Activation of BullGuard

This section is for BullGuard users only. When you installed or purchased BullGuard, you chose a username (email address)

and password. Use this information and your license-key to activate your BullGuard. 
 

 

 

 What does activation mean?

To activate software generally means to begin using a software product you have paid for.

 

With BullGuard, activation can mean:

•  The creation of a paid account using a license-key

•  The upgrade of a trial account to a paid subscription

•  The upgrade or renewal of an existing account using a license-key

A BullGuard license-key has certain characteristics which it will pass on to the account it is used with:

it can provide a specific amount of time (1, 2 or even 3 years), as well as all or just certain plug-ins - depending on where

you have bought it from.

 

The standard BullGuard retail box usually comes with all plug-ins and a 1-year subscription.

 

Note: At the moment, BullGuard uses license-keys for phisical discs only, such as retail boxes or OEM CDs distributed with computers or other hardware. You do not need a license key if you buy online from our website. 

  

 

What happens if I don't activate BullGuard?

If you choose not to register an account and activate it, you can use BullGuard for a 7-day grace period. During this time

you will get Antivirus, Antispyware, Firewall and Spamfilter protection, but you will not be able to use the Backup and Support modules, which require an account to be active.

 

After the grace period is over you will no longer see any plug-ins. To register an account, go to Main > Account

and press the Register link.

 

 

Activation on more computers

A BullGuard account can be used on up to 3 computers.

 

Please note that it is the account that you will actually be using on more computers, not the license-key. Once you have used

the license-key to activate BullGuard on your first computer, you do not need to enter it again on the 2nd or 3rd computer.

Since it has already been activated, BullGuard will tell you that the license-key is already in use.

 

To avoid this, please press the option called I already have a BullGuard account! and just log in with the username

and password you chose when registering. 

 

Note: Even if you have used the license-key for activation, it is recommended that you keep it because if you forget

your username, our Support can use it to identify your account.

 

 

 

 If you have bought online

Buying BullGuard online is not the same as buying in a store, as you do not get a license-key after the purchase. Instead, upgrading or renewing an account is done automatically by our systems, without user-intervention.

 

So basically if you buy online, activation means buying a paid subscription. 

 

Depending on the payment option you choose, processing the order may take a few minutes (credit card) or up to 14 days

(bank transfer). Either way, upon every computer startup BullGuard connects to our servers and retrieves your latest

subscription status. This means that if you payment has been received, your account will be updated - and you will see this

in the Main > Account window.

 

If BullGuard has not updated in due time, please see Step 2 of this guide: How to activate BullGuard

 

 

 

 

 If you have bought in a store

If you have bought BullGuard in a store, or got a CD from your system builder, then you most likely have a license-key

you can use to activate BullGuard. 

 

The license-key (or activation key) is a 16-character combination of numbers and letters, in the format:

 

XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

 

 

a. First installation of BullGuard

Activating your BullGuard is very easy and quick: you must install the program and register (create) an account:

 

 

 

 

Type in your license-key in the next screen, then click OK to complete the process:

 

 

 

 

That's it - you have successfully activated your BullGuard!

 

 

b. BullGuard is already installed

If BullGuard is already on your computer and you have decided to buy a copy in a store, you can still use the license-key

found in the retail box / on the CD envelope to upgrade or renew your account.

 

You have 2 easy ways of doing this:

 

 

1 - Activate using the application

 

Open BullGuard, go to Main > Account and press the Enter License-key link.

 

 

 

 

 

Type in your license-key in the next screen, then click OK to complete the process:

 

 

 

 

2 - Activate online 

 

Use the activation page to enter your username, your password and your license-key. Please note that this will not

create an account, but will only work if you have already registered one.

 

  Activation Page    

 

 

 

 

Thank you for choosing BullGuard!

 

 

Kind regards,

 

The BullGuard Team                                                                                                                                                          See also Payment FAQs

 

 

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