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Offline Alison59

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Virus definitions fail to update
« on: September 30, 2021, 10:16:32 PM »
I'm running Avast Free Antivirus on a Windows 10 machine. According to the Avast Update page, the application is up to date:
   "Release date was September 14, 2021, 12:07 PM (ver. 21.8.2487 - build 21.8.6586.693)"

However, when I try to update the virus definitions, I see the message "Installing virus definitions" for a few seconds, and then the error message "Virus definitions are not up to date".

I've tried this many times, and have rebooted the computer and tried again, but it keeps failing. I've also tried switching from Automatic update to Manual update and unchecking Enable streaming update, but these didn't help.

How do I get my Avast to update its definitions?

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Re: Virus definitions fail to update
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2021, 10:50:59 PM »
Have you tried an Avast Repair ?
AvastUI > Menu > Settings > General > Troubleshooting > Repair APP - Restart after completion.
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Re: Virus definitions fail to update
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2021, 04:48:55 AM »
That worked!! Thank you so much, DavidR!

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Re: Virus definitions fail to update
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2021, 12:08:40 PM »
You're welcome.
Windows 10 Home 64bit/ Acer Aspire F15/ Intel Core i5 7200U 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 memory, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD/ avast! free 24.2.6105 (build 24.2.8918.824) UI 1.0.799/ Firefox, uBlock Origin, uMatrix/ MailWasher Pro/ Avast! Mobile Security