AVG antivirus .bin file missing

tequilatart · Aug 16, 2008, 02:54 PM

I have AVG free v.8.0.138 (running Vista on wireless laptop) and all of the sudden is telling me that a .bin file is missing. I tried updating but it gives me an unspecified error and tells me *update failed*. Any ideas?

poseidon · Aug 17, 2008, 01:33 AM

For Shin01,

I have a dual boot with XP & Vista and have been using AVG 8.0 free for a few weeks

This error has only just appeared on my Vista OS.

Your link was great thank you and I followed the instructions and all is now well again.

The instructions was so easy to follow too.

Thanks again.

Poseidon

marcantony · Aug 17, 2008, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by david pinson

I Found this allso.

UPDATE .BIN error information... Aug 16th 2008
Posted by: rdsok - Moderator (IP Logged)
Date: August 17, 2008 12:07AM

Currently the update for AVG Free v8 is corrupted... you will have to wait for AVG Technologies to address the issue with the update.

Reporting the issue again by other users here will not do any good util it is resolved.

The updates that your AVG currently have will still provide the protection it is setup to detect. In otherwords, just getting this update will not make your AVG Free ineffective and as soon as AVG Tech resolves the issue you will be able to update to the current virus definitions at that time.

So in short... please do not post to report the issue, its already known. Also please be patient until AVG Technologies can address the issue.

Also... for those user that did report the issue... thanks for the info.

Edited 1 times. Last edit at 08/17/08 12:16AM by rdsok.

Didnt read my own post just one above yours then?



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