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NortonLifeLock pays $360 million to acquire Avira

NortonLifeLock pays $360 million to acquire Avira

NortonLifeLock, formerly known as Symantec, has agreed to buy German antivirus company Avira from the Bahrain-based Investcorp Technology Partners. The deal is reportedly worth about $360 million and will be all-cash. The acquisition will most likely close in the first quarter of 2021. As with s... Read more

date3 years ago

Windows update causes problems with McAfee, Sophos and Avast

A recent patch for Windows seems to have caused problems with anti-malware software, writes Ars Technica. In recent days, Microsoft has added more and more antivirus programs to its list of known problems. These include software from Sophos, Avira, ArcaBit, Avast and McAfee. The problems arose after... Read more

date5 years ago