Avira competes to obtain the Innovation Prize

Tettnang, 16 October 2007 – This year the most innovative ideas of the economy will compete against each other. Avira enters its leading edge and fully automated malware analysis systems into this year's Economic Innovation Awards.

Hundreds of new viruses enter circulation every day. Analyzing them represents an immense effort for a conventional virus lab. Avira manages this flood of viruses with an innovative development: The Automatic Malware Analysis System. In a seemingly simulated Internet world, viruses will display their damaging behavior, which enables Avira to identify them automatically and quickly removing any potential risk.

Customers benefit from this pioneering technology by receiving up to date protection when they download the very latest virus definition updates. The virus experts will compete with this leading edge technology solution in the innovation prize of the German economy. The presentation of awards will take place on 19 January 2008.