AVG Update Promblem?

[pantherman]

Yesterday and today I have not been able to update AVG. I try to do so by right clicking the icon in the taskbar, left click update (Same as usual!). But after a few minutes a box comes up telling me the update failed saying:
"Update Manager:
@ update_result_Short_missing_ctf"
Nothing changed on my computer recently. All scans in safe mode show it to be clear of malware . I am not sure what to try now except just leave it another day? All other programs update okay.

Win XP Pro SP2
Online Armor Free Firewall
AVG free Antivirus  8.0.134
Spyware Blaster
WinPatrol
Malwarebytes
A-Squared free
Super Anti-Spyware
Advanced Windows Care V2
CCleaner

[mroilfield]

I have had the same problem earlier today. I kept trying and eventually it did update.

Now my problem is that it keeps saying update needs to restart my comp and I have already restarted twice and did one complete shut down yet it still tells me I need to restart.

[pantherman]

Looks like it is not just me? I have had the same thing, restarting three times, and then tells me again as above.

[Broni]

AVG ver. 8.0 has been having all kind of problems, since the day one, it was released.
It's advisable to switch to some other free antivirus program:
- Avast! free antivirus: http://filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/
- Avira free antivirus: http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index.html

[mroilfield]

Thanks Broni

[Broni]

You're welcome

[pantherman]

Thanks for the info Broni. I will give one of the ones you suggest a try.

[Broni]

Sure thing

[bill30955]

Hello Forum: I also am having a problem with AVG 8.0  I am running a Dell dimension 2400 WinXP, IE6.0 . Also using AdAware, CCleaner, SpywareBlaster and have all the latest updates for Windows and other programs. After I downloaded the latest AVG update a popup said I must restart computer. I did(5X)!. Yet AVG the tray icon kept warning that Update Manager was not up to date. I kept updating it but the problem remained. After a day of this I decided to Uninstall AVG and download a new copy. AVG Uninstall would not work. Kept getting message " Warning, internal error, Dialog with ID 'AVG4ESDLG' was not found in Setup". Now what? I downloaded REVO. It removed AVG 8. I downloaded another copy of AVG from Download.com in order to obtain it from another source other than AVG. All was well so far. I checked the AVG uninstall utility and it was working. No more error message.  But then AVG told me to update latest definitions. After I downloaded the following update the problems with update manager and AVG Uninstall reappeared. This is a 6.9 or 7.9 MB update: "update/F8UI134R100vibin 15/16"  Anybody have any ideas.? Will AVG update a fix? OBTW , REVO did the job when Windows ADD/Remove couldn't.   Thanks. Any help is appreciated.

[Broni]

See my reply #3.
That's all I can say in this matter.

[bill30955]

I know you warned me before about AVG, Broni. I really had no problem with AVG until this latest download. It seems like all definitions are downloading properly. I think it is a problem with the User Interface feature: Update Manager. It really bugs me that the Uninstall feature won't work. But I guess I can REVO it again. Also I did download Avast. I ran it once and then Uninstalled it ,so as to not have 2 antivirus programs running simultaneaously. I still have the Setup file on my desktop.  Is the Avira program as good or better than Avast?. I had a little problem navigating with Avast. I guess I can get used to it.  Thanks for your help.

[Broni]

My credo: if any program doesn't want to work properly, I don't use it, if I have other options.
In this case, you have other options, so why bother with AVG.
Avira, and Avast are both very good programs. I have no preferences.

[bill30955]

I will re-install Avast. Thanks again for your help

[Broni]

You're welcome