Category Archives: Misc News
Security update for Apple: iOS 6.1 fixes browser flaws
Apple has released a new version of iOS, the operating system that powers the iPhone, iPad, iPod. The new version fixes 20 security flaws related to the Safari browser. Some of the vulnerabilities were allowing bypassing of authentication, cross-site scripting … Continue reading
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 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
Virus Bulletin Conference 2012 – Day 1
As always, the conference is split into two streams: Corporate and Technical. For the first time since i started to attend this conference has been really hard for me to choose to which stream to attend. In the first day … Continue reading
Security 101: July 2012
As previously announced, we continue to answer questions received from the readers of the PC.COM magazine. How to scan or check (open/close) port activity on computer for illegal access/activity? A port scan is a form of network attack that sends … Continue reading
Security 101: June 2012
As previously announced, we continue to answer questions received from the readers of the PC.COM magazine. Does HTTPS really improve Internet security compared to HTTP? A simple answer to this question is Yes, HTTPS indeed improves the security compared … Continue reading
ProActiv: How to add exceptions and deactivate it (Updated)
Update: Please perform a product update in order to receive the fix which we released to all customers. If you have problems with the ProActiv module after updating to the Service Pack, please follow the steps described in … Continue reading
Security 101: April – Questions & Answers
As previously announced, we continue to answer questions received from the readers of the PC.COM magazine. How does a phishing website gets access to our account number A phishing websites try to fake official websites of financial corporations (banks, … Continue reading
Security 101: March – Questions & Answers
The magazine PC.COM (Malaysia) is publishing on a monthly basis the questions and answers coming from their readers. The editor of the magazine was kind to allow us to publish the questions and the answers I provided. This means that every month … Continue reading
Some ways to stay in touch with Avira
There are many ways to stay in touch with us: Read the Techblog: http://techblog.avira.com. Subscribe to the RSS Feed of the Techblog in your favorite news reader. Like us on Facebook – we regularly have actions which might … Continue reading