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Avira Server Security awarded VB100 on Windows Server 2003 R2

We are very proud to announce that Avira received again the “VB100? award, offered by the Virus Bulletin magazine. The results of the tests performed with 36 products on Windows Server 2003 R2 were published on their website (registration required). With this award, Avira receives its 12 award in a row in the last two years and the stable ranking. Virus […]

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Avira and the compatibility with Windows 8

Microsoft released Windows 8 on October 26, 2012. Historically, Microsoft has always had a certification process with different levels for the software running on its operating system. These levels are “Compatible with …” and “Designed for …”. In order to achieve these compatibility levels, there are many changes which need to be implemented by the software. […]

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Security 101: October 2012

As previously announced, we continue to answer questions received from the readers of the PC.COM magazine.   Are there any signs telling us if our computer has been hacked or compromised?   Usually, if your computer is performing strangely, this is a good sign of being infected with malware. “Strange” can mean one or more of […]

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How to disable advertisers tracking in iOS 6

Apple released in September 2012 the new iOS 6 together with the iPhone 5. We’ve seen quite a lot of advertisements about how good and great the iOS 6 is. No doubt, it is good, but not all new ”things” were advertised. For example, Apple didn’t say a word about the new feature called Identifier For Advertisers  (IFA or […]

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Dear reader, who are you?

One of the problems of the today’s online world is the fact that from far away, people are only just statistics in a dashboard. You don’t know actually who your readers or visitors are, what are their needs, their wishes, their thoughts. We want to make the Techblog better, so that it suits your needs. […]

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Avira is now in the Facebook AV Marketplace

Facebook launched six month ago the AV Marketplace and according to the company, they had over 30 million views. Since yesterday, 15.10.2012, Avira is also present there with two solutions: For PC – Avira Free Antivirus and for Mac, Avira Free Mac Security. Make sure that once you visit the page you search for the Avira solutions. The […]

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Security 101: September 2012

As previously announced, we continue to answer questions received from the readers of the PC.COM magazine.   Right now I am using licensed Avira Internet Security, how do I know that my computer is really safe from Trojan, virus, malware, spyware, etc. However, there was a time when I plugged in a flashdrive with an apparent virus into […]

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Facebook myths and fakes

There is not a single week when we don’t see a new Facebook scam. We name scam everything that tries to fool the user to do something which he usually wouldn’t do or shouldn’t do: click on something – called also clickjacking “like” something – called also likejacking pay for something which is free pay […]