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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 […]

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Microsoft fixes the IE zero-day exploit

We have published information about the IE zero-day exploit which affected IE version 6 to 9 on all operating systems on which it is available. Not surprisingly, Microsoft announced today that they have a fix for this problem even before the cumulative patch on Friday, September 21st. If you have automatic updates enabled on our PC, you won’t need […]

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Avira Techblog: Zero-Day exploit in Internet Explorer

It appears that another exploit is being actively used to install malware. This time, it appears that there is an exploit in Internet Explorer versions 6 to 9. This means, that all  Windows operating systems until Windows 8 are affected. Microsoft has acknowledged in the Security Advisory (2757760) that there is a problem and that they are […]

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Avira Techblog: Back-to-School tips for online safety

Now that kids are heading back to school, it’s important for parents to understand the online safety and privacy issues that might arise during this busy time of year. A new school year brings new friends and new assignments. Both of these are likely to make kids spend more time online, whether they are communicating […]