Avira 10 launched

Does this mean the free version cannot detect spyware

 

Just updated to Premium from free. In the dowload instructions it says that when downloading if another version is detected it will ask you if you which to uninstall. When installing the paid version it never asked about the free but simply installed over the top while retaining the settings enabled in the free. I was waiting for the premium version to ask about uninstalling the free at which point I would have said yes. However it never happened. Oh well.

 

Now that I'm using Premium do I need to fiddle with the Updater default time which seems to be 1 day, 00 hours, 00 minutes?

 

I don't know about that but man have to say nice Ad anyway

 

You can set it to update as frequent as you like. Mine is set for 2 hour updates...

 

The free version detects spyware, the paid version has "enhanced" spyware protection, whatever that means. At least that's the way it was not too long ago.

 

Yeah Avira FREE does have basic spyware protection
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Don't know the actual meaning of Enhanced though

 

But does anyone know how often it checks on it's own? The Eset engine for example checks for updates hourly with no user intervention necessary.

 

My hunch is that since it runs off a scheduled time or interval in the updater that is what it checks with... I also check the Avira updates page and they do update pretty often, 6 updates today already...: http://www.avira.com/en/threats/section/vdfhistory/index.html

 

So in that respect it's more like driving a standard than an automatic. I'll configure the updater then at two hours for the time bring.

 

Mine is set at 4 hours.

 

I've since done the same.

 

If I have a cable connection should I have the setting check marked in Auto Update "Start job when connecting to the Internet (dial up)." given that I don't leave the computer on all the time? The idea being that when I turn the computer on it will check for an update immediately and then at the scheduled interval there after.

 

Hi,

You can update when you turn your computer on by creating an update job in Scheduler and chosing Login for "Select a time for the update" (option only available in paid versions).
Then with an "interval" update job, it did the trick : update at login + update every X hours after the computer start.

 

When Avira10 came out I was very happy but the excitement only
lasted for about 15 minutes. That was the amount of time that I
was willing to put up with that thing.
Bo

 

Currently, I have just one issue with it, the free version doesn't auto update for me. Manually triggering an update works, but is unacceptable in my books.

 

Same. I've had that problem multiple times before with version 9 and 10.
Been going back to Avira for years, but not anymore.

 

When I had the free version updating was occurring only very occasionally. Although it wasn't as bad if I left the computer on all the time. I was advised to schedule specific times in the job scheduler and that worked like a charm. I had it checking three times a day.

 

I have the premium on one machine and 2 free versions on two other machines, same household. The odd thing is that the download speed from the free versions is faster than the premium. I'm convinced that updating problems with Avira are due to location (servers) and connection speed.

Out of curiosity, how is the ProActiv module working on your machine? After quite a few problems, it is working well on my machine (start up time is 15 seconds longer). Do you use the Application Filter Blocked/Allowed (ProActiv/Application Filter/Blocked/Allowed)?

I've actually put several programs in the 'Allowed list' although I'm not sure if it is necessary.

 

I've got a 64 bit machine so ProActiv doesn't work.

 

ProActiv runs very smoothly on my machine although I do not use the blocked applications feature. I am testing the premium suite for 2 weeks and runs very smoothly as well. I will buy it. I have not decided yet if I will get the firewall or I will use 3rd party.

About your faster download speeds with free version, could it be because the free version doesn't have web guard? Because with the webguard all the web traffic is passing through avira.

 

I think Osaban meant he gets faster d/l speeds with free v. regardless of the webguard in premium v. which, as far as i can remember, he has disabled it in the first place... (?)

 

That is correct, I don't use webguard, and as I mentioned, the premium version updates very often with a reasonable speed, the free versions update at least once daily, but they are faster (download speed) than the premium.

 

Osaban,

From your sig, I understand that you do not use/like avira's firewall. Do you have any feedback on that? I ask because I intend to purchase Avira after a couple of weeks, AGW of course.

 

Hi Mike,

I have Avira Premium not the suite which is only antivirus. I don't know anything about Avira's own firewall. I like to think that any firewall from a reputable company is reliable.

Generally I don't like suites, and I believe that most companies do best what they originally created first even though suites have a lot of positive aspects.