http://www.avira.com/en/support/migrationsportal_av9.html
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Preparing the migration
You don’t need to migrate immediately to version 9! Avira will support version 8 of the affected products until 31 March 2010. Up to then Avira will continue to provide updates of the engine, the detection sample database and the program. You can decide when to migrate within this period of 12 months.
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 9.0.0.386
You don’t need to migrate immediately to version 9! Avira will support version 8 of the affected products until 31 March 2010. Up to then Avira will continue to provide updates of the engine, the detection sample database and the program. You can decide when to migrate within this period of 12 months.