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    Avira Antiviri not updating

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by bthoefer, Oct 27, 2008.

  1. bthoefer

    bthoefer Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have not turned my laptop on since last thursday, because of this my Avira Antiviri Antivirus is not current and will not update.
    It hangs on updating while trying to connect then it eventually times out and closes the updater.
    My internet connection is working. I have tried turning off the firewall (Comodo) and the Antispyware (A2) but it did not help.
    Is anyone else having an issue with Avira?

    Thanks
     
    bthoefer, Oct 27, 2008
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    jtan189 Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, mine's doing the same thing right now. I did successfully update yesterday though. I'm guessing it's just a temporary problem that should be fixed soon.
     
    jtan189, Oct 27, 2008
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    bthoefer Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was finally able to update tonight.
    I did a little more checking on Avira's site. They released a big update today and the servers are maxed out. It should return to normal soon.
     
    bthoefer, Oct 27, 2008
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    louisssss Notebook Consultant

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    mine's currently doing the same exact thing.. not updated, will time out after some time. where can i dl the files for the manual update?
     
    louisssss, Oct 28, 2008
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    louisssss Notebook Consultant

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    you can manually update the definitions by downloading it from softpedia.

    thats what i did and it worked very well. running my first antivir scan now after uninstalling AVG8 for making me restart after every update
     
    louisssss, Oct 28, 2008
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