Welcome to the 10th incarnation of Avira Premium Security Suite. As
usual, we have integrated numerous enhancements and new features, which
bring more security for your computer and make it easier for you to use
the product.
New Features
Avira AntiVir ProActiv
Starting with Version 10, we integrated the new behavior-based
detection technology. Read more details under "Avira AntiVir ProActiv".
Improved User Interface
We have revised and updated the user interface. Among other things, we
have optimized the grouping of configuration settings for Normal mode
and Expert mode. You are more than welcome to give us your feedback on
this.
Time scheduling in the Parental Control
You can now set surfing time restrictions in the Parental Control
module, by selecting the exact surfing hours or allocating specific
time limits.
Generic malware removal and the new AntiVir Guard
The Guard can now repair your system, in case of active malware.
Basically, when malware is detected, the access is denied and you can
press the Remove button in the slide-up or view more details first,
before removing it. The malware removal should now work even in case of
unknown, active malware.
Optional email footer
AntiVir MailGuard can now insert an email footer to the sent emails,
specifying that the email is 「Checked by AntiVir「 and eventually adding
other optional texts.
Installation requirements
Please note that currently this beta product can only be installed on 32-bit systems.
Windows XP 32 Bit, SP 2 or later
Windows 2000
Windows Vista, 32 Bit
Windows 7, 32 Bit
Further information:
Please uninstall any other antivirus software you have on your system, before installing this beta version.
Make sure that your PC is connected to the Internet during the beta test.
Avira AntiVir ProActiv
ProActiv is a new Avira technology for detecting Malware based on its
behavior. If there are activities of virulent origin, Avira AntiVir
ProActiv blocks them. Avira AntiVir ProActiv completes the existing
signature-based, generic and heuristic detection processes, with an
advanced method meant to effectively protect you against infection with
unknown malware. Please note, that due to its behavior-based approach,
Avira AntiVir ProActiv cannot guarantee 100% malware detection. It may
happen that some malware is not detected or that some clean files are
erroneously reported as malware.
Data transfer and data protection
Avira AntiVir ProActiv sends the files it rated as potentially
dangerous to an Avira Server. The affected files are exclusively
executable programs and scripts. No emails, personal documents or
similar data files are transferred. The transferred information is
exclusively used for a closer malware analysis and for improving the
rules set.
The data transfer is absolutely anonymous and does not allow any
conclusion on the sender. Even indirect details, such as protocol or
the computer's IP address, are not stored. Only a small group of Avira
malware researchers can access the transmitted files, to analyze the
malware, in a hermetically isolated network. The data will not be
forwarded to third parties.
With the installation of the beta version, you give Avira permission to
perform an automatic background transfer of the files being detected as
potentially dangerous, to its backend system. Similar to the usage of
an online backup solution, there is no infringement when uploading
copyrighted files. If you do not agree with the upload, you can
deactivate this function in the configuration: "Guard | ProActiv | Join
the Avira ProActiv Community".
Objectives of the beta test
We want to check how stable and efficient the system currently is.
Avira Premium Security Suite has a lot of new features, for which
problems with other programs or with certain system configurations
cannot be excluded. Please test the following items with higher
priority and send us your feedback:
Breakdowns
Serious loss in performance
Incompatibility with other software
False positives (supposed malware in „clean「 software)
Functionality of the new features
Operating problems
General feedback regarding the new features
Suggestions, other issues
We are also waiting your feedback regarding the detection performance
of the program. For the beginning, the test program has just a basic
set of rules. So it is to be expected, that only a few files will be
reported as malware. Please turn your attention mainly to false
positives, i.e. to programs falsely identified as malware. During this
phase, the system sends us data, which help us enhance and fine-tune
the set of rules (see also "Data transfer and data protection" above).
These extended rule sets will be made available in a further phase of
the beta test.
Your Avira Team
