Spyware definitions or lack of them

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Jonathan D. Bennett

I have just updated the definitions to the latest (5735)
and did a smart scan. and all is well. However tomorrow
when I look to see what definitions are installed, they
will revert to (5725). Something is wrong somewhere
because I have the latest version out. Does anyone have
any thoughts as to why this is happening? J.B.
 
What build of Microsoft Antispyware are you using--see Help, about.

Have you read messages from Robin Walker, in the Announcements group?

Go back to July 9 and read several messages from him for possible help.
 
Jonathan D. Bennett said:
I have just updated the definitions to the latest (5735)
and did a smart scan. and all is well. However tomorrow
when I look to see what definitions are installed, they
will revert to (5725). Something is wrong somewhere
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If you are running a build version of MSAS Beta 1 earlier than 1.0.614, then
download the latest build of MSAS Beta 1 by following the links from
http://www.microsoft.com/spyware/ and installing it.

Then see the post "Definition update recycling - Permanent Fix" in the group
"microsoft.private.security.spyware.announcements" and follow the steps
there to see if you need to update the file gcUnCompress.dll.

Then in control panel Internet Options, empty your Temporary Internet Files,
selecting "Delete all offline content" on the way.

Only then try to update the MSAS definitions.

If it still does not update correctly and permanently, then check the end of
the file errors.log in the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\ to
see if there any error messages dating from the time of the update. If
there are error messages there relating to the time of attempted update,
then just keep trying, about once per day. Eventually it will come right.
 
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