Avira AntiVir Antivirus Reviews
Summary
''Basic protection doesn’t get any easier. It takes just two clicks to install and configure your free antivirus. 'Avira AntiVir should remain on top of every free antivirus users’ list.' CNET Download.com, March 2009''
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“This product is terrible!!!”
Written on: 02/05/2013 by PAN342
First it was a struggle to install. I had to get technical support to assist because it kept on getting hung up. Then just a few short months later, the configuration changed and now I am helpless in changing anything because the path changed. I contact Avira and they tell me I will have to pay for them to fix this problem. This is ridiculous. When do you stop paying? (read more)
“Worst Ever!”
Written on: 23/04/2013
I had no problems with McAfee until a friend insisted avira was the best ever and I had to put it on my laptop to make sure it didn't get viruses. Since it's been on my laptop I've had popups and now I've a serious virus and it's going to cause bucks to fix my laptop. Not happy. (read more)
“great antivirus a good choice for slow computers”
Written on: 10/12/2012 by pentalog
i have used it for almost three years and it work's excelent , the interface isn't very pretty quite austere compared to others i have tested several antivirus products covering the free to the paid versions and every one of them has it's flaws it doesn't use a lot of resources and on obsolete pentium III systems it work 's great (read more)
“Works, but has too many bugs”
Written on: 07/07/2012 by Vascoa
I've used the free version of Avira for a couple of years until they gave me a KEY to upgrade to internet security which encompasses a Avira firewall. Their firewall can't be deactivated for good, it has to be deactivated every time you start the PC. If you don't deactivate it you will get a BLUESCREEN whenever you hibernate or even sometimes when suspending. Windows restarts from scratch and you loose all your work. After contacting Avira they seemed to reduce it but the problem is still... (read more)
“protection”
Written on: 07/07/2012 by Michaelabdoll
It is great in blocking viruses.I love it.Never failed catching viruses. (read more)
“Worst virus scanner ever”
Written on: 24/08/2011
I would nobody recommend this virusscanner, its TERRIBLE. My oncle and his wife where using this virusscanner and on a day they saw a password was changed (something about there bank). So i said i will check your computer and i downloaded kaspersky on it, and it saw the virus very quick and i removed it with kaspersky. People don't get this virusscanner! (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 05/03/2012
Please read the 82.4% user recommendation on top before you write this comment, Mr Kaspersky.
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“Best free antivirus in the world”
Written on: 11/07/2011 by rohitd
Hi, my name is rohit. I have been using this antivirus from last 2 and a half year. I am using free version and its free version is more than sufficient. I have found this antivirus is very powerful.this is best for my personal use. I recommended this to all of those who want free antivirus software for personal use.i assure u will be happy with this antivirus.thank you avira. if you want a premium antivirus then also avira is the best. (read more)
Guest's Response to rohitd's Review
Written on: 04/08/2011
Walking in the presence of giants here. Cool thininkg all around!
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“Hi, my name is Abdul Muqeet and i am software...”
Written on: 03/05/2011 by aaadil (1 review written)
Hi, my name is Abdul Muqeet and i am software engineer. I have been using this antivirus from almost an year. I am using free version and its free version is sufficient for me. I have found this antivirus very helpful. In my new organization our System Admin had given us Symantec and in 6 months i had viruses in my computer, i used Avira free version and got rid of them. I recommended this to my System Admin and he is also very happy with Avira. Since i am using free version from almost an... (read more)
Purplebabe403's Response to aaadil's Review
Written on: 23/01/2013
Hi, my name is Stephany and I tell you I was sold thirty minutes after installing the trial Internet security. Aside from the original sound alerting to an intrusion attempt, it also warns me of third party attempts hiding under different names! My home screen starts up within seconds, something that took up to fhree minutes, if not more, prior to installing the trial. And when the trial is over, the $70 to recieve the paid version will be WELL WORTH IT; Because, quite honestly, in all the antivirus software I have dealt with, and there have been plenty, this one is a WINNER hands down. Im sold; WELL DONE, AVIRA!
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“Do not UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES download Avira...”
Written on: 03/04/2011
Do not UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES download Avira "Antivirus" It is worse than any virus. I have been using AVG happily for 3 years then for some reason Windows "recommended" I get new Antivirus protection so by their recommendation I went for Avira, BIG MISTAKE, I have spent the last 4 hours trying to get rid of it my computer is now infected with viruses and I can no longer do a System Restore[Avira must disable that to let the viruses in] I now seriously think I will have to dump this... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 12/06/2011
Don't quite know what is going on here. I've downloaded Avira as a trial and whilst a bit clunky ,it got rid of the tail end of a n MBR Rootkit Trojan tdss which nobody else could do! My Laptop has speeded up considerably as a result....
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 27/06/2011
Absolutely buddy...,REALLY VERY BAD anti virus...
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 28/06/2011
I believe you were duped into downloading a Trojan horse. I have been using Antivir for years now and recommend it to everyone. Aside from the once-a-day popup if you are a free user, it has performed very well. Much better than mcafee or norton.
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 29/06/2011
I think that it was a virus itself
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 03/07/2011
What utter rubbish this person is saying about Avira Free Antivirus. I have been useing this software for a coupe of years now and I have welcomed it for its natural protection on my desktop computer. It has saved my O/S many times from viruses & malware, and I use it on my Laptop for the good of safety and peace of mind. Thank you Avira & all that work for you. I would recommend this software to anyone with praise P.Taylor
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Written on: 06/10/2011
is this really true? some of my friends recommended it and i search also on the net? so what antivirus your now using? please reply on my email alyn1930 at gmail.com i really want to know the answer if what is the best anti virus that i can use on my computer.. that is good in infecting and virus w/o deleting your files permanently...
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 30/05/2012
I have been using free Avira antivirus software quite for a while and don't have anything bad to say about it. It was working alright. Just what I found strange was that sometimes from time to time when I did a system scan it sometimes find a little virus which I could easily could get rid of by using Avira. It made me wonder 'shouldn't antivirus prevent the viruses appearance in the system?'. Apart from that antivirus was satisfying considering that its a fee software.
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“The best software I have purchased. Really. I bought a...”
Written on: 22/03/2011
The best software I have purchased. Really. I bought a 50% discount from anti-virus4u.com (read more)
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“i dont like it.. it seemed to slow down internet...”
Written on: 11/01/2011
i dont like it.. it seemed to slow down internet searching dramatically!! (read more)
“This provide maximum protection to the users. Because...”
Written on: 11/10/2010
This provide maximum protection to the users. Because of other antivirus provide heavy task who too slow ours computer, but avira provide heavy task with light manner. I recommend you will have use Avira Premium Security Suite. This suite provide you all kind of setisfaction. so bye and Thank you.
Computer and Yours Wellwisher.
RKN
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“Good solid free antivirus, perfect for your parents...”
Written on: 25/09/2010 by naroomatechedu (26 reviews written)
Good solid free antivirus, perfect for your parents who only do email and some light browsing. (read more)
Sdsds's Response to naroomatechedu's Review
Written on: 16/08/2012
is it good for windows xp and what happenend on speed op pc after this.
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“I am Kurian Mathew....I have been using Avira Anti...”
Written on: 13/09/2010
I am Kurian Mathew....I have been using Avira Anti Virus for about 2 years.....It has been protecting my computer from all kind of virus attacks......But we have to upate it every 3 days....If we do it will protect from any kind of virus including new folder,trojen,worm etc.....
I would like to meet the developers of Avira and give them my big thanks....
Kurian Mathew
kzrap2000@yahoo.co.in
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“Did not stop Win32/Alureon.H virus/rootkit from...”
Written on: 18/08/2010
Did not stop Win32/Alureon.H virus/rootkit from infecting my system. after many attempts to get rid of it as a last resort I re-installed everything on my hard drive (read more)
“I am talking about Avira 10 this is a buggy product,...”
Written on: 28/07/2010
I am talking about Avira 10 this is a buggy product, don't take my word visit their forum. A pro-active module is added to version 10 this itself has caused countless problems being buggy and their advisers tells you to dis-able it!!!!
Those that have a floppy drive, the thing is always kicking up when scanning for viruses, some people who have down-graded to version 9, there are many complaints about this as well, there is a hotfix they Email you with - note Email you, not rectify the...
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“The thing is that Avira lets you leave the virus or...”
Written on: 22/07/2010
The thing is that Avira lets you leave the virus or troyan as is on the drive. Virus stays undeleted, unblocked, fully operable, while the other programs remove it without even asking! This is a great option! Concerning some files it doesn't see... well, which one is ideal?! Avira is "silent" and much faster than any similar product! (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 02/07/2011
If you want the virus left in place, simply configure the 'other programs' to do so. Not sure why you would want to intentionally leave your computer infected though.
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“Very powerful and easy to use antivirus! ”
Written on: 25/06/2010
Very powerful and easy to use antivirus!
It provides an excellent level of protection for home users!
Many thanks to the developers! :)
p.s.:
Now I wait for Avira AntiVir Personal Free v10 (Russian edition)...
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“very good anti-virus did work for me found 5 viruses...”
Written on: 02/06/2010
very good anti-virus did work for me found 5 viruses for me. The good thing was that it was free!!!!!!!!!! (read more)
“I am using the free stuff.Tried Norton(which really...”
Written on: 24/03/2010 by friedemann (1 review written)
I am using the free stuff.Tried Norton(which really slowed down my PC), tried AVG(also slow), Avast(don't like looks and lack of speed) where I could not surf at the same time. I had AVG and monitor was giving me trouble, I was suspecting AV program had something to do with it...downloaded Avira 9 personal and that program found: 3 viruses that AVG was sitting on AND asked me if I wanted the monitor settings reset"for it sensed that they were off". (I had only been fighting with the screwy... (read more)
Janeyb27's Response to friedemann's Review
Written on: 05/08/2010
I found this review very helpful because... to be quite honest i am baffled by what anti virus to get and do I pay or get the free one, this has been helpful to me and I am going to the site to try it
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“Superb! One of the best of the best Anti-Virus in...”
Written on: 17/03/2010 by slasherxxx (3 reviews written)
Superb! One of the best of the best Anti-Virus in today's time and i must say it really protects my PC and the value for money is great, because what you see and read you can really feel it and get it, it prevents many viruses that comes from my colleagues flash drive, and it's very easy to use and very user friendly to anyone who uses it. Would recommend this everyone. (read more)
“I signed up for a free copy of Avira which at the time...”
Written on: 14/03/2010
I signed up for a free copy of Avira which at the time I was happy with. All seemed to be working well until a virus hit and knocked out the functionality of Avira completely. I therefore had to download a different anti-virus package to clear the virus and never went back. From my experience of Avira the scans are thorough but it might not be able to deal with the virus once it finds it. (read more)
“It's simply the best Antivirus with the best...”
Written on: 05/03/2010 by bokkie123 (1 review written)
It's simply the best Antivirus with the best detections rate.
It has got some false positives but the program let you choose what to do.
Just adjust the settings to medium security level and the FP will be gone.
I never had promblems with FP, Avira is tested by you tube and detected much more virusses then Kaspersky and other AV programs.
Very light on resources as well, together with PC tools firewall plus, the ultimate combo....runs like a charm.
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“When you buy a Premium licence suite x3 from them you...”
Written on: 24/02/2010
When you buy a Premium licence suite x3 from them you should be able to relax! But when you do all the downloads and scans, find something odd and run ESET's free download tool and find 2 Trojans and a Worm, its not good enough! I'm furious. I've wasted over 7 hours on this, so I'm voting with my feet and going to get a refund or else! Beecee (read more)
Je60Marsh's Comment
Written on: 24/02/2010
I found this review helpful because...i was interested in using this software but this has changed my mind.
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“It's a very good anti virus. I use it continuously in...”
Written on: 15/02/2010 by munna054037 (1 review written)
It's a very good anti virus. I use it continuously in my and protected PC to other any kind of virus. Its installation process is very simple so any one use it to his/her PC. If have connect internet to your PC it Update aromatically and strong for any kind of virus. (read more)
“Very good product only problem is to many pop ups...”
Written on: 04/02/2010
Very good product only problem is to many pop ups happen when they want you to upgrade the program to the more costly one.One more thing I used avast and it crashed twice on me also. JF (read more)
“I have used this for a number of years on many...”
Written on: 31/12/2009
I have used this for a number of years on many platforms and on Windows 7 now. Works on Win 7 x64 and AMD.
It works first time every time out of the box.
It finds many threats the others miss!
Regular updates that work every time.
If you want worry free AV then go with this.
The free version is quite adequate in most cases.
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“ive used the free software for a long time, and it...”
Written on: 17/12/2009
ive used the free software for a long time, and it picks up everything. So i figured i might as well go for the full protection and purchased the premium security package. My advice dont bother.
I had a few problems with the inital installation, tried to contact Avira and they asked me to call their customer support helpline. These were all in Europe ie Germany. None in the UK. all were 090 numbers and they cost like £1.50 pm. No-way i was going to call that, so i sent them an email. All...
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“Funny isn't it, when you see many anti virus ratings...”
Written on: 27/11/2009
Funny isn't it, when you see many anti virus ratings Avira is never the top, would this be because there isn't any profit in selling it... I and many other people use it so why is it left out of the comparisons charts while many people swear by it.
I use the Premium version and found no problems at all, prior to reformatted my hard drive I uninstalled it and tried three others.... they all came up clean n' green so Avira just gotta be doing something, mind you I use Firefox and never allow...
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“Bang on the spot amazing service ”
Written on: 23/11/2009
Bang on the spot amazing service
Easy setup
FREE!
Pwns Avast and AVG
Needs an eMail scanner but that can be added
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“I used the free version for a while, which I found to...”
Written on: 23/11/2009
I used the free version for a while, which I found to be very good. I like the plain, light-weight tree-based UI and the fact that it uses less RAM than other anti-virus programs, whilst still be fast and having excellent detection abilities.
I bought the premium version, which doesn't appear to be significantly different from the free version, because I wanted priority support and also to help support this excellent software, which gives about 40% of the cost of the premium software to...
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“This is one of the best Antivirus products I have...”
Written on: 17/11/2009
This is one of the best Antivirus products I have used. I recommend it highly. (read more)
“best antivirus ever and forever............”
Written on: 23/10/2009
best antivirus ever and forever............ (read more)
“Would I recommend it to a friend? Absolutely! ”
Written on: 07/10/2009 by andylawed (24 reviews written)
Would I recommend it to a friend? Absolutely!
I have tried various free anti virus softwares before and I consider Avira one of the best I have used.
I was a little skeptical when someone referred this antivirus before since I never heard of it. Boy I was wrong, it truly has good performance and the quality of its scan is great.
Thanks to Avira.
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“Best ever antivirus made in this world............. ”
Written on: 07/10/2009
Best ever antivirus made in this world.............
detects every viruses & malwares......
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“this is my favourite free antivirus outhere, it can...”
Written on: 02/10/2009 by johnhonai (4 reviews written)
this is my favourite free antivirus outhere, it can even surpass its paid counterparts, a true wonderful product that is absolutely free,i like everything about this software right from the design to the use of system resources, it uses less resources, and antivirus database is properly up to date , must download and use one (read more)
“I find that Avira AntiVirus have certainly outdone a...”
Written on: 15/09/2009
I find that Avira AntiVirus have certainly outdone a lot of the AntiViruses already exisitng in the Market. Personally I use their completely free version but what I want to say is exactly what I like about Avira.
Firstly I like it because it is Free, then because it works like a dream and finally it's unobtrusive nor does it seem to cause a decrease in perfromance.
Using Avira in my opinion is a smart move. Compared with othter free anti-virus software there aren't many which can say they...
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“avira antivir antivirus catches more virus/trojans...”
Written on: 05/08/2009
avira antivir antivirus catches more virus/trojans than other popular free AV progs.
Very easy to setup, does not require subsequent "tweeking".
Works straight out the box, updates itself.
Integrates with Windows Security.
Dont forget to switch Windows Firewall OFF once Avira is installed.
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“Avira AntiVir Antivirus is the best free antivirus I...”
Written on: 23/06/2009 by alchemistra
Avira AntiVir Antivirus is the best free antivirus I have ever came across. Extremely good heuristics scans the removable media as soon as it is inserted into your comp. Daily updates helps your pc to stay protected from new threats. (read more)
“I have been using Avira on 3 PCs (2 Premium, 1 free...”
Written on: 17/05/2009 by moeski (2 reviews written)
I have been using Avira on 3 PCs (2 Premium, 1 free version) for 4 or 5 years now and with the exception of the PC that has the free version, it has caught every virus/worm/trojan that has attempted an invasion. The only one that the free version didn't find was the "Windows XP Antivirus" that was around back in 2008. (read more)
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“The Avira AntiVir Antivirus is a good solid Sec suite...”
Written on: 12/05/2009 by SlackerLX (1 review written)
The Avira AntiVir Antivirus is a good solid Sec suite with exception of slightly weak firewall (read more)
“Avira AntiVir Antivirus is very good in detecting...”
Written on: 10/05/2009
Avira AntiVir Antivirus is very good in detecting Trojan viruses... which BTW Eset nod 32 failed to detect. It has the highest heuristics compared to other anti virus. (read more)
“Avira AntiVir Antivirus is free or so you may think...”
Written on: 10/05/2009
Avira AntiVir Antivirus is free or so you may think so. Free always comes at a cost. Waste of time. Tracks your every move and sends that information. More like a tracker to where you travel and what you do. Big brothers watching (read more)
“Avira AntiVir Antivirus is a good antivirus and update...”
Written on: 04/05/2009
Avira AntiVir Antivirus is a good antivirus and update frequently (read more)
“Avira AntiVir Antivirus One of the best antivirus, i...”
Written on: 04/05/2009
Avira AntiVir Antivirus One of the best antivirus, i have been using for 5 years,
if your careful enough to click on trojan popups .
Very good defender, light weight, best thing is its FREE, Can not clean 100% PC which already infected, slow when it comes to full scan.
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“Avira 9 is a highly rated anti virus program, light on...”
Written on: 16/04/2009
Avira 9 is a highly rated anti virus program, light on resources and well popular... I had problems but not with the software.
Note: the free version doesn't scan Emails.
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“Avira AntiVir Antivirus is is the best free antivirus...”
Written on: 12/04/2009
Avira AntiVir Antivirus is is the best free antivirus i ever had.
-its free
-its got a high detection rate
-its easy to use
-and agian its free
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“Avira AntiVir Antivirus is a rock solid antivirus. ”
Written on: 10/04/2009
Avira AntiVir Antivirus is a rock solid antivirus.
However the free version lacks functions a full time computer user needs.
However for the average household user I reckon it's he best product around.
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“i have purchased Avira AntiVir Antivirus and on my...”
Written on: 09/04/2009
i have purchased Avira AntiVir Antivirus and on my second computer it was giving some error and i am emailing them since then and they have poor customer support. never ever return to my all of the emails. (read more)
“Very new user moving form ZoneAlarm (too fussy). Avira...”
Written on: 03/04/2009 by smithds21 (2 reviews written)
Very new user moving form ZoneAlarm (too fussy). Avira AntiVir Antivirus is very easy to install and use, light footprint, unobtrusive (read more)
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Donnyh13's Response to Vascoa's Review
Written on: 04/12/2012
actually is can be deactivated, go to add/remove items, or where ever you go to uninstall a program, and click avira, on the top instead of uninstall click change, go through the install steps as when you installed avira, but do the custom route, when you get to the components you want, de-select the firewall, continue as normal, and when its all done, the fire walls gone, then just turn on windows firewall.