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Sometimes the free version of Avira AntiVir has trouble in updating from heavy traffic on the servers. When you install AntiVir, it has a preset time-out limit that may fail from high server load.  
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Sometimes Avira AntiVir's free version has trouble in updating from heavy traffic on the servers. When you install AntiVir, it has a preset time-out limit that may fail from high server load.  
  
 
This error is represented in the events update log as being:
 
This error is represented in the events update log as being:
 
<blockquote>''[UPDLIB] [ERROR] Download manager: An error occurred inside the WinINet library.''</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>''[UPDLIB] [ERROR] Download manager: An error occurred inside the WinINet library.''</blockquote>
  
You have two options in upgrading, you can:
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If this happens, you can either [http://www.avira.com/en/support/kbdetails.php?id=95 manually update], or run this command via Windows Start -> Run  
 
 
[http://www.avira.com/en/support/kbdetails.php?id=95 Manually update]
 
 
 
Or run this command via Windows Start -> Run  
 
 
<pre>"C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\update.exe" /DM="0" /NOMESSAGEBOX /receivetimeout=120</pre>
 
<pre>"C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\update.exe" /DM="0" /NOMESSAGEBOX /receivetimeout=120</pre>

Revision as of 13:16, 10 February 2012

Sometimes Avira AntiVir's free version has trouble in updating from heavy traffic on the servers. When you install AntiVir, it has a preset time-out limit that may fail from high server load.

This error is represented in the events update log as being:

[UPDLIB] [ERROR] Download manager: An error occurred inside the WinINet library.

If this happens, you can either manually update, or run this command via Windows Start -> Run

"C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\update.exe" /DM="0" /NOMESSAGEBOX /receivetimeout=120