Info here
http://forum.avira.com/wbb/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=156019
Perhaps the only way they knew to protect their forum website from hackers was to shut it down
Not good for users that genuinely need help.
Times are tough, even for organisations that write AV programs. Having a forum is apparently too costly. (Hint, hint ............).
I forgot avira existed, to some degree. I generally hook people up with AVG these days.
Perhaps the only way they knew to protect their forum website from hackers was to shut it down
It wasn't too long ago that the Ubuntu forums were hacked, the end of July I think. Something like 1.8 million accounts compromised and the forum shut down for almost two weeks. A black eye for Canonical, raising the question that maybe their version of Linux isn't as secure as they claim it to be.
To get help with Avira now you either have to use other forums and hope someone is a user there or you have to register with Avira Answers or use your e-shop account info.
The Answers site seems to be just a hope from Avira to use their paid for tech help. Other than that you have to use the faq's .
users that genuinely need help
I forgot avira existed, to some degree.
I completely gave up on them as in no hope after they started packing in a nefarious toolbar, which they also removed from detection in their definitions.
They finally realised and I think in the new version there is no more nag screen after updates in the free version