Yearly Archives: 2012
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
After having published over 90 articles this year, the Avira team behind this blog and all social media websites mentioned here, will take a short break and would like to wish all our readers: Happy holidays, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We would … Continue reading
The new Avira Rescue System – join the beta test
We are currently developing the new Avira Rescue System and would like to invite you to join the beta test which is starting now. You are welcome to give feedback, report bugs, suggest enhancements and thus be actively involved in the development … Continue reading
A further step into achieving Windows 8 compatibility
As previously announced, we continue to improve the compatibility with Windows 8 of our products. We have started yesterday the rollout of a new update for all our products in version 2013 which improves the compatibility with Windows 8 even … Continue reading
Security tips for safe online shopping
During the holidays season many people receive packages from the post or delivery services. We wrote about the dangers introduced by opening attachments in emails pretending to come from such entities. Without an active and up to date security software, … Continue reading
The post might not bring exactly what you expect for Christmas
With the holidays and presents season approaching, most of us are thinking what presents to order for Christmas. Many people prefer to order them online than to spend hours chasing presents in a mall. I know I am one of … Continue reading
Security 101: December 2012
How safe is internet banking when I am using a smartphone to do it? I noticed several banks provided apps to do mobile internet banking and share trading but does it really work? Smartphones have much limited security functionality than desktops. However, they do share one … Continue reading
Cross Site phishing for Amazon
Following the expected trend of scams after the Cyber Monday, various big names in the retail industry are being now advertised in phishing attacks. One of the most interesting of these is a phishing addressing customers of Amazon. I am … Continue reading
Post Cyber Monday thoughts
Now that the Cyber Monday and Black Friday madness of buying at reduced prices is almost over, we expect to see the spam and scam campaigns related to these events. Every year, in the last week of November the two … Continue reading
The Experts Market: Avira’s new online platform for remote IT support
The Experts Market is Avira’s new online platform which helps computer users to find assistance from knowledgeable IT individuals. This differs from Avira’s support service in going beyond queries relating to Avira products; the Experts Market covers all problems arising from … Continue reading
Security 101: November 2012
How can we find out if we are really secure when we’re using online banking? There is no way to be really secure. However, there are ways to reduce the risk to a minimum acceptance level. Just ensure the following have been fulfilled: … Continue reading