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Avira Antivirus Pro won its first ever double header from AV Tests, taking home the awards for “Usability” and “Repair for Security Suite”, following its top performance during the independent testing agency’s product analysis.
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It’s enough to make the blood run cold of every computer user – a family member calling for help: “I can’t use my computer anymore! All I see are strange messages and I can’t open ANYTHING!” Here is what one Avira employee did, didn’t do, and why the FBI can be very, very wrong:
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Planning a pre-Valentine’s Day surprise? Let your iPhone — and the Avira Vault — help you make the big romantic decisions securely.
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Yes, you can go remote with the Avira Online Essentials Dashboard, thanks to some help from TeamViewer.
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A “white hat” is how we described the hacker who added Avira installers to the Dridex botnet distribution network. Our description might have been a bit off-color.
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Security on a computer can be summarized as a two-way street: First, keeping the bad things from coming in and harming the device (like ransomware or viruses). Second, keeping news about your private life – with data, activities, and financial information – from leaving your device and falling into the wrong hands.
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A few years ago a customer phoned urgently to ask if the virus detected on their computer could infect him or his family. It was hard not to smile. For every tech guy this question sounds ridiculous and with a basic understanding of computer viruses it is clear that this fear is without any reason.
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A distribution channel of the Dridex botnet may have been hacked. Instead of getting loaded with malware, people are getting clean copies of Avira antivirus and we have two theories as to why. Do you know what a “white hat” is?
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If there is a big topic related to SPAM that has been used for years and years, most of us would agree it’s… Viagra sales. It is really interesting to see those mails on the junk folder of our mailing service, trying to sneak in the desired inbox and capture our attention at least for a second.
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Finally! After it’s been in beta for a couple of months our Avira Scout browser is now available for everyone to download, install, and use.
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