Avira antivirus is a part of the Avira Operations GmbH and Co. KG which is a Germany-based security solutions company mainly working towards Internet security. Founded and developed in 2006, this antivirus application has been actively developing and innovating itself, while working effectively towards preventing online threats and virus. It has around 250 million active subscribers who have taken Avira on an annual licensed format.

Avira antivirus periodically removes the files that contain the virus and replaces the viruses with generic quarantine mode and increases the performance of the processor.

The large size of Avira makes users think thrice before they get even the free edition since it might interfere with the working of the system. However, research is on to reduce the size of Avira. Now, there are around 32 smaller files to be defined that get updated on a regular basis. It believes in working on heuristics that can help find out the place containing the malware and before it damages the system. This history helps in identifying where the next malware would be been created. These features are to get rid of suspicious and unnecessary malware, and this is where heuristics help in all ways. It has a component named Proactive which sets a rule which is developed by Avira itself. Proactive will send the information on any of the malware suspicious setups and Avira will take that off to quarantine.

Avira’s Firewall technology, which was invented by Avira in 2014, is supported by operating systems which are only Windows 7 and above. Later on, the certifications forced the Avira to be compatible only on Windows Vista. Avira also has Cloud protection. Avira Protection Cloud was introduced in the 2013 version of the antivirus which uses available information from the Internet and improves the detection of malware and increases the performance. This was implemented because a lot of big data analytics had to be posted on the Cloud and it was important that the manual quick scan would help to check if malware is stealing the information from the Cloud and that their private data was safe. Slowly, Cloud protection extended to the real-time protection and this alone improved the score of Avira antivirus protection software in the antivirus comparative study.

Avira Antivirus’ 2018 version is really good for detecting malware and this impacts the system is the least possible way. The 2018 version costs $45 annually. There are a lot of features available on the paid version, unlike Avast. Hence, you need to pay for Avira if you are looking for efficient and proper usage of the antivirus software. In fact, Avira is named as a ‘no-nonsense antivirus software’ and is, hence, a great choice for users. It has multiple other features such as password manager, VPN analyzer, system analyzer, software updater etc.

Avira also has an ultimate package called Prime. This Avira Prime version offers all its products and services on a single price which is around $120 to $156 annually and this depends on the number of devices and installations. Antivirus Pro is priced at around $45 for five devices and this software supports Windows, Mac, and Android devices.

If we look at the dashboard of Avira, components are installed on the PC and you can get extra features every year with the annual licensing if you have not purchased the ultimate Prime or Pro version. Choose antivirus Pro on the next panel of the dashboard and then you can see the antivirus interface. On the left corner, you have a vertical tab with five choices – Status, Scan, Modules, Quarantine, and Activity. Status shows your system’s current status which is only based on security. This gives you real-time protection and real-time status with firewall and Internet browsing protection too.