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By: Sid

Sid — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:40:51 +0000

The free Antivir Personal Edition Classic does not detect maleware/spyware as is stated on their site here http://www.free-av.com/en/products/1/avira_antivir_personal__free_antivirus.html.
“The only features that the free version may lack is *fully* automatic updating (which however can be configured in the program to be automatic) and e-mail scanning” is not an accurate statement. This is why you can NOT go by test of the full versions to rate the free version.
I have tested it and it did not detect some worms or trojans that it sees as maleware/spyware. The free version of AVG did detect the same malware. Antivir is decent but it misses malware that AVG free detects.

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By: heirloom

heirloom — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:44:21 +0000

antivir personal edition classic’s shortcomings:
It doesn’t provide: (from official website)
(1)Protection against spyware and adware
(2)Special protection against email viruses(POP 3) (3)Protection against annoying adware
(4)WebGuard to surf and download safely (5)Antispam and proactive antiphishing

Any idea?

By: Gokool

Gokool — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:31:36 +0000

Delete the nag screen from your Avira program directory. Mine is C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic. Once in the directory,find the “Notifier” with the umbrella logo and delete it. I forgot the exact name of the file but it should be something like “Avira Notifier.” That will take care of the nag screen that comes up when you start your computer. Deleting it will not have any negative effect on your AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic or your system. Hope this helps guys. Enjoy the great virus software without the nag screen!

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By: James

James — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:15:24 +0000

During test Avira didn’t find more but actually less than other AV scanners. It identified a virus and a trojan correctly but missed a spy ware programme. Now spy ware is not a virus but other A/V scanners(except Zone Alarm) found it.
The most annoying part is their next to non-existent customer service and we’re talking the paid for version here. They refer you to their discussion forums and ask you to run Highjack this and post the log. My question is: Do they really think that a system admin is allowed to publish the config of the computers of the company he’s working for? I don’t think so.

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By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:36:51 +0000

How well does this work with Outlook/Exchange? AVG has an Outlook plugin that works well (but inserts a nag in all mail messages). I’m concerned that with on-access scanning, AntiVir might decide to quarantine my entire “.pst” Outlook mailstore just because I get emailed a virus.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:27:23 +0000

Most people “in the know” that I have spoken with don’t share your concern about pop e-mail service and Avira. If the guard scanner is set to detect on both read and write any “nasty” will get caught before it can do anything anyway. At any rate I tossed Norton about a year ago and have never looked back. In fact I can say from experience that Avira is more effective than even Norton’s most expensive corporate and server versions. I’ve had to help out a few cube-mates at work get rid of things that happily resided on a Norton protected system at work. Avira detected them and dealt with them.

By: erdeminur

erdeminur — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:18:26 +0000

thank you

By: Gokool

Gokool — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:42:01 +0000

I am installing Avast because Avast is Vista ready whereas Antivir isn’t. Using Vista comes with a lot of disadvantages because not many softwares are ready for Vista yet.

By: jkl

jkl — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:08:04 +0000

good

By: Sinkhan

Sinkhan — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 13:08:23 +0000

Wow, I honestly have no clue where these mysterious nag screen is coming from. 4 solid years of using it from my 98 PC to my new one now. Of course, I did do a manual update now and again and I suggest doing that to anyone who may find this apparent nag screen annoying.

(Go to the support forums found on the main site, go to the AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic thread, go to the manual update thread, follow the instructions. [Note: Instead of downloading it onto a CD or something that it tells you to, just download it to a random folder on your desktop or your Documents folder.] By the way, the forums are all in German, so I suggest you using something like the Page Translate function built into online translators like altavista’s babelfish.)

Of course, these steps may of course seem more cumbersome to the average user (of course, you could easily make it a simple routine like making the ftp server a bookmark or downloading a browser you know you’ll never use [K-Meleon isn't bad) and make the ftp server a homepage]), as it would be non-automated and you’d have to go through much more trouble. However, it gives one the feel of not being presented with an advertisement.

-Sinkhan

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:03:08 +0000

good software, catches viruses and removes them nicely as wel, and doesn’t use up your memory like the expensive software will, and you know who I’m talking about.

The only thing I don’t like is the daily popup trying to get me to pay for the pro software.

By: Samer

Samer — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:23:51 +0000

Adebisi,
I understand what you’re saying, but differ on one important point: I would say this is NOT adware but rather nagware.

What I failed to mention in the review is that whenever the free version of Antivir updates, the user is presented with a browser window containing an ‘ad’ for the paid version of Antivir. This is not much different from getting a nag screen whenver you launch a program, except that it is prompted by the updating process not by launching the program.

However, it is in my opinion quite different from adware: adware exposes you to unpredictable third party messages, including typically online gambling, online dating, or worse. The ads, moreover, are plastered within the program interface to be visible at all times, and not restricted to a single screen or function (in this case the update function).

I will update the review to point out the existence of the nag screen.

By: Adebisi

Adebisi — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:43:36 +0000

Great AV, but it is something I consider AdWare.

Sorry but there was no obvious warning it was going to give me pop-ups asking me to buy it. While its only once a day or so, it still annoys the crap out of me.

When anti-malware uses the same marketing methods as malware, I lose interest fast. Might be the best AV ever created and will never be duplicated, but to me it is just another piece of adware.

By: Norm Wehrmeister

Norm Wehrmeister — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:56:14 +0000

I like Anti Vir and just could not have it updated, and it sounds good to have it scheduled….So lets try…Norm