Misplaced Pages

#237762

29-518: Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is a German multinational computer security software company mainly known for its Avira Free Security antivirus software . Although founded in 2006, the Avira antivirus application has been under active development since 1986 through its predecessor company H+BEDV Datentechnik GmbH. Since 2021, Avira has been owned by American software company NortonLifeLock (now Gen Digital ), which also operates Norton, Avast and AVG. It

58-474: A customer's PC. The bug was found in the avipbb.sys driver file and allowed privilege escalation . In January 2008, Anti-Malware Test Lab gave Avira "gold" status for proactive virus detection and detection/removal of rootkits. AV-Comparatives awarded Avira its "AV Product of the Year" award in its "Summary Report 2008." In April 2009, PC Pro awarded Avira Premium Security Suite 9 the maximum six stars and

87-465: A global perspective they are related to the fields of SIGINT and ELINT and approach GEOINT in the global information monitoring perspective. Several instant messaging programs such as ICQ (founded by "former" members of Unit 8200), or WeChat and QQ (rumored 3PLA/4PLA connections ) may represent extensions of these observation apparati. The purpose of these types of software is to remove malicious or harmful forms of software that may compromise

116-422: A host system attempts to secure itself and its assets from malicious interactions, this includes tools to deter both passive and active security threats . Although both security and usability are desired, today it is widely considered in computer security software that with higher security comes decreased usability, and with higher usability comes decreased security. The primary purpose of these types of systems

145-460: A place on its A-list for Internet security software. In August 2009, Avira performed at a 98.9% percent overall malware detection rate, and was the fastest for both on-demand scans and on-access scans conducted by PC World magazine, which ranked it first on its website. Avira was among the first companies to receive OESIS OK Gold Certification, indicating that both the antispyware and antivirus components of several of its security products achieved

174-527: A wide aspect of cyberspace, including devices, applications, systems, networks, or enterprises. Cyber threat modeling can inform organizations with their efforts pertaining to cybersecurity in the following ways: The purpose of these types of systems is usually to restrict access to computers or data while still allowing interaction. Often this involves monitoring or checking credential, separating systems from access and view based on importance, and quarantining or isolating perceived dangers. A physical comparison

203-415: Is Threat Modeling . Threat modeling is the process of creating and applying mock situations where an attacker could be trying to maliciously access data in cyberspace . By doing this, various profiles of potential attackers are created, including their intentions, and a catalog of potential vulnerabilities are created for the respective organization to fix before a real threat arises. Threat modeling covers

232-400: Is any computer program designed to influence information security . This is often taken in the context of defending computer systems or data, yet can incorporate programs designed specifically for subverting computer systems due to their significant overlap, and the adage that the best defense is a good offense. The defense of computers against intrusion and unauthorized use of resources

261-498: Is called computer security . Similarly, the defense of computer networks is called network security . The subversion of computers or their unauthorized use is referred to using the terms cyberwarfare , cybercrime , or security hacking (later shortened to hacking for further references in this article due to issues with hacker , hacker culture and differences in white / grey / black 'hat' color identification). The computer security software products industry

290-462: Is often made to a shield. A form of protection whose use is heavily dependent on the system owners preferences and perceived threats. Large numbers of users may be allowed relatively low-level access with limited security checks, yet significant opposition will then be applied toward users attempting to move toward critical areas. The purpose of these types of software systems is to monitor access to computers systems and data while reporting or logging

319-479: Is to restrict and often to completely prevent access to computers or data except to a very limited set of users. The theory is often that if a key, credential, or token is unavailable then access should be impossible. This often involves taking valuable information and then either reducing it to apparent noise or hiding it within another source of information in such a way that it is unrecoverable. A critical tool used in developing software that prevents malicious access

SECTION 10

#1732783624238

348-695: The Abu Dhabi -based Mubadala Group since 2017. On December 7, 2020, NortonLifeLock announced acquisition of Avira for approximately US$ 360 million from Investcorp Technology Partners . The acquisition was closed in January 2021. In February 2021, BullGuard  [ it ] joined Avira as part of NortonLifeLock. 15.0.44.143 (March 11, 2019 ; 5 years ago  ( 2019-03-11 ) ) 6.12.0 (February 14, 2022 ; 2 years ago  ( 2022-02-14 ) ) 7.12.3 (February 8, 2022 ; 2 years ago  ( 2022-02-08 ) ) Avira offers

377-540: The "On-Demand Malware Detection" category and classified Avira as a "Top Rated" product overall for that year. In the AV-Comparatives August 2014 "Real-World Protection Test," with 669 total test cases tried against various security products, Avira tied for first place. AV-Comparatives awarded Avira its "AV Product of the Year" award in its "Summary Report 2016." Computer security software Computer security software or cybersecurity software

406-553: The Avira databases for logging. Avira removed its own firewall technology in 2014, with protection supplied instead by Windows Firewall ( Windows 7 and after), because Windows 8 , and later the Microsoft Certification Program, forces developers to use interfaces introduced in Windows Vista . Avira Protection Cloud (APC) was first introduced in version 2013. It uses information available via

435-450: The Free edition because of its large size and Avira's slow Free edition servers. Avira responded by reducing the size of the individual update files, delivering less data in each update. Nowadays there are 32 smaller definition files that are updated regularly in order to avoid peaks in the download of the updates. Its file-by-file scanning feature has jokingly been titled "Luke Filewalker" by

464-561: The Internet (cloud computing) to improve detection and affect system performance less. This technology was implemented in all paid 2013 products. APC was initially only used during a manual quick system scan; later it was extended to real-time protection. Windows: operating system Windows 7, 8/8.1, 10, 11; processor speed 1.6 GHz; requires 256 MB of RAM; hard disk memory 2 GB. Mac: operating system MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher; 500 MB free hard disk space Avira offers its antivirus engine in

493-414: The affected system. In 2010, Avira Management Console was hit by the use-after-free remote code execution vulnerability. The vulnerability allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Avira Management Console. Authentication was not required to exploit the vulnerability. In 2013, Avira engines were hit by a 0-day vulnerability that allowed attackers to get access to

522-501: The behavior. Often this is composed of large quantities of low priority data records / logs, coupled with high priority notices for unusual or suspicious behavior. These programs use algorithms either stolen from, or provided by, the police and military internet observation organizations to provide the equivalent of a police Radio scanner . Most of these systems are born out of mass surveillance concepts for internet traffic, cell phone communication, and physical systems like CCTV . In

551-493: The code being scanned exhibits these characteristic features it is reported as being suspicious, although not necessarily malware; the user decides whether to act on or ignore the warning. The ProActiv component uses rule sets developed by the Avira Malware Research Center to identify suspicious behavior. The rule sets are supplied by Avira databases. ProActiv sends information on suspicious programs to

580-567: The company to the Investcorp Group of Manama ( Bahrain ) in April 2020. The stakes were reportedly sold at a price of 180 million dollars. The Investcorp Group has invested in several other firms from the cybersecurity sector in the past. The directors of Investcorp Group belong to several royal families of Middle East countries like Kuwait , Bahrain , Saudi Arabia , etc. However, 20% of its total ordinary and preferred shares are owned by

609-492: The developers, as a reference to the Star Wars media franchise character " Luke Skywalker ". Avira products contain heuristics that proactively uncover unknown malware, before a special virus signature to combat the damaging element has been created and before a virus guard update has been sent. Heuristic virus detection involves extensive analysis and investigation of the affected codes for functions typical of malware. If

SECTION 20

#1732783624238

638-519: The following security products and tools for Microsoft Windows : Avira offers the following security applications for mobile devices running Android and iOS : Avira Prime is compatible with Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android operating systems and related devices and is available to consumers in 5- and 25-device editions, dubbed "Avira Prime" and "Avira Prime Unlimited" respectively. Subscriptions are in 30-day and 1-year increments. Avira formerly offered free antivirus software for Unix and Linux . It

667-475: The following types of software are used to remove them. These types of software often require extensive research into their potential foes to achieve complete success, similar to the way that complete eradication of bacteria or viral threats does in the physical world. Occasionally this also represents defeating an attackers encryption, such as in the case of data tracing, or hardened threat removal. Investcorp Too Many Requests If you report this error to

696-447: The form of a software development kit to implement in complementary products. Strategic and technology partners of Avira include Canonical, CYAN Networks, IBM, intelligence AG, Microsoft, novell, OPSWAT, Synergy Systems and others. On 4 September 2014, Avira announced a partnership with Dropbox, to combine Avira's security with Dropbox's "sync and share" capabilities. Tjark Auerbach, the founder of Avira sold almost 100% of his stake in

725-602: The maximum compatibility score with widespread network technologies such as SSL/TLS VPN and network access control from companies including Juniper Networks , Cisco Systems , and SonicWALL . In February 2010, testing by firm AV-TEST , Avira tied for first place (with another German company) in the "malware on demand" detection test and earned a 99% score in the "adware/spyware on demand" test. AV-Comparatives gave Avira its Silver award (for 99.5% detection rate) in its "Summary Report 2010." For 2012, AV-Comparatives awarded Avira with "gold" status for its 99.6% performance in

754-418: The security of a computer system. These types of software are often closely linked with software for computer regulation and monitoring. A physical comparison to a doctor, scrubbing, or cleaning ideas is often made, usually with an "anti-" style naming scheme related to a particular threat type. Threats and unusual behavior are identified by a system such as a firewall or an intrusion detection system, and then

783-423: Was discontinued in 2013, although updates were supplied until June 2016. In 2005, Avira was hit by ACE archive buffer overflow vulnerability. A remote attacker could have exploited this vulnerability by crafting an ACE archive and delivering it via a malicious web page or e-mail. A buffer overflow could occur when Avira scanned the malicious archive. That would have allowed the attacker to execute arbitrary code on

812-401: Was launched in the second half of the 1970s when computer firms and new IT startups chose alternative paths to offer commercial access control systems to organizational mainframe computer users. These developments were led by IBM 's Resource Access Control Facility and SKK's Access Control Facility 2. Below, various software implementations of Cybersecurity patterns and groups outlining ways

841-469: Was previously owned by investment firm Investcorp . The company also has offices in the United States , China , Romania , and Japan . Avira periodically "cleans out" its virus definition files, replacing specific signatures with generic ones for a general increase in performance and scanning speed. A 15   MB database clean-out was made on 27 October 2008, causing problems to the users of

#237762