G Data Internet Security Birthday Edition

The most important features of G Data Internet Security Birthday Edition

Firewall

Monitors all incoming and outgoing connections to protect against hackers and spy software - fully automatically or according to your own rules.

Cloud backup

Store your encrypted backups automatically in the cloud - at Dropbox, Google Drive or DriveOnWeb.

Anti-Ransomware

No chance for extortion Trojans: G Data protects you from criminals encrypting your files.

G DATA BankGuard

G Data patented technology secures your browser against manipulation by data thieves - for secure online banking and shopping.

Anti-Spam

Blocks spam like junk mail and phishing emails and keeps your email inbox clean.

Parental Control

Control the Internet use of your children: Set times and let your children surf only on checked sites.

Virus scanner

Rely on the highest detection rates through parallel technologies. Get new virus signatures every hour for the best protection against malware.

Exploit protection

Protects your computer from criminals exploiting vulnerabilities in Office applications and PDF readers, for example.

How G Data Birthday Edition protects your way through the web

When banking and shopping online

The connection between your bank and your computer is usually encrypted. The decryption of the data transmission takes place in your browser: Cybercriminals use banking Trojans to hack into the process here. As soon as you make a transfer, the attackers manipulate the data sent. Your money then no longer goes to the intended recipient, such as an online shop, but ends up in another account.

Of course, G Data Virus Scanner recognises banking Trojans by their characteristics. If this malware already has its own signature, Internet Security renders it harmless as soon as it is downloaded. G Data BankGuard technology additionally protects against still unknown dangers: The function ensures that your browser only displays checked and unadulterated content.

How does BankGuard do this?

Manipulations by banking Trojans take place in certain files in the working memory. G DATA BankGuard automatically detects when an infection attempt takes place and replaces the affected memory area with a safe copy.

While you receive and send e-mails

In addition to the files on your hard disk and external storage, G DataVirus Scanner also scans your emails for malicious content. This applies to all messages that you receive and send with the e-mail program on your computer. If the scanner finds nothing, the G Data Anti-Spam function is also activated: the application checks the e-mails for characteristics that are typical of spam. Based on these characteristics, a value is calculated that reflects the probability of spam.

In addition to its own assessment, the OutbreakShield technology compares the results with a database on the Internet - here the patterns of viruses and spam mails sent en masse are recorded. In this way, G Data Internet Security Birthday Edition closes the gap in real time that exists between the start of a mass mailing and its combating by specially adapted signatures.

While surfing

The virus guard checks all files that come from the web. It stops infected documents, images, etc. as soon as they are downloaded, so that even unnoticed downloads no longer pose a threat to you. Internet Security is not only dependent on the hourly updated virus signatures. In addition to the signature scan, the software works with a cloud solution: In this online storage, properties of current files that contain malicious code are collected. These properties are compared with those of your files - and you quickly find out whether everything is safe.

And how does G DATA Birthday Edition protect against dangerous websites?

Internet addresses are also collected in the cloud: If a URL in the database is known to be a distributor of harmful content, G Data Browser Protection blocks the site. So if cyber criminals try to trap you with phishing links, you have nothing to fear. Incidentally, this also applies to attacks via social networks: links in false posts and advertisements are not opened in the browser.

Independent of the cloud, G Data Web Protection examines all the data that is sent to your computer when you call up a website. Thus, it detects dangerous content before you open the page.

System requirements of the Birthday Edition

•     Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 (SP1): Min. 2 GB RAM (32- & 64-bit), CPU with x86 or x64 architecture
•     macOS 10.12 and newer, 2 GB RAM
•     Android 5 and higher
•     iOS 12.4 and higher
•     Internet connection required for installation, virus signature and software updates