German security vendor Avira is probably best known for its highly-rated free antivirus, but the company also makes a wide range of commercial products for both home and business users.
Avira Antivirus Pro takes the accurate engine of the free product and extends it with real-time blocking of phishing and infected websites, and an extra layer to protect your online shopping and banking transactions.
Unusual bonus features include the ability to control which devices can connect to your USB ports, as well as scan them. Although the product doesn’t have a firewall of its own, it can help you manage and control the Windows firewall. There’s also a ‘PUA Shield’ to help avoid potentially unwanted applications bundled with legitimate software.
Prices range from £30 ($38) for a one-computer, one year licence, up to £121 ($151) to cover five computers for three years. That’s higher than average – Bitdefender’s one-year three-device licence costs £25 ($31), and a three-year, ten-device setup is £110 ($138) – but there are similarly-priced packages around.
Setup
Avira Antivirus Pro has a 30-day trial available. It arrives as a compact download and installs the bulk of the package almost …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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