I Had Avast now Avira Free... Cannot Download AV File Updates

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Your a new poster here. Every once in a while, some m$ paid patsy
shows up to claim their software is good, and I suspect you are
another silly m$ employee.

Are you serious?

You're also obviously new to usenet

Sure I have been posting to usenet since the late 1980's early 1990's.

DORK.

Eventually, I expect you'll learn to trim your articles, of you'll
find yourself plonked by all of the regular posters here.
Sure,

M$ has purchased another anti virus application. I expect, within
a year or two, they will give up trying to maintain it, just like
they did before, with MSAV.

religious psycho babble.

I've gotten so frustrated trying to maintain systems where the
fools who designed them made the mistake of using M$ software,
that, yes, I really dislike the company.

Uh oh...
religious psycho babble.

For you to call me an idiot for blaming m$ for producing crapware,
instead of good software, just shows who the real idiot is.

Sure... religious psycho babble.

I find it amusing, that you are afraid to use your real name.

Are you serious with that???

I'm laughing at your silly reply.

Yeah me too...

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Absolutely. Please do what you must...

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:
[snip]

Hey pal I am the central scrutinizer not you OK. I'll tell you what
to trim and what not to trim. You dig?

You truely sound like an ignorant, but arrogant, idiot.
Buffalo

 

[Bill]

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About 6 days ago my avast AV that I had used for years suddenly
refused to connect me to its update server.

I guess when it comes to anti-virus, like anything else, you get what you pay
for. That is why I don't use free anti-virus software.

 

[Bill]

That is a often repeated misunderstanding (or prejudice ?).

Many, many people (millions of users) use Avira Antivir, Avast or AVG
(all free products) to their complete satisfaction and never have a
problem.

And did you notice Microsoft Security Essentials, which is another
*free* anti-virus solution, this time from Microsoft.

Yes, millions do. But it's not prejudice or a misunderstanding. I look at it
this way. If I am using something for free, if it doesn't update I have nothing
to complain about. It was free. But if I am using a paid product, the software
company is more likely to ensure that I get those updates when I'm supposed to.

 

[Bill]

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I understand your view is "a few years old".

Yeah, well. So am I. And I failed to mention, the primary reason that I don't
use free anti-virus is that NOD32 isn't free.

 

[Bill]

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How did you come to prefer NOD32?

Adequate detection rate and low on resources. For all I know there may be a few
that are low on resource usage now, but back when I started using it years ago
it was not the norm. Most were bloatware. I do like the interface as well in
both the 3.0 and 4.0 versions.

 

[ASCII]

I look at it
this way. If I am using something for free, if it doesn't update I have nothing
to complain about. It was free. But if I am using a paid product, the software
company is more likely to ensure that I get those updates when I'm supposed to.

Spoken like a man of faith,
....faith that their concerns actually exceed the sole input of your money.

 

[ASCII]

I understand your view is "a few years old".
(your reasoning is now obsolete.)
Perhaps reading in the forums of the producers can give you a different
view of nowadays ?

;-)

Paying in the wide eyed hopes of substantive return
is far older than a mere "few years",
it's been the core factor in successful scamming for eons <g>

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[ASCII]

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Yeah, well. So am I. And I failed to mention, the primary reason that I don't
use free anti-virus is that NOD32 isn't free.

Age shouldn't be an excuse for foolish endeavor,
but rather a prophylactic against it.

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**** COMMODORE 64 BASIC V 2.0 ****
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38911 BASIC BYTES FREE
READY

 

[ASCII]

How did you come to prefer NOD32?

perhaps succumbed to the cunning (as a shit house rat)
wails of a siren eset shill?

 

[Dustin Cook]

Michael wrote:
[snip]

I guess I'm still having trouble realizing that ALL update functions
from all AVs and all A-Malwares can be completely blocked from
working. I had just assumed they all are updated via different paths/
protocols/urls or whatever. Ongoing thanks guys.

Have you tried to manually update from the Avira Desktop? Clicking on the
Update tab on top and then selecting Manual after going to the Avira site
and manually downloading the latest definitions?
Buffalo

If you dl and install the latest version of MBAM, it should contain about
the latest updates.

That's entirely incorrect. The latest and greatest public version of MBAM
does not contain close to the latest updates. It contains whatever update
file was available when it was first published. It has to, absolutely HAS
TO be updated prior to scanning. The database it comes with is OUT OF DATE
withen hours of the install becoming available.

 

[ASCII]

Michael wrote:
[snip]

I guess I'm still having trouble realizing that ALL update functions
from all AVs and all A-Malwares can be completely blocked from
working. I had just assumed they all are updated via different paths/
protocols/urls or whatever. Ongoing thanks guys.

Have you tried to manually update from the Avira Desktop? Clicking on the
Update tab on top and then selecting Manual after going to the Avira site
and manually downloading the latest definitions?
Buffalo

If you dl and install the latest version of MBAM, it should contain about
the latest updates.

That's entirely incorrect. The latest and greatest public version of MBAM
does not contain close to the latest updates. It contains whatever update
file was available when it was first published. It has to, absolutely HAS
TO be updated prior to scanning. The database it comes with is OUT OF DATE
withen hours of the install becoming available.

Although you're correct, and it's an important point to remember, but there
shouldn't be too much alarm as the normal install defaults to update and scan
if the user doesn't uncheck and opt out of it.

 

[Buffalo]

Michael wrote:
[snip]

I guess I'm still having trouble realizing that ALL update functions
from all AVs and all A-Malwares can be completely blocked from
working. I had just assumed they all are updated via different
paths/ protocols/urls or whatever. Ongoing thanks guys.

Have you tried to manually update from the Avira Desktop? Clicking
on the Update tab on top and then selecting Manual after going to
the Avira site and manually downloading the latest definitions?
Buffalo

If you dl and install the latest version of MBAM, it should contain
about the latest updates.

That's entirely incorrect. The latest and greatest public version of
MBAM does not contain close to the latest updates. It contains
whatever update file was available when it was first published. It
has to, absolutely HAS TO be updated prior to scanning. The database
it comes with is OUT OF DATE withen hours of the install becoming
available.

Thanks for the correction.
Buffalo