Avira has always aimed to offer more than security to everyone. Accordingly, Avira Free Antivirus provides basic protection for private users. The daily update service for virus definitions is provided free of charge via multiple download servers, with monthly operating costs equivalent to the purchase price of a mid-range car. Source : Official Avira Brand Editor by […]
It is very important to keep your web browser up to date. This is because outdated web browsers can pose significant security risks. Also, when you use an outdated web browser, you miss out on new and useful features supported by current browsers. The latest web browsers generally update themselves automatically. However, some no longer […]
Yes, all current Avira products are compatible with Windows 11. This includes: Avira Prime Avira Internet Security Avira Antivirus Pro Avira Free Security Avira System Speedup Support Collector for Windows Note If Windows does not want to perform an update due to incompatible Avira programs, the cause is not the installed product. During the check, […]
Avira Security, comprising the Free, Pro, and Prime versions, is designed exclusively to protect your data and privacy on a personal computer. Consequently, we do not test server operating systems and cannot guarantee flawless and reliable operation of our software on them. Furthermore, compared to personal computer operating systems, servers are additionally threatened by other […]
Error 500/503 is an HTTP status code that indicates a generic error, such as a corrupted file or a web server is temporarily unavailable. If you receive the error message in an Avira Antivirus user interface, please perform a repair installation of your Avira product. If you still receive the error message after the repair installation, verify […]
All Avira products are compatible with Windows 10. Incompatible legacy products like Avira Professional Security, Family Protection Suite, and the old version of Ultimate Protection Suite, Internet Security, Internet Security Plus, etc. will be removed automatically by Microsoft during the upgrade to Windows 10. Note If Windows does not want to perform an update due […]
The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) primarily responsible for starting the operating system and the functioning of the PC. Therefore, the BIOS controls the interaction between the individual hardware components of the computer. In case you have to start the computer from a different medium, you have to change the boot sequence in BIOS first. […]
UEFI Secure Boot (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is the successor to BIOS (Basic Input Output System) and is used in new 64-bit computers with Windows 8 and above. For security reasons, UEFI, which is enabled by default, only runs signed bootloaders. Therefore, it is not possible to start the computer from a CD or USB […]
Remove CDs and DVDs from your computer drive and restart the computer. Tap repeatedly the F8 key as soon as the computer restarts, even before the Windows logo appears. Once the “Advanced Boot Options” menu appears, use the arrow keys to select “Safe Mode” and press Enter. Alternatively, Safe Mode can also be launched directly from Windows like described in […]
To access the Boot Manager of your system, please press the key combination Shift-F8 during the boot process. Select the desired Safe Mode to start your PC. Note The Shift-F8 only opens the Boot Manager when it is pressed in an exact time frame. Therefore, it might take several attempts to access the Boot Manager this way. Alternatively, the […]