I’ve been getting the messege when i try to update Spybot S&D:
"errror retrieving update info file!
Socket error # 10060
Connection timed out.
I’m also having problems going to their website, is there a problem with their server?
Anybody else have the same problem?
Thanks.
Yeah their server is clog up right now. I’m having the same problem. Don’t worry, I’m sure their server will be up and running again. 
Anti Vir server is always clog in the morning for some reason.
Cool, well that’s a relieve.
Thank you.
For me, it’s very difficult to get ‘any’ Spybot update… their servers are not good imho.
If you’re using a local proxy it’ll be quite impossible to get an update.
After that, a lot of times we get ‘sumcheck’ errors… :-[ :-\ 
Spybot lack of updates is it’s weakness. But Anti Vir update server is worst, the server will be clog in the morning and okay in the evening. Some low traffic, : but at least Anti Vir gets daily updates like avast! ;D
I think the latest update was on the 10 June 2005, so if you have that your up to date.
There are LOTS of questions in their net-integration forums
about the “new” Spybot 1.4; best to wait awhile and let
others be the unofficial Beta testers. Told “Corrine” on 1 of
the Ad-aware forums I was going to wait awhile for the
problems of the “new” Ad-aware SE 1.06 to work them-
selves out before considering installing the “new” edition .
I guess I’m lucky. I can’t recall having problems getting Spybot definitions updates. True, it doesn’t seem to update very often.
But, while I think very highly of Spybot, I’ve waited to update to 1.4. That’s routine for me; Avast is about the only “critical” app which I immediately update when a new version comes out. 
I plan to install it soon, though … 1.4 is impatiently sitting in my downloads folder. ;D
Why download it if you don’t intend to install it?
Waiting is fine, if there are problems with the 1.4 release then patches/updates will correct this; this makes your 1.4 version sitting in downloads redundant and you will have to download it again.
I have been using S&D 1.4 for a little while now with no apparent problems.
Spybot update server is now fine. It started to work fine yesterday. 8)
Well, DavidR, that’s just how I do things. I don’t have a problem with it.
I habitually download an update to a good app (yes, with the intention of installing it), though that doesn’t mean I’ll install as soon as I download. In the (usually unlikely) event another, corrected download is required, well, so be it. No problem. Not like I’m running out of disk space, and with broadband, downloading isn’t exactly a hardship to be put off until necessary. Even OpenOffice (about 65MB) downloads in a flash - well, almost. (My sympathies to those on dial-up. I remember those looong downloads.)
But, different strokes for different folks. I remember Archie Bunker and Mike Stivic arguing over whether one should put on a sock, then the shoe, and then repeat for the other foot, or instead put on both socks and then both shoes. I just like to put on both socks … and when I’m ready, put on my shoes! ;D