Download the free version 8 here
http://dl1.avgate.net/down/windows/antivir_workstation_winu_en_h.exe
The server is really slow. The link might not open. You should be able to download the new version without any problems today evening (US time).
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Thanks for the heads up.
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Where will we be able to download it tonight? The avira website or DL.com or some other source?
Also, what will be the difference between Avira 8 and 7. I like version 7 because its not as much of a resource hog as AVG or Avast. If version 8 is going to be a resource hog it might be better to stick with version 7 -
To download the standalone installer go to the link provided. Currently the download is available only from Avira's server.
Version 8 free has faster scanning, improved GUI.
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Got it. Everything seems basically the same besides the new layout. Scanning speed has never been a problem for me with Avira. It just finished a full scan in 7.5 minutes, as opposed to Avast which takes about 1.5 hours. I haven't tested out Avira's active protection because I use Avast for that, Avira's my primary scanner. I bet most of the new stuff is under the hood.
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Thanks for the info.
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Mine updated automatically to ver. 8.
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Version 8 looks great. Faster too!
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Version 8.0 is so light on resources (< 10 MB of RAM usage).
Full system scan took 25 mins in my system.
But only con is that avira 8 free still pops up the nag screen to upgrade to the premium version, although it can be disabled. -
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A full scan takes an hour or so for me.
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hmmm. I guess I must not be running a full scan. I have it set on the default config. I'll look around the options for the full scan.
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If I recall - Avira does not scan email. Is this still correct? It is one reason I use Avast.
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Thanks - then what would one do for email if you use Avira?
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That's the one thing that deterred me from Avira at first. I'm in the middle of the 6 free months deal right now. However, I might switch back to Avast when it's done. I never had a problem with either one, but I don't know if I want to pay for email scanning that I can get for free with Avast.
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Yep, I live in Outlook so it is very important to me. Avast seems to be doing well, particularly after v4.8 which is lighter.
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Ran what I believe is a full scan. It took 9 minutes 15 seconds. I'm not sure if I ran a full scan though. In Configuration I selected under Scan Files the All option. However, when I press okay, the config menu disappears then reappears. The setting is still on All whenever I check config (I had changed it yesterday and my computer was shut down and Avira kept it checked all when I booted my laptop up today) so I'm guessing it's scanning All files.
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Avira 8.0 free has the least RAM usage among the three free antivirus programs Avast, AVG.
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I am currently using AVG in my vista notebook. I want to try AVIRA but found it don't have email scanning.
I will not use any email claints like outlook,thunderbird etc. I always check emails on web.
Do I need email scanner ?.
Does AVIRA protect if I am opening and sending email on web ?.
I just want to double check .
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I heard that AVG 8.0 free will be released soon.
Avira Antivir 8 Released
Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by coolguy, Apr 14, 2008.