Description:
Avira Antivirus Pro represents the next step from Avira’s freebie. It features extra security components to make sure the computer will not get infected with malicious files while navigating the web, whether they are viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, adware or other dangerous agents.
Feature
Fast installation with configuration settings
Setting up Avira Antivirus Pro is a speedy task. All components are included by the default, and any of them can be excluded. An important factor worth mentioning is that before proceeding, Avira scans the entire computer for existing av solutions, in order to prevent any software conflicts that would probably lead to Windows stability issues.
Clean and intuitive interface
Avira preserves a user-friendly interface with simple, yet elegant lines where options are not cluttered. All main components can be activated and deactivated with one click, and each one of them comes with own configuration set.
Various scan methods and thorough customization
Avira is able to look into the entire computer, selected drives, removable devices only, network locations, check only for rookits and active malware, and so on. It features a comprehensive list of configurable settings which mainly addresses experienced users (novices shouldn’t worry, since the default configuration does its job very well). These revolve around cloud assistance, registry and scanner priority, the quarantine’s behavior, automatic actions on threat detections, exceptions, archive scanning or exclusion, and so on.
Evaluation and conclusion
Avira Antivirus Pro provides very good performance ratings when it comes to malware detection ratio, overall scan speed and resources consumption, gaining a top position in the antivirus software community. Its extra levels of safety are powerful additions, and they should satisfy the preferences of most users.
Requirements:
Operating Systems:
Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows XP SP3 (32-bit)
Windows XP SP2 (64-bit)
Processor:
Pentium 4 or later, 1GHz minimum
Browser:
Internet Explorer 8 or later
Memory:
Min. 1024 MB RAM (Windows 7 or 
Min. 768 MB RAM (Windows XP)
Hard Disk:
800 MB available disk space (additional temporary and quarantine space needed)
Note:
Administrator rights, an Internet connection and a web browser are required during installation.
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