you lucky i'm still at 7.01.06.114 ...i'll wait maybe later.
Just to throw my two penneth in with no positive information at all.
I've tried Avira I think on three separate occasions over the last three years, just out of curiosity (Avast was working fine), and on each occasion I wasn't able to update the virus definitions at all. And that was over a 3 to 4 day time span each time.
It might be more serious at the moment, but from my own experience, it certainly isn't something new with Avira. They could learn something from the flawless updating of Avast here I think.
looks like a poor business strategy.
Interesting info here and possible workaround
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2009/1...imeout-problem/
Are they still having problems with Avira?
avira is pushing free customers to avast...best ad for avast=thanks to avira.
That's so sad. Avira was doing so well.
avira is pushing free customers to avast...best ad for avast=thanks to avira.
That and possibly they could claim they have the best free av detection with 2 week old definitions.
Ok, not so funny to make fun of the old defs people are forced to keep using since they can't update.
Hint: Avast
read about a post at wildes about avira finally recognize the problem with something like IPV6.
so they'll be fixing the problem..http://forum.avira.com/wbb/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=101223
Good read; thanks. Let's hope it fixes the problem while they still have some users left.
there is not definitions update since yeterday...wonder why..
They take the weekend off.
Really, they do...No kidding...
I never get Avira updates on a Sunday, most times there's none on Saturdays either
Thing is I really like Avira, the way it works and the detection rate.
Perhaps now they have admitted to redirecting xp users to the IPv6 connections for the definition downloads (when it's not possible for xp users to use this protocol yet) things might change.
Their False Postitive reporting system is very good I have found, I reported one last week, it was confirmed in minutes and it was reflected in the next update session later in the day.
Avira is still my choice of Anti-Virus.
I've had some problems getting updates on both XP and Vista.
When I feel the need, a manual update is painless and only takes a few minutes
if you have DSL or better.
hope they can fix it as they promised....btw let hem have a nice weekend....off
I never get Avira updates on a Sunday, most times there's none on Saturdays either...
Thing is I really like Avira, the way it works and the detection rate.
Maybe I'm missing something here...OK, no wisecracks...but I just never have had a big problem with Avira ipdates. Got an update last night (Saturday), very soon after aqua's post #51. Also, often check status and usually find out that Avira is already up to date.
Started using Avira because Hazelnut likes it, it runs lighter, has a good detection rate and the umbrella is nifty. Can't compare with Avast!'s siren, but still nifty. Avira has worked well where I've installed it.
Is the update issue really serious enough to prompt a switch?
I will stick with avira for the time being Login for the very reasons I mentioned.
It'll have to get really bad for me to switch
As you mentioned updates don't happen at the weekend usually because it says it is up to date, not because it cannot manage to download them.
Is the update issue really serious enough to prompt a switch?
It's getting that way for me. I like Avira, I really do; but it's been ridiculous lately. I'll wait to see if addressing the apparent IPV6 issue sorts things out.
Thanks for the replies. Guess I'll stay with Avira on the other computers. Most pressing issue is resource use, plus I bet Avira gets this tuned up pretty soon. Will watch the situation more closely. If it stays gummed up like it is right now, I may have to shiver me timbers, weigh me anchor, and sail off to other waters.
hey guys avira is really good,,,now the updates!!!..
and then it proves what we were saying..and really hope they can fix the IPV6 issue...