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Avira Antivirus Pro offers the same basic protection as Avira Free Security, plus a few added features that don't all work well. Stick with the free edition or, in a business setting, make a better and less expensive choice.

This antivirus tool does the job, but it’s expensive – and the in-app advertising really sticks in the throat

What Antivirus Pro adds are various privacy and performance tools. The former include a cut-down version of Avira’s Phantom VPN and a password manager but these are both a bit of a swizz. The VPN is of very limited use as it only lets you transfer 1GB of data per month and doesn’t let you spoof your location – you’ll need to pay an extra £52 per year for the fully unlocked version. And, while the password manager is quite versatile, with no annoying limitations on stored items or devic...