I have avg free and attempting to update it but i have a missing .bin file. what can i do or how can i fix it?

Question

i have no idea what a .bin file is or how it got lost..just wondering if theres a way to get it back like download it without reinstalling and if i can do that where do i save it to?

Answer 1

i would go to the avg website and download the new avg 8.0 free because you wont get those annoying updates the new one does all that behind the scenes  

Answer 2

click on the AVG icon  then press tools then update then from directory  then computer  (then C:if you have Vista) then program files then AVG  then AVG8  then ok and the problem will be fixed

Answer 3

Hey,

Don't worry about anything, I just have the same problem. All AVG users are. It's just kind of like a bug, or the update is missing some files. The best recommended thing I suggest you should do is nothing. You might mess up AVG, and waste your time. They will probably update this soon. Your Antivirus and Spyware protection and all those stuff will still be working properly, so you shouldn't worry. The bad thing is you will have the ! on your grayish AVG icon. If you do not trust me you can search 'bin file missing' on Yahoo! Answers. You can see a list of questions exactly like yours posted somewhere 6 hrs, 7 hrs, 5 hrs ago, or somewhere today. It is just a false update made by grisoft. Just be patient and it'll be updated, and everything will be working properly again.

Good Luck!

Kevin

Don't worry!

Answer 4

"Currently the update for AVG Free v8 is corrupted... you will have to wait for AVG Technologies to address the issue with the update."

Listed in AVG's forum. Just wait until they correct the problem, you aren't the only user experiencing this issue.

If you'd like to update your software before they address it, here are the steps to correct it:

1 - Start up AVG, click Update Now.

2 - The list of updates is shown in Pop up, click on the more information link. A list of updates will be shown.

3 - Click on and save all updates in a file except the last one - http:// downloadfree.avg.com/update/ u7iavi1616oo.bin

Because this is causing the problem.

4 - Cancel the update and instead click on Tools -> Update From Directory and go to the file where you saved the updates. Install these and AVG should be working properly again.

Hope this helps.

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Answer 5

Try to redownload the file and then reinstall AVG. It may fix the problem