Tag Archives: Avira

Avira Security Software breaks Windows 10/11 (Dec. 2023)

Posted on 2023-12-12 by guenni

[German]Brief information for readers who maintain systems running Avira security software under Windows. A reader has just informed me by e-mail that since last Friday he has been receiving various customers whose Avira security software is paralyzing systems running Windows … Continue reading →

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Investcorp from Bahrein acquires German AV vendor Avira

Posted on 2020-04-09 by guenni

[German]The German Avira GmbH & Co. KG from Tettnang, which sells anti-virus solutions under the name Avira, is being acquired by the investor group Investcorp from the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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Security: Avira Optimizer allows privilege escalation

Posted on 2019-08-31 by guenni

[German]Users of the virus protection solution receive the Avira Optimizer installed in newer versions. Up to the version before 1.2.0.367, this contains a vulnerability that allows privileges escalation. The Avira developers have now fixed this vulnerability with the version mentioned … Continue reading →

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