Avira AntiVir 9 released!

Every setting on high and no FPs with Avira, as for the ad, a very small price to pay for the best AV out there period and free.

 

I'm sure Arup is already aware of this

 

Good you found a way to disable the advert.. One down.. FPS fix then you got a good old AV from the past to the present.

 

One of my friends got a product update: 9.0.0.423 (dated 24.04.2009)

It has the long-waited 7-zip support and probably some other tweaks and bug fixes.
Unfortunately it seems it was a lucky download from an Avira testing server.

It is not yet available to all, but it seems it will be soon: today, tomorrow.. who knows.

 

Pykko, don't spill all the beans!

The funny part is - people complain about missing support for 7z, NSIS and so on. But once that feature is added, they continue to complain, now about "reduced" scan speed! If you scan more files and unpack more archives/SFX, of course your scan will take longer!

People complaining about false positives, send them to me (heuristik2@avira.com) and I will get them fixed. Especially when the fps are HEUR/ or .Gen detections. But I also noticed that those complaining about false positives mostly got APPL/ and SPR/ detections, which are often dual-use tools (extract Windows serial number etc.). Which are unwanted in corporate environments. APPL/ and SPR/ should not be used on home user PCs unless you really understand what are you going to detect with it.

 

Having tested a boat load of security apps and liking very few, I can confidently say using Avira PE and GeSWall is all the security I need.

Thank you Avira for a superior product!
Ice

 

True Avira users are pleased and we stick to it and are loyal to it, the bickering and moaning is from the vested interests crowd and they have no objectivity in their complaints.

 

Stefan, why does "Scan system now" link in the main interface always scans with default settings and with simple combined mode for cleaning? If i remember correctly version 8 used settings that were defined in preferences.
Because i'd prefer to use High heuristics and combined expert mode for actions what to do with the found stuff instead defaults.

 

yes i would like it if the Scan System Now link would use my settings, hope this can be fixed.

 

Ok, let me ask tomorrow at work where the scan profile for the "scan system now" button went.

 

Please, noone can help me about my problem with Avira 9, see my post here n. 122, n. 292 and 295 ? Thanks.

 

Sorry. I regret and repent for my sin.

 

blacknight, what about installing Avira first, then CIS?

 

I am sure they'll get it right one day..

 

In case of Avira, they already got it right, since version 8 they have been consistent with minimal issues. Avira unlike others have never hosed files, slowed systems down, wiped out MBRs rendering the OS unbootable, so as for track record goes, with the best detection, minimal system impact, good scan speed, Avira is close to getting it right than many of its competitors.

 

I haven't experienced any f/p's with Avira AntiVir 9 on high settings either.

 

They already have.

The majority of users have no problems with FP's. The majority of users describe avira as doin what it was designed and written for,detecting viruses / malware,and in the end,the job gets done.

 

Well, I have no idea how to send samples, trust me I've tried, but if you go to gamefaqs.com with avira premium on high alot of detections are made (if u click on any system xbox, etc), I am sure they are false positives please fix this thank you

 

I'll still recommend this AV I've already done so. As PCT SDAV can't catch them all or just doesn't protect so well if you consider yourself a power user. So far it found 10 pest one USB WD HD and another one it found 100 Pest where the user didn't bother to clean his PC off of Pest, but Avira AV found enough for both users to be happen. They same it was able to removed what it found.

 

I just got build 9.0.0.430 (17.04.2009) here.

 

so did I, but the update process was painfully slow.

 

Macstorm it's one of the many ways that I tried, alone result. I'm angry 'cause a my friend uses CIS and Avira 9 and they run perfectly.

 

Just within these two days,my avira updated 3 or 4 major updates.Each is about 5mb. These updates all require reboot. Is that normal?? Or it's just something wrong with mine?

 

Yep, big update today. 37 files changed but I have not seen any info about what all the changes are.

 

I updated this morning and a reboot was required.