Earlier this month I’ve posted a tip on how to obtain a 1 year genuine license for BitDefender Internet Security 2009. As usual, the promotion ended in less than 12 hours because it was too easy for everyone to request for the free license, some abusing by requesting for multiple licenses, and a finally lot of copycats that didn’t even bother to link back. Doesn’t matter, I’ve accepted the fact that this happens to every website but I am confident that you all know where to get your fresh and hot news from 😉

Yesterday night I found out on how to get a valid 1 year BitDefender Internet Security 2009 license and honestly I was quite reluctant to post it here. I wanted to use this promotion to help the needy ones and prevent people from abusing it. Posting it here will definitely kill the promotion fast and possibly causing all the promotional license to get blacklisted. Remember what happened to Barclay’s Kaspersky and Trend Micro? Thinking about it, if I don’t post the trick, someone else will and eventually killing the promotion. Moreover, this tip is shared by Ed and he wanted to share with everyone, so it’s only right that I fulfill his wishes. Unless I have a way on how to generate keys using the not-so-legal backdoor method, then I am keeping it to myself and be the Robin Hood of internet world.

Enough of the rant, here’s how to get your genuine BitDefender Internet Security 2009 license key valid for 365 days. For those that missed the previous free BDIS 2009 license, here is your chance to get one for yourself.


1. Go to this page http://www.securitasdirect.pt/antivirusmail/

2. Enter your name, email address and click the red Downloads button. Please use a real email address because the license key will be sent there.

3. Check your email that you entered in step 2. You should receive an email from nobody@151.hostxtremdns.com with the subject “Oferta“. Note down the license key that is in 20 characters after the line “O número da sua Licença é”

4. Download latest version of BitDefender Internet Security 2009 from the link below:
– English 32-bit MSI installer
– English 64-bit MSI installer

5. Restart your computer when prompted to. When Windows is booted up, the BitDefender Registration Wizard window will appear. Select the option “I want to register the product with a new key” and enter the license key.

Voila! You now have BitDefender Internet Security 2009 registered for 1 year without paying a single cent.

I find it a little confusing on which version of BitDefender should I use with the key that I got from this promotion? The promotional page clearly stated it is for BitDefender Total Security 2009, then the email says it is for antivirus BUT the download link from the email links to BitDefender Internet Security 2009 Portuguese version. I can confirm with you all that the license key that you get is ONLY for BitDefender Internet Security 2009. I’ve tried using this key in BitDefender Antivirus 2009 and BitDefender Total Security 2009 but kept on getting the error saying that this key is for a different product.

Enjoy! Thanks ED / p3na!