Problem with AVG 8.0

[The Doctor]

I've spent the past half hour or so trying to fix my anti-virus software, but I can't seem to even fully diagnose the problem, much less find a way to fix it.

 

I use AVG 8.0 Free, and the update manager is telling me it's missing a .bin file - problem is, I can't find a way to figure out which .bin file is missing. Nor do I know if it's even talking about the program/updater itself, or the update it's trying to install. I've tried rebooting and re-installing, and it still says it's missing the file.

 

My girlfriend seems to have gotten the same error at the same time, and I was just wondering if anyone else is using AVG 8.0 and is having the same problem, and if they have any ideas on how to fix it?

[Boba Rhett]

Todays AVG update was corrupt. Do the following to circumvent the issue or just wait for a new update tomorrow:

 

1 - Start up AVG and click Update Now.

2 - The list of updates is shown in Popup. Click on the more information link. A list of updates will be shown.

3 - Click on and save all updates in a file except the last one - http://downloadfree.avg.com/update/u7iavi1616oo.bin - because this is causing the problem.

4 - Cancel the update and instead click on Tools > Update from Directory and go to the file where you saved the updates. Install these and AVG should be working properly again.

[Nedak]

I had the same problem.

 

Thanks for the info.

[Bob Lion54]

Sweet. I figured it was a bad update.

 

Anyway, I got it working.

 

Thanks, Wise Master of the Elfs.

[The Doctor]

Awesome. Thanks a million, Rhett.