"Avira" news, interviews, and features

News about Avira

• Leader adds security vendor Avira to cloud portfolio

  German vendor provides security software covering Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android platforms.

• Avira wins German case over adware blocking

  Avira had warned users that an Angry Birds clone came with a bunch of other software

• Apple security program, MacKeeper, celebrates difficult birthday

  Its new owners are pushing ahead while its previous one is close to a $2 million class-action settlement

• D'oh! Panda Security mistakes itself for malware, quarantines crucial files

  An anti-virus firm was left scrambling for a solution after it locks some users out of their own PCs.

• Antivirus products riddled with security flaws, researcher says

  Antivirus products increase a computer's attack surface and may even lower operating system protections, a security researcher claims

• Kaspersky takes top security gong

  Kaspersky Internet Security has independent testing to take out 2013 Product of the Year Award

Features about Avira

• Free vs. fee: Free, paid antivirus programs

  Can free antivirus software protect you? Or should you pay for a full-blown app? We look at the benefits and pitfalls of each