Avira

Unfortunately I wasn't paying attention and accidentally installed it. I paid for the Living Earth app now. It still made my computer run sluggishly. Can anyone confirm no malware in the App Store version?

 

Not. Please refer to Anon's post ... https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/avira.345492/page-196#post-2672548

 

If you are running Windows 8 or 10, no need to uninstall Avira Connect. Just disable startup in Windows Task Manager.

 

Thanks to all who replied. Osaban I have the same version as your two machines.

 

Avira Launcher -> Avira Connect
Same ****, different names .......

Avira Launcher Connect version 1.2.87.13303 released today.
http://www.avira.com/en/download/product/avira-antivirus-pro

 

Yes, it offers some more proactive layers so goes to cloud so it offers better protection just look yt vids

 

Avira Antivirus Pro offers all the same protection as the free Avira Antivirus,

 

Wrong. Why you keep posting that

 

It does have something just look this https://malwaretips.com/threads/avira-logic-in-detecting-malicious-files.71300/

 

Private tests from a guy who has no idea* how Avira works, proves nothing.

*just read his posts in malwaretips thread linked above......

 

I test myself too.... Anon pls test it.. you will see it...

 

Oh good grief!!! That thread makes my brain hurt!

Mostly a bunch of folks that don't use Avira, discussing how it works. Dumb and Dumber ...

One more time, Web Protection is not the same thing as APC (Avira Protection Cloud). Avira Free and Pro both use APC, same detection protection there.

True, only Avira Pro has "Web Protection", but this is just a HTTP scanner. IMO, Web Protection is useless 90% of the time because it cannot scan HTTPS, which is becoming the leading method of web communication.

 

Source

Then there's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjCasJOghnE

Makes me wanna cry Thanks Avira!

 

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/thr...gets-out-of-date-systems.393974/#post-2675134

 

Regarding the ransomware protection at least, it looks like you are right about the difference between pro and free version (and this is not a youtuber's test)

https://avlab.pl/sites/default/files/68files/ENG_2016_ransomware.pdf

 

Interesting, Avira paid was granted "Best ++" while Avira free was "only tested".

 

Why should i lie?

 

OK. so who's going to click on that .pdf file link that was just posted. LOL!

 

Would you care to explain?

 

Everyone here
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/thr...ction-test-against-ransomware-threats.389850/

 

.pdf files have been known to deliver malware ... much better form to post a link to the website, rather than directly link to a document in a forum post ...

 

I guess some folks just want to test out their malware defenses ... so go for it, LOL!

 

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The above test tells a different story
But anyway everyone is free to believe what he wants.

 

The above is not a test, is not a story.
It's Avira's official statement.