Pros

• Avira Premium Security scans incoming and outgoing emails
• Has the highest virus detection rate among the leading antivirus packages

Cons

• You have to approve the unknown executables, which can be a lot of hard work
• each time it detects malware, it asks you what to do with it, which can be a chore

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Avira AntiVir Premium Security is a decent security software suite with some features that impressed us during our review. It has combined antivirus, firewall and antispyware protection to bring a high virus detection rate product. Its protection encompasses all malware (malicious software) including viruses, worms and Trojans.

It does have some disadvantages of course which can’t be overlooked. For example, it irritatingly notifies you each time there’s malware on your PC and asks you what you’d like to do with it. It can of course be a way to prevent deleting important programs, but imagine how annoying it could be if you are giving instructions every time you are using your PC.

Scope of Protection

Avira AntiVir has a solution for each malware threat. The firewall will ward off every DoS attack (Denial of Service attack) and spam to help secure your PC and mailbox. And it will scan all incoming and outgoing email in your mailbox. That way, you’re not only safe from threats in your email, but that you don’t accidentally send out malware in your email communications.

It has antiphishing tools which protect your personal information from hackers. As you surf the internet, Avira AntiVir ensures you are safe from phishing websites which aren’t obvious to the eye. It blocks these websites and notifies you of the result.

Summary

Avira Premium Security is a small software download and this makes it easy to install and use. It doesn’t have some of the capabilities we’ve seen in the top premium security suites, but it is more than capable of providing total online protection for your Home PCs.