Avira Wins CNET Editors’ Choice Award

San Francisco, 13 May 2009 – Avira announced today that it received a CNET Editors’ Choice award for its Avira AntiVir Personal – Free AntiVirus. The coveted CNET Editors’ Choice award recognizes outstanding consumer software that represents the best available choice for quality, performance, design, service, value, and its logo is a mark of excellence denoting the best possible investment for consumers.

CNET Editors’ Choice winners are recognized as top products in their respective technology categories, and contribute to the standard by which all future products are judged. A key selection requirement is that it must also change the competitive landscape of its market, whether through innovative features, exceptional value for the price, remarkable ease of use, or a demonstrable boost to the lives of its users.

“Consistently at or near the top of independent efficacy testers, Avira's AntiVir remains one of the best freeware security solutions around.” said Seth Rosenblatt, Senior Associate Editor at CNET, “AntiVir offers such effective protection and a well-rounded set of features that as long as the updates keep coming, it'll be our first line of defense.”

“We are very excited about this honor from CNET as their Editors’ Choice award has become the hallmark of technology quality and innovation, and its logo is a symbol consumers know and trust,” said Tjark Auerbach, CEO, Avira GmbH. “This is an exceptional achievement and we are very proud to be recognized for our dedication and commitment to producing the highest quality products available today.”

For information on Avira AntiVir Personal – Free AntiVirus and the CNET Editors’ Choice award, please visit http://www.cnet.com/editors-choice/.