Avira is within the means of rolling out a repair for customers of its antivirus software program, as a latest replace locked up their PCs solely.

Last week, customers complained that updating to the latest model of Avira induced their PCs to completely lock up. “I tried disabling all background apps until only Avira was left,” a consumer complained on Reddit, prompting a thread of comparable complaints. “[Two] other people I know had the same issue (both have Avira). Fixed it by going into safe startup and uninstalling Avira.”

That, in a nutshell, was the issue and treatment for affected customers. If the issue affected your PC, the one method to remedy the difficulty was to take the few moments afforded to you after booting to your PC and uninstalling the Avira antivirus program.

According to Heise.de, nonetheless, the bug was no mere Internet rumor. Avira’s proprietor, NortonLifeLock (renamed Gen Digital) acknowledged the issue and is rolling out a repair. The firm allegedly blamed the difficulty on its firewall and never the antivirus software program itself.

Avira is historically one of many higher antivirus packages, particularly for individuals who don’t need to pay for a standard antimalware app or service. Lockups, although, are not any joke. Rest assured that if you happen to do undergo from the lockup bug (or simply need to uninstall Avira earlier than the repair is pushed to your machine), Windows Defender will step in and mechanically take over.

Beginning in 2019, the 2 main antivirus teams put Defender’s antimalware capabilities at the same level as paid services, that means that you need to be capable to get away with letting Defender guard your PC for a minimum of the brief time period.