Avira FAQ Details

The new release upgrades the AntiVir programs for desktop to version 10. This article describes the changes and new features.

Note: Please note that some program modules may still have other version numbers.

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite and Professional

• New GUI design (new icons, 3D navigation, continuous background image)
• Avira AntiVir ProActiv (not included in Avira AntiVir Personal yet)
• On-access scanner with one-click removal, repair and slide-up information
• Generic malware removal
• Quarantine with multiple selection
• Special Update entry in Configuration
• Exceptions in Guard now support the * wildcard and 15-character entries
• Rootkit detection for 64-bit systems (up to Windows XP 64-bit)
• More configuration options in standard mode
• Express installation
• Recommend the product and get rewarded
• Enhanced slide-up system

Avira Premium Security Suite

• Custom SMTP footer
• Parental Control with surfing time schedule
• Parental Control as separate module

Avira AntiVir Professional

• Custom SMTP footer
• Integrated desktop Firewall
• Enhanced configuration for email notifications
• Extended profile configuration

Avira AntiVir Server (Windows)

• Option to Delete all events
• Shell Extension support
• Offline scanner for VMware images
• Express installation or Custom installation
• Interactive scheduler
• Extended Terminal Server support
• Integrated WMI support
• Enhanced email warnings
• Enhanced Updater

Avira Security Management Center (SMC)

• SSL Certification Management
• Scheduler for synchronizing the SMC Security Environment with ADS (Active Directory)/ LDAP
• Setting of automatic product installation or uninstallation on groups
• Management for multiple IUM servers, via the SMC Frontend

Avira AntiVir Professional/ Server (Unix)

• Sending SNMP traps
• Scheduled scanning
• Configurable alert actions
• Sending suspicious files to quarantine
• Setting exceptions to on-access scanner
• Run Modes support for Avira license process
• Setting a limit to malware reports per archive
• New integration of AVSCAN authentication/ communication
• Product-specific installation directory
• Automatic product updates via SMC
• Version information in most of the fiels
• Enhanced program integrity check