Security News

Problem solved: false alarm in Avira’s WebGuard
3 July 2009 – The update provided to customers during the evening of the 2nd July wrongly identified some message web sites within the WebGuard module that protects against malicious web content in Avira’s AntiVir products which include this module.

Cyber-gangsters launch a wave of phishing attacks on WOW users
03 June 2009 – Avira protects gamers, surfers and online bankers from information theft

Worm Conficker reloads
09 April 2009 – Users are concerned that the Conficker worm is reloading updates. Avira users can remain calm: Avira’s AntiVir recognizes and removes the new variant of the harmful program.

Avira smacks the Conficker worm
30 March 2009 – Users are concerned about the Conficker worm becoming more active within short space of time. Avira users can remain calm: Avira’s AntiVir recognizes and removes the current variants of the harmful program.

New false alarm of PCTools Spyware Doctor
05 March 2009 – The version of Spyware Doctor included in the Google Pack is again incorrectly warning of a threat in Avira AntiVir.

Trojan.CDur: False alarm from Spyware Doctor (Update)
03 March 2009 – The anti-spyware software ‘Spyware Doctor’ from PCTools is incorrectly indentifying that there is a Trojan in Avira AntiVir.

Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader – Avira users are safe
20 February 2009 – Currently attacks with manipulated PDF documents that take advantage of a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat to smuggle in harmful software are taking place.

With Avira, Internet Explorer exploitation doesn't stand a chance
18 February 2009 – Through a vulnerability in Internet Explorer, cyber criminals are attempting to smuggle viruses onto the computers of innocent victims

Avira warns against a phishing wave on the German banks Volksbank and Sparkasse
9 January 2009 – Cyber criminals are currently spreading phishing mails in large quantities with the intention to steal the access data of customers from Sparkasse and Volksbank.

Avira protects against the LinkedIn Trojan
07 January 2009 – Cyber criminals are spreading threats through fake profiles of celebrities in the social network LinkedIn. Avira protects against this threat.