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==Features== | ==Features== | ||
Avira offers both signature-based and [[heuristic]] (AHeAD) detection. In more expensive versions, it also offers system optimization features and file encryption. It also offers cloud protection, which means suspected files may be uploaded and examined by this cloud.<ref>http://www.avira.com/en/personal</ref> | Avira offers both signature-based and [[heuristic]] (AHeAD) detection. In more expensive versions, it also offers system optimization features and file encryption. It also offers cloud protection, which means suspected files may be uploaded and examined by this cloud.<ref>http://www.avira.com/en/personal</ref> | ||
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==Company Size & Success== | ==Company Size & Success== | ||
Revision as of 00:48, January 7, 2016
Avira is a company which provides Anti-virus software. This German company released its first version in 1988. Avira offers a free version of its protection software for private uses, as well as several paid options.
Features
Avira offers both signature-based and heuristic (AHeAD) detection. In more expensive versions, it also offers system optimization features and file encryption. It also offers cloud protection, which means suspected files may be uploaded and examined by this cloud.[1]
In 2015, Avira scored high for its malware detection rate by the prominent anti-virus testing company AV Comparatives.[2]
Company Size & Success
In 2015, Avira boasted about 30,000,000 detections worldwide per day, among about 100,000,000 customers.[3]