No fear of data theft: Internet users go shopping in the Net without worries
12 December 2007 –  40 per cent of Internet users are not worried about the security of their data when online shopping. However, one in six people do not buy online because they are afraid of data abuse.

Virus protection for PDAs and smartphones for Windows Mobile 6
6 December 2007 – Avira AntiVir Mobile virus protection for Pocket PCs now supports Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.

Avira to support new Microsoft Windows Home Server
21 November 2007 – Avira, the leading German IT-security expert, announced today that the company will support the Microsoft Windows Home Server.

State Trojan stirs up fear of a police state
07 November 2007 – Online survey of Avira: around 70 per cent of users are against surveillance by the authorities.

Virus-free sand: Avira protects Quarzwerke Österreich against malware
23 October 2007 – Quarzwerke Österreich, (in English: Quartz Mines Austria) also relies on the professional anti-virus software from Avira. I

Digital tit-for-tat: one in three would take revenge with an email virus
10 October 2007 – In an international security survey, Avira investigates who is at risk from a digital revenge attack.

Security escort in the Internet
11 September 2007 – Avira AntiVir Premium Security Suite adds new WebGuard functionality for secure surfing and downloading.

Avira at Systems 2007: professional virus protection for any size of business
06 September 2007 – At the Systems fair, which takes place from October 23 to 26  in Munich, the German IT security expert Avira presents new features of the AntiVir virus protection.

Lack of flexibility reinforces lack of specialists in the IT sector
3 September 2007 – Better to receive Hartz 4 (unemployment benefit) than relocate for work reasons?

Nearly 90 percent of all mobile phones and Pocket PCs have no virus protection
Tettnang, 13. August 2007 – Approximately one in five Pocket PC or mobile phone users have never heard about viruses on mobile devices according to an online survey carried out by Avira.

Undisturbed gaming fun with AntiVir virus protection
Tettnang, 6 August 2007 – For the first time, Avira at the Games Convention 2007 in hall 4, stand G11

Allianz Suisse arms itself against malware
01 August 2007 – As the main viru scanner, Avira AntiVir protects around a million emails of the Swiss insurer every month.

Avira warns: targeted malware attacks increasingly also threatening German companies
25 July 2007 – Instead of just relying on mass mails, hackers are specifically attacking individual firms.

Reset: tamper-proof PC systems
24 July 2007 – Avira WinRollBack protects hard drive partitions against unwanted manipulations.

Security initiative in North Rhine-Westphalia
17 July 2007 – North Rhine-Westphalia’s towns and municipalities uses security software of Avira.

Professional doorman: Avira AntiVir Unix WebGate monitors Internet traffic
10 July 2007 –  New version of the software now also supports data transmission via streams, range requests and HTTPS tunneling.

Mobile defense: Avira protects pocket PCs and smartphones against viruses
5 July 2007 – Software Avira AntiVir Mobile supports popular models and prevents downtimes and data loss.

Chatterboxes: one in four divulge their password
26 June 2007 – 27.4 per cent of PC users make no secret of their password. Under the motto “Cross my heart...”, Avira asked visitors to its homepage www.free-av.de in May a question of conscience.

Curiosity wins: one in three would snoop around on other people’s computers
8 May 2007 – 35.2 per cent of PC users would take the opportunity to access other people’s computers. This is what Avira found in its current online study “Monthly question of conscience”.

Vista everywhere!
24 April 2007 - The German security expert Avira offers AntiVir for Windows Vista from now on: with the current release change all Windows desktop products of the virus protection are compatible with Microsoft’s new operating system.

Avira increases its engagement in Switzerland
23 April 2007 – The German security expert Avira has named Guido Wilfer (40) Regional Sales Manager for Switzerland

Trojan purports to be alleged order confirmation from Avira
 23 April 2007 – Since Sunday evening the popularity of the AntiVir producer Avira has been misused for criminal purposes. The security experts of Avira are warning against spoof virus protection invoices which purport to be based on an alleged online order at Avira/cleverbridge

Exploit for "Zero-Day" Vulnerability Detected
Tettnang, 31 March 2007 - Avira warns about the spreading of modified .ani files. These files started to circulate yesterday and exploit a vulnerability in "Windows Animated Cursor Handling". Microsoft has published an Advisory, but no patch is available yet.

Hunt for persistent online burglars with virtual cloak of invisibility
28. March 2007 - Rootkits work in a similar way to Trojans and usually contain software to capture data from terminals, network connections and keyboards

Secure email communication on UNIX with Avira AntiVir MailGate Suite
6 March 2007 – Avira is expanding its portfolio for Linux-based environments with another security solution: the Avira AntiVir MailGate Suite for Unix provides fully comprehensive protection against spam mails in addition to the classic detection of viruses and malware.

Integrated security package for small and medium-sized businesses
27 February 2007 – In time for the CeBIT fair, the German IT security provider Avira presents its tailor-made security solution for small and medium-sized businesses: the new Avira SmallBusiness Suite

The trick still works: despite years of warnings, many consumers are still taken in by professional spam and virus mails.
30 January 2007– The trick still works: despite years of warnings, many consumers are still taken in by professional spam and virus mails.

AntiVir's producer Avira names new Sales Manager
25 January 2007 – Starting immediately, Thomas Jehle, 42, is Sales Manager at Avira. He is in charge with developing sales activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Joint presentation of Avira and the new distributor Cetus-IT Secure at the IT´n’T in Vienna
16. Januar 2007 –Gemeinsamer Auftritt von Avira und neuem  Distributor Cetus-IT Secure auf der IT´nT in Wien (English)

Avira at CeBIT 2007: new security tools for businesses and home users launched
11 January 2007 – CeBIT is coming up and Avira will be there with new security tools for professional and private computer use: in hall 7, stand B14.