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    AVIRA the best antivirus software?

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by BNHabs, Oct 26, 2008.

  1. Cin'

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    Good testimonials. I'm sold!
     
    TheVirtualDude, Jan 6, 2009
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  3. Cin'

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    Awesome! Let us know how it worked..which I'm sure will work fine! ;)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 6, 2009
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  4. Guntraitor Sagara

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    Much has been said, but my Laptop said it loves Avira for its system :p
     
    Guntraitor Sagara, Jan 13, 2009
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    I like AVIRA. My notebook is noticably faster after I get Avira in the place of McAfee~
     
    mailxiaodan, Jan 17, 2009
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  7. Cin'

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    Same for me... :D My 1530 is so much better without TrendMicro.

    I think, I might be turning into a Avira FanGirl! :rolleyes: :D :p ;)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 17, 2009
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  8. cathy

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    Thanks. :)
     
    cathy, Jan 18, 2009
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    TeeJay 44, Jan 18, 2009
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    NotebookNeophyte, Jan 18, 2009
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    Cin - Thanks for the recommendation. I have been using it for about a week now and it does seem to pick up quite a bit more than S&D! Glad I came across the post. Thx.
     
    TheVirtualDude, Jan 18, 2009
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    I have used avira for 2 years with no problems . between avast and avira all my computers are well protected . I use the pay versions though , they have caught all kinds of e-mail virus that my ISP was SUPPOSED to catch with it's virus scanner , wonder what they use ?
     
    jerry66, Jan 19, 2009
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  14. Cin'

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    Awesome! Glad it's working out for you! :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 19, 2009
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    TeeJay 44, Jan 21, 2009
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    I installed Avira premium on my sis laptop ( I got 6 months promotional license of it) , was shocked to see , it uses very very low resources.
    I have kaspersky uses 22 Mb ( idle)
     
    blackcobrasandy, Jan 26, 2009
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  17. kef

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    kef, Jan 26, 2009
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  18. rustum

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    After 6 months, will premium version automatically work like a free Avira version. Or do i need to uninstall premium and install the free version. Please can some one help?
     
    rustum, Jan 28, 2009
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  19. coolguy

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    You should uninstall the premium version, download the free version and install it.
     
    coolguy, Jan 28, 2009
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  20. Jakamo5

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    or you can just get another 3 months free
     
    Jakamo5, Jan 28, 2009
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  21. rustum

    rustum Notebook Geek

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    Hi,
    I have installed Avira. Thanks for the information.
     
    rustum, Feb 1, 2009
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  22. BNHabs

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    How are you guys liking AVIRA?
     
    BNHabs, Feb 3, 2009
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  23. TeeJay 44

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    Still the best of the best Freebies out there :cool:

    Have to think for it sometimes though.

    Cheers,
    Theo
     
    TeeJay 44, Feb 3, 2009
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  24. Baserk

    Baserk Notebook user

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    My preferred (free) AV.
    (Every downloaded email will also be scanned before you read it, so no worries about a 'missing' (dedicated) email scanner).
    Nr.2 is Avast.
     
    Baserk, Feb 3, 2009
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  25. darrickmartin

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    seems like its not actually 6 months from now, but 6 months since the promotion started (so one month from now)

    edit:sorry, nvm
    turns out the promotion ended february 6th

    the 3month english promotion still stands though




    sweeet! ive been meaning to drop my illegal version of kaspersky for a while now, finally got around to doing it.
     
    darrickmartin, Feb 23, 2009
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  26. darrickmartin

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    um... ive always had this question about antivir, never figured it out
    for on-demand scans, is there anyway for it to ask what to do at the end of the scan? i like to scan overnight, and clean it up when i wake up.

    i know theres a way for it to automatically clean everything up, but i want it to leave everything till the end, so i can pick which ones to delete
     
    darrickmartin, Feb 23, 2009
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  27. kobe

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    Yes, Avira is awesome. I used run AVG, but it slowed down my laptop. Avira is a lot faster, and it updates pretty frequently too. The only thing that I hate is the Avira Notifying pop-up whenever you successfully update the program.
     
    kobe, Mar 13, 2009
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  28. Jayayess1190

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    Easy Fix
     
    Jayayess1190, Mar 13, 2009
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  29. zfactor

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    i really like avira just be aware avira does have more fp's than most av's out there so be careful what you delete before making sure its actually a virus. i always recc uploding it to them as well as maybe kaspersky to get a response to see if its really a virus or not. make sure to quarantine the file instead of just deleting it. ive seen avira delete needed files that were not virus' and it made a mess. but as long as you use the quarnatine you'll be okay because you can restore then if need be, otherwise imo avira is very nice and they are adding much much more to the free version coming in the near future...
     
    zfactor, Mar 13, 2009
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  31. Cin'

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    Thanks, Jay! (as always) :D

    I am really looking forward to this, and trying it out!!!

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Mar 13, 2009
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  32. kobe

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    Hey seriously Thanks. I never knew that this fix existed. :)
     
    kobe, Mar 14, 2009
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  33. ATC

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    Yeah this works great. But I read on the neowin forums a fews weeks ago some posters complaining that the fix was undone by an Avira update but all they had to do was redo the fix and it's ok again for a while. I think they meant core update not the definitions update which in my experience didn't undo the fix but I'm not certain.
     
    ATC, Mar 15, 2009
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  34. McGrady

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    McGrady, Mar 15, 2009
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    But this wont be for the free personal use version would it? I checked out the link, but I could not find anything that referred to the free version...or maybe since it is late where I am at, I may have missed it.
     
    lineS of flight, Mar 15, 2009
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  36. Jayayess1190

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    http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=232596&page=7

     
    Jayayess1190, Mar 15, 2009
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  38. Silas Awaketh

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    Lololololol :p, no, NOD32 is way better.
     
    Silas Awaketh, Mar 16, 2009
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  39. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    ^^ Yep.
    I was using Avira like 4 years ago, then switch to BitDefender and now ESET.

    ESET Smart Security 4 is the best one out there right now.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Mar 16, 2009
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  40. Cin'

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    Nope, I still think Avira is a FTW for me.

    It's always personal choice, though ;)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Mar 16, 2009
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  41. Jacobman

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    I have the free version of avira but it will no longer let me update. Is the free only a trial and now im suppose to buy it?
     
    Jacobman, Mar 16, 2009
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  42. Jayayess1190

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    No it is free forever, you might have to reinstall it.
     
    Jayayess1190, Mar 16, 2009
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  43. built

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    Hi ya, Cin! :)

    Based on your feedback, I uninstalled AVAST from my mom's computer and installed the free version of AVIRA.

    AVAST seemed to be locking her computer up every so often on boot, and sometimes in the middle of browsing, and I just wasn't feeling the interface.

    So far, I really like AVIRA!
     
    built, Mar 16, 2009
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  44. Cin'

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    Hey you!
    That's awesome to here! I'm glad it's working out well for her, thus far and the both of you like it! ;) :D

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Mar 16, 2009
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    I like it MUCH better than Avast! I use NOD32 on my own computers, but if ESET doesn't get its act together with ESS v4, I may make the leap to the paid version of Avira for myself!
     
    built, Mar 16, 2009
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  46. zfactor

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    avira is great just watch the false positves at times. other than that i love avira
     
    zfactor, Mar 16, 2009
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  47. Cin'

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    I never even wanted to try anything other than Avira! LOL..Once I finally switched from *cough* TrendMicro to Avira...I was *more than happy* LoL..can you be almost giddy? About AV software?? :eek: (That's from coming from many prob's caused by TrendMicro) :D

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Mar 16, 2009
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    Jayayess1190, Mar 17, 2009
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    McGrady, Mar 17, 2009
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    I downloaded it a bit ago.

    product version 9.0.0.386
    search engine is 8.02.00.116
    virus definition file 7.01.02.183

    Everything else is 9.00.xxxxxxxxx
     
    passive101, Mar 17, 2009
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