Avira AntiVir 9 released!

Avira AntiVir 9 was released! Does anyone have any screen shots? How long has it been released? Has anyone used it yet? Is it stable?

 

its been out for a couple days now i believe, its very stable and look essentially the exact same as v8, just a few more options in config maybe.

 

I'm happy with V8 so i guess i will stick with V8 for a while. I was hopping to see a few changes with the GUI. I am interested in knowing what config changes were made. I usually give a new version time to have any possible bugs ironed out anyways. Not saying there are any significant bugs. Thanks for the info.

 

not bugs ive experienced yet, but i think this is a vital upgrade, MANY improvements under the hood which make v9 much stronger.

 

Installed and running with no problems here on Windows XP SP3. Will configure it's settings later

 

no problems here on 2 vista machines.

 

Avira in my experiences has a tendency to make very good final released (hell even betas) that are pretty much bug free, leats for the most part.

 

UP and running on my XP netbook all good so far

 

The upgrade started automatically on my system and went well without any interruptions (except for rebooting the system).

At first when the program suggested a full system scan, it got stuck at around 20%. Unchecking in Configuration\Scanner\Scan\Additional settings "Integrity checking of system files" and "Follow symbolic links", allowed the scan to complete. Doing further scans, they seemed to complete even with these settings checked.

After uninstalling the MailGuard from setup.exe in the avira installation folder(I don't need it), it also deleted all my previous configuration (particularly the time consuming Exception list of file objects).

The program seems lighter than the previous version even though it offers more features.

I forgot to mention that I'm running Vista Ultimate32, and after changes to the configuration UAC doesn't prompt anymore to apply for changes as in the previous version.

 

free version updated also?

 

Yes.

Avira is simply great.

 

Here is what Avira has to say about version 9. Cnet's Download.com also wrote an article, found here. You can also download the free version 9 from there as well. That's where I downloaded mine earlier this morning (as the Avira website was very slow to load – probably getting hit hard from all the eager users ) and it is indeed the new version 9. I've installed it and it works like a charm; light and efficient at doing its job. .

 

Update went smoothly, runs as good as usual with typical Avira precision, I have noticed it to be slightly lighter than the version 8 but its too early to tell.

 

Running smooth as silk with SBIE.

Ice

 

Good Evening! Just installed Version 9. Absolutely Marvelous. No problems encountered...as advertised...runs like silk! Cheers...Securon

 

1. It does have some small changes to GUI. Mainly the banner logo and some icons.
2. It is speedier then before.
3. Anti - Spyware Protection for FREE!!!!!!!!!!
4. Slightly Less resources - I said slightly because AntiVir is already so light i dont feel any difference at all. Although it is definitely lighter on Process Explorer.

Anything else i miss?

 

I just bought 3 PC 2 years looks nice but it found 2 FP hope they fix soon

Edit: Premium Security Suite

 

Flawless prompted auto-install with no license hassles.

The only operations I had to do were check/change configuration defaults and set up new profile icons.

System scan, rootkit scan and manual update speeds seemed about the same as previous version.

An impressive application-update experience.

 

Smooth update, no problems. Runs a bit lighter than v. 8 here.

Ran a system drive scan with system file integrity checking enabled. Ran quickly on 4 cores.

While installing, I enable the option to start Avira as soon as possible, and despite the warning that it may prolong the boot process, I didn't notice any difference.

I haven't noticed the WSCTool starting up every few minutes in this version.

 

I am running Avira Premium (paid version) but it has not updated to version 9. When I click "Update Now" it tells me that I am fully up to date.

What gives? Can I (should I) update manually?

 

You could download the installer from here:
http://www.avira.com/en/downloads/download_personaledition_premium.html
and run it.

It should offer to uninstall the previous version first, reboot, and continue with the install.

 

can i do manual update from .zip file with AVIRA 9 ?

 

just one question is avira free on par with avg and avast's free version....i mean i hope avira haven't disabled any good feature from their pro version...
i am currently using avast...

 

Avast free is far more full featured, AVG free uses older engine if I am not mistaken. In terms of detection none come close to Avira and now with anti spyware module added, it makes for an excellent free offering as well.

 

Bellgamin,

You need to be in admin account for that update to happen.