AntiVir Question

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It was suggested I give AntiVir a try which I have done.
Installation went fine.
I tried to update by clicking on "Start Internet Update" while on line.
I received no assurance that an update had taken place or was completed.
I went to their forum to post this question I am asking here only to find
that I could not post a question because I do not read or understand German.
How do you know if you have successfully updated the antivirus protection?
 
Lou (e-mail address removed) on 11/12/2005 in
It was suggested I give AntiVir a try which I have done.
Installation went fine.
I tried to update by clicking on "Start Internet Update" while on
line. I received no assurance that an update had taken place or was
completed. I went to their forum to post this question I am asking
here only to find that I could not post a question because I do not
read or understand German. How do you know if you have successfully
updated the antivirus protection?
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When you clicked the update-didn't a dialog box come up showing the
progress? After it is finished,it just closes. If you open the main
program and click on report/display-the vdf date and number is shown.
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Max Wachtel said:
Lou (e-mail address removed) on 11/12/2005 in


When you clicked the update-didn't a dialog box come up showing the
progress? After it is finished,it just closes. If you open the main
program and click on report/display-the vdf date and number is shown.
max
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Yes, when I clicked the update a dialog box came up, but it did not indicate
any progress whatsoever.
I checked report/display. I read the reoprt twice. There was only one
reference to vdf as follows:
VDF file 6.32.15.17 (0) of 11.11.2005
11.11.2005 is the date I downloaded AntiVir, not the date I attempted the
update.
 
Lou (e-mail address removed) on 11/12/2005 in
Yes, when I clicked the update a dialog box came up, but it did not
indicate any progress whatsoever.
I checked report/display. I read the reoprt twice. There was only one
reference to vdf as follows:
VDF file 6.32.15.17 (0) of 11.11.2005
11.11.2005 is the date I downloaded AntiVir, not the date I attempted
the update.
Click to expand...

If you right-click on the tray icon and select about, it will tell you
the vdf which says 6.32.15.16 11/11/2005 on mine. I just installed
AntiVir today,wonder why my vdf has a different number?
There is a English section in the forums. I think I will post there and
find out.
http://www.free-av.com/
max
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Lou said:
It was suggested I give AntiVir a try which I have done.
Installation went fine.
I tried to update by clicking on "Start Internet Update" while on line.
I received no assurance that an update had taken place or was completed.
I went to their forum to post this question I am asking here only to find
that I could not post a question because I do not read or understand German.
How do you know if you have successfully updated the antivirus protection?
Click to expand...

I went to my copy of Anti-Vir and performed an update.

- when I right-clicked, a pop-up came up showing me the scan-engine and
VDF versions on my compute and "unknown" under the the versions on the
Internet. It included a progress bar, flash-light, and the copies of a
phone line connecting two modems together.

- when I clicked the "start" button, it showed that it was surfing the
net the "flash-light" at the top of the screen started swaying back and
forth like as MS does when it's searching for resources.

- after it got the version numbers it asked me if I wanted to update.
(my notes aren't clear here, so the wording may be vastly different)

- as it downloaded files pages started moving from one side of the
telephone to another. I wish there was someway to stop all these
animations and just stick with a progress bar.

- when it was finished it asked me if I want to install or just to
continue. (I assume the difference is whether a new search engine is
involved or just the VDF.)

So basically, it sounds as if you didn't click the start button. I know
I hesitated when I first used it. But then I got used to the extra click.
 
fluidly unsure said:
protection?

I went to my copy of Anti-Vir and performed an update.

- when I right-clicked, a pop-up came up showing me the scan-engine and
VDF versions on my compute and "unknown" under the the versions on the
Internet. It included a progress bar, flash-light, and the copies of a
phone line connecting two modems together.

- when I clicked the "start" button, it showed that it was surfing the
net the "flash-light" at the top of the screen started swaying back and
forth like as MS does when it's searching for resources.

- after it got the version numbers it asked me if I wanted to update.
(my notes aren't clear here, so the wording may be vastly different)

- as it downloaded files pages started moving from one side of the
telephone to another. I wish there was someway to stop all these
animations and just stick with a progress bar.

- when it was finished it asked me if I want to install or just to
continue. (I assume the difference is whether a new search engine is
involved or just the VDF.)

So basically, it sounds as if you didn't click the start button. I know
I hesitated when I first used it. But then I got used to the extra click.
Click to expand...

If you will re-read my original post you will see that I said I clicked on
"Start Internet Update".
 
Lou said:
If you will re-read my original post you will see that I said I clicked on
"Start Internet Update".
Click to expand...
I'm running off memory here, but this is the grit of it.

I don't believe there is a button called "Start Internet Update". There
is the context menu ("Internet Update") and the "Start" button within
the update itself.

Since you didn't speak of doing both, I assumed you may have gotten the
two confused. I know I used to. I guess I made another mistake here.
Sorry 8^)

I have no current problems with Anti-Vir. It gives me a progress bar and
informs me each time a step is completed. Even the final step.
 
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