AVIRA PRIME
Matching or outperforming the biggest names in AV, Avira Prime is worth spending money on
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1st YEAR PRICE
5devices, £43 (£52 inc VAT)
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5devices, £76 (£91 inc VAT)
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Avira’s performance was the best in this test overall
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erman brand Avira kept going as its own company until 2021, at which point it was sold to an investment company and then the internet security firm Gen Digital, which was formed when Avast and NortonLifeLock merged.
Unlike AVG, Avira continues to use its own malware detection engine and is an independent, distinct product. In fact, it did slightly better than Avast in the latest tests from both AV-Test and AV-Comparatives, though the margins are very fine. Sadly, SE Labs didn’t include Avira in its latest round-up, but two data sets are sufficient to make a fair assessment of the service.