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Avira Updates Wibble
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GunJack
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Just in cvase anyone hasn't noticed, avira are having issues with their updates again 
......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple
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No problem here, 2 pcs updated.Move along, nothing to see.0
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I had some problems a few days ago but after retrying, it worked...0
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I only update weekly anyways:idea:0
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Guys, for info, I finally got to the bottom of this. Around a week ago, I'd switched to OpenDNS for another issue, and hadn't moved back off it. Went back to my normal DNS server this morning, and Avira happily updated itself
OpenDNS issue rather than Avira ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
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I like the fact I dont have any avira problems anymore.0
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Yes, I think there was a biggish update a short while ago which tends to slow down their servers. At such times I tend to do a manual update:
http://www.avira.com/en/support/vdf_update.htmlStompa0 -
i had problems, so binned it off and went AVG free. Prefer it to Avira tbhFriendly greeting!0
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danthemoneysavingman wrote: »i had problems, so binned it off and went AVG free. Prefer it to Avira tbh
REALLY don't get this...avg is inferior in terms of detections and resource-hogging...why d'you do it ????......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
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Just curious, Dan - do you also have Limewire?
It's just that almost everyone I see with AVG installed, also has Limewire. And wonders why their computer is messed up.Squirrel!If I tell you who I work for, I'm not allowed to help you. If I don't say, then I can help you with questions and fixing products. Regardless, there's still no secret EU law.
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I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple0
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