadašnjim standardima.

Kako bismo provjerili utječe li na brzinu interneta ili lokalne mreže BullGuard Premium Protection , također smo izvršili nekoliko testova sa Speedtest.net i LAN Speed ​​Testom^{(LAN Speed Test)} . Brzine su bile iste prije i nakon instaliranja sigurnosnog paketa, što znači da nema negativnog utjecaja na prijenos podataka, a to je izvrstan rezultat!

BullGuard Premium Protection dobro je integriran sa sustavom Windows. Međutim, moramo priznati da nismo očekivali da će se oslanjati na Windows Firewall, iako je to dobra stvar u pogledu integracije.^{(BullGuard Premium Protection is integrated well with Windows. However, we have to admit that we did not expect it to rely on Windows Firewall, although that is a good thing regarding integration.)}

Jednostavnost korištenja i konfiguracije

BullGuard Premium Protection nudi korisničko sučelje koje je i dobro izgleda i uredno organizirano. Svaki zaštitni modul i bitna značajka prikazani su na središnjoj konzoli. Moduli su prikazani kao velike pločice koje vam brzo govore u kakvom se stanju nalaze, a svaka njihova pločica uključuje izbornik iz kojeg možete pokrenuti razne akcije ili promijeniti opcije koje su povezane s njom. Na primjer, izbornik koji se nalazi na pločici Antivirus omogućuje vam pokretanje skeniranja sustava ili pristup karanteni^(Quarantine) , dok vam vatrozid^(Firewall) omogućuje da vidite mrežnu aktivnost^{(Network Activity)} ili pravila upravljanja^{(Manage rules)} .

Svaki od modula s glavne konzole omogućuje vam pristup svojim postavkama. Međutim, ako ih želite vidjeti sve odjednom, korisničko sučelje također ima namjenski odjeljak Postavke . ^(Settings)Dobra stvar u vezi s glavnim dijelovima korisničkog sučelja je to što su svi jednostavni za korištenje i na zaslonima osjetljivim na dodir jer uključuju velike gumbe, pločice, prekidače ili jednostavne kvačice.

Što se tiče pomoći i podrške, BullGuard Premium Protection nudi online opcije. Nema izvanmrežnih datoteka pomoći i nema telefonske podrške, ili barem nismo uspjeli pronaći niti jednu na njihovoj web stranici. Međutim, oni pružaju uslugu chata uživo, podršku putem e-pošte, odjeljak s često postavljanim pitanjima^{( Frequently Asked Questions)} , opću dokumentaciju i pristup forumima svoje zajednice.

BullGuard Premium Protection nudi i detaljne zapisnike i vizualnu statistiku radnji koje je poduzeo na vašem računalu. Svi su lako dostupni putem Centra za razmjenu poruka^{(Messaging Centre)} , a bilo nam je drago vidjeti da su uredno organizirani, s različitim odjeljcima za svaki sigurnosni modul.

Također želimo podijeliti činjenicu da je BullGuard Premium Protection malo opširniji od drugih sličnih sigurnosnih proizvoda. Vidjeli smo upozorenja kada su otkrivene infekcije zlonamjernim softverom, što je i korisno i neophodno, ali smo također vidjeli obavijesti za druge radnje koje je paket poduzeo, na primjer kada je program pokušao pristupiti internetu, kada je paket pokrenuo antivirusno skeniranje ili kada je ažurirana se instalirao.

BullGuard Premium Protection je sigurnosni proizvod koji nudi dobro korisničko sučelje. Jednostavan je, čist i lak za korištenje i na stolnom računalu s mišem i tipkovnicom kao i na uređaju sa zaslonom osjetljivim na dodir. Svidio nam se i način na koji su njegove postavke organizirane, a općenito je korisničko sučelje ostavilo dobar dojam.^{(BullGuard Premium Protection is a security product that offers a good user interface. It is simple, clean and easy to use both on a desktop PC with a mouse and a keyboard as well as on a device with a touchscreen. We also liked the way its settings are organized and, overall, the user interface left us with a good impression.)}

Na sljedećoj stranici ovog pregleda možete vidjeti koliko je BullGuard Premium Protection sposoban zaštititi vaše računalo od mrežnih napada i zlonamjernog softvera. Također možete vidjeti koje su dodatne značajke uključene u ovaj sigurnosni paket i provjeriti naše preporuke koje postavke trebate prilagoditi.

Security for everyone - Review Bullguard Premium Protection

BullGuard is a Daniѕh IT security company establіshed in 2002 wіth the purpose of developing antivirus prodυcts that are easy to use by anyone, but аlso include all the аdvanced tools an experiencеd user desires. Their top security product is called BullGuard Premium Protection, and it includes an antivirus engine, a firewall module, and other tools that should improve your security, both online and offline. We used and tested BullGuard Premium Protection for about a week, and we are now ready to share our findings with you. If you are curious about what this security suite has to offer to its users, read our review:

What is BullGuard Premium Protection good at?

BullGuard Premium Protection is a very good security product for you if:

• You want a security suite that can protect your computers and devices from any malware, both offline and online
• You want a security suite with a user interface that is well organized, easy to use and easy to understand
• You want a security suite that offers useful additional tools, including parental controls

BullGuard Premium Protection vs. BullGuard Internet Security

Both BullGuard Premium Protection and BullGuard Internet Security offer the same core components for protection. Which means that you get the same antivirus engine, firewall module, web shield, parental controls, and so on, in both security suites. However, the Premium Protection one also includes the Home Network Scanner and the Identity protection feature. The latter is a service through which BullGuard monitors the internet for any of your personal information, and lets you know if someone tries to steal it. Unfortunately, this feature is available only in a few countries: US, UK, Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland and Netherlands. Unless you reside in one of these countries, or if you really want the Home Network Scanner, our opinion is that BullGuard Internet Security is the better deal. Also, when making a purchasing decision, take into consideration that the difference in price between the two security suites is about 36 dollars, or 30 euros.

Pros and cons

BullGuard Premium Protection has quite a few good things about it, and here are some of the most important:

• The antivirus engine is excellent and malware cannot not get past it easily
• The web shield blocks any dangerous websites you try to visit, in any web browser
• The user interface looks and works great, and finding your way through it is easy
• The security suite has almost no impact on the overall performance of your computer
• It does not have its own firewall module, and relies instead on Windows Firewall, but the enhancements brought by BullGuard make it an efficient network protection module
• Tends to be cheaper than other security suites, from bigger brands

As a negative, there is only one thing we do not like about it: it does not include a VPN service like other security products do, which would increase privacy when connected to unsafe public Wi-Fi networks

Verdict

BullGuard Premium Protection is one of the best security products we have reviewed this year. It has a good antivirus engine, a good looking yet easy to use interface, and it delivers useful enhancements to the Windows Firewall. What more could you ask from a security suite? We like it a lot and we are sure that you will like it too, regardless if you are a casual user or an IT expert. Its only flaw is the fact that it does not have its own firewall module and relies on the built-in Windows Firewall instead. We consider BullGuard Premium Protection to be a great security suite that deserves its place among the best security products for Windows.

The download and installation experience

Getting BullGuard Premium Protection on your computer means that you need to download a small executable file named BullGuardDownloaderBPP.exe. It is only 328KB in size. When you run this file, it launches a wizard which handles the download and installation. After you agree to the license terms, it downloads all the required files and installs them on your computer. You do not have the option to choose which protection modules get installed, so all you have to do is wait for a minute or two. While it was downloading the setup files, we monitored to see how much data was downloaded to our computer from BullGuard's servers. It downloaded 62.7MB for the program installation and another 261.4MB of virus definitions. Although it is an excellent thing that the suite downloads updated virus definitions right from the start, it is quite a lot of data, so you should be prepared for it, especially if you have a metered internet connection.

When the installation is nearly done, BullGuard Premium Protection asks you to create an account. There is no way around it, but the good thing is that you have to provide only your email address and set a password.

BullGuard Premium Protection greets you with a short welcoming slideshow that shows you the product's main features. If you do not want to watch it, you can skip it. Next, BullGuard Premium Protection automatically updates its database for virus definitions. It is a good thing, as you get the most up to date protection that BullGuard can offer you.

Once the virus definitions are updated, BullGuard Premium Protection loads its user interface. It looks simple and neatly organized, but we will talk more about it later in this review.

At the same time, BullGuard Premium Protection also runs a system scan to optimize performance. You know about it because the security suite displays a small notification near the system tray.

At the same time, the user interface loads and, as you can see in the screenshot below, it looks well organized and easy to use.

Downloading and installing BullGuard Premium Protection on your computer is easy and without any complications. The only personal information requested is an email address that is used to create an online account for you.

Integration with Windows, web browsers and universal Windows platform apps

During its installation, we monitored BullGuard Premium Protection to see if it disables Windows Defender and Windows Firewall. The good news is that it disables Windows Defender, so you should not encounter conflicts or performance issues as a result of your computer running two antivirus apps simultaneously. On the other hand, BullGuard Premium Protection does not disable the Windows Firewall. This is not an issue, however, as BullGuard Premium Protection uses Windows Firewall and builds on its core protection. If you are thinking of disabling Windows Firewall manually, do not do it, as you will be left unprotected from network attacks.

A consequence of this design choice is that BullGuard is always on the same side as Windows regarding the network profiles you use, whether you set it to Private or Public, you always get the appropriate level of firewall protection.

Going further, another direct consequence of the use of Windows Firewall is that we had no problems in using any of the networking features available in Windows. We could create and join a homegroup, we could share and access folders and files over our local network, and we had no problem when streaming media files. We had no issues with downloading, installing or using universal Windows apps as well.

To protect you when you are online, BullGuard Premium Protection filters all the web traffic that goes on your computer. This is a good thing as it ensures you get online protection regardless of the browser that you use. There are no browser extensions included in this security suite, and that is a positive.

The efficiency with which a security product protects its processes from termination is an essential part of keeping your computer safe from malware. Luckily, the processes used by BullGuard Premium Protection are well protected. Malware should not have an easy time killing its processes.

We also checked the performance impact this security suite had on our test computer. The first thing we checked was whether the boot times are affected by it. We used BootRacer for doing the measurements before and after installing the suite, and the results were we got were the same, which is an excellent thing. Then, we checked the amount of RAM needed by BullGuard Premium Protection to run. In normal conditions, the security suite took about 150 MB of RAM, which is not a lot by present standards.

To check whether the internet or local network speeds are affected by BullGuard Premium Protection, we also ran a few tests with Speedtest.net and with LAN Speed Test. The speeds were the same before and after installing the security suite, which means that it has no negative impact data transfers, and that is an excellent result!

BullGuard Premium Protection is integrated well with Windows. However, we have to admit that we did not expect it to rely on Windows Firewall, although that is a good thing regarding integration.

Ease of use and configuration

BullGuard Premium Protection offers a user interface that is both good looking and neatly organized. Every protection module and essential feature is displayed on the central console. The modules are shown as large tiles that quickly tell you the state they are in, and each of their tiles includes a menu from which you can launch various actions or change options that are related to it. For instance, the menu found on the Antivirus tile lets you launch system scans or access the Quarantine, while the Firewall lets you see the Network Activity or Manage rules.

Each of the modules from the main console lets you access its settings. However, if you want to see all of them at once, the user interface also has a dedicated Settings section. A good thing about the main sections of the user interface is that they are all easy to use on touchscreens too because they include big buttons, tiles, switches, or simple check marks.

Regarding help and support, BullGuard Premium Protection offers online options. There are no offline help files, and there is no phone support, or at least we could not find any on their website. However, they provide a live chat service, email support, a Frequently Asked Questions section, general documentation and access to their community forums.

BullGuard Premium Protection offers both detailed logs and visual statistics of the actions it took on your computer. They are all easily accessible via the Messaging Centre, and we were quite pleased to see that they are neatly organized, with different sections for each security module.

We also want to share the fact that BullGuard Premium Protection is a bit more verbose than other similar security products. We saw alerts when malware infections were detected, which is both useful and necessary, but we also saw notifications for other actions the suite was taking like when a program tried to access the internet, when the suite was running an antivirus scan or when an update was being installed.

BullGuard Premium Protection is a security product that offers a good user interface. It is simple, clean and easy to use both on a desktop PC with a mouse and a keyboard as well as on a device with a touchscreen. We also liked the way its settings are organized and, overall, the user interface left us with a good impression.

On the following page of this review, you can see how capable BullGuard Premium Protection is to protect your computer from network attacks and malware. You can also see what additional features are included in this security suite, and check our recommendations for what settings you should adjust.

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