Avira forhandlernyheder januar 2010

Nyheder omkring de kommende versioner fra Avira som frigives i marts 2010.

Looking ahead: Version 10 available in March

Avira AntiVir Professional (Windows)
Avira AntiVir Professional (Windows) Version 10, to be launched in March 2010, follows the motto "Detection, Prevention, Repair". A whole series of new features and modules, as well as a new design, contribute to the implementation of this motto. 

For the first time, Avira will offer a new version with a new intrusion detection system, AntiVir ProActiv. This provides real-time system monitoring and can detect and defend against attacks even while they are happening. This is enabled by sensors that permanently monitor the system and report unusual patterns to a regulator that then automatically identifies whether or not an attack is occurring and responds accordingly. 

Also new:

• A generic repair toolkit capable of automatically restoring any done to a system by viruses or malware, without a special repair script.
• An integrated Desktop Firewall that enables incoming and outgoing network traffic to be checked and controlled. The Avira Desktop Firewall, already used in the Avira Premium Security Suite, will now be available for Avira AntiVir Professional, and can be managed centrally via Avira Security Management. This makes it possible to define group-specific security guidelines for example to handle applications or adapters.

Avira AntiVir Server (Windows)
The new version of Avira AntiVir Server (Windows) also detects rootkits and active malware, rounding off its range of detection capabilities in an important new area. Also new is the option to check offline VMware images for possible virus infections, providing effective protection for servers deployed as hosts for virtualized desktops.

Avira Security Management Center (SMC)
Version 2.5 of the Avira Security Management Center delivers further advances towards providing a full range of practically based services. The development has concentrated on automating functions to make the work of administrators easier. These automated steps include the option to formulate security guidelines ensuring that computers that are automatically added to the security environment have a predefined Avira product installed. The synchronization of the SMC security solution with Active Directory can now also be automated and implemented at regular intervals. To ensure even more secure communication between the SMC and the installed agents, the new version also allows separate certificates to be produced and used in the system.

Avira AntiVir Professional/Server Solutions (Unix)
New versions of the Avira AntiVir Professional / Server (Unix) solutions are also due in March. These will support package management from RPM, simplifying installation and administration. The new version also features improved interaction with other systems and the SMC. On the one hand it is now possible to send SNMP traps for security-related processes in the system, while on the other the SMC can also be used to trigger automatic product updates, ensuring that the latest version is always installed. The SMC-controlled updating of the product via an intranet is now also supported. The new version also allows scans to be planned and performed automatically at defined points or at defined intervals (scheduled scanning.)