Avira Prime is a paid security and maintenance suite for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It combines antivirus protection with an unlimited-data VPN, password management and tools for cleaning and maintaining devices. A subscription covers five or 25 devices, with different applications and controls available for each operating system.
Smart Scan
Smart Scan brings several checks into one starting point. It looks for malware, outdated programs, network threats, privacy issues and unnecessary files, so a scan can reveal both a security problem and maintenance work. The results also cover issues such as weak passwords, exposed account information and browser clutter.
Real-time protection and virus scans
On Windows and Mac, Avira Prime includes Antivirus Pro. Its real-time protection checks files as they are accessed, used or copied, using cloud threat information to help identify suspicious files. Ransomware protection also examines behavior associated with attacks, allowing it to look beyond known file signatures.
Separate virus scans let you investigate a device deliberately. A full scan covers the system, a quick scan checks commonly attacked areas, and custom scans narrow the work to selected targets. You can schedule scans and check removable storage such as USB drives. Files placed in quarantine can be reviewed for repair or deletion.
Web, email and firewall protection
Windows web protection checks sites for malicious content and phishing, while email protection scans messages for harmful attachments and links. The Windows firewall adds application controls: you can allow or block a particular program’s internet connection. Browser Safety provides a separate browser extension that blocks harmful sites, advertisements and tracking, including for Mac users.
Software updates
Avira Prime includes Software Updater Pro for Windows. It finds outdated programs and drivers and can apply updates automatically, including updates for supported third-party software.
Windows privacy
Windows privacy controls let you restrict advertising tracking, location tracking and the sharing of information about Microsoft applications and services.
Device maintenance
System Speedup Pro handles Windows cleanup and tuning. It scans for temporary files, system caches and browser leftovers that occupy disk space. Cleanup can run manually or on a weekly schedule, while OnWatch can trigger it when junk reaches a chosen threshold. Startup management shows programs that load during boot so you can reduce unnecessary startup work.
The Windows tools also include power modes for balancing battery use against demanding tasks. Game Booster can suspend unnecessary background processes to make their resources available to a game. On Mac, Avira Prime’s maintenance functions focus on junk removal, managing startup applications and removing unwanted apps with their leftover files. Its cookie cleaner removes stored tracking cookies.
Phantom VPN
The included Phantom VPN Pro encrypts traffic between your device and a VPN server. You choose a country for the connection; websites then see the VPN server’s IP address. This gives the connection a different public address and protects traffic passing over networks such as public Wi-Fi.
Prime includes unlimited VPN data, unlike the capped free VPN. The Windows version also has a kill switch that cuts internet traffic if the VPN connection drops, preventing traffic from continuing outside the tunnel during that interruption.
Password vault
Password Manager Pro generates passwords, stores them in an encrypted vault and synchronizes them across devices. A master password unlocks the vault, while browser extensions and mobile apps can fill saved credentials into account sign-ins. Existing passwords can be imported, and the vault also holds secure notes and payment-card details.
The Pro security checks make the stored accounts easier to assess. They flag weak or reused passwords, identify accounts affected by breaches and report registered websites known to be unsafe. Avira Prime also checks whether an email address has appeared in leaked data and provides an alert with information about the breach.
Avira Prime on Android and iOS
Avira Prime’s Android apps include malware scanning and web protection, with controls that help prevent unwanted access to the camera and microphone. Email-breach checks, the password manager and unlimited VPN extend account and connection protection to the phone or tablet.
On iPhone and iPad, the tools concentrate on malicious-site blocking, email-breach alerts, VPN connections and password management. The iOS network scanner lists devices connected to Wi-Fi, and the photo cleaner finds duplicate photos for removal.
