PRESS RELEASE
(London, 2nd December 2013) Just in time for the holiday shopping season, security expert Avira announces the release of Avira Savings Advisor- a simple browser add-on that helps shoppers find the best prices and the most trustworthy e-commerce sites to buy online.
The Avira Savings Advisor add-on extension works with any browser-Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer- simply install by clicking this link.
How it works is Avira Savings Advisor scans whatever product you are looking at on a web page and, if it finds better prices for that product at reputable stores elsewhere on the Web, it displays them in a red ribbon at the top of your screen.
In addition to finding the best deals, Avira Savings Advisor also protects shoppers from potential fraud or disappointment by checking the website for security vulnerabilities and evaluating the seller for trustworthiness, return policies, and other shopper-friendly attributes. In all, Avira Savings Advisor checks more than a dozen variables including:
- Positive average of user reviews
- Presence of email and telephone support contacts
- Certificates and Trust-marks
- Encrypted payment systems and at least two trusted payment options (e.g. major credit card & PayPal)
- Stated return policies
- Stated delivery costs
- Company history (more than 1 year active in business)
- Positive credit score (via Creditreform Check)
"We recently came across some survey results which said that 50 percent of shoppers can't tell how to evaluate the trustworthiness of online shops. That prompted us to develop a tool in time to help protect shoppers in time for cyber Monday," said Travis Witteveen, CEO of Avira. "We wanted to offer people something really useful for the busy online season and beyond, so we collected some of our security wisdom and Internet know-how and packaged it into a simple-to-use browser add-on that is optimised for both safe online shopping and finding the best deals."
Links
- Install Avira Savings Advisor add-on for any browser
- Join the Avira community on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter
- Learn about Avira's other award-winning antivirus products here
About Avira
More than 100 million people rely on Avira's security 25-year expertise and award-winning antivirus software to protect them, making the company the number-two market share leader globally. Avira is recommended by Consumer Reports for its free antivirus software; cited by OPSWAT as the No.1 fastest-growing antivirus company in 2012 and the second largest company worldwide in 2011.
Avira provides family friendly IT-security protection, delivered as both software and cloud-based services. Visit www.avira.com. 100,000,000 users can't be wrong.
