App Review Avira Pro 2018

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Mahesh Sudula

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PROS :
Champ in Anti phishing and Malicious url test (as known)
Slow but complete removal of malware traces..
Excellent cloud + In House signatures
Tiny but powerhouse
CONS :
Almost high pricey than its competitors
No BB whatsoever
Lack of Firewall
 
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For any experienced Avira user / non user..i do agree avira lack own BB..
But interesting is most times (except ransomwares) i see a detection suspicious patterns detected
is it Heuristics + Own static (+ Dynamic analysis) ?? It does the same in offline too..
In before videos too i never see avira (free) gets succumbed to any zero day malware (ransomware exempted) in offline (Mostly)..
Whats the behind working mechanism ? It really surprised me
 
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The problem with Luke Filewalker is that it consumes too many resources and makes the system during the scan sluggish.
Webroot has an automated repeat scan after a threat detection but it's fast and doesn't slow down browsing.
Avira i think is good but i want to see less processes on their behalf.
Almost all major vendors has reduced their processes like Kaspersky, Norton, Eset etc.
 
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Spawn said:
Of course it's got a firewall, you dummy. Not it's own, but works with Windows Firewall.
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If you disable Windows Firewall (not recommended), then obviously there is no software firewall.
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I never see avira blocking any of the firewall attacks incl very very basic things..
port scans , Data keylogging..never avira killed that..
U cant ever compare it to F secure or Trend..
in simple it is a BIG 0..it just dedicated to menu..Thats it..
i never saw any reviews claiming that Avira blocking any of basic attacks.

Only F secure or Trend micro show their worth alongside W.Firewall
 
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Mahesh Sudula said:
I never see avira blocking any of the firewall attacks incl very very basic things..
port scans , Data keylogging..never avira killed that..
U cant ever compare it to F secure or Trend..
in simple it is a BIG 0..it just dedicated to menu..Thats it..
i never saw any reviews claiming that Avira blocking any of basic attacks.

Only F secure or Trend micro show their worth alongside W.Firewall
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Most home networks computers sit behind their Routers (hardware) Firewall. Not comparing Avira to anything else, you're delusional if you see F-Secure or Trend Micro mentioned in my previous reply.
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Most home networks computers sit behind their Routers (hardware) Firewall. Not comparing Avira to anything else, you're delusional if you see F-Secure or Trend Micro mentioned in my previous reply.
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This is correct. If a software firewall is 'noisy' on a PC then it is likely you are seeing local network activity blocked, which more often than not is harmless. ARP Poisons, ICMP sweeps, SYN/FLOOD, DNLA, Plex, whatever. Those are all harmless and all part of a normal network functioning on a LAN within a subnet. You need to start asking questions if your software firewall is noisy, like why it's so false positive prone.

The primary benefit of a software firewall is application and outbound protection from applications (malicious or otherwise), not protection from other assets on the LAN. Your router will stop normal incoming attacks of merit to you in cases where no session is established. If a session is established and you come under attack then and only then will your software firewall kick in and protect you. This is what UTM/NGFW appliances also protect you from.
 

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