Avira AntiVir 9 now searches and removes viruses even more efficiently – helping you stay safe
Tettnang, 17 March 2009 – Faster, easier, more secure! Highlights of the ninth generation of Avira AntiVir include and enhanced scan engine, parental control and support for netbooks.
Fresh from the laboratory, we present Avira AntiVir Personal, Avira AntiVir Premium and Avira Premium Security Suite. Programmers at the German high-tech security powerhouse have given the user interface a facelift and improved user guidance. A configuration assistant takes the user by the hand and helps them to adapt the configuration quickly and easily to their personal needs. What’s inside is important, too: multi-processor and multi-core systems support allows the anti-virus solution to be up to 20 % faster.
Avira Premium Security Suite now provides parents with parental control that is uncomplicated to use: simply assign ready-made profiles for children, teenagers and adults to your Windows user accounts – and you and your children will no longer be faced with unsuitable content when surfing. Administrators can create their own profiles and specify sites that are always allowed or prohibited, regardless of the chosen profile. Another bonus is WebGuard now features a “Fraud” category, which filters out fraudulent sites. Avira is cooperating with consumer protection agencies to maintain an extensive list of websites that involve subscription payments and fraudulent information.
Dealing with viruses is now child’s play. The Avira designers have modified the virus protection so that the user is no longer asked how to proceed each time malware is discovered. Instead, a complete search can take place and at the end the user will find all malware in a clearly arranged list, which can be wiped from the hard drive with the click of a mouse.
If you are one of the growing number of netbook owners, you will be pleased to hear there are adapted screen dialogs in the AntiVir-9 products. These allow the virus protection to be used, without problem, on the small screens typical of netbooks. The hearts of gamers will beat faster, too: the “Game mode” in Avira Premium Security Suite now automatically recognizes when a game is started, and suppresses all firewall messages for the duration of the game. The programmers have endowed the Avira firewall with a new “Privileged mode” which users can use to enable applications in general, when installing trusted software that requires access to certain ports or network adapters. This highly practical method means that you no longer have to set up separate rules.
The new products are available now from Avira’s online shop at www.avira.com. What hasn’t change is the price: as a single-user license, Avira AntiVir Premium costs €19.95 including one year’s updates, € 5 of which is donated to the charitable Auerbach Foundation. Avira’s Premium Security Suite costs € 39.95. Avira will be able to upgrade to the new version free of charge!
About Avira
Avira is a leading global provider of self-developed security solutions for professional and private use. With over twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field.
The security expert maintains several offices in Germany as well as partnerships in Europe, Asia and America. At its headquarters in Tettnang on the shores of Lake Constance, Avira is one of the largest employers in the region, employing over 180 staff. Around 250 persons are employed across the world, whose dedication is always being rewarded. Avira AntiVir Personal represents a significant contribution towards security and is used a million times by private users.
The domestic and international clientele is formed by well known companies listed on the stock exchange, educational establishments and government authorities. Apart from protecting the virtual environment, Avira promotes the Auerbach Foundation for greater protection and security in the real world. The Auerbach Foundation supports charitable and social projects, as well as art, culture and science.
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