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Avira Free Antivirus is a light yet powerful antivirus solution for home users that provides comprehensive protection against all types of online threats (including worms, viruses, Trojans, and spyware), secures your data, protects your privacy and ensures your PC remains virus-free while working silently in the background.

Avira Antivirus is more than just a virus scanner; it gives you real-time anti-malware protection plus access to advanced privacy/anonymity and optimization tools (e.g. Avira Phantom VPN, Avira System Speedup, and Avira Software Updater).

Avira Free Antivirus delivers swift and smooth system scans at the push of a button. With the industry’s leading detection rates, it provides: Advanced Real-Time Protection shields you in real time against 10s of millions of current and emerging malware threats daily. Anti-adware/AntiSpyware blocks unwanted adware programs and online snoops, such as ISPs and other networks that try to collect your data.

Website Safety Advisor and Browser Tracking Blocker show you safe search results, protects against harmful websites, blocks browser trackers for better internet privacy, and offers a price comparison tool for finding deals from trusted sites when you shop online (all included in the free web browser extension).

Furthermore, Avira Free Antivirus features an early warning system named “Protection Cloud”, which analyzes unknown files in the cloud – anonymously – from millions of users, to protect you from threats as they emerge in real time. Avira is an award-winning, industry-leading anti-virus software that is trusted by 100 million users.

Key Features:

  • Free protection for life
  • Detects 99.99% of malware
  • Lightweight and easy to use
  • AntiAd/AntiSpyware
  • Real-time cloud scanning
  • Browser tracking blocker

Last Update: November 17, 2021

Current Version:
15.0.2111.2126 (Windows) / 1.6.0 (Mac OS X)

License: Freeware

Languages: Multiple Languages

Supported Operating Systems:
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 (32-Bit, 64-Bit)
Mac OS X 10.10 or later

Developer: Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG.

Homepage: Avira.com

  • Fixed AVIRA IPC Server Multiple Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerabilities.
  • Improved process protection for scanui.exe. (It was possible to kill scanui.exe with Process Protection option active).
  • Several New Scanner (shell extension scanner) fixes.
  • Fixed unresponsive system due to Real-Time Protection re-initialization.
  • Fixed possible hanging / frozen system on Windows 10 RS1 if Antivirus is installed.
  • Fixed Real-Time Protection crash on Windows 10 RS2.
  • Improved IPM handling in special circumstances.
Disclaimer: The direct download links we offer for this software are sourced from the official website of the author or developer, guaranteeing they are 100% original and unaltered. However, because the links are external, we cannot guarantee their safety, availability, or download speeds. We will research and find various download options for your software, including online installers, full offline installers (usually 'exe' or 'msi', 'dmg', and occasionally 'iso' or torrent), and portable editions (commonly 'zip' or 'rar'). We wish to clearly express our firm opposition to piracy. We maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy against piracy and will neither offer nor share any pirated or illegal versions or tools. We strongly advise against using such methods, as they can damage your devices. We highly encourage you, if you value this software, to invest in a legitimate license. Doing so not only guarantees your safety but also supports the developers, resulting in improved software quality.