Avira Free Security for Windows

By Avira
Free
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Key Details of Avira Free Security

Get everything you need for a secure and fast digital life, free antivirus included
Last updated on 03/24/21
There have been 11 updates within the past 6 months
The current version has 0 flags on VirusTotal
Also available on Android, iOS, and Mac

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Developer's Description

Get everything you need for a secure and fast digital life, free antivirus included.

Download multi-award-winning security, trusted by 500 million users worldwide and Fortune 500 companies. One of the most feature-rich security solutions on the market, complete with free antivirus, VPN, Password Manager, and tune-up tools. Also include a suite of privacy features to protect you from hackers, trackers, and scammers. Resource-light, Avira does not slow you down. A trusted partner: we don’t sell your data and never will. What’s included: security, privacy, and performance. I. Security benefits: Protects your PC from threats ● Avoid all online threats (ransomware, viruses, banking trojans, spyware, etc.) with our award-winning antivirus ● Identify outdated apps and patch vulnerabilities ● Repair or quarantine compromised files II. Privacy safeguards: Keeps what you do private ● Encrypt your communications and anonymize your web browsing ● Block phishing attempts, harmful websites, web trackers, and annoying ads ● Create and use dynamic, unhackable passwords for all your accounts ● Securely erase sensitive data for good ● Wipe online traces and data left by browsers ● Prevent Windows apps from sharing your dataIII. Performance enhancements: Makes you faster ● Free up space on your PC ● Accelerate your system starts ● Prolong your battery’s life ● Update drivers to improve your hardware’s performance

Avira Free Security for Windows

By Avira
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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: March 24, 2021

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 15.0.2103.2081

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 147,454,942

Downloads Last Week: 25

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3.9/5

4063 User Votes

pretty satisfied
haqis232October 13, 2017
Pros
good interface in new version regularly updates
Cons
wont detect JS malicious scripts reporting is not great
Summary
its a free software, why so much negative comments, you don't get pro features
not worth the (free) price
pawdad1950August 29, 2017
Pros
There are no positives.
Cons
There are way, way too many popup ads begging me to upgrade.
Summary
Did not speed up boot time.
Texas RigAugust 5, 2017
Pros
I cannot think of any pros for Avira.
Cons
For the Windows operating system use Windows Defender which is the built in anti-virus program. Avira is advertised to speed up the boot time of a computer. It did not work and spent a lot of time optimizing my computer and multiple restarts.
Summary
Using Avira Pro, be very careful of AUTO RENEWALS. The fist year I was billed $19.99, the second year $57.99 on an auto-renewal I did not approve. Now I am out of that amount and not using the program.
BLOATED! Slowed boot time dramatically
paintballplyr4lifeJune 26, 2017
Pros
Easy to use interface, intuitive.
Cons
I went to Avira's website and installed the entire free security suite; (avira speedup, avira connect, avira antivirus, and Avira's web browser.) This was installed on a laptop with a fresh install of windows 10, running a core i5 processor @ 2.50 Ghz, , 1TB hard drive, and 8GB of ram. Never had boot time issues until this software was installed. then my boot times exceeded 3 minutes! so just for fun I tried running avira speedup. surprise, the before and after numbers were identical, but afterwards there was a nice pop-up from avira telling me that if I upgrade to the pro version it will remove 90% more of the stuff slowing down my pc. Well I uninstalled everything, cleaned up the file fragments left behind and.......surprise the laptop boots up just fine!
Summary
Just the antivirus program as a stand-alone product MIGHT be okay, but I'm not giving them another chance. Not dealing with companies that intentionally bog down your system in hopes of getting you to buy their product to "clean" up the mess they created.
German-engineered excellence
william_mashJune 13, 2017
Pros
Super-effective, as it's the free version of top-performing Avira Antivirus Pro, which typically aces detection and performance tests.
Cons
Takes a bit longer to install than some other free apps.
Summary
Not effective at all
sheilaksmMay 17, 2017
Pros
It detects threats faster than anyone
Cons
Starts scanning without my will or permission
Summary
terrible, slows down system
LordSuthraApril 9, 2017
Pros
presumably an anti-virus
Cons
it SLOWED DOWN MY SYSTEM I could not figure out, and wasted a lot of time, why my system was suddenly so slow..... I though I might have downloaded malware or a virus or who knows, but it turns out, THE ANTIVIRUS WAS THE VIRUS
Summary
Avira is a piece of crap (personal experience), remove
pop ups daily, does not jive with spybot
berettaboiMarch 6, 2017
Pros
said to have great and quick capabilities among the best free av options.
Cons
not for any older systems. not for use with other programs (malware, other cleaners) *daily pop ups to upgrade to pay version slow on start up
Summary
i'm about to the point of paying for Kaspersky after the program updates of the previous FREE greats as in AVG and AVAST began using pop up ads bombarding your system... i hate pop ups... take the trash out and don't bother downloading this one either... it blasts you with pop ups, and you have to option to turn that off for a day or two... i'm still using Spybot search and destroy and when you try to Immunize, you must turn off Avira's control of the hosts files, or it cockblocks spybot's job. my laptop is a bit older Asus quad core i5 (4gb ram), with fresh upgrade to win10, and it's not perfect by any means, but i'll still get slow memory hogging Avira update on startup, and win10 notification that antivirus is out of date (after not using for a few days- a week). end all be all, not impressed, and i'll see how long i put up with AVG this time before breaking down and paying for a service. uninstalled. byeeeee
Wanted to like it.
ShocktribeJanuary 8, 2017
Pros
Well, according to av test sites, it has good detection rates.
Cons
It brought certain websites to a CRAWL, facebook being one of them.
Summary
It slows down browsing noticeably enough, that I just wanted it off of my very fast computer. It felt like I was running a pentium processor and nearly dial up speeds again, on certain sites.
Avira detections very good but avira launcher very BAD
Vishwas KamathNovember 17, 2016
Pros
Avira detection rates very good
Cons
very annoying avira launcher which forcefully installs after update
Summary
i used to use avira but since avira launcher came i switched to avast.too bad :(<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Nov 29, 2016<p/>this is my personal opinion on usability only.otherwise its an excellent antivirus by far according to virus detection rates...<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Nov 29, 2016<p/>this is my personal opinion on usability only.otherwise its an excellent antivirus by far according to virus detection rates...