Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG

Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG (commonly known as Avira) is a German cybersecurity company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Tettnang, Germany. It started as a small developer of antivirus software and grew into a consumer- and SMB-focused security vendor, best known for its Avira Free Antivirus offering. Over the years Avira expanded its product portfolio to include endpoint protection, VPN services, a password manager, system optimization tools, software updater utilities, and various cloud-based security and privacy solutions.

Avira serves both home users and small/medium businesses with on-demand scanners, real-time protection, and management/administration tools (including tray apps, configuration panels, and updater GUIs). The company has been through ownership changes in recent years and continued to operate under the Avira brand while integrating technologies and distribution channels with larger security groups. Its tooling and components (for example the Avira system tray...