{"id":3837,"date":"2012-09-27T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudnewsdaily.com\/?guid=3b967745a1ebe72d5ce6a0fc5cc12b78"},"modified":"2012-09-27T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T15:33:00","slug":"avira-launches-2013-antivirus-security-software-line-extends-protection-from-computers-to-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/avira-launches-2013-antivirus-security-software-line-extends-protection-from-computers-to-consumers\/","title":{"rendered":"Avira Launches 2013 Antivirus Security Software Line; Extends Protection from Computers to Consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"org fn\">Avira today announced the <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.avira.com%2Fen%2Ffor-home&amp;esheet=50421983&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Avira%27s+site&amp;index=1&amp;md5=1d1a9c86bd5b69ace80ae311c6dd4d9e\">Avira 2013 product line<\/a>, which includes Avira Free Antivirus, Avira Antivirus Premium 2013, Avira Internet Security 2013, and Avira Internet Security Plus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 2013 version of Avira\u2019s Free Antivirus software adds 6 new security features making it the most comprehensive free antivirus products on the market. Avira\u2019s premium products have 8 new features. These new features give consumers a more secure browsing experience by protecting them from Internet scams and threats, in addition to keeping their computers free of viruses and malware.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith over 100 million users worldwide, our goal with Avira 2013 was to offer protection to people no matter what device they use, and we did that by adding many user oriented features to this release, making it the most feature-rich solution we\u2019ve ever made,\u201d said Sorin Mustaca, product manager and data security expert at Avira. \u201cWe\u2019ve also kept the resources footprint small, so users will not notice any slowdown in computer performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-12461\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The following new features added to the Avira 2013 family of products are all designed to protect not just computer devices, but also computer users &#8212; wherever they are and whatever device they\u2019re using:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Avira Protection Cloud<\/strong> \u2013 Avira\u2019s leading cloud technology<br \/>\nidentifies malware faster by uploading suspicious files for instant<br \/>\nanalysis. (Available for paid users)<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Browser Tracking Blocker<\/strong> \u2013 Gives users control over their<br \/>\nprivacy while browsing the internet by blocking trackers that gather<br \/>\ndata about your browsing activity.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Website Safety Advisor <\/strong>\u2013 Protects users from scams, phishing<br \/>\nand suspicious sites by displaying safe, low-risk or high-risk icons<br \/>\non the search results and any webpage they visit.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Social Network Protection<\/strong> \u2013 Notifies parents and children of<br \/>\nsuspicious or worrisome activity on social networks (such as predators<br \/>\nor your child being bullied online) so they can take appropriate<br \/>\naction.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Android Security<\/strong> \u2013 Safeguards users\u2019 Android phones and the<br \/>\nvaluable data it holds. Users can locate it when lost, lock it and<br \/>\neven wipe the data remotely.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>More Frequent Updates for Free Users <\/strong>\u2013 Avira Free Antivirus now<br \/>\nupdates every 6 hours instead of every 24 hours, giving users more<br \/>\ncurrent protection.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Network Folder Scanning<\/strong> \u2013 Shared folders like Dropbox and<br \/>\nnetwork folders are becoming more common, and with it comes the<br \/>\nincreased risk of spreading malware. Avira now scans network folders<br \/>\nin addition local folders to keep computers free of infection.<br \/>\n(Available for paid users)<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>No Advertising Pop-ups for Avira Free Antivirus Users <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>Users<br \/>\nwho install Avira\u2019s SearchFree toolbar will no longer have pop-up ads<br \/>\ndisplayed to them. The SearchFree toolbar includes Browser Tracking<br \/>\nBlocker and Website Safety. As always Avira\u2019s paid products are<br \/>\nwithout advertising, independent of toolbar installation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=efe09df2-175d-4a49-8ca0-8d9db07bf6e0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/k0dlhjeocLJOS56n9dTeUmzVyYM\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/k0dlhjeocLJOS56n9dTeUmzVyYM\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/k0dlhjeocLJOS56n9dTeUmzVyYM\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/k0dlhjeocLJOS56n9dTeUmzVyYM\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/CloudNewsDaily\/~4\/IkAYpZidRWs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Features Include Protection Cloud, Social Network Protection,        Tracking Blocker and URL Reputation Services     TETTNANG, Germany&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;IT security expert Avira today announced the arrival of the Avira 2013        product&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1001,1002,629],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-3837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-virus","category-avira","category-internet-security","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}