Avira Antivir Premium 2012 review

Avira Antivirus Premium 2012 brings crucial anti-phishing and privacy protection to your busy online world. You know your time is too valuable to be spent on configuring your antivirus. In a matter of clicks, you’ll remove incompatible antivirus programs and install perfectly configured security that won’t slow your machine down.

 So stay in touch and explore everything the internet has to offer: Avira’s got you covered. Choose Avira Antivirus Premium 2012 if you: -Regularly surf, browse and discover new sites; -Rely on email to keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues; -Sometimes instant message, make phone calls or socialize online; -Occasionally use public wifi networks; -Often check out the news and sports results; -c, video or files and transfer them to your mp3 player, phone or memory stick; -Are the only one who uses your computer;

Ease of Installation:

Setting up the software is simple, and will have you up to date and running your first scans in no time. Avira isn’t just one of the most effective antivirus software products, it is also one of the most efficient. AV Comparatives’ test of scanning speed clocked Avira AntiVir Premium at the high scanning rate of 17MB/second. Avira is a fairly resource-conscious antivirus product, and shouldn’t result in any noticeable slowdown for most users (especially if you schedule the deep scans to run when your computer is not in use).

Features:

The most important feature of the program is the real-time protection. All files on the computer are automatically scanned before they are opened to ensure that a virus does not get the chance to infect the computer. This means that the user does not have to worry about scanning the computer every time a new file is saved on their computer.

Avira Antivir Premium 2012 actually monitors the computer’s behavior to determine if it is currently under attack. If this is the case, it will remedy the situation. This feature becomes more powerful as more users opt to allow anonymous information to be collected by Avira so the company to study it and offer better protection.

Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection, is a feature that analyzes files for anything that might show it as malicious software. Anything that fails this test will then be stopped before it can infect the computer. This feature allows the program to detect more of the features that simple scanning cannot detect.

Finally, a great feature of Avira Antivir Premium 2012 is the ability to create a boot-able rescue CD. The purpose of this CD is to remove malicious software that cannot be removed while the system is running. This works great for combating virus infections that block all attempts at running antivirus software. A boot-able rescue CD can be a life saver if you are ever infected with a malicious virus.

Requirements:

• At least 100 MB of free hard disk memory space (more if using Quarantine for temporary storage)

• At least 192 MB RAM under Windows 2000/XP

• At least 512 MB RAM under Windows Vista

• Administrator rights are required for the installation

Limitations:

• 30 days trial license

Functions

- AntiVir stops all kinds of viruses

- AntiAd/Spyware protects against adware and spyware

- AntiPhishing protects your data from phishing attacks

- AntiRootkit detects hidden rootkits

- AntiDrive-by prevents downloading viruses while surfing the Net

- EmailScanner examines incoming and outgoing emails (POP3/SMTP/IMAP)

- WebGuard checks downloads and websites for viruses

- RescueSystem creates a bootable rescue CD

- QuickRemoval removes viruses at the push of a button

- NetbookSupport support for computers with low resolution

- AHeADTechnology detects even unknown viruses by their profiles

- AntiVirProActiv detects unknown viruses by their behavior patterns

- GenericRepair automatic repair of your PC

- ExpressInstallation install Avira in just 5 clicks

Giving something back – up to five euros or 25% of every online sale goes to the Auerbach foundation that supports various social, scientific, cultural and charitable projects.

Conclusion:

This antivirus software is easy to remove if you decide that you no longer need or want its protection and it will not linger on your hard drive to cause you trouble in the future. The program welcomes you to scan Avira with another anti-virus if you’d like, just to prove that not all free anti-viruses will harm your computer.