Ad-aware Definition File Update [SE1R140] 18.12.06

[Steve]

"Charani" <me@privacy.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:38:31 GMT, Ray McCormick wrote:
>
>> Today (20/12/06) again tried the automatic update on opening the
>> program - it again downloaded the new file (140) but this time
>> after installing, the program proclaimed 'SE1R140 loaded'. !!
>
> A friend of mine is always one Ad-Aware update behind everyone else.
> She's tried every solution possible without successs. She's no idea
> why it happens and nor has anyone else. Like you, she's on NTL cable.

Almost always happens to me. Gave up worrying about it eons ago. It seems
Ad-Aware either downloads and loses the file or downloads and installs the
file and reports the old version so downloads the file again on command (and
again and again...). Either way, multipy this by the percentage of Ad-Aware
users out there who face the problem and you come up with a huge waste of
bandwidth. I have the problems pigeon-holed as bad programming. Ditto all
the Spybot 'bad checksum' problems. Other programs seem to handle updates
better.

[Charani]

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 0928 +1100, Steve wrote:

> Almost always happens to me. Gave up worrying about it eons ago. It seems
> Ad-Aware either downloads and loses the file or downloads and installs the
> file and reports the old version so downloads the file again on command (and
> again and again...). Either way, multipy this by the percentage of Ad-Aware
> users out there who face the problem and you come up with a huge waste of
> bandwidth. I have the problems pigeon-holed as bad programming. Ditto all
> the Spybot 'bad checksum' problems. Other programs seem to handle updates
> better.

My friend's given up worrying about it as well. She treats it as a
bit of a laugh now. She's pleased it's not only her that has the
problem and you're probably right that it's something to do with the
programming.

[Ray McCormick]

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"Charani" <me@privacy.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 0928 +1100, Steve wrote:
>
> > Almost always happens to me. Gave up worrying about it eons
ago. It seems
> > Ad-Aware either downloads and loses the file or downloads and
installs the
> > file and reports the old version so downloads the file again
on command (and
> > again and again...). Either way, multipy this by the
percentage of Ad-Aware
> > users out there who face the problem and you come up with a
huge waste of
> > bandwidth. I have the problems pigeon-holed as bad
programming. Ditto all
> > the Spybot 'bad checksum' problems. Other programs seem to
handle updates
> > better.
>
> My friend's given up worrying about it as well. She treats it
as a
> bit of a laugh now. She's pleased it's not only her that has
the
> problem and you're probably right that it's something to do
with the
> programming.

This is the first time that it has happened to me and I have not
noticed mention of it here.
[That doesn't necessarily mean it hasn't been notified - just
that I haven't seen it].
I have been happy with AdAware, Spybot S&D (with patch for
teatimer) and Spyware Blaster and have had no problems for a long
time.
Ray