Cannot update AntiVir Personal Edition

I am having problems using the internet updater in AntiVir Personal Edition to update the program. I have version 6.22.09.09. All it will do is say it is opening the file and then just sit there and do nothing. Sometimes it will get as far as showing how many updates are out there, but it won't do anything after that. I've heard that there was a lot of traffic on the server, but somehow I find that hard to believe since before last Tuesday (2-17-04), I could get on anytime during the day and update this program. The last time I managed to update this program successfully, was last Monday (2-16-04). I've been trying in vain ever since to update again, but to no avail. Now the updater shows me that there's a whole new version of the program out there, but I can't get it or the other updates because of the situation I just described. I've tried several different times of the day to try and update this program to no avail. Any help will be appreciated. Otherwise, I'm going to start looking for another anti-virus app. Thanks.

 

follow this link
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download955.html

look down to right side and click on BTN.. download it to your pc (remember where you downloaded to) and then install the program.

 

no, this is AntiVir. A FREE desktop anti-virus.

 

ad-aware is not an anti-virus. It's anti-spy-ware.

you can get ad-aware here
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=506

 

well, anti-spyware and antiviruses are different animals. they don't perform the same tasks. I don't know of any application that is both.

An antivirus runs realtime scanning while the standard anti-spyware program is run manually to scan for files.

take a moment to read the following:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25834

 

i have had that trouble before with norton it was my firewall not letting me download the update maybe the same for u

 

can't help you there.. if you're in the USA, then I suggest using the download link that says BTN.

Support for network issues is for another forum

 

can you start a new thread with your questions?
You hijacked this one pretty good

 

Oh?

Well, if I have to uninstall the previous version and install the newer version, then what's the point of having the internet updater? Furthermore, what if the internet updater won't update the newer version when new updates comes out? I don't personally feel this is a problem with the program. I feel it's some sort of server issue on their end. Installing a newer version of the program is not going to resolve a server issue. At least to my knowledge it won't. And if I have to completely uninstall this program to get a newer version of the same program, then I might as well look elsewhere for another anti-virus app. The reason that I feel that it is a server issue is because before last Tuesday (2-17-04), I could get on anytime of the day to update this program. Starting on 2-17-04 and everyday since then, I have not been able to update it. Although, sometimes the updater will get as far as showing me what updates are out there and then it will just sit there and say it's trying to open the file, but will do nothing beyond that point. So, how could the internet updater go from one day working fine to the next day not working at all? I've also seen several other posts from other people having similiar problems with the internet updater. So it's not just me either.