OT: Ad-aware new reference file

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Reference Number : 01R20427.07.2003
Internal build : 73
Total size : 470814 Bytes
Signature data size : 461580 Bytes
Reference data size : 9170 Bytes
Signatures total : 10745
Target categories : 10
Target families : 219

 

[Glenn]

Reference Number : 01R20427.07.2003

I just tried to update mine and it said
01R20320.07.2003

was the newest one.??

Glenn

 

[BoB]

I just tried to update mine and it said
01R20320.07.2003

was the newest one.??

Glenn

Click on the info button, click on upgrade. You need
build 181 to get further updates.

BoB

 

[Glenn]

Tried another source to download, not a upgrade source and got a whole new
set of numbers, ie below.

Reference file loaded:

Reference Number : 1R200 12.07.2003

Internal build : 17

File location : C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware 6\reflist.ref

Total size : 432159 Bytes

Signature data size : 423356 Bytes

Reference data size : 8739 Bytes

Signatures total : 9938

Target categories : 10

Target families : 202

7-28-2003 9:56:13 AM Error retrieving update

I wonder what version this is?

Glenn

 

[Mister Charlie]

I seem to have internal build 43 and when I try for an update, it acts like
it is downloading. Click finish and it shows the same as before and in red
letters, "Error in retrieving update". This has happened several times so
it isn't just that the server is busy.

I had the same problem.

 

[Glenn]

I did a remove completely but before I did, I did a search of my HD and
found a shortcut directly into Lavasoft.

After I got onto their site, I did the dump, downloaded a completely fresh
version, and ran it. There I clicked the update and finally got the numbers
you guys are referring to. For some reason or other, I couldn't get those
numbers on my old version 6. Ah well, it all came out in the wash.

Glenn

Tried another source to download, not a upgrade source and got a
whole new set of numbers, ie below.

Reference file loaded:

Reference Number : 1R200 12.07.2003
[snip]

I wonder what version this is?

The info you've posted above is about the reference file - that is
the reference file which comes with Ad-Aware 6.181, so it's pretty
likely you now have Ad-Aware 6.181. To find out for certain, click
the "i" in the upper right-hand corner.

I've just done a fresh install of 6.181. It had the reference file
you mention, 1R200 12.07.2003. Then I clicked update, and it found
and DLed 01R20427.07.2003, the file the OP got also. Install went
fine. Only bug was in their spelling.

"Update successfully downlodaded and installed."

All this happened at a little past 17:00 UTC, so I guess if the
servers were down, they were back up as of then. Once upon a time,
didn't the Ad-Aware updater module let the user specify which host to
connect with? If that's an option now, I cannot find it.

Here's a direct link to the reflist update - this link currently
works for me. Will do no good if you don't have 6.181, though.

<http://www.lavasoft.de/update/refs/reflist.zip>

Manual Installation: Unzip the archive, replace the existing file
and restart Ad-aware\Ad-watch. You can also use the webupdate
component implemented in Ad-aware to install this update.

I think they'd make an annoucement if they were doing away with the
free product, rather than just break its automagic updater.

 

[Eric]

I had the same problem.

There was an earlier post about this problem, the solution actually came
from a person from Lavasoft. Not a direct quote "you have to uninstall your
old version and download the newest version to update". Probably had
something to do with the hardcode of the program.

Eric

 

[BoB]

Glad you got it worked out. Lavasoft should be able to establish
an easier upgrade procedure and a better way to let you know that
an upgrade is required/available.

I usually depend on http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=506

BoB