AVG free edition???????

Question

I have AVG free edition and suddenly a message came out, saying that a bin.file is missing....unable to update.

A red square appeared above AVG icon on my desktop.

Please can anyone tell me what I should do?

THANKS.

Answer 1

Someone else has this problem and they say that AVG will sort it out tomorrow

Answer 2

The missing .bin file is a part of the set of update files sent everyday...it's just that the .AVG update servers didn't distribute the .bin file along with the other files that make up the virus database update, so the AVG program rejected todays update and is still using yesterday's virus database. That means that you're still protected and the program is working. AVG updates the program everyday, so at the very least the missing .bin file problem will be corrected within 24 hours.

DO NOT REINSTALL the program. When you do that you actually put your PC at greater risk because the AVG install file on the website will not include the most recent virus database - you will end up using a database that may be as much as a week old, maybe more. Just leave the program as is and the .bin problem will go away within the next 24 hours.

Answer 3

Good Day....There is something wrong with you avg installation...if I were you try to uninstall your AVG software then download a new one from AVG....And by the way... I stopped using AVG for more than a month now cause it is too heavy for my machine and it slow down all my processing power,,,I instead used AVAst free download anti virus and it is effective for me....I just disable all the automatic function and still it could detect all incoming virus....