please help... I cant update avast

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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can someone please help… ive managed to stuff up avast and now it wont update at all…
this is the log i get after it attempts to…

24.01.2004 11:14:07 general: Started: 24.01.2004, 11:14:07
24.01.2004 11:14:07 general: Running setup_av_pro-14f (335)
24.01.2004 11:14:07 system: Operating system: Windows98 ver 4.10, build 2222 [ A ]
24.01.2004 11:14:07 system: Computer WinName: DEFAULT
24.01.2004 11:14:07 system: Windows Net User:
24.01.2004 11:14:07 general: Cmdline: /downloadpkgs /noreboot /updatevps /silent /progress
24.01.2004 11:14:07 general: DldSrc set to inet
24.01.2004 11:14:07 general: Operation set to INST_OP_UPDATE_GET_PACKAGES
24.01.2004 11:14:07 general: Old version: 14f (335)
24.01.2004 11:14:07 general: SGW32P::CheckIfInstalled set m_bAlreadyInstalled to 1
24.01.2004 11:14:07 system: Computer DnsName: default.qld.optushome.com.au
24.01.2004 11:14:07 system: Computer Ip Addr: 210.49.78.26
24.01.2004 11:14:07 internet: SYNCER: Type: 0
24.01.2004 11:14:07 internet: SYNCER: Auth: 0
24.01.2004 11:14:07 package: Part prg_av_pro-14f is installed
24.01.2004 11:14:07 package: Part vps-40100 is installed
24.01.2004 11:14:07 package: Part news-34 is installed
24.01.2004 11:14:07 package: Part setup_av_pro-14f is installed
24.01.2004 11:14:07 general: Old version: 14f (335)
24.01.2004 11:14:11 file: SetExistingFilesBitmap: 288->105->105
24.01.2004 11:14:11 general: GUID: ae7708e0-e550-11d7-b1f1-00080e74d3b5
24.01.2004 11:14:11 general: Server definition(s) loaded for ‘main’: 5 (maintenance:0)
24.01.2004 11:14:11 general: SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Main AVAST server’ from ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:12 general: Entered SetupProcessPro::Do( INST_OP_UPDATE_GET_PACKAGES )
24.01.2004 11:14:12 general: Entered SetupProcessWin32Avast::Do( INST_OP_UPDATE_GET_PACKAGES )
24.01.2004 11:14:12 general: Entered SetupProcessWin32::Do( INST_OP_UPDATE_GET_PACKAGES )
24.01.2004 11:14:12 general: Entered SetupProcess::Do( INST_OP_UPDATE_GET_PACKAGES )
24.01.2004 11:14:12 general: progress thread start
24.01.2004 11:14:12 general: progress start - 1
24.01.2004 11:14:12 general: progress start - 2
24.01.2004 11:14:12 package: ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x00002AF9
24.01.2004 11:14:12 package: ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x00002AF9
24.01.2004 11:14:14 package: ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x00002AF9
24.01.2004 11:14:16 package: ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x00002AF9
24.01.2004 11:14:18 package: ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x00002AF9
24.01.2004 11:14:18 general: InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Main AVAST server’ from ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:18 general: SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Secondary AVAST server’ from ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:18 internet: while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 1
24.01.2004 11:14:20 package: ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x00002AF9
24.01.2004 11:14:20 general: InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Secondary AVAST server’ from ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:20 general: SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Download AVAST server’ from ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:20 internet: while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 2
24.01.2004 11:14:23 package: ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x00002AF9
24.01.2004 11:14:23 general: InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Download AVAST server’ from ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:23 general: SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Main ASW server’ from ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:23 internet: while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 3
24.01.2004 11:14:27 package: ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x00002AF9
24.01.2004 11:14:27 general: InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Main ASW server’ from ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:27 general: SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Secondary ASW server’ from ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:27 internet: while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 4
24.01.2004 11:14:32 package: ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x00002AF9
24.01.2004 11:14:32 general: InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Secondary ASW server’ from ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:32 general: SelectCurrent: unable to find any suitable server in ‘main’
24.01.2004 11:14:32 internet: while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 5
24.01.2004 11:14:32 internet: tried 5 servers to get file ‘servers.def’, but failed (0x20000004)
24.01.2004 11:14:32 package: Tried to download servers.def but failed with error 0x20000004.
24.01.2004 11:14:32 general: progress end - 1
24.01.2004 11:14:32 general: progress end - 0
24.01.2004 11:14:32 general: progress thread end
24.01.2004 11:14:34 general: Err:Server www.iavs.cz (unknown:80) is down.
24.01.2004 11:14:42 general: errordlg: 375,174

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itlooks like on e of the ALWIL servers is down it should be up shortly

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Err:Server www.iavs.cz (unknown:80) is down.

yep its down i get an error message too. also angel kazzy check your IM inbox i have replied to the Im you sent me

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I had same problem yesterday, but I knew that something is wrong with server. I tried to surf avast! web site, and I couldn’t get through… Today, everything is back on track… works just fine.

Have you guys ever tried to do virus update for AVG antivirus ? Right before I switched to avast!, I used to use AVG. True is that AVG is not bad antivirus at all, quite good… but, uploads of virus definitions… ouch!

Cheers !

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Err:Server www.iavs.cz (unknown:80) is down

Yes, this server is down since the heavy traffic problem last Wednesday. They promised us to establish a special server for us on Friday, but till now they did not finish it :frowning:

We hope to solve this problem soon anyway!

Pavel

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angel: this doesn’t look like problem of one of our servers. The log clearly states that updater was unable to check all 5 of them. Try again - if the result is the same, I would suspect your firewall/proxy settings. Search the forum, please, there are lots of info about setting most home firewalls to let avast go thru. Also check our FAQ.

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Thanks everyone for your help, you guys are awesome…

It turns out that coupled with the server being down that a file I had inadvertantly deleted for zone-alarm was causing this problem (cheers for the hint kubecj 8)), after re-installing zone-alarm both programs were running at their usual superb standard…

Cheers everybody for your help