Ad-Aware updates

[guitarelf]

My last def. update was 19/09/06. When I check for updates now, I get the 'no updates available' message. Never had this problem with Ad-Aware personal SE before. What should I do?
Guitarelf.:-\

[Londonbeat]

{QUOTE-> My last def. update was 19/09/06. When I check for updates now, I get the 'no updates available' message. Never had this problem with Ad-Aware personal SE before. What should I do?
Guitarelf.:-\ <-QUOTE}

Adaware have not updated their definitions since 19/9/06 so this is not a problem with your setup.

Regards

[guitarelf]

Thanks, Londonbeat. They usually update the defs. more frequently so I was a little perplexed!
Guitarelf. :) :thumb:

[farmerlee]

I think thats pretty bad not to have updated their defs in over 2 weeks, especially for people who pay money to have ad-aware protect their systems. Maybe they are all hard at work on ad-aware 2006 lol.

[guitarelf]

SUCCESS!! Managed to update defs. this evening,
Guitarelf. ;D

[lodore]

yup success here to. f-secure updated def as well.

[cheater87]

having update problems here

[crifasi]

{QUOTE-> having update problems here <-QUOTE}

I had some problems too updating to Ad-Aware SE1R125. Last night I updated it, and the updater said "retrieving update" as usual, but then stalled at 5%. But then after about 15 seconds or so it continued downloading other files, and said that it had successfully installed the new definition file (SE1R125). But when I clicked update again just to make sure, it reported an error in updating, instead of "no update components available." So I wasn't certain whether the update was totally completed, even though Ad-Aware now says SE1R125 has been loaded. This morning I clicked update again, and now it says "retrieving update," stalls at 5% again for only about a second, and then says "no update components available," presumably meaning that I have completed all updates. But then why does it start by saying "retrieving update" at all, and stall at 5%?

anyone know?

[Tommy]

Same here. Seams they have server problems. Trying to download anything from Lavasoft page takes centuries or is impossible.

[cheater87]

9 30 am and i still can't download it

[Londonbeat]

I am also still having problems updating, gets to 5% then crashes, saying the definition file could not be read.

[ASpace]

Same here

[Bubba]

Server problems earlier for SE1R125 06.10.2006 update appear to be fixed as of this post from my location.

[cheater87]

woohoo i updated it

[ASpace]

I still can't :(


Reinstalled it many time with Automatic install/uninstall and it can't update . It still hangs on 5% and then reports signatures can't be read . It is very unlikely .

[BlueZannetti]

{QUOTE-> I still can't :( <-QUOTE}HiTech_boy,

Have you performed a manual delete of the old defs file (typically C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\...\defs.ref) before launching Ad-Aware and performing the update?

Blue

[ASpace]

{QUOTE-> HiTech_boy,

Have you performed a manual delete of the old defs file (typically C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\...\defs.ref) before launching Ad-Aware and performing the update?

Blue <-QUOTE}

No ,Blue , I haven't . Will try out later :thumb:

[Hydra]

Hi all ,

I have just last week got a new pc with XPPro sp2. I downloaded AdAware from Lavasoft and did an update. But since then ..like most of you ... i have not been able to get past 5% or sometimes 30 % before the update stops. ?
At least i see others have this problem . I have tried reinstalling from my download but that took me back to very old def's 501 days old !! At least before I was only 18 days old !! I will try a fresh download from the site .
Any other suggestions ? ( I even tried an update with the XP firewall turned off)
Oh ..and yes .. I have allowed AdAware in the firewall.


Any new thoughts ,

Hydra

[ghodgson]

I think the server was down last night as I too had the same problem,. However, today it seems all is ok and the Definitions are dated 6 Oct 2006.
Gordon

[ASpace]

{QUOTE-> ( I even tried an update with the XP firewall turned off)
Oh ..and yes .. I have allowed AdAware in the firewall.


Any new thoughts ,
<-QUOTE}

Hydra , you don't need to turn off Windows Firewall in XP's SP2 to update Ad-Aware , you don't need an exception , too . It is just an update problem . You can wait some days or change with another program

[ASpace]

{QUOTE-> HiTech_boy,

Have you performed a manual delete of the old defs file (typically C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\...\defs.ref) before launching Ad-Aware and performing the update?

Blue <-QUOTE}

Hi Blue .
I reinstall again and tried your suggestion . Unfortunately , it still can't update :wacko: . I use Windows Firewall , though . I am thinking of changing it with something else .

Thank you very much ! :thumb:

[Hydra]

Thanks Hi Tech Boy ..
In the meantime I found on the Lavasoft site a manual update up to 19/09/06. I put that in OK ... then I found an other manual update on the "Major Geeks" site with updates to 06/10/06. These are 'zip' files with the "def." files. These can be opened and extracted to the Lavasoft\Adaware\ files in C:\programe files ..or what ever you have. They will overwrite the old files ..and then you are up to date.
I hope that the Lavasoft servers are fixed soon as I have been happily using AdAware for a long time now. I was beginning to think that only the 'paid for' version would get the automatic updates !!
All the best ,
Hydra

[nadirah]

Or how about SUPERantispyware?
Highly addictive! ;D http://www.superantispyware.com/definitionupdatehistory.html

They update almost daily!!! :o:o:o

[Green Dragon]

Hi guys,

each time i try to update I have a message "Error retrieving update".
My last def. update was 20/09/06. I had never this problem with Ad-Aware personal SE before.
What should I do?
Is time to try another antimalware programme?
In such a case, which is the best?

Thanks a lot
GD

[Eldar]

{QUOTE-> What should I do? <-QUOTE}Move the defs to another location and try again.
Hope that will start the updater. ;) {QUOTE-> Is time to try another antimalware programme?
In such a case, which is the best? <-QUOTE}Yours to decide whether you want to try another.
I'm using SuperAntispyware & AVG AS realtime without any problems.
Dropped Spy Sweeper to only scan on demand, but will try again with the new version. :)
Ad-Aware is also used on demand.

As to say which one is the best, I really don't know.
Use whatever you like and make sure it plays nicely with your other apps. :thumb:

Since no anti-spyware can detect everything, it's better to use more then one IMO.

Try some apps already mentioned here, so you can make a better decision which ones to keep. ;)

[Hydra]

Hi ..
I have still not been able to get an update from AdAware. 14/10/06
I am finding the manual updates on the Major Geeks site. and have no problem installing them.

This seems a long time for AdAware to fix this problem ? I guess some one has told them about this ??
No trouble with Spybot , AVG (Ewido) ,AntiVir , Spyware Blaster etc .
So I doubt if it is a problem with my XP Pro sp2

I got the new format mini downloads form Spybot the otherday. At last they are doing incremental updates instead of their very large ..slow .. weekly updates of the past.

Hydra

[ThunderZ]

Concerning update problems. It has been quit a while sense I used Adaware so I am going from memory. There is a place to adjust\set you Internet connection settings somewhere with in the update dialog page. Hope this helps.

[ASpace]

{QUOTE-> Hi ..
I have still not been able to get an update from AdAware. 14/10/06
I am finding the manual updates on the Major Geeks site. and have no problem installing them.

This seems a long time for AdAware to fix this problem ? I guess some one has told them about this ??
No trouble with Spybot , AVG (Ewido) ,AntiVir , Spyware Blaster etc .
So I doubt if it is a problem with my XP Pro sp2

I got the new format mini downloads form Spybot the otherday. At last they are doing incremental updates instead of their very large ..slow .. weekly updates of the past.

Hydra <-QUOTE}


Hi Hydra . Thanks for your reply suggesting manual updates of Ad-Aware se.
I didn't tried it because I know I can download manually but I want Ad-Aware work perfectly , update on its own .

About the new message ,quote above , I still have problems . I can't update , no matter what I tried , this software can't be updated . None of my 3 computers at home can update it , nor the 2 computers at the office which also have it . This was about to drive me crazy but I just let it go .
:dry:

[Eldar]

How come I don't experience any problems updating the definitions ???

[Hydra]

Hi Eldar ..
It's mystery to me . I have never had this problem before and I am a long time user of AdAware se.

This is new problem for me since I got a new XP Pro sp2 desktop.
Maybe I a have a connection setting wrong or different for my old Win 98 ?

I never had to set anything before ... it all worked straight from the download.

Does Anyone reading this forum have any ideas if any setting could be tweaked ??

Regards,
Hydra

[SpiritWind]

Hi Hydra :

As a fellow long-time User and a "Helper" on Ad-Aware oriented forums,
you MAY want to install its "Tweak SE" Add-On available at :
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/download_and_buy/plugins_for_ad-aware/tweak_se.php .
I have used it to modify some of my Settings and it MAY help in your more
easily getting the Updates the "usual" way . I had no trouble getting the
latest "R126" on Oct 13 . If your problem continues, I recommend you ask
for help on the Ad-Aware oriented forums at www.landzdown.com ; may
even want to post an Ad-Aware logfile there, to see if anything can be
spotted !?

[Eldar]

Hi Hydra,{QUOTE-> It's mystery to me . I have never had this problem before and I am a long time user of AdAware se. <-QUOTE}A mistery to me too, although other users are experiencing the same. ::)

Maybe SpiritWind's suggestion will help you solve this mistery, but it may also that you blocked Ad-Aware by mistake in your firewall or if you're using a proxy you need to check it inside Ad-Aware's webupdates configuration.

Don't know if Ad-Aware uses different servers to release those definitions, but if they do, it could be a server problem too.

Just guessing here, until someone finds out where your problem originates from. :-\

[Hermescomputers]

Perhaps your "Firewall's Outbound Applications monitoring" is silently blocking the AdAware update module or one of the ports associated with it...

Just a thought!

[Hydra]

Hi Hermes ,
That's possible . Where would I look for that ?
The only firewall I have in now is the Win XP "built in " one .. and I have given AdAware premissions.
(I will be putting in the AntiVir +Firewall suit very soon.)
I see some other posts questioning the value of AdAware. ?? I also only expect it to catch cookies and MRU's. CCleaner, Spybot ,SpywareBlaster / Guard, do the rest.
If I don't get AdAware running soon ... I will dump it . Too bad , as it had been so stable up until now.

Hydra

[Hydra]

Hi AdAware users,

You will not believe this ...but .... for the last few days ...suddenly my AdAware updater is working again !!;D
No more freezing at 5% or 30 % ???
I never uninstalled ..but keep getting Manual Update download ( def's) from 'Major Geeks" website.:-\
Then out of the blue ... it's working again !! :thumb:
You never know do you ?? I have not done anything new or different to my pc.

One day it doesn't work ... and 2 months later ..it does .

Hydra

[Hermescomputers]

Could be Mircrosoft's Malicious Software Tool remover performing "The Miracle" in the background during an automated update. Do you have MS Auto update turned on?

[farmerlee]

{QUOTE-> Hi AdAware users,

You will not believe this ...but .... for the last few days ...suddenly my AdAware updater is working again !!;D
No more freezing at 5% or 30 % ???
I never uninstalled ..but keep getting Manual Update download ( def's) from 'Major Geeks" website.:-\
Then out of the blue ... it's working again !! :thumb:
You never know do you ?? I have not done anything new or different to my pc.

One day it doesn't work ... and 2 months later ..it does .

Hydra <-QUOTE}
The update feature seems to work most of the time for me, i only have problems every once in a while.

[Hydra]

Hi hermescomputors ,

Yes I do have MS auto updates on .:thumb:
Do you think it actually did something ?? :dry: :dry:
If so .. then I am very happy. ;D ;D

Xmas Cheers to all ,
Hydra

[EASTER.2010]

LAVASOFT'S aD-aWARE IS LONG SUFFERED FROM ISSUES, one right after another and IMO not worth playing ring around the rosy with those lamers anymore. Ad-Aware is so yesteryear but a good cookie/data mining remover, nothing much more. Story over. :thumbd:

There are way too many much more effective and reliable groups who support their customers loyalty as well as thei own products equally well to even be bothered with inactions and constant inaccuracies found in that old lava soft. It's way out of touch with the mainstream and only plays up to updated coolwebsearch and other cat and mouse mals that pleasure themselves on watching them skirm to catch up.