As a security company, protecting your privacy and your data is our top priority. Avira does not sell or share data with 3rd parties such as governments, Big Tech or advertising networks. Hear what our CEO has to say on this topic: Data protection and online security is an important topic in today’s world of online […]
Avira Prime customers can now use the Breach Monitor included in the product’s Smart Scan. Note Customers without an Avira Prime license will have to upgrade before they can use the Breach Monitor. What is a data breach and why does Avira notify me? A data breach occurs when unauthorized third parties gain access to a company’s sensitive data […]
When deleting data on a computer, the data is initially only deleted nominally but not physically. This means hackers can restore partially or completely deleted data on a hacked computer. To avoid sensitive data being recovered, use Avira’s File shredder feature to permanently delete the data. Open the Avira user interface and click Privacy → File shredder → […]
If you already have an email address and password for a website stored, and you want to set a different password for a subdomain website of the same domain, follow these instructions. Browse to the subdomain website on which you want to create the new password. Avira Password Manager automatically fills in the login data […]
Yes, there is a password history for changes you have made to each account. If you changed a password of an account via your Password Manager dashboard and you missed to update the password as well in the website itself, you can’t be automatically logged in anymore unless you update the password also on the […]
Change password 1. Open your browser. 2. Click the Password Manager extension icon in the top bar of your browser. 3. To unlock the Avira Password Manager type in your master password and click Unlock. NoteIf you are locked out of your Avira account, you must first enter your Avira credentials. 4. Signed in to your Avira Password […]
Note The master password you have created for your Avira Password Manager is not saved by Avira. If you have forgotten your password, Avira cannot restore it. In this case you must reset your master password. However, by resetting the master password, your stored data will be permanently and irrevocably deleted. Workaround In case you […]
Avira Password Manager lets you import or export data from or to other password manager apps. Note The data is exported as a CSV file and is unencrypted. Therefore, please make sure you store the file securely. Export data 1. Go to passwords.avira.com. 2. Log In to your Avira Password Manager. 3. Click the Settings icon in the left-hand menu. […]
Store and manage your passwords in a secure place with Avira Password Manager. Enjoy a host of benefits and stay protected from hackers. Do not ever use the same weak passwords across multiple platforms. Automatically generate and save unhackable passwords. Autofill your passwords in browsers and on mobile devices. Easily remember just a single master […]
The master password created by you is NOT stored by Avira in any form. This means that the master password is only known to you. All other passwords are stored in an encrypted form on our Avira servers, which can be decrypted only by knowing the master password. The master password is used to encrypt the […]