AVG not updating?

[Shades Coolray]

Okay, I'm wondering if anyone else isn't able to update their AVG Antivirus (free edition)? I haven't been able to get an update file for it lately, I have tried updating from both grisoft.com and grisoft.cz and get nothing.

Are their update servers just getting hammered or something?:hammered:

[NitnayLion]

I have had to try it few times myself. I think there server is slow.

[Lion7718]

A friend of mine still had the Free Version...
about 2 months ago, I could only update it from the HOMEPAGE (http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.htm) ...after about a week of this..I installed Pro for her....she has since had the problem 1 more time, but it was because she didn't update for 2 weeks & the updating changed.

I would go to the link above & download the latest updates..it should fix the problem.

BTW-AVG has updated almost everyday for the last 2 weeks...you should check it everyday JMO ;)

Go to the link above, click on Download, than Updates...from there you can get any updates you need.

[Lion7718]

Forgot:

Download the update to a folder, then click on update & choose the folder where you put it.

[Shades Coolray]

Thanks Lion7718 and NitnayLion, or should I just say Lions. I bookmarked that page so I can download the update files from there.

[taddzilla]

I had the same problem last night. But, I let it go and it finally did pull the update.

Thanks for the info Lions :squint:

[The Boinker]

mine wont auto update anymore, but the manual way (lions way) still work sfine, pro 7.x

[pogue]

Mine quit auto updating too, and I've been having the same problem.

I noticed when it finally did update, it downloads very slowly directly from grisoft, where as before it would download very quickly from akami. Maybe AVG lost their backbone to akami?

[Roadblock]

Lately, I have been going to the Grisoft page and getting the update file. It is always quicker for me than updating through AVG. Just download the update file, save to your desktop, then move it into folder - C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG6\Update. (if you use the free version like myself, on XP) Then "Run AVG Anti-Virus" from the AVG icon in your sys tray, and it updates it's self. Clean, fast, no fuss, no muss. ;)

[s.sterritt]

cheers for that roadblock my avg 7.0 pro wasnt updating but after that tip im back on track.

cheers

[old-goat]

well today is ur lucky ...just do it like this...it worked for me....

Navigate to your AVG install directory and rename your existing url.ini file to url.iniold.

Copy the following and paste into notepad and save it as url.ini. Put this new file into your AVG install directory. You'll now have 3 options to select from with www.grisoft.com being the default.

[SERVER_NAME]
1=free.grisoft.cz
2=ftp.grisoft.com
3=www.grisoft.com

[SERVER_URL]
1=http://free.grisoft.cz/softw/60/fe
2=ftp.grisoft.com/pub/softw/60/fe/
3=http://www.grisoft.com/softw/60/fe/
Actual URL=3

[Shades Coolray]

That's a neat trick old-goat, I just edited my url.ini file and it works fine on updating now.

[old-goat]

glad i could finally contribute to da COWS...lol

[pogue]

Originally posted by old-goat
well today is ur lucky ...just do it like this...it worked for me....

Navigate to your AVG install directory and rename your existing url.ini file to url.iniold.

I don't have a url.ini file in my folder. I'm using the Pro version though.
Any clues where they might be stored in AVG pro?

[pogue]

bump

[Lion7718]

Originally posted by pogue
I don't have a url.ini file in my folder. I'm using the Pro version though.
Any clues where they might be stored in AVG pro?

Read my 1st post above

[pogue]

Originally posted by Lion7718
Read my 1st post above

Did that... still not working. I'm reading on some other forums that a lot of other people are having this same problem and can't get a resolution from AVG, so they are switching to Avast.

[Lion7718]

Sorry to here that, I works for me using AVG Pro7...
everyone is having problems, even Free users...it must be an address thing, I hope they get it fixed soon.

[NitnayLion]

I think it's a slow server. I tried to another free vertion of AVG and it took a few times to get a conection.

[old-goat]

ok here is how i did it....
my computer.. c:....program files.....grisoft....avg6...look 4 url.. click it...should get notepad...backspaced all info and pasted wat i put up....hit file and save....done gl:hammered:

[pogue]

I'm using AVG7 though, so I think thats the problem. I didn't have a url.ini in that folder, I created it and put it there but it had no effect.

Seems like the free version works better than the pro :throw: