Avira Antivirus update now: BSI warns of critical vulnerability

In Avira Antivirus for Windows a vulnerability has been discovered that undermines the self-protection of the Software. An Update is available for Download.

Actually, Antivirus Tools are designed to make the PC more secure. Again and again they prove to be, however, as a possible gateway for attackers. Currently for Avira Antivirus for Windows, the case, as the BSI warns in a technical note on safety.

In the popular Security Software a critical security vulnerability (CVE was discovered-2020-8961), by the attacker, the self-protection Feature of the Antivirus-Tools by a Code injection can disable. Then, an attacker could bypass anti-virus protection, and possibly files on the target computer change.



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