Corrine Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 From NortonLifeLock buys Avira in $360 million cash deal | ZDNet: Quote Cybersecurity firm NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec) has agreed today to acquire German antivirus maker Avira from Bahrain-based Investcorp Technology Partners in a $360 million all-cash deal. The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, the two companies said today in joint press release. The press release does include the statement, "Brings freemium business model and 30M+ active devices to the Norton family." which implies the free version of Avira will remain available -- at least for the immediate future. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Avira, Avira - wasn't there a security/privacy issue with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Hello, Perhaps you are thinking of Avast? The names sound similar. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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