Avast not updating

system · June 30, 2011, 1:51am

I’m running Avast Free home on Windows XP. (Avast ver. 6.0.1125.) It is refusing to update the virus defs. Never had this problem before. When I try to update, the update starts, then stops, and it just says “8s” with an “OK” button. When I click on OK , it shows the current virus database version and tells me it’s out of date and that my last update attempt was weeks ago! I have the update settings set at “tell me when an update is available” and I usually update manually before a scan. But I tried resetting it to auto and went back in to update but still get the same result. Can anyone help me with this? Sure would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

system · June 30, 2011, 1:58am

Hey, your email is showing public on the forum but if you don’t mind, thats cool, just a heads-up

How long has it been doing this, is it correct saying the last time you actually updated was weeks ago, or have you updated more recently?

avastuser4117 · June 30, 2011, 3:26am

Please choose in the settings “Direct connection to the internet” and “No Proxy”.
Does it work now?

system · June 30, 2011, 5:52am

I have exactly the same problem, though my computer is on Windows 7 Business ed… Avast is not updating since yesterday 29th June. Luckely my virus data definitions were updated on the 28th. I have tried doing what SKY said (“Direct connection/No proxy”) and still does NOT work. I feel really uncomfortable as my computer virus protection is not up-to-date. Any help will be truly appreciated before I reinstall avast or get another anti-virus. Thanks from Spain

system · June 30, 2011, 7:19am

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I’m running Avast Free home on Windows XP. (Avast ver. 6.0.1125.) It is refusing to update the virus defs. Never had this problem before. When I try to update, the update starts, then stops, and it just says “8s” with an “OK” button. When I click on OK , it shows the current virus database version and tells me it’s out of date and that my last update attempt was weeks ago! I have the update settings set at “tell me when an update is available” and I usually update manually before a scan. But I tried resetting it to auto and went back in to update but still get the same result. Can anyone help me with this? Sure would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

I have exactly the same problem, though my computer is on Windows 7 Business ed… Avast is not updating since yesterday 29th June. Luckely my virus data definitions were updated on the 28th. I have tried doing what SKY said (“Direct connection/No proxy”) and still does NOT work. I feel really uncomfortable as my computer virus protection is not up-to-date. Any help will be truly appreciated before I reinstall avast or get another anti-virus. Thanks from Spain

same problem here in Italy. Avast doesn’t update since yesterday morning.The latest virus definition is 110629-0(version of the program 6.0.1125) released yesterday 29 june at 10.54.11 AM

system · June 30, 2011, 7:23am

Might have been a problem with the update servers, though that is hard to say for certain. I did not have any problems getting yesterdays updates but Avast! uses a multitude of servers.

system · June 30, 2011, 7:30am

can I ask you the number of your latest virus definitions? just to see if it is the same of mine

Asyn · June 30, 2011, 7:32am

110629-0 (at time of posting this)

system · June 30, 2011, 7:36am

it’s tha same, thanks a lot avast usually updates 2 times a day,so I belived there was a probem because this last update goes back to yesterday morning

Asyn · June 30, 2011, 7:51am

No problem selen…!

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