Avira

About
Classification |  Security
Type |  Anti-malware
Creator(s) |  Tjark Auerbach
First Release |  1988
Development status |  Active
Requirements
OS | Windows, Mac, or Android

Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is a company which provides Anti-virus software and solutions. This German company released its first version in 1988. Avira offers a free version of its protection software for private users, as well as several paid options.

## Contents

* 1 Avira anti-virus features
* 2 Avira System Speedup
* 3 Company size & success
* 4 References

## Avira anti-virus features[edit]

Avira offers both signature-based and heuristic (AHeAD) detection. In more expensive versions, it also offers system optimization features and file encryption. It also offers cloud protection, which means suspected files may be uploaded and examined by this cloud.[1]

In 2015, Avira scored high for its malware detection rate by the prominent anti-virus testing company AV Comparatives.[2]

## Avira System Speedup[edit]

According to the leading software review website CNET, "Avira System Speedup is a utility to safely and thoroughly remove unused programs and files to optimize Windows to bring back the fast, error-free performance you deserve. It has a System Cleanup module which contains a complete set of tools that swiftly and safely clear out PC clutter."[3]

## Company size & success[edit]

In 2019, Avira boasted about 30,000,000 detections worldwide per month, among about 100,000,000 customers.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.avira.com/en/personal
2. ↑ AV Comparatives - Detection tests - 2015
3. ↑ Avira System Speedup, CNET
4. ↑ http://www.avira.com/en/about-avira